Sure, lifestyle habits (like smoking and tanning), and genetics can certainly influence and predispose your skin to pesky conditions, but that doesn’t mean the quest for a glowing complexion is a lost cause.

Waging war against the perils of blah skin (fine lines, breakouts, puffiness) typically involves an arsenal of big-gun anti-agers and a minimum of six to eight weeks. But in a world of instant gratification—and last-minute invitations—sometimes a girl just needs a right-now payoff.

People are so obsessed with fair skin that the moment you announce your pregnancy, you will get advice about how to have a fair-skinned baby. Even though we don’t believe that complexion.

Everyone wants glowing skin for the walk down the aisle, but how do you achieve this? We have the inside scoop from the experts—when to schedule facials and treatments before the 'I dos' as well as beauty basics like how to tame breakouts fast.