Staying young Beauty tips

I smoke, I drink, I'll be going out with sailors next!

I used to do the CTM routine with various unguents, have been very lazy since not working = not wearing make-up every day= not having to take make-up off each night.

I will however get back into some sort of routine, but fear it will be damage limitation.

I do however have my hair cut and coloured regularly. I would love to let the colour grow out and see what sort of grey I am, but just can't face the stripy badger effect while it happens.

I still dye my hair, if I didn't I think it would be a nasty mix of faded brown and salt and pepper, and rather ageing. Once I give up work, I'm not sure how long I will carry on dying it.

When people have silver grey hair I think it looks lovely.

I use serum and face cream from Lidl or Aldi, and i think they are just as good as the more expensive ones. Not such a fancy packet or smell though.

Plenty of fluids in the morning, when dehydrated. I do not believe you have to glug down multiple litres of the plain water though. But a few extra mugs of tea have a face boosting effect.
No scientific basis for high intake of water.
Avoid too much sun on face and avoid smoking. Don't frown.
Expensive moisturising creams etc are almost certainly a waste of money but companies do not do proper research or if they do, they don't publish their results. 8 out of 10 women agree is not proper research.

Celebgran, thanks for the idea - I will try that No 7 Hot Cloth Cleanser, as the Liz Earle is quite expensive, and has now been bought out by Avon anyway, so probably will change.

Margaret me too with the stinging eyes, I put eye cream on and my eyes sting, glad its not just me.

I despair of my hair which used to be my crowning glory and is now white at the front and brown at the back! Apparently I still have a sprightly walk, people take me from behind for a much younger person.
I agree with Ana try not to worry about it. I couldn't use cream under my eyes as my eyes are soon allergic to face creams and watery eyes are not exactly youthful.

What I DON'T do is wash my face with soap and water. Apart from hairwashing my face is cleansed with a simple cream (which I am not allergic to )every night and water is avoided. I have done this for the last 40 years.

Really good posts and I agree with all of them and will try the tips. Its not about being anxious about things its just making the best of what you have.

I have not smoked ever and so I hope that will go in my faviour. The worse thing for me is my face seems to be dragging downwards a bit more than other people my age and just trying to do something about it..

Thanks again

My tip is: Don't worry about ageing - anxiety and stress are not good for the complexion!

My hair is as 'straight as a yard of pump water', to quote my ever complimentary mother, very fine and a really faded (grey) mouse. I agree with Jane, a good cut plus lots of fine highlights (which give it body) and my hair is actually quite good. And it detracts from the rest of me

I don't want to be anything other than who I am and to look my best with as little effort as possible as GM said.

nightowl same here. Unfortunatelt 1 DS inherited it too.

Thank you absent I am getting .I would like as good as I can, whatever age I am. Not "good for my age"!! Let's be proud of who and what we are!

You cannot stay young. Everyone ages from the moment of birth. You can attempt to make yourself look younger than you are but then who decides what is the standard appearance of someone of 30, 40, 50, 60, 70? I don't regard "Oh you look much younger than 62" as a compliment; this is what I look like at 62 and that's all there is to it.

I agree jane but even a good hairdresser has to have the raw material to work with. I despair of my hair ever doing anything but hang there apologetically

Use under eye cream daily!

Protect skin from ageing sun always use good moisturiser with UVA factors obvious tips really!

Take vitamin c and drink lots water or squash!

No 7 do very good hot cloth cleanser which leaves skin feeling lovely not pricey either!

Find a good hairdresser

When I had a medical procedure a while ago (under local aneasthetic) and I gave permission for a bunch of students to be present, in my woozy state from the pre-med, I heard the surgeon telling them "A life long non smoker". Afterwards I asked him "Did I hear right and how did you know?" And he replied "It's in the complexion, my dear".

I'll try the cold water trick, other than that I do the usual: good night's sleep, exfoliate and moisturise, less is more with make up, look after my teeth, smile lots ...

Don't look in the mirror when wearing my glasses, and certainly never use the magnifying side! sorry couldn't resist!

I will try the water tip thanks, as my eyes seem to be disappearing.

I use Liz Earle cleanse and polish, which means twice a day I massage it all over my face for a few minutes, and remove with damp warm muslin cloth, which is a light exfoliater. I think the massaging helps a little keeping the skin soft and firmish, but a lot of it is down to our genes, and unfortunately I'm not lucky there.

Also smoking is not good for the skin, especially the lines around the mouth.