It feels great to take a nice, hot shower when you’re cold in the winter, but you’ve probably heard how long, hot showers can dry out your skin.

If hitting the gym more often is on your to-do list for the new year, good for you.

Staying clean is a full-time job, but if you scrub too hard with a super-harsh body wash, you might find that skin is dry, flaky and itchy.

There’s nothing overly indulgent about letting yourself slip into a fragrant, scented bath from time to time, especially if those 10-15 minutes you have in the shower every day are among your only chances to really relax all day. If you’re feeling over-stressed and over-worked, make it a priority to carve out some time in your day for a luscious bath.

Where beauty is concerned, it’s easy to treat the face and the body as entirely separate matters. The problem with this approach is that the middle ground often gets neglected, leaving the necks and decolletage of many women lacking in moisture, sun protection and care.

Next time you duck into the shower, reconsider your routine – there are so many more natural alternatives to the highly processed products weighing down your shower rack, and beyond that, they’re less damaging to the environment.

Yep, you heard us right – there’s apparently a way to create the illusion of fuller breasts using just a bit of bronzer and shadow.

Between products that are designed especially for your face and skincare treatments made for the body, it’s easy to forget your neck and decollete region. This, in fact, may be one of the biggest beauty mistakes women can make, according to Allure.com.

In this case, we’re not referring to any bust-increasing antics. We’re talking about real, pertinent skincare that addresses the anti-aging concerns of your delicate decolletage, which is one part of your body you don’t always expect to requires this kind of attention.