don't tan and drive

I have read multiple times that a woman's age can most accurately be revealed by her hands and neck. 

This is because women often neglect these areas when applying skin care products, especially anti-aging ones. Despite the number of wrinkle creams a woman slabs on her face to keep herself looking young, if she ignores her neck and hands then there is no appearing "younger." The reason why a woman's hands and neck tend to show age is because the skin in these areas (as well as one's face) is thinner and therefore more prone to damage.

Since your hands are often exposed and are an area of skin that is seen often, it is important to keep them looking beautiful. Whether you're handing money to the Starbucks barrista, instagramming your new manicure or shaking an interviewer's hand, your hands are constantly out in the open for anyone to notice.

I have been starting to pay more attention to my hands and religiously applying hand cream in the winter in order to keep them well-moisturized and taken care of. Whenever I'm in the sun I also apply sunscreen to them. 

Protect your skin during long periods of driving to avoid aged hands.

Lately, I have also been applying sunscreen on my hands while I'm in the car. It's a bit ironic to be preaching about protecting your hands from sun damage since I am a self-proclaimed sun worshipper, but I am trying to be smarter about it. If I'm going to be driving more than 20 minutes, such as a 4-hour drive back from the beach, it's so important to apply sunscreen because you don't realize the damage sun can do to your hands while you're in the car! I keep a little tube of non-greasy sunscreen in my car so I can apply a thin layer to the tops of my hands and fingers. If you choose a non-scented and non-greasy sunscreen you won't even be able to tell you have sunscreen on your hands but your older self will thank you.

I'm sure plenty of people think this is super weird, but I'll be the one laughing in 40 years when my hands don't look as old!