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stardust123 Wed 30-Jun-21 11:23:29

Hi, I am 51 and never expected to be separated/single at this age lol,
What are some of you best tips to help keep looking young - ish .
I put kiwi juice in my moisturiser and I feel it makes my skin feel a lot softer.

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 03-Jul-21 10:24:12

Fanny, I have the lipstick making teeth look yellow thing too. I only wear lipstick for going ‘out out’ but have found Poppy by Look Fabulous Forever absolutely brilliant and it makes my teeth look whiter. A really nice, not OTT red. They have lots of shades, categorised for warm or cool skin colours, and anything you don’t like you can return and get a refund even if used. All online. For everyday I use Christian Dior Lip Glow in Natural, pricy but moisturises, the tube lasts ages and gives a nice pink tint which doesn’t do unkind things to my teeth. They do other colours too but a fair bit to waste if you choose something that doesn’t suit you.

MavisCabbage Fri 02-Jul-21 08:54:14

Beetroot!!

Whitewavemark2 Fri 02-Jul-21 07:36:20

FannyCornforth

Singleton1311

Sunscreen every day at factor 50. Tell the kids to start doing it too,

If you do that it's more than likely going to create a vitamin D deficiency.

I was advised by my skin oncologist to use factor 50 at all times and that everyone should certainly never use less than 30.

I take a vit D supplement, essential in the time of epidemic.

FannyCornforth Fri 02-Jul-21 06:44:06

Thank you NotaGran I'm Autumn too (self assessed!)
I've got auburn hair and hazel eyes.
I think that my skin is neutral / warm.
It's just the teeth thing that gives me gyp. Perhaps I need something with a blue undertone?

NotAGran55 Fri 02-Jul-21 06:39:15

Fanny I am autumn and therefore warm undertones . Initially I bought the lipsticks from the company that ‘ did my colours’ which made it easy. With experience you then get an eye for what is right .

FannyCornforth Fri 02-Jul-21 06:31:35

NotaGran (and anyone else) do you have any tips on finding the right colour lipstick?
Whatever I try, it makes my teeth look more yellow.
And you have to buy the dratted things to find this out! envy

NotAGran55 Fri 02-Jul-21 06:28:11

Don’t try to look younger , just try to look your best .
Wear clothes that suit your colour season and wear the very best next to your face .
The right colour lipstick too and smile a genuine smile from your eyes ?.

FannyCornforth Fri 02-Jul-21 06:19:33

Singleton1311

Sunscreen every day at factor 50. Tell the kids to start doing it too,

If you do that it's more than likely going to create a vitamin D deficiency.

Sawsage2 Fri 02-Jul-21 01:47:01

Keep wearing the mask ?!

GrannyTracey Thu 01-Jul-21 23:33:31

Your as young as the man you feel , so go find yourself a toy boy & enjoy . Don’t change your ways for a new man unless you intend to keep the changes . Be your beautiful self , smile & hold yourself tall & always moisturise your whole body ever day

1summer Thu 01-Jul-21 22:44:29

My Aunt would have been about 130 if alive, she had the smoothest skin I had ever seen in her eighties. She was a ladies maid to a mine owner in her youth and was always very ladylike, she always told me never use soap on your face she used oatmeal in a-muslin cloth to wash her face. Never put you face and hands in the sunshine ( always wear a hat and gloves!) As she got older she used Astral cream on her face.

Grandiflora Thu 01-Jul-21 21:59:04

Get your teeth whitened if ness, good haircut and SMILE ?

I use a piece of sandpaper on my teeth and some toothpowder. It works! ?

littleowl Thu 01-Jul-21 19:27:23

Treat yourself to a professional facial now and again. Does wonders for your wellbeing and your skin will be glowing.

Philippa111 Thu 01-Jul-21 17:35:06

Don't smoke, don't drink are the obvious ones... and don't sweat the small stuff... worrying brings wrinkles and a frown! Eat healthy food. Meditation is also good. Smile and laugh as much as you can. Don't over dye your hair.. it can be very ageing. Go grey gracefully if you can. Have a natural look... no heavy make up as it collects in wrinkles and emphasises them!) Invest in a really good quality foundation and use it lightly. Sheseido and Clinique cover without caking. Be happy with who you are. Beauty comes from within.. not from any cream or lotion, despite what all the advertising tells us!!

Valkimob Thu 01-Jul-21 17:34:42

Go out, make friends, and enjoy yourself. Nothing makes you look younger.

Singleton1311 Thu 01-Jul-21 16:06:41

Sunscreen every day at factor 50. Tell the kids to start doing it too,

suelld Thu 01-Jul-21 16:01:00

Ditto Kate1949 - I'm 75 this year and also use Olay Beauty fluid daily, I have done for decades, and people regularly don't think I'm the age I am. I have a lot of other (medical) issues though!

Kate1949 Thu 01-Jul-21 15:35:34

Well Joan Collins said recently that her looks are helped with 'lots of make up'. She looks fabulous.

hollysteers Thu 01-Jul-21 15:32:11

Don’t waste your money on creams, Vaseline is the best and also removes make up. Yehudi Menuhin’s mother lived to a great age and had skin like a baby’s bottom as a burns surgeon recommended Vaseline before anything else.
Old fashioned Ponds cold cream is good too and removes make up.
I can’t agree about no make up making you look better, I love the lift it gives me. Concealer judiciously applied works wonders.
Also, Botox is brilliant!

mar76 Thu 01-Jul-21 15:21:28

Goats milk soap is lovely for your skin.

M0nica Thu 01-Jul-21 15:15:27

Esspee that is rather a sweeping statement. I am sitting here with a touch of blusher on my pasty colourless skin (it has always been like that) and a touch of mascara. The blusher stops people constantly asking me if I am ill because I look so pale, and doctors constantly doing blood tests because I look anaemic. This has been happening since I was a teenager and the return of blusher to make up counters in the 1960s has made life so much simpler.

If you mean older women who plaster it on as if they were still 30, I would agree. But there is an art to using make-up and it can be used to enhance an older face as much as it is used to enhance a younger face, it just needs to be done differently

annifrance Thu 01-Jul-21 15:14:58

I've used haemorrhage cream daily around my eyes for over 20 years. A trick told to.me by a well known actress and ratified by my UK beautician who sold the expensive stuff and used this.

I use Aldi or Lidl face moisturizers might and day, day one has SP15. And their developed which do it all and saves gagging around with different bottles. Look about 10 years younger than my age. E45, Sainsbury's basic body moisturizers and almond oil for the rest. Would never spend above Boots No7 price for anything. I save the money for lovely perfume.

Theoddbird Thu 01-Jul-21 15:08:52

I will add to mine that I have never smoked and always protect my face from the sun....both play havoc on the skin.

Esspee Thu 01-Jul-21 14:39:22

Looking young is a factor of the mind. If you have a youthful outlook you will appear young to others.
As to appearance, nothing is more aging than makeup.

Hilarybee Thu 01-Jul-21 14:34:55

Avoid putting moisturiser under your eyes as the skin around eyes is thinner and the weight of moisturiser will increase wrinkles that may already be there