The Sisyphean Battle Of The Wrinkles

I am 34 years old and I already have major forehead wrinkles. It’s something I try not to let ruin my days as I know it’s a part of the aging process, but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight back with multiple creams and serums. Let’s compare this never ending battle to the Greek myth of Sisyphus. Sisyphus was a king who was punished by being compelled to roll a huge boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down again, and to repeat this action forever. Sounds exactly like my never ending struggle with wrinkles…

{My uphill battle with wrinkles looks like this. I feel ya Sisyphus.}

I get sent lots of new skin care products, creams, at home mircroderm kits, serums, etc, and unfortunately, none ever really pan out to work any miracles. They all make my skin feel better for the moment, but none take away the actual wrinkles. I don’t even know why I think that eventually I will happen upon such a miracle product, but I am not a quitter. So I keep trying more and more anti-aging products in hopes of staving off the inevitable Botox (which by the way, IS a miracle worker, I just know once I start such a thing, I won’t be able to stop!!)

Here’s my latest weapon in the battle against the mighty and mean forehead wrinkles…

{An Ulta purchase. I can’t resist a value set and sticker savings.}

I’ve read lots of good things about Peter Thomas Roth and his line of skin care products which get all sorts of press, click here. His tag line is “breakthrough formulas, astonishing results.” Who can argue with that type of marketing?? So I bought this value set which contains: peel pads (which I can def feel making my skin have a warm tingle sensation when using- it MUST be wrinkles disappearing), then his popular Un-Wrinkle serum (it’s light and non greasy, sinks in fast), and finish it off with the Un-Wrinkle night time cream (it is slightly greasy, but eventually sinks right in). I’ve used it for 2 nights now – too strong to use everyday for me – and no sign of less obvious wrinkles, but I’m going to use it til it’s gone. I’m holding out hope Mr. Roth.

I think I’ve figured out why my wrinkles have come on so strong though. It’s because of how much I wrinkle my face up when applying mascara daily and also from making goofy facial expressions like these all the time…

{Charismatic Vivian is cute enough to distract your eye from my forehead wrinkles.}

I guess life is too short to worry too very much about a wrinkle or 5. If making funny faces with my children is causing them, then so be it, I’m not going to stop. But I do think I’m going to start referring to them as “laugh lines” though, because laughter sounds more positive and not as ugly as wrinkle.

*Oh, and thanks to my smart as a whip father for introducing me to the story of Sisyphus – his greek mythology knowledge is kind of ridiculous. I could never have thought up this analogy without him*

Have you found that miracle skin product yet that delivers results in the battle against wrinkles?? Or do you not let wrinkles bother you?

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