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"### Reclaim your fresh, youthful radiance\\n\\n__Glow givers__ High school is long over (thank goodness!), but you can help skin act the way it did back then by sloughing off dull surface cells to uncover smoother, more resilient skin underneath, says Patricia Wexler, M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. Try a microdermabrasion cream such as Est\u00E9e Lauder Idealist Micro-D, $46. Unlike with a peel, results are instant. Use light pressure; the granulated texture does all the work. To make extra sure you'll be carded for that mimosa over brunch, complement bright skin with an even tone: Blotchy pigmentation can add up to 12 years to your perceived age, a study in *Evolution and Human Behavior* reports. Tinted moisturizer, such as light-reflecting Olay Definity Color Recapture, $25, camouflages imperfections but appears natural. Apply a sheer coat of regular lotion first so tint won't soak into dry spots, causing splotches. Wear the tint daily; repeat the exfoliation each weekend.\\n\\n### Reclaim your shiny hair and lustrous color\\n\\n__Gloss enhancers__ Wisdom, maturity, a nicer pad\u2014luckily, the upsides of getting older far outweigh downsides such as dull hair\u2014especially because plant oils so easily restore shine and color richness by replacing waning scalp oil. \\\"Jojoba-based blends are light, like your own oil, and penetrate hair to moisturize and smooth the outer cuticle, so light bounces off,\\\" says James Corbett, of James Corbett Studio in NYC. Try Aet\u00F3 Botanica Olive, Babassu &amp; Jojoba Fortifying Oil, $34, and this simple salonlike glossing treatment: Finger-comb oil through dry hair. (Water repels oil.) Blast with a blow-dryer for one to two minutes, don a shower cap, then curl up with a book as the cap traps heat, helping oil absorb. After a half hour, wash out excess, but don't wet hair first: Mix shampoo with a splash of water, saturate strands, then rinse. Without a lot of extra H2O, shampoo can break down oil better so it rinses out easier. Head off tangles with only a little conditioner, but skip silicone-heavy serums altogether to help keep hair bouncy. Dry as usual and enjoy the head-turning results.\\n\\n### Reclaim your touchably smooth hands\\n\\n__Skin rejuvenators__ Pop in an old movie, indulge in this pampering routine and watch the drying, wrinkling effects of past sun exposure fade away as the heroine falls in love. Mix 1 cup of sugar with 3 cups of whole milk or cream. (Or try the ready-made Sally Hansen Shea Butter Hand &amp; Body Butter Scrub, $7.) Scoop up the wet sugar and exfoliate your hands, spending extra time on dryness-prone knuckles and cuticles, says Skyy Hadley, owner of As \\\"U\\\" Wish Nail Spa in Hoboken, New Jersey. Next, soak in the remaining liquid for five minutes to let the milk's fat and lactic acid soften skin. Rinse and rub in a cream with petrolatum (to trap water) and dimethicone (which reduces greasiness and temporarily fills in fine lines). Massage cream into nail plates, too, then buff off with a towel for a quick shine. Heading outside? Try a moisturizer with sunscreen, such as Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Age Shield Hand Cream SPF 30, $6.\\n\\n### Reclaim your snowy, bright smile\\n\\n__Whiteness restorers__ Signs you enjoy small pleasures in life\u2014a glass of Merlot with dinner, a daily Starbucks fix\u2014can build up on teeth, but erasing them is a snap. Stains respond better to whiteners if you remove surface plaque first, says Edmond Hewlett, D.D.S., a consumer advisor in Los Angeles for the American Dental Association. After lingering over a latte, try new Crest Weekly Clean toothpaste, $4. It has extra silica for a texture that's similar to the polishing pumice dentists use. (A teaspoon of baking soda in \u00BD teaspoon water also works, although less effectively.) Load it on an oscillating brush, which removes more buildup than a manual, and spend about four seconds on each tooth. Floss, brush as usual (for the fluoride polishers don't contain), then apply a whitener. Strips deliver pearly results, Dr. Hewlett says. Plus, they can be less messy and cumbersome than one-size-fits-all trays, letting you focus on the Sunday paper, not catching drool. Polish teeth once a weekend; more often is unnecessary.\\n\\n### Reclaim your soft skin from the neck down\\n\\n__Moisture savers__ These easy tips keep your body's skin so supple, you won't realize it's producing less softness-preserving oil than it used to. You've heard that long, hot showers dry out skin. But temperature is actually less of a factor than duration, says David Herschthal, M.D., a dermatologist in Boca Raton, Florida. So you can warm up a chilly weekend with a steamy stream, but limit it to five minutes. Afterward, pat skin with a towel and apply cream while damp. This is oft-heard but frequently ignored advice, says Audrey Kunin, M.D., a derm in Kansas City, Missouri, yet it's a crucial step: Sealing in water is the most effective route to naturally soft skin. Try a cream with lactic or glycolic acid, such as Vaseline Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioning Body Lotion, $7, which contains the former. \\\"These acids dissolve the 'glue' between dead surface cells so moisturizers penetrate better,\\\" she says. Cozy cotton pj's add another moisture-trapping layer. Go ahead, stay in them all afternoon! Come Monday, you'll radiate a refreshed, been-away-for-days glow.  \\n  \\nPhoto Credit: Fran\u00E7ois Deconinck"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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