This aging thing can scoot off!

Bwahahaha...OMG. You are cracking me up, Em!
I know it's really late, and I should go to bed when I see this guy and start thinking about barnacle removal. My brain is getting punchy, and I've only had Vitamin Water to drink tonight.

 

I agree that a good sunscreen is the way to go, I should have been using one 20 plus years ago.
Still getting older is not the worst thing if we have grace and a good sense of humour.
I will take it over the angst of my 20s anyday.
We have Avroy Shlain here, a local brand made by South africans for our unique (harsh sunny) climate. I started selling it 21 years ago and still swear by it.
i want something that will take away the dark hairs shooting forth from my face. What's with that?

 

I am 56 1/2 and really just a soap and water person plus at times a moisturizing cream since I get very dry in the T zone and on my cheeks under the eyes. I have had melanoma 12 years ago so i stay out of the sun as much as possible. Generally now that I am retired, unless I am going out to see a friend or go out on a dinner date with Hubby, I honestly wear hardly any make up anymore.

Re the "barnacle" lol don't worry about the Yucky name they give it, just be glad there is nothing to worry about.

I have a few lines and all but with photoshop when you want to scrap a photo you can use a few tools to fix the blemishes

 

ha ha re the sciatica .. mine is left hip and yup the old lady saying cmes out which again, like you Margaret I am fine with. we chuckle as he is 2 years older and he has same back problems. We all grow old together

 

bhahahha, I would have to have it on...I have it, just find don't like wearing it..

me too! I dyed it for years and years (every color under the sun including blue tips), but now am au natural...love it, the freedom and no skunk cap! bhahha

this! exactly!
I have bought pots of things thru the years, I use them 2 or more times and next time I dust my dresser, they get tossed. Soap and water and good sunscreen and hats. My mum lives on the ocean, and her face seriously is like leather. It has been like that for years, she has been using Mary Kay for years...I told her, you are not a good advertisement for Mary Kay anti-aging! lol

 

I have used Amway's skin care, twice a day, for over 27 years and it shows. I also like using Alpha Hydroxy serum for the wrinkle areas. My face (chin) will break out if I don't do the twice a day wash, toner, moisturizer. Amway recently upped their prices (to compete in the anti-aging market) but as my hubby says, my face shows the results so go for it.

I only have some grey hair - not sure how that happened. Less stress? I have been a SAHM since the corporate world kicked me out in 2002, so maybe that helped.

My dd, who is just 16, is Chinese and has lovely black hair. However, she has these random all white hairs here and there. They are her built in pixie hairs. So maybe you can think of your grey as highlights?? Or at least that is my line...

 

Lots of smiles from this post! After frying my skin growing up and then in the MidEast, I am super diligent about sunscreen. I don't wear makeup at home, mostly, but only put it on to go out but I do put a moisturizer on in the daytime. I use the Olay Serum in the daytime and the Red Olay"Micro Sculpting' Moisturizer at night. I got them at Costco and like them both a lot - in fact they're on sale this month again, not sure what the price is but I think the two moisturizers lasted me a year if this is a yearly sale.

I have started to take makeup off with baby oil that is apparently emulsified so that it's a lotion. I like that a lot and if I think some makeup might be left - I only use a light makeup and almost no eye makeup any more - I'll use a makeup wipe. Some nights I just add bit of the baby oil and call it a night. My dermatologist is happy with me! She has always said Vaseline is the best moisturizer and my feet get it a lot but I like the soft feel of the Olay on my face.

 

That's an odd name for something on a human. I'm sorry they gave it such an awful name!
Other than washing my face with soap and water and sometimes using SeaBreeze every couple of weeks, I use Rose essential oils from Young Living. Rose is really good for anything skin-related. If you are really dedicated Young Living has a few Rose items for the skin/face, but I stick with the essential oil and put that on my face each night.

 

I have always used a moisturizer and eye cream. But last year I started using a blend of essential oils (recipe on my pinterest board) for my face and neck. A few drops each morning and night has made a difference in my skin tone and softness. I use a day cream with some retin-A in it and an eye cream for puffiness. I try different brands but stick to the mid to higher priced products. I have good skin for 60, not many wrinkles or lines, so I think my regime works for me.

Interesting fact, I had a couple of small skin tags on my neck (they've been there for at least 3-4 years) and when I switched to a really low carb/high fat diet they went away (or fell off, or whatever happened to them but end result is they are gone). Don't know why that happened but not complaining. They were not very big and probably no one had ever noticed them but I sure did. It drove me crazy.

 

Interesting indeed. I have a friend who scrubs them off! Yes, I almost faint at the idea even though they can easily be layered off but my insurance doesn't cover that.

 

Yes! This!

For the last year, I have used Rodan & Fields facial products. I have crazy weird skin that is SUPER sensitive, allergic to almost everything & fair. With R&F I have found a skincare line that not only WORKS, but also doesn't cause me to break out, get dry patches or hives! I currently use the Reverse Line, with the Unblemish wash (I was allergic to the umblemish step 2- like hives all over my face for days!!!), Hydrating Serum, Eye Cream & Lashboost. So far so good!

on a side note- my mom has always taken really good care of her skin- and it shows! I haven't always been as good as her- but the last few years I've stepped up my game, so hopefully I can fight that terrible "A" word a bit!

 

@NancyBeck OMGawd....Nancy....that had me laughing out loud....just picturing dental floss hanging LOL

 

I'm 51 and noticing more sun damage on my cheeks. So, I've just invested in some more heavy-duty sunscreen. I say "invested" because I hate normal sunscreens so I got Supergoop from Sephora which -- while not the most expensive sunscreen they have -- is way more than I usually spend. I really like it though -- it can be used instead of a moisturizer but is light and smells pretty good. I also recently bought one of those weirdly huge, wide sun visors to wear while hiking. I look ridiculous but here in AZ, you really have to protect yourself from the sun.

 

I'm a OLAY girl too- for 39 years!!!

 

ROFL this whole thread is hilarious. I'm like @IntenseMagic - pretty much just soap and water....I also stay out of the sun a lot. I'm not a beach person or sun bather, heck I don't even like summer, so I'm usually indoors unless I'm fishing and I drink a TON of water

 

Man, I don't do anything. *lol* I have a ton of "barnacles of life" as my dermatologist calls them. I can't use cream as my skin just hates it, and it's so dry now that I mostly just use water... soap only rarely. I have to use that peppermint soap with a lot of words written on the wrapper, whatever that is... =)