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B OD Y T A L K Forgetting something? Your body needs a skincare routine, too. B y K a t e Ke n n e d y
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MANY OF US WILL HAPPILY dedicate time and resources to a multi-step facial skincare routine—only to leave our body to fare with a ho-hum cleanser and the same moisturizer we’ve used for years (and that’s on a good day). Suddenly crepey, scaly and sun-damaged skin has replaced the dewy, even tone we remember. When did this happen? “People often forget about the skin on their neck, chest and body. You’ll often see women looking great only from the chin up and neglecting the other areas,” says Lisa Marie Blais, founder of celebrity-frequented Vancouver medi-spa The Skin Girls. Because skin on the body is generally more resilient and less exposed, it’s often overlooked until it’s too late—or at least until it feels that way. But it’s not too late to create a routine that will revitalize and renew skin on the body. Follow these steps below to get your glow back, stat. COSMETICSMAG.COM | SUMMER 2020