You can have an entire collection of serums, tints, balms, and brightening masks on your counter and yet feel as though something has been left undone when you glance at your reflection in the mirror. Not necessarily wrong. Not overly dramatic. Simply noticeable.
Typically, beauty routines start with what you can purchase: a cleansing product that gently cleanses the skin, a moisturizing cream that does not irritate your skin, and a lip color that helps give the appearance of being alert during a sleepy morning. All these elements contribute to making you feel put-together. However, there are areas of polish that are created without using additional products. They occur as a result of keeping appointments.
Your Smile Is Central To Every Aspect Of Your Appearance
When looking at yourself in the mirror, you generally notice your skin, then your hair. However, while both of these elements frame your face and thus shape the overall picture, your smile silently creates the foundation for this image.
This silent creation impacts how lipstick appears. This silent creation impacts your confidence in photographs. This silent creation impacts the way you verbally communicate with others when you meet them, order food or coffee, interact socially/laugh with friends, or enter a social situation where you would like to be able to walk in calmly and confidently. Therefore, dental care is likely closer to a typical “beauty” routine than you realize…and not just superficially.
Having a healthy, pleasant smile provides you with comfort. Comfort is an element that no amount of cosmetics can provide. As such, maintaining dental health is essential to maintaining the ease that comes with smiling.
Some Beauty Routines Are About Keeping Appointments, Not Buying Products
While many are tempted to purchase something new as a solution for all their beauty problems, a shiny gloss, a new lip color, a tool to improve the clarity of your complexion.
These items may offer some level of improvement. Many times, however, they serve only to distract attention away from an appointment you’ve been putting off.
Regular cleanings, regular check-ups, and having an ongoing conversation with your dentist will greatly impact how your smile looks and feels. Family dentistry is one area of professional service that can fit into the larger scope of self-care. Especially if you’re creating routines that focus on supporting your daily life versus providing temporary solutions to beauty concerns.
Maintenance vs. Perfection
Just as you regularly schedule haircuts before your ends get out of control and regular facials when your skin becomes congested, your teeth require consistent care so small issues don’t develop into major stressors.
Feeling Confident Can Come From Feeling Taken Care Of
A good beauty routine shouldn’t leave you feeling as though you’ll always be working on a beauty project that can never be completed. It should assist in giving you greater comfort with your own face.
That means knowing that you’re caring for the parts of your face that everyone sees when you talk, smile, and laugh. That also means not hiding your teeth in pictures. And that also means you have the ability to enjoy the present moment rather than constantly adjusting yourself within it.
Keep the products you love. Continue to enjoy the tiny rituals. But remember that much of the most obvious beauty support isn’t sitting on a shelf… sometimes it is waiting in your calendar.
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