BEAUTY SECRETS

FOR AN ALL-DAY

(OR ALL-NIGHT) GLOW

LANCE ARMSTRONG

AND THE NURSE WHO

HELPED HIM BEAT CANCER

EAiSY GOURMET MEALS ON

A FAST-FOOD BUDGET

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WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE as polished as she

is professional? "Being pulled together makes me feel

competent and good about myself, and it gives

patients confidence in me," says Susan Watson, anERnurse in Charleston, S.c., and the founder and

co-owner of a medical spa called Facial Fusion.

For nurses, looking good on the job has particular

challenges, like unflattering fluorescent lights; long,makeup-melting hours; and a skin-drying environment.

But there's nothing a few clever (and easy) beauty

tricks, plus consistency and a little forethought, can't

fix. For inspiration, we went right to the source-nurses

who do beauty battle every day-and added a few

words of wisdom from the experts.

~ Hand cream

should stay inplace, not run off.

apply right after scrubbing.

Two inexpensive drugstorefavorites: Aveda Hand Relief

Cream and Gold Bond Ulti­

mate Healing Lotion. "Look

for products that have

'intensive moisture therapy'in their names and are

fragrance free;' says Elizabeth:Kelly,a NICUnurse at Cook

Children's. Tojudge a prod­

uct's potential to protect

your hands: Squirt a little

onto your palm, then turn

your hand over. Ifit stays in

place and doesn't run off,

it's more potent!• Moisturize with an

ultra-rich product at bed­

time. "When my hands get

really bad, Islather on hand

cream, then sleep in a pair

of cotton gloves;' says Nurse

Haney, who found that

Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair:

Hand Creme does a good

job. Another nighttime

soother: Aquaphor HealingOintment.

RX FOR DRY HANDS

According to one study

published in The British

Medical Journal, nurses

wash their hands twice as

often as doctors do. No

wonder your hands can be

dry and cracked! Antidotes

for repeated washing:

• Lobby at your workplacefor alcohol-free hand sani­

tizers and mild soaps.

"Liquids tend to be gentler

than bar soaps;' says Dr.

Malik, something to keep in

mind when choosing soap

for your home, too.

• Keep hand lotion or

cream where you wash your

hands, and

BeautifYSkintheYou're In

While hospitals and clinics aren't optimal environments

for skin, ''There's nothing particularly toxic about them,"

says Kathy Fields, MD, an assistant clinical professor of

dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco,

and co-creator of the Rodan + Fields and ProActiv skin

care lines. However, air-conditioning is very drying to skin.

Ditto, heat-ever present, especially in long-term care

facilities and NICUs. To fight back, use a gentle cleanser

(like CeraVe, which is available in drugstores) first thing in

the morning, then follow with a moisturizer. "Because the

hospital is so dry, 1 often use my night cream during the

day," says Deborah Sapp, the surgical services nurse man­

ager at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Tex .

At night, when you're dragging and tempted to bag

your p.m. routine, streamline it instead. "I skip a few

steps by using pre-moistened cleansing cloths," says Beth

Haney, a family nurse practitioner and owner of Luxe

Aesthetic Center, a medical spa in Yorba Linda, Calif. "No

makeup remover, not even soap and water." Just night

and eye creams, preferably with antioxidants. And once

a week-perhaps on your day off-exfoliate. "Dead cells

prevent your moisturizer from penetrating properly,"

says Naila Malik, MD, an anti-aging medical specialist inSouthlake, Tex. >