Aside from the typical teen acne, I've luckily never dealt with any major skin issues. I have good genes (thanks, Mom!) and my career as a beauty editor to thank for that. I've been able to try the latest and greatest skin-care products, plus pick the brains of top dermatologists (#werkperks).

If you have wrinkles or dark spots that you'd like to get rid of, you probably think you have to drop major dough on expensive beauty products to make any headway. The good news is, you don't have to sacrifice your bank account to see real results — it turns out there are plenty of anti-aging skin care products that won't completely wreck your credit score.

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, a fountain of youth overflowed abundantly — bubbling out refreshing sips of anti-aging magic. One gulp or quick splash filled in lines and wrinkles, lifted saggy bits, de-puffed eyes, evened out skin tones and textures and reversed sun damage.

From the Botox-addicted Desperate Housewives to the celebs who will try any and every anti-aging treatment (yes, you, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston), in the past several years many have turned to yoga to for a little help turning back the clock — and we're not just talking the kind that involves downward-facing dog.

Botox has its fair share of pros and cons. Tops on the list of pros? It zaps wrinkles almost instantly and gives you long-lasting results.

My mother, whom I happen to adore, used to annoy the crap out of me by spouting truisms like, "Youth is wasted on the young."

While there are a ton of state-of-the-art, anti-aging skin care products and treatments on the market, looking younger begins from the inside out. You really are what you eat. Your food should not only satiate your every taste bud and be your fuel, but you should also think of your food as part of your skin care routine. anti-aging vitamins into your breakfast, lunch and dinner will help yield more radiant, youthful skin.

When it comes to skin care, most of us fall into one of two camps. There are those of us who never change our routine, using the same ill-suited face wash and moisturizer from our high school days. Then there's the other group, who embrace treatments like Botox and acid peels before there's a wrinkle in sight.

There are moments in life when you realize, "Uh-oh, I'm not fresh-faced and 20-nothin' anymore." Like the moment you see a close-up of yourself and can't look away from the crow's feet. Or when you notice the first sun spot has emerged on the top of your hand.

One of my least favorite questions of all time is this-- Are you tired? Sure, sometimes I am tired, and yes, when I am tired I rarely make any attempts to disguise it. But most of the time, the clue that's probed the question isn't the extra large coffee that I have a death grip on or my obvious lack of peppiness; it's those pesky dark circles under my eyes.

The New Year is around the corner which means one thing: You've aged one more year. I know, I know, you don't need any reminders. But what if I were to tell you how to get older without looking it? Now you're listening, right? While every year we make unrealistic resolutions -- and end up breaking them -- you can resolve to have younger-looking skin, shiny hair, and gravity-defying jowls with just a few simple tweaks.

I have a 35-year-old friend who tells me all the time to enjoy my crow's-feet-free eyes and sunspot-less skin. She waxes poetic about "when she was my age" like she's my grandmother, wistfully telling me stories about a time before she had to spend $300 a month on anti-aging serums and night creams.

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Before crawling under the sheets every night, you likely end your anti-aging skin care routine with a night cream in the high hopes of waking up to wrinkle-free, glowing skin.

You already know the usual anti-aging tips: stay out of the sun as much as possible, get enough sleep, stress less, eat a healthy diet. It's great advice, and we should all follow it, but wouldn't it be nice if there was something we could do for beautiful skin fast?

Do you religiously slather on sunscreen all summer long, only to find a fresh batch of freckles and dark spots come August? Getting -- and keeping -- flawless skin takes more than simply applying SPF (though that is a big part).

I'm ashamed to admit this, but for most of my teen years, I didn't wear sunscreen. Not only would I skip the SPF, but my friends and I happily tossed the tanning oil to each other while joking: "Black don't crack!"

While all women don't have the same specific beauty concerns, it's pretty safe to say that the vast majority of us share at least one that's pretty significant: We don't really want to look older.

Recently Kate Winslet, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Thompson poo-poo'd all their plastic, frozen-faced Hollywood counterparts by forming what they call the "Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League," and I couldn't be happier. Three beautiful, accomplished women taking a stand against freezing their furrows and plumping their lips? Awesome.

Does it seem like your only option for younger-looking skin is a marathon session of fillers and facelifts? If you feel like you're pressed between a rock and really expensive cosmetic surgery, these seven powerful ingredients will prove that you don't have to resort to needles and invasive procedures to age gracefully.