The easiest way to get amazing skin? Prevent sun damage. Think of sunscreen as your first line of defense against dark spots, fine lines and wrinkles.

Apply sunscreen on any part of your body that's exposed, especially your face, neck and chest. If you have light skin, you need sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30. If you have dark skin, wear a sunscreen with SPF 15 or greater. Don't get hung up on whether your sunscreen is a cream, powder, lotion or spray. Pick one that's comfortable and easy to apply (read: one that you're overjoyed to apply every two hours). After all, you want a routine you can stick to day-in and day-out.

Adding antioxidants to your daily routine boosts the effectiveness of your sunscreen and helps protect against environmental threats that contribute to skin aging, like smoke, UV rays and pollution.

Enter: the Elizabeth Arden PREVAGE® Anti-Aging Daily Serum. Featuring Idebenone, a powerful antioxidant, PREVAGE® is clinically proven to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, sun damage and uneven skin texture while protecting your skin from future damage, and helping it look smoother and firmer. No wonder it's a favorite of beauty experts.

Bummer: If you're in your 30s, you may be seeing pimples and fine lines at the same time. You're young enough for your hormone levels to still be relatively high, but you're old enough to be seeing the ill effects of childhood sunburns and other poor habits.

If you've been treating your acne with benzoyl peroxide products, switch to cleansers, lotions or toners with an alpha hydroxy acid or beta hydroxy acid. Unlike benzoyl peroxide, which works by killing acne bacteria, ingredients like lactic acid and salicylic acid work by chemically exfoliating skin. Not only do these acids unclog blocked pores, they exfoliate to reduce the look of fine lines and sun spots.

Even if you you're blissfully acne-free, exfoliation is crucial for all skin types, especially in your 30s. It's an easy (and inexpensive!) way to keep skin from looking flaky and dull right now, and it'll prevent wrinkles in the long run.

Exfoliators are divided into two types: mechanical and chemical. Mechanical exfoliants are grainy and use ingredients like pulverized fruit pits and nutshells or microbeads. Chemical products employ mildly irritating ingredients, like alpha hydroxy acids, to trigger skin cells to shed. Most experts prefer the chemical type because they exfoliate skin evenly and gently, keeping inflammation to a minimum. Whatever exfoliator you choose, reach for it two to three times per week to get smooth, glowy skin.

Eyes may be the window to your soul, but they're also the window to your age, as this is the first place you'll probably see fine lines, not to mention those pesky dark circles. Using a dedicated eye cream is essential. It's specially formulated to be gentle on your delicate, dry, under-eye skin as it strengthens the area. To avoid calling attention to lines and under-eye circles, apply concealer and foundation to problem areas with a very light hand, and finish it with a little setting powder -- this will keep the makeup from settling into lines and making them look deeper than they are.