<p>Am just reading this thread and am surprised that in 120 posts, no one has mentioned any of the products I use. For moisturizer (eye and face) and toner, I use a product from SkinCeuticals. I purchase it at my gyne’s office… she has moved away from OB and has trained and added a non-surgical cosmetic element to her practice. For an exfoliator, I use a product from Vivete.</p>
<p>But my new favorite product is a lip moisturizer from a Clinique Medical line. I am prone to cold sores, especially when my lips get dried out, so I use this stuff religiously, and have had a reduction in cold sores.</p>
<p>In the winter, I use a medical grade pure lanolin product (Lansinoh) for my hands and feet (or any place else - other than my face - that is skin-cracking winter dry). It works wonders.</p>
<p>I’ve been following this thread, and although not a moisturizer, I swear by using apricot scrub for the face in the shower. If I don’t exfoliate, my skin doesn’t feel “fresh.” I then use a rite-aid brand of moisturizer which is exteremly oily, but it works for my dry skin.</p>
<p>I appreciate everything you say. I too am proud of all my little gray hairs and blemishes because I earned everyone of them and yes they do tell a story.
I actually would not want to trade places with a younger woman. Been there, done that and don’t want to do it again.</p>
<p>With that said, I do like to have clean and moisturized skin, conditioned hair and my staples of lipgloss, and cheek color.
I’ve been carded too.</p>
<p>I’m going to look at the Borlind line and see if that is something I can use. I’m not proud of my wrinkles, blotches, blemishes. I’d like to minimize them. I use very little make up or other embellishments, but I see no problem in using a cream or moisturizer that will relax some of those lines. But to each his/her own. </p>
<p>I can tell you that some very attractive women I know are getting some awfully pinched or bloated or something appearances these days as they are over botoxing, lifting or doing something to their faces that just makes them look unnatural and downright strange looking. Nothing wrong with a little graceful aging.</p>
<p>no kidding… I was carded less than two years ago. The bar I was entering had been busted for admitting minors the weekend before, so the management created a policy of carding everyone who came in.</p>
<p>I meant to ask in #121 about the Olive Oil brand people have mentioned. The reason I ask is because one of the things that I was clued into at my gyne’s office a few months ago was to use olive oil (extra virgin) as an eye make-up remover. It works great, and just takes a small dab on a cotton ball.</p>
<p>I’m often congratulated for looking so much younger than my age (50) which makes me cringe a little to tell the truth. On the one hand, I’m vain enough to enjoy being mistaken for 35, on the other hand I resent the implication that there is something wrong with looking your age. I think vitality is what makes a person attractive and those who would take extreme measures to try to look younger only betray their insecurity. The most beautiful women I know, the ones I admire, are that way because of their energy and grace, not because they’ve retained their youthful looks.</p>
<p>OK, that said, I do use sunscreen and moisturizer! I’m also a big believer in exfoliating. Is it just me or is flaky skin part of the aging process? I don’t remember noticing so much excess skin crud when I was younger, it’s sort of like discovering dust— once you realize it exists, you see it everywhere. I’ve even taken to rubbing my lips lightly with a pumice stone (the smooth kind, not the bumpy one) in the morning to get rid of that chapped look (it also works great on my face, really smooths the skin on my cheeks but I don’t do that very often). I also use Cetaphil lotion even on my face. It actually works better than most face moisturizers. It’s the only moisturizer that keeps my legs smooth.</p>
<p>teriwtt, there is a company called DHC which is originally from Japan that makes an olive oil cleanser which is really great. I think it’s their biggest seller. I think they do all their business online.</p>
<p>Being carded in my case does mean something, good genes and a youthful appearance. Having a young attitude doesn’t hurt either. In fact that supersedes appearance.</p>
<p>You’ve lost me with the theoretical opposition between preserving one’s good lucks and having character. There’s nothing devoid of character in having pride in one’s appearance. It’s just that obviously what’s a badge of honor to you is not so to some others. I agree with MOWC: it’s not “promoting” something artificial; it’s acknowledging that attractiveness is an aspect of First Impressions, and that youthfulness is associated with a certain appearance, as well. Whether that’s ideal or not is beside the point: it just <em>is</em>.</p>
<p>Similarly, you’ve lost me with the juxtaposition of (1) preserving beauty, and (2) exercising race/gender/class prejudice.</p>
<p>cpt, I agree with you on the extreme botox thing. I will not be using botox at all, personally. Perhaps some have used it successfully, but so far I can really see its negative effects on Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and less famous women.</p>
<p>I don’t think getting carded means I am passing for in my 20’s anymore than a small size in clothes means I have a model figure. Not with tag deflation. ( or is it inflation?)
