What's the one beauty product you swear by?

gulligranny - I have some of those tweezers with a light. They are called LaTweeze. I bought mine ages ago on a flight to Spain (from the airline magazine, I mean) but I think you can get them from Amazon. I managed to get a new battery for mine from Amazon so feel sure they also sell the tweezers. They are very good.

Eyebrow pencil- I have none & without them I look permanently surprised! Having said that I do full 'slap' every day but masacara & powder foundation are a must too.

Just my eye liner

Argan oil, better than any of the expensive moisturisers and It's transformed the condition of my nails which were driving me to despair. Try the website Simply Argan-- they often have special offers and they have a good loyalty point system.

Lipstick ! never leave home without it ! ...I have several small draws full ...I know I should go through them and cull a load ...but every time I try, I think 'how can I live without that colour ...(you probably can't get it now .....!) ...I discovered also I have so many new, unwrapped lippys, I really HAVE to do something about them .....

Like several others, can't do without my mascara.

Rosieroe, where did you get tweezers with a light on? They sound just what I need.

I love my Elemis Marine Cream moisturiser. I wish I could find a cheaper alternative but nothing else I've tried compares. (I also couldn't do without my tweezers, which have a little light on them, and a good magnifying mirror, to catch stray hairs growing where they shouldn't.)

Sorry will not even answer the door without full slap on. LancomeEnergie de Vie Perly Lotion, put on before make up cannot now do without, night and morning £36? But lasts four months. Try it, at the same time ask the Lancôme lady to include some samples of other things in the range but ask nicely. I had both cataracts done too, the rest of my make up I continued to put on, why not pre op dye your lashes? Long before the 28 days I was back using mascara, as everything had healed, flew up to Scotland the next day too

Tweezers!

I slap coconut oil around everywhere, lavishly. I do like mascara, but - eek, hadn't realised I wouldn't be allowed it after a cataract op - I've not got anything booked but I do have two cataracts.

Eyebrow pencil. Defines my face and really makes such a difference. Feel positively naked going out without it.

I've been using Vichy Lumineusse Moisturiser 01 Clair for 15 years as it is the only product I feel comfortable with following treatment for facial skin cancer. It was discontinued a few years ago and I have managed to find tubes in various places. I always visit local chemists on holiday but now have reached the end of the road! I thought I had discovered some on Amazon and ordered two but they've just arrived and they are the wrong colour (dore).I really don't know what I will do now. Nothing else is the same. I know it seems trivial but I feel -- glum I suppose....

I am with sue01, vaseline is just fantastic, everytime i wear it has lipstick other ladies ask where to buy it. My ex mother in law worked with a plastic surgeon who told all of his patients to use vitamin E cream (preferably superdrugs own)




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Until a few months ago I would have said mascara, but after having a cataract op and not being able to wear any eye makeup for six weeks, I realise I don't need it! I've got used to my appearance without it.

Oil of Ulay (or Olay as they now call it) - the original stuff. I've used it for as long as I can remember and at 67 I'm pretty much wrinkle free

I like soap and glory body spray which I use everyday . Would be lost without eyebrow kit since eyebrows went and came back sparse . I would miss moisturiser with sun cream which again I use most days

A moisuriser with sunscreen is a must every morning, usually Simple. Superdrug spray on moisturiser for the rest of me. Gives a fine spray and works when can is held at any angle so great for back of legs and back of shoulders. Only wear make-up when I go somewhere special.

I can't think of anything I couldn't manage without, but I am constantly reaching for the tweezers. As soon as I feel a whisker growing I have to get at it or I will start trying to pull it out with my fingers (daft!) and it goes red and sore and forms a spot.

Sleep!

I learnt about tube mascara on a Gransnet thread. It is great! Stays put with no panda eyes, until soaked with water for removal. It survived a trip to the eye hospital with application of dilation drops when I forget to remove it.
I think mascara makes the most difference to my appearance.

No matter which mascara I use it always clumps and makes me look as if I have spidery lashes. Also it runs on my glasses!

Aloe Vera gel from health food shops is a good all over moisturiser that disappears into the skin without leaving a greasy residue. And it's very cheap!
My hair is pure white but to give it some warmth and achieve a soft honey colour I use John Frieda's Glaze in a dark brown colour. I leave it on for about five minutes, then rinse it off. I think it's been taken off the market now but I managed to find some online. Can't think what I'm going to do when that's finished.

No 7 moisturisers and powder, L'Oréal foundation , Charlotte Tilsbury eye shadow pencils.
Used to use everything Clinique but retirement doesn't run to it.

Has to be Mascara as my lashes are invisible without it although I don't wear it unless I am going (popping to local shop doesn't count) out & then will add lipstick or tinted lip balm.

Can't wear any type of foundation - skin erupts.

Eyeshadow - rarely

Nivea for most of my needs, cleanser (face & eyes) & moisturiser.

I've got very sensitive skin so don't experiment normally No7 for all my cosmetic needs

I used to love Cleanse and Polish, but can't afford it now.

I have found Superdrug similar - www.superdrug.com/Skincare/Superdrug-Naturally-Radiant-Hot-Cloth-Cleanser-150ml/p/516251. I really like it, and it's much cheaper.

I also love the Eye Brightening cream in same range, works for me, and under £3.