LET’S face it – some things just aren’t very good for your skin.
But one beauty enthusiast showed how some of the things you do might be aging you more than you even realise.
Ava, who is a beauty and skincare whizz, took to TikTok to reveal the things that you should stop doing now and the tricks that will help you look loads younger.
She showed a picture of herself six years ago and compared her skin then to how it looks now.
In the picture, Ava looks more tired and less glowy, especially compared to her radiant skin now.
So how did she manage to ‘age backwards’?
“First I stopped drinking and going clubbing like four times a week,” she explained.
Although there’s nothing wrong with a few late nights out here and there, making a habit of it will undoubtedly make you look more tired, which in turn can make you appear older.
She said: “I used to think I could just survive off of four to five hours of sleep and never catch up on the weekends because I was so busy partying.”
Ava added that it wasn’t just the late nights she put a stop to, but heavy drinking in general.
She joked: “I still think my liver is recovering from all the damage I’ve done in my youth.”
The second thing that helped the anti-aging guru look younger was making an effort to cook meals at home, rather than order fast food.
“No matter what, cooking is healthier,” she said.
One of the most important things you can do for your skin is to wear SPF, but Ava took it a step further and started wearing it indoors as well.
“Rain or shine I protect my skin,” she added.
Finally, taking the time to properly take any makeup off at the end of the day made a huge difference for Ava.
The days of “showing up to brunch the next morning with makeup from the night before” are well and truly over for the skincare lover now.
She captioned the clip: “I did a lot of damage during my youth, learn from my mistakes!”
Viewers agreed with the anti-ageing tricks as well, one wrote: “Love these tips! I loved your life years ago!”
A second commented: Yeah drinking will do you in real fast! I do now cook most of my own food!”
