Picture it... early morning a couple begins to stir in the bed. However, their skin wakes before them. The skin talks, not to their owner, but to one another. I kid you not. They speak the truth, not what their owners would say to one another, but the cold hard facts, and they are not pretty! Their names you ask, their names are being withheld to protect the innocent, however the abuse done needs to be addressed for all to read, as it is horrific and it should be a crime. For reading purposes however, we will name her skin, Vanity Lost and his, Macho Grungy.
The Early morning sunlight hides no flaws, they are naked for the world to see, if the world was in your bedroom that is. However, your skin discusses its day every morning before you revolve to full conscious. It is true, I kid you not, and conversations can go anything from, "So, I guess we are going to the gym today but I bet he won't bother to drink a glass of water orange juice before we go. No, instead he will drink that god-awful coffee, and eat some damn doughnuts." Well, you think that is bad, try going all day without ANYTHING until maybe a candy bar to take a hunger pain away around 3 to hold her off until supper"! This is just a small example of what goes on in your bed before you awake fully.
This morning was no different then the thousands of morning before, the same complaints and insults being thrown between Vanity Lost to Macho Grungy, however it is important to bring this conversation to light, as it may be your skins' early morning conversation as well. You too may be guilty of the horrific crime of skin abuse. You know what I am talking about; you ladies that go to bed with your makeup still on and you men that don't bother to even remotely think about even throwing some fresh water on your face. It is a travesty, it really is. Well, here is what your skin is saying every morning before you wake, and let me tell you it is not pretty. Don't say you weren't warned!
Macho Grungy wakes with a crease in his cheek and turns his head to steer into the god-awful bags he once adored. "Hey old lady", he says, "No amount of beauty sleep is going to fix that face darling. You might as well throw it in the bag, along with them protruding bags you have under those eyes!"
Vanity Lost grumbles and turns to look towards Macho, only to feel the repulsion creeping up the base of her neck. She promptly replies, "Well Macho Grungy, it is a good thing this old bag just change the sheets because it is all I can do to keep from shedding my dead skin cells all over your head, however, who could tell the difference with all that dandruff your head is toting! Do you ever even drink water or is it just beer, beer, and more beer?"
"Hey you wrinkled up piece of shoe leather, I have a boil just waiting to burst so you best watch your step missy" grunts Macho.
"That's okay you so called shield of armor, you couldn't protect anything any more with all that excess flab your toting. You are lucky you can even make it to the doughnut shop in the morning," Vanity Lost snidely remarks.
"Hey you old biddy, I don't see you flying on by, instead I see you standing there right behind me waiting for my crumbs to drop so don't even try it little miss cellulite queen," Grunge chimes back.
"Oh, now that was just wrong! You know how sensitive I am about my cellulite. You act as if I wanted this to happen to me! If she could hear me, boy would she get a piece of my mind," Vanity Lost reflects with a tone of dismay in her voice.
"For what part, the wrinkles, bags, age spots, cellulite, them so called laugh lines, what part of your mind skin would you give her? Shall I list all your deficits" Grunge say with a laugh to his voice.
"Hey, hold up there not so hot yourself. I can draw up quite the list on you myself. Have you looked in the mirror lately? Buddy, I hate to tell you this, but you sure as heck are no prize package yourself!" Vanity Lost pauses for a moment, and begins again "and further more..." her voice trails off and a slight whimper begins to rise.
"Oh now what..." responds Macho Grungy, "are you crying again? You are just too damn sensitive I tell you."
Vanity Lost is now engrossed in emotions and she feels her skin begin to pop in various places. "See, there now you did it. I now have three more pimples to present to my queen. Lovely! Now she will be pinching on my face and honestly, that shit hurts. I just hate the body I protect! Why ol' why did I have to get stuck with her?" cries Vanity Lost. "Why couldn't I have been the skin on that beautiful brunette or that red head at your work?"
