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ragically, summer must come to an end. But why squander the season's re-maining glow? All it takes to postpone the inevitable apres l' ete crash-when dark skin's bronze be-comes tarnished copper

and light skin turns the nasty gray of overcooked swordfish-is a few preven-tive steps: exfoliation, moisturizing, and, for those ducking this fall's pale Ed-wardian look, self-tanning.

To preserve the buttery texture of summer skin (achieved by the regular slathering of sunscreen lotions and ex-posure to humidity, everyone's favorite natural moisturizer), many of the pros recommend a salon body scrub every six

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weeks, plus weekly exfoliation at home. Many day spas, like Dorit Baxter Spa in New York City and Noelle the Day Spa in Stamford, Connecticut, feature a sea-salt exfoliation treatment that speeds up the natural molting process (which can be uneven, resulting in end-of-summer blotches of color). The refinishing treat-ment leaves skin with the radiance of lounging on the beach for an afternoon . . Some dermatologists attribute this to stimulated circulation. "The skin looks rosier," says Manhattan dermatologist Dr. Alan Kling, "because massage in-creases blood flow temporarily."

Moisturizer helps delay the wizening of supple skin. Dorit Baxter recommends rubbing on a lotion or cream (since the difference is for the most part aesthetic,

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many companies, like Donna Karan New York Bath and Body, whip up both) twice a day, once after bathing and once at night. Faithful greasing up helps skin make the transition from the moist Au-gust climate to the drier, colder autumn. "This way," Baxter says, "skin doesn't go through a whole drying-out trauma be-fore it gets care." According to recent re-search, part of the problem with dry skin is a depletion of essential fatty acids, which help make the lipids that form skin's moisture barrier. To prevent mois-ture loss, some new body moisturizers contain these fatty acids. A little moisture on top of the skin looks good, too. A spray of oil can re-create the glisten-ing effect .....,..part humidity, part perspira-tion-of summer swelter well into fall .•

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