There’s no doubt about it—smoking was once in style. If you take a look at the most fashionable and iconic women in history, it’s more than likely that you’ll spot them with a cigarette in hand, while donning a stylish, possibly leopard print ensemble. But as times changed and research and knowledge emerged, it became clear that ditching cigarettes for good is the best thing you can do for your health and wellbeing. Especially for women.
Yet many women still smoke. And it’s been suggested that it’s harder for women to quit than men, due to one of the many differences in brain functions. So, in keeping with the theme of living your most fierce year yet, and improving your skin, look, and health, here’s exactly how your look will instantly benefit once you’ve started ditching cigarettes for good.
Ditching Cigarettes for Good has Fierce Effects
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An absolutely glowing complexion
Nothing throws off your day more than skin that will simply not cooperate. And while many leave their skin woes behind with their teenage years, if you smoke, your skin may be suffering once again. However, this time well into your middle aged years. Smoking causes the skin to dramatically dull, dry up and even appear yellow in complexion because of the lack of clean oxygen reaching the skin cells. All in all, not a very good look. Ditching cigarettes will almost immediately improve your complexion, bringing oxygen and nutrients back to the skin and improving collagen and elasticity. Your skin will appear well nourished, and emulate a rosy glow and tighter appearance. Of course, that is most definitely always on trend.
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Thicker & more voluminous hair
As we all age, hair tends to become thinner. Luckily for women, the possibility of going bald may not exactly be on the radar, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t immune to thinning hair. And smoking greatly exacerbates this process by damaging the hair follicles, delaying nutrients and hormones getting to the hair, and even early greying. Ditching the smokes ultimately leads to a hair makeover! Hair will grow back healthier and thicker. You’ll even notice it smelling better and retaining the scent of the delicious products you use.
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More money for your closet
Regardless of how much you smoke, it’s costing you money to do so. Cigarettes continue to be more costly year after year, as governments all around the world raise taxes on them. In Canada, the cost of the average pack is around $12. In the U.K., they cost an average of £10.40 a pack. These are staggering costs if you take into account even just 3 packs a week will cost you $144CAD a month. And now imagine how great this money would actually be if it were hanging in your closet? This could easily be a fierce new leopard print outfit for a night out, or a new set of heels. Either option would add to your style and have you looking a lot better than with a smoke in your hand.
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A megawatt smile
Your look is completed with a smile. And a healthy, stunningly white one is a powerful tool to yield. Yet when you smoke, your smile loses its magic. The tar and nicotine in the smoke passes through your mouth to get to your lungs, and every inhale is damaging your teeth. They are turning yellow and dull. Quitting smoking will halt this slow decay, and bring your teeth back to being a stunning component on your face. For even better results, try an at home whitening kit, or even spring for a professionally done whitening job to get your teeth back to where they should be.
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Softer hands & nails
Just like your hair and complexion, your nails take a beating when oxygen is starved in the body. Even if you are committed to having manicured nails, the effects of smoking will be evident in the brittle, dry, and yellow tint. And the skin around the nails thin and crack, too. Once you stop smoking, you’ll notice an amazing improvement in the softness and overall appearance of your hands and nails. You can lead a more confident introduction and un-apologetically allow your hands to show in their revived and healthy state.
Every cigarette ditched means you are one step closer to being a fiercer version of yourself. Your look is important, and cigarettes are very much clashing with your style. Kick the habit and continue living your best life!
𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝓉𝒾𝒸𝓁𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝓉𝑒𝓃 𝒷𝓎 𝒥𝑒𝓃𝓃𝒾𝑒 𝒪𝑔𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐿𝒶𝒹𝓎-𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝑜𝓅𝒶𝓇𝒹.