To be honest men don’t care about make up, women care about makeup. But I think makeup is fun. I wish I can do it more often.
Pizzagirl- I’m sure if we forego our blush and lip gloss tomorrow the men will go screaming in horror and we’ll take a huge step backwards in our careers.
On the subject of aging, I’m evergreen. Well at least I like that song from Ed sheering(sp?)
“I’m both smart and pretty”
This makes me think of the famous Stuart Smalley quote on SNL, as he stands in front of the mirror, “I’m Good Enough, I’m Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!”
Re: Women changing their appearances to lure men.
A few friends and I were having s conversation about leg hair removal when and why they shave. The reasons ranged from “the hair gets too long or dark” or “it doesn’t look very good” or “their SO doesn’t like hairy legs”. My reason: after two weeks my leggings start to feel uncomfortable. No, I’m not afraid of people seeing my leg hair, although I’d be surprised if they noticed. No, I’m not afraid of an attractive man brushing up and feeling a bit of stubble. I’m afraid of my comfort being jeopardized! There’s just something so great about smooth legs against cotton sweats. Just a personal anecdote towards the idea of women doing things because it bring greater enjoyment to themselves. :))
It’s like saying I brush my teeth and use mouthwash to lure men, uh, no. It’s because I prefer a fresh mouth, regardless of whether or not I’m being kissed.
So, I have a question if there is anyone out there with experience of this. I have rosacea and use prescription Metrolotion and a topical antibiotic to control redness. i have been doing this for many years. I’m at the point where I would like to use some kind of anti-aging retinoid product, but I am afraid to do so because of the rosacea. I am not interested in chemical peels, botox, etc. Is there anyone with rosacea who has used an OTC retinoid skin cream with good results?
Sadly, there are no OTC all-trans retinoic acid creams. Tretinoin is prescription only drug (and there is little chance it will ever go OTC). The “retinoid creams” sold OTC all contain retinol, a much weaker and super unstable “cousin” of tretinoin. In the past, I worked on a project that involved analysis of retinol, and I was shocked how quickly it disappeared upon exposure to light and air. I’m very tempted to analyze the retinol-containing cremes to see if there is any retinol actually in them…
Bottom line… You will be better off asking your dermatologist for a real prescription.
Today a health professional was shocked to hear that I am 61. She assumed I was younger than her. She is 53. One of the things she mentioned is my nice skin. She is not the first person that had been shocked when I mentioned my age. I’ll take it!
I started to apply moisturizer to my face many years ago because it got so dry in the winter it hurt. I use a sunscreen because I have already had basil cell cancer twice and my Dad had melenomia. My 27 yr. old D1 has already had basil cell cancer removed from her face. I’ve also used Dr. Gross retinol solution. Nothing I use is prescription.
I also dye my hair and work out at least 5 days a week and try to eat healthy things. Most of what I do is for health. If, combined with the other few cosmetic things I do, I look ten years younger, I say hooray!!
It’s now been a week since I had the Juvederm, and I’m very pleased with how it turned out. Especially since it looks “normal,” not like some photos I’ve seen in which people’s faces in the area of treatment look very puffy.
Ladies, do not forget about your neck and décolleté areas when applying your facial moisturizer! The French consider those areas parts of their face. 
@DonnaL, that is great! I wonder if the people whose faces looked puffy had plenty of fat in their face already, or if the pictures were taken just after the procedure? It’s good to hear from a real, live person, instead of just reading reviews, and trying to figure out whose to believe.
Or maybe they had too much put in, just like some people have way too much Botox. Or have too much injected into their lips. (In fact, I’ve never seen a photo of someone with lip injections that didn’t look like “too much” to me.)
Maybe so. You’d think the people doing the procedure would know what the right amount is, but perhaps they aren’t all that careful.