It’s just ironic how when you were kids, you looked forward to blowing out the candles in your colorful, sugar-saturated birthday cakes every year. After a number of decades, it becomes apparent how more and more you wish that people would actually forget to ask how old you are.

As for your skin, you ought to do more when you become older. Fact is, your skin stops producing a number of hormones once you go past the age of 30 or 40.

As the battle of aging rages on, with medical science trying to prove that it can stop time, there are things you can do to care for yourself.

Older and wiser people often say that there are two things in life that could be certain of: death and taxes. But in a world where life expectancy grows longer, the other sure thing you can bet on is that fact that your skin will one day sag and earn the fine lines of a life well lived.

Technology and medicine may have found ways of dealing with this inevitability, but none of which completely satisfy the discerning majority. Finding ways of delaying the appearance of aging should be up on your list of priorities.

As much as you’d like to cling to the very hope that you have defied time and stopped the clock from turning, the mirror doesn’t lie. The spring chicken has, so to speak, sprung.

The first thing you can do is be a regular in facial care centers. Try to know the latest and best products for you. Though you may not fully stop Father Time in his tracks, you can definitely slow him down.

There is an array of products that you can use, and lucky for you, most of them are available in the market. For those who are apprehensive about going under the knife or getting cocktail shots, there are also ways to look younger than you really are.

First thing to do is lighten your lip color. Dark hues make you look so much older, especially ones that have brownish undertones. Also, matte finish will dry and show lines.

Instead, go for a cream finish in a more natural shade. For the powder that you put on your skin, you can go easy on the quantity.

Too much powder will settle in the lines on your face, and that won’t be attractive at all. Define those eyes and curl your lashes as well to make them look more arched.

For the brows, remember not to over-pluck. Thin brows are a dead giveaway of age.

The fuller they are, the younger you will look. And as much as you care for your face, you should never forget to pay attention to your teeth as well.

Aging naturally yellows the teeth, so whiten them the natural way by brushing them with baking soda mixed with a few drops of hydrogen peroxide a few times a week.

Of course, makeup isn’t your only solution. Never forget to moisturize religiously. Don’t skip or scrimp on the hydrating creams because your skin definitely needs this.

While it may not wipe out lines and wrinkles completely, some do help make it less obvious. Remember, you were born with only this skin. So care for it while you can.