February is here – a month known for Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, the occasional Leap Day, and so much more. While it is the shortest month of the year, this in no way means readers will get shortchanged generic education. Welcome to the age issue, formerly referred to as antiaging, age management, and mature skin. 

This category goes by many names and evokes many associations, positive and negative. These associations are for many reasons. For one, the concept of aging has had a face-lift in the last decade. Thankfully, agism is out, and prejuvenation is all the rage. Society and the industry have come to terms and are less concerned with staying young forever, a battle no one wins. Today, aesthetics is all about achieving beauty at any age, with no end in sight. 

Embracing aging by no means translates to letting yourself go. Embracing aging means welcoming the inevitable changes and saying goodbye to what no longer serves you. It is a privilege to grow older. This is an idea I hope echoes throughout the pages of this issue. 

The next time readers find themselves looking at the mirror in anything less than awe, I encourage them to take a step back. Stop comparing and appreciate the beauty that stands before you. It is a new dawn, and you are only getting started.