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Issue #46 - How to Pass for a College Student

Greta stretched out in the lounge chair and took a sip of her iced tea. It was one of those glorious summer days on Cape Cod, perfect for relaxing at the beach and taking a dip in the cool Atlantic. Greta was thrilled to be there, visiting her younger sister, Heidi, who had driven up from Baltimore.  Heidi was a sophomore at Johns Hopkins, studying marine biology and they had given her a fellowship to spend the summer at Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole.

     "Did you put on sunscreen?" Heidi asked Greta, almost laughing, because of course everyone in Greta's family always used sunscreen. In fact, they were famous for keeping their skin beautiful. "Of course I did," Greta told her brainy little sister.

"Well, I must admit your skin looks fabulous!" Heidi lowered her sunglasses. "I think you must be in love!"

     "Hmmmm….maybe that's it," Greta said, mysteriously, knowing it was more than that. Yes, she was in love with the handsome perfumer Mark James, but she had also discovered the most miraculous new skincare products so incredible, in fact, that they seemed to have turned back the hands of time, or at least this is what Greta mused as she thought of her morning ritual, starting with applying a few drops of GreatSkin Youth Serum to her freshly cleansed face. It contained nutrient rich seaweed extract that boosted her skin's immune system and Hyaluronic Acid to help hydrate. Next Greta applied GreatSkin Whitening Serum, a delicious product that not only reduced any redness, but gave her skin a freshly even tone and moisturized beautifully.

"You really do look like you could be still be in college, Greta," Heidi said, while adjusting her paisley patterned bikini.  "How do you do it!?"

Greta lowered her sunglasses and smiled at her sister. "Drink lots of water and use sunscreen." Greta closed her eyes and flashed back to the night before when she applied GreatSkin BioLash. She had been using this wonderful natural ginger root complex for the past month and she could see how her eyelashes had become full and lush and incredibly healthy. She truly did have bright eyes thanks to BioLash and GreatSkin RetexturEYES2. Just a little dab, using her ring finger on the delicate under eye area and Greta could see the dark circles lighten and the fine lines disappear. Oh, and it truly protected her under eye area from environmental harm, which was especially important when spending a week enjoying the sun and surf and all those summer festivities with her incredibly energetic little sister.

     Heidi turned to Greta. "You look so young, Greta, you should come with me to the party at Captain Kidd's tonight. The gang from Johns Hopkins will be there."

"You think they'll mistake me for a college student?"

"Yes, Greta! I do!" Heidi laughed. "Now, come on--give me the scoop what’s your beauty secret?"

"I told you--water and sunscreen!" Greta said, winking.

"Come on!"

"Okay, I'll tell you, Greta said, lowering her voice.  "Here's my secret: GreatSkin!"  

To take the best possible care of your skin, do what Greta does!

Greta's skincare regimen includes:

• Getting a professional facial from her esthetician once a month
• Doing a mini facial (including a scrub and mask) at least 3x weekly
• Applying a C Serum product and sunblock daily
• Using anti oxidants to combat skin aging (FYI - aging starts in your twenties!)
• Never going to bed without removing makeup to make sure her pores stay unclogged
• Always cleansing her skin twice in both the morning and night so important serums can penetrate effectively (and following with a toner to re-establish Ph balance and hydrate)
• Using an eye cream and drinking eight glasses of water every day
• Sleeping on her back to avoid developing lines and wrinkles from pillow and sheets