But I do admit I love summer-and wearing scoop neck tops.
I get called " miss" so often, I am tempted to say " I’m up here!"
;)</p>
<p>Has anyone tried the Max Green skin care line? They’re supposed to have all natural ingredients, no parabens, lots of herbal ingredients.</p>
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<p>OK, after the latest round of posts, I’m back to where I started – confused. So many products, so little time to try them all! And what about the cost? How on earth do you decide which line of products to try? Which one really is the “magic bullet?”</p>
<p>I was a Clinique person all through my 20s and 30s. In my late 40s I noticed my skin starting to dry out and needed something heavier. I’ve used Elizabeth Arden “Good Morning” during the day and “Good Night” at night for at least 10 years. I use Clairins sunscreens and add that to my face if I’m going to be outside alot during the day. I still use the Clinique 7 day scrub on my face a couple times a week, but I’m a creature of habit so the thought of finding something “new” is daunting. I still use Bonne Bell Ten-O-Six (which I started using 40 years ago) and a cotton pad on my face when it feels too greasy. I’m sure a dematologist would be horrified that I scrub my face with a body scrub and use a harsh astringent with some regularity but I’m told I don’t look my “age” so maybe all is OK as I don’t dye my hair anymore and it’s got quite abit of gray in it and I’m in my mid 50s. I, too, have a huge problem with perfumes near my eyes making my eyes water which is what got me started decades ago with Clinique. The reaction seems to have abated somewhat over time fortunately.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions. The last time I had someone do a review of my skin/make up was before I got married 25 yrs ago (and it was the Elizabeth Arden line).I always feel obligated to buy their expensive product if they do one of those makeup things on me.</p>
<p>I totally, TOTALLY agree with he need for sun protection. My 19 yo son had a bad mole removed from his back last year. It was in the “severe dysplasia” stage-- next would have been melanoma. NOT GOOD. BE CAREFUL.</p>
<p>I have tons of moles and a sister and mom who have had many things removed from their skin. My doc told me to have my husband do a “body check” on me regularly, but when I told him he got a horrified look. Hmmmmm.</p>
<p>I think it’s absurd and exploitative that not all companies do what Kiehl’s does: provide samples. Like others here, having been burned numerous times with promises about a product, and shelling out upwards of $40 - 80 for said products, EACH, for awhile I stopped trying entirely. (I didn’t go naked; I just didn’t find what really worked best.) So if I were some of the “re-entry” candidates here, wondering where to re-start, I might start with a Kiehl’s store. Many samples are already made up. Others they will make for you. The cost is tiny. They’ll give you a tiny jar; you try it at home; wait for skin reactions (if that’s one of your problems), etc., and wait to judge its consistency & effectiveness. </p>
<p>The other thing I’ve done at Kiehl’s is bring in a current competing product and asked them, “What do you have in your line that’s very similar in consistency to this?” The reason I’ve done that is that I like Kiehl’s prices better than many “big name” brands. If I could get Borlind at a Kiehl’s price, I’d do so, but so far the Regeneration Day Creme is the richest day creme I’ve ever found, anywhere, including at Kiehl’s. Judging from some of the responses here, apparently plenty of you don’t use a super-rich day moisturizer, though, and the the sample method might work great for you.</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s a magic bullet–try stuff and see what you like and what works for you and your budget. I’ve started relying on my dermatologist for recommendations on skin products. My derm feels that for over-the-counter products more expensive products don’t necessarily bring better results than less expensive ones. Someone posted a link to the EWG, which rates all skin, hair, and cosmetic products. Given the history of cancer in my family, I try to avoid products that it rates in the avoid category. Maybe it’s overkill, but I prefer to use an abundance of caution.</p>