4 botox-free ways to erase forehead lines
If years of brow-raising, frowning, and daily sunscreen neglect have left you with etched wrinkles across your forehead, don't worry (seriously, stop furrowing now!). Here are 4 anti-wrinkle tips, no needles required.
1) Layer Your Makeup
A light-reflecting primer such as Laura Geller Spackle Tinted Under Make-Up Primer ($25; laurageller.com) camouflages fine lines. Follow with sheer liquid foundation. Bonus: Primer keeps makeup from settling into-and emphasizing-furrows.
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2) Use Line-Plumping Creams
Moisturizers with peptides or retinol and retinoids stimulate collagen to plump skin, says David Bank, MD, a derm in Mount Kisco, NY. Use peptide-packed Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Plump Perfect Ultra Lift and Firm Moisture Cream SPF 30 ($68; elizabetharden.com) during the day and Neutrogena Anti-Wrinkle Deep Wrinkle Filler from Ageless Intensives ($19; shop.neutrogena.com) with retinol at night-its narrow tip traces directly over lines.
3) Cut Side-Swept Bangs
Soft, brow-skimming bangs are the easiest and most stylish veil for wrinkles, says hairstylist Rodney Cutler, owner of Cutler Salons. "Make a low side part right above your pupil," he says. "A center part only draws attention to the forehead by framing it."
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4) Try Frownies
"If you wake with creases from scrunching your face in your sleep, these patches are helpful," says Los Angeles-based derm Jessica Wu, MD. Frownies Forehead & Between Eyes ($20 for 144; frownies.com)-a cult favorite-are stiff adhesive "bandages" that hold skin in place to prevent furrowing.
What's better: bangs or botox?
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