The Best Skin-Care Routine for Your 30s

In a blur of career climbs, bridesmaid gowns, and Pinterest-worthy baby showers, you've somehow arrived here, a full-fledged thirtysomething. And that means what worked for your skin in your 20s is probably no longer cutting it. We talked to New York City dermatologist Whitney Bowe to figure out the best skin-care routine for your 30s. Free time and sleep face extinction during this stretch — especially if those showers were held in your honor — and even your skin is feeling sluggish as its cell turnover rate slows, inviting dullness and discoloration, and "collagen and elastin production drop off, setting the stage for wrinkles," says Bowe. (Mercifully, the collagen production decline is gradual — like, one percent a year. Still, you want to start addressing it now.) Hormones continue to seesaw, particularly if your body is in baby-making mode, which means breakouts, yes, but also brown spots and splotches. Skin may seem suddenly drier and more sensitive, however, so you'll need to tread lightly when treating such woes. Here's the best way to go about it.