"Hey, you had better watch out, you know how testy your queen gets when the red head is brought up" Grunge says with a roll of his skin.
"Well then, I suggest she does something about it. Or, maybe she just doesn't care, maybe she has never loved me. I sure don't feel like I have ever been cherished. What more do I need to do to get her attention? It is getting to the point that this transformation that is taking over me is getting beyond my control. I can only do so much on my own." The desperation could not be mistaken in Vanity Lost's tone.
"Well I could say the same thing about this loaf! Try getting dry shaved! Then we will talk" responds Grunge.
"Hey, I have, until my armpit skin and leg skin burned! I have no idea what she was thinking!" Vanity lost rebuts.
"Well, check this out! Although Lava soap might get my grime out of my hand wrinkles, it does nothing for me but dry me out. I swear if she wasn't watching from time to time this loaf would wash all of me with that! Hell, you are not the only one being neglected and lacking some tender loving care. At least you stand more of a chance then me in getting some attention." Grunge replied with conviction.
"How do you figure that one oh so not Einstein, Grunge?" Vanity says with an arrogant roll.
"Well, it doesn't take an Einstein Missy wanna be 16 looking like 120 at 42. Why do you think your first name is Vanity, oh wait, that might be too difficult of a question for you, considering your one foot in the grave skin dead," Grunge says with mockery.
"Oh, now that is quite enough out of you pimple back and... oh, never mind... Just wait until your king sits down and you will remember" Vanity lost exclaims with aggravation and then quickly out of concern says "Seriously honey, we have to do something, I am just not sure what!"
"Well Vanity, do you think you could squeeze out a few more pimples, darken them bags just a bit more and crease that forehead really good, and don't forget them laugh lines, although they are hardly anything to laugh at. Maybe this will be the morning that instead of the Queen reading about natural skincare, she will actually buy some. Maybe today will be the day she will start cooking healthy, eating right and drinking plenty of water to bring you back to the Vanity Love I so miss and have adored for over half my life" Grunge questions.
"I don't know Macho, do you think it will work? I can sure try, but honey, I miss my Macho Man too! Do you think you can bag up a little extra, sag the jaws some, and get a bit more patchy looking too" questioned Vanity in hopes that Macho Grunge's idea would work on the King as well.
"Oh honey, I wish it was as easy for us male skins. I can do all that, but well, you know men, most just don't seem to care. Will you still love me anyways?" Macho pleads.
"Oh honey, of course I will. But I am thinking once the King starts seeing the Queen look younger, he too will want to look good for her. I mean, he doesn't want her picking up that new bag boy at the grocery store now, you know, the one that she tries to flirt with every time she goes shopping" Vanity says with a slight twinkle in her skin.
"You have a point darling. This just might work. If she starts cooking healthier, I will start looking better too! Yes darling, that is why you are the real Queen in my book. Let's start rebelling, quickly, before they wake up all the way" Macho exclaimed excitedly.
No, this, my dear friends was not the Twilight Zone. This is a reality in bedrooms every morning around the world! Your skin is crying out to you, begging you with every wrinkle, fine line, dry patch, bag, dark circles, and age spots for some love. They do not want to fail you, yet you fail them daily. Your skin is tried of trying to eliminate all the toxin and waste build up you continue to subject it to! It wants to breath, shine, be resilient, and have that young tone and texture that you once took pride in; remember.
All your skin is asking of you is to take pride in it. Show it the same love and devotion it shows you. It only wants you to treat it naturally, with a natural skin care routine.. Is it really asking that much? Listen to your skin before it is too late and your skin turns on you totally. You will be glad you did, and so will your skin.
Richard Moran is a Business Consultant in Florida. He writes on various subjects and frequently contributes to http://www.paphos-skincare.com which addresses issues of how you may improve your daily skincare at home and through your spa visits. He can be reached at http://www.langohr-foundation.de in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Articles Source: Skin Talks Back - A Fictional Short Story
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