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Nobody Warned Us About the Chin Hairs: Gen X Skin Care Tools & Fixes
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items As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Nobody sat us down and explained that one day we'd need a magnifying mirror to find a chin hair, a fan around our neck in the produce aisle, and a freezer full of eye masks. Well, here it is. ...
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Puffy Eyes & Tired Mornings
The Chin Hair Situation
Gadgets Worth the Drawer Space
While You Sleep
Hot-Flash Helpers
Puffy Eyes & Tired Mornings
Bags under your eyes that weren't there at 35? Cold and a little patience fix most of it. These three cover the quick fix, the daily roll, and the lie-down-for-10-minutes rescue.
For the mornings your under-eyes look like they pulled a double shift. Pop these on while you drink your Dr Pepper, peel them off 15 minutes later, and you look like you slept. Nobody has to know you didn't.
grace & stella Energizing Gold Eye Masks
Keep the little cup in the freezer and roll it over your face first thing. Cold is the fastest de-puffer there is, and it wakes you up better than an alarm clock. The gua sha that comes with it is for sweeping along your jaw.
BAIMEI IcyMe Ice Roller & Gua Sha Set
When the puffiness means business, the ice roller isn't enough. Keep this in the freezer, lay down for 10 minutes, and let it do the work. Doubles as a headache helper on the bad days, too.
MyHalos Cooling Gel Eye Mask
The Chin Hair Situation
Hormones do some wild things after 45, and one of them is sprouting hairs where hairs have no business being. A good tweezer, a dermaplaning razor and a purse-size remover cover every kind, from the stubborn wiry one to the peach fuzz.
The one that actually grabs that single wiry chin hair on the first try instead of the fifth. The slanted tip catches the short ones. Keep a pair in the car, because you'll always find it in the rearview mirror at a red light.
Tweezerman Slant Tweezer
For the peach fuzz that suddenly shows up in every bathroom light. And no, it doesn't grow back thicker. That's an old wives' tale. Bonus: your foundation goes on smoother afterward. Light, short strokes on dry, clean skin.
Schick Hydro Silk Touch-Up Dermaplaning Razors
Looks like a lipstick, so it can ride in your purse and nobody's the wiser. It buzzes off upper-lip and chin fuzz in seconds, no razor, no wax strip, no wincing. Perfect for the quick fix before church or a Zoom call.
Painless Lipstick-Size Facial Hair Remover
Gadgets Worth the Drawer Space
Most gadgets end up in the junk drawer. These two earn their spot: a lighted mirror so you can actually see what you're doing, and the red light mask everybody's been asking about.
If you can't see it, you can't pluck it. The 10x side shows you every stray hair your readers miss, and the light means you're not squinting by the bathroom window. Fair warning: the first look is a lot. Bless it.
Rechargeable 1x/10x Lighted Makeup Mirror
Yes, you'll look like a horror movie villain wearing it. Lock the door. Red light masks are the splurge everybody's asking about for fine lines, and this one covers your neck too, which matters for our crowd. Cordless, so you can sit on the couch.
Wireless Red Light Therapy Mask for Face & Neck
While You Sleep
You're asleep for eight hours anyway (on a good night). Put them to work. A pillowcase that's easier on your face, patches for the frown lines, and overnight help for dry lips and hands.
Cotton tugs at your face all night and leaves those creases you can still see at lunch. Silk lets your skin slide instead, and your hair wakes up less of a mess, too. Comes in a bunch of colors, so pick one that matches your sheets.
Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Set
Our grandmothers used these, and they're still around for a reason. You stick one over the “11” lines between your brows at bedtime so you can't scrunch your face while you sleep. Old school, cheap, and no needles involved.
Frownies Forehead & Between the Eyes Patches
The little pink pot every granddaughter has on her wish list, and it turns out it works just as well on lips that have been around since the Reagan years. Slather it on at night, wake up soft. Good stocking stuffer to keep in mind.
LANEIGE Lip Sleeping Mask
The cheapest hand treatment there is. Pile on your thickest hand cream at bedtime, pull these on, and the cream soaks in all night instead of ending up on the sheets. You'll look like a mime. Your hands won't care.
Cotton Moisturizing Sleep Gloves
Hot-Flash Helpers
Nobody warned us about these either. Three ways to cool down fast, wherever the heat wave hits: in your purse, around your neck, or on the nightstand at 2 a.m.
For when your internal furnace kicks on in the middle of the grocery store. A few spritzes cools your face down, and it won't wreck your makeup. Keep one in the purse and one in the fridge. You'll thank me in July.
Mario Badescu Rosewater Facial Spray
A fan that hangs around your neck like a headset, so your hands stay free. Great for hot flashes, ballgames, cooking over a hot stove, or a South Carolina August. No blades, so your hair won't get tangled up in it.
JISULIFE Hands-Free Bladeless Neck Fan
Wet it, wring it, snap it, and it turns cold. Drape it on the back of your neck when a hot flash hits at 2 a.m. and you'll be asleep again before you finish cussing. Four in a pack, so stash one by the bed and one in the car.
Sukeen Cooling Towels (4 Pack)