Face Creams

I use the Boots No 7 for old ladies. I am 75 this month and, although, like others, I am developing marionette lines, crows’ feet have not appeared.
I am certain that genes play the larger part but, if I don’t use a moisturiser my skin feels tight and tends to flush: it is a matter of comfort.
I do use day and night separately and, having tried other brands, it just seems as though this one suits me. The night cream is absorbed, and does not come off on the pillow or fell sticky, Buffybee.

I am a devotee of Nivea Soft. I have tried several of the well advertised brands but always gone back to the lovely Nivea. It can be bought in small tubes for taking on holiday too, so absolutely perfect!

I have a group of four friends and we've known each other since our ante natal class 36 years ago. One lady is blind and as we were all discussing our face creams , saggy necks and wrinkles she piped up in her usual jovial manner "Sometimes it's good being blind, I've no idea what I look like!" Maybe she has a point

C that's exactly what I meant obviously!!!!! Thanks.?

Never use night creams as believe skin enjoys being left to "breathe" overnight. I do use moisturiser daytime. Due to having a sensitivity I have to make sure no lanolin included but find plenty without. I have a rare form of alopecia ( hair loss from band in round front and sides of face). Only last month at check up consultant dermatologist advised me nit to use any creams or make up with any SPF in it as latest findings show SPF can cause hair loss. Only use when actually in sunshine eg bright/warm sunshine. Not on a daily basis. Having trouble finding foundation without SPF., they do exist apparently.

My mum had lovely skin which I’ve inherited. Unfortunately my daughters have inherited their dads skin and even at 25 and 23 are still plagued with acne. I use Liz Earle cleanse and polish and a light fruit oil for moisture. Youngest daughter says my cheeks are are like pillows (probably because they’re soft and plump )

I’m with the ‘any product’ will do brigade. Your comment about facelifts made me laugh starbox - very true when you think about it!

Day creams are usually lighter, work well under make-up and should contain sunscreen. Night creams are a bit heavier and don't contain sunscreen.
I've always used a moisturiser on my face, usually what ever is cheapest at Boots or Superdrug, but sometimes something more expensive - to be honest I think there isn't that much difference and feel you are paying for the packaging and marketing. Since the menopause my skin has got so much drier, so I use a night cream now too. I also like to wash my face, but find soap too drying, so use St Ives Oatmeal Nourishing & Soothe face scrub and mask.

When I was in my teens the mantra was always 'cleanse, tone, moisturise'. I've used various methods of cleansing over the years (never soap) and have always moisturised morning and night. Mostly with whatever is on offer at the time. I also go for the day and night varieties. I hate the feel of dry, tight skin.

A great deal of how your complexion ends up is down to genes and heredity, My Nan and mother had good skin and mine is reasonably unlined too, despite being nearly 65!

Kim19
Love your spelling of 'sticks'.

In Greek mythology, Styx is a deity and a river that forms the boundary between Earth and the Underworld!

Day moisturisers often have a SPF factor. It's recommended to wear one even in winter. I use SPF15 usually.

Aldi's Lacura range is very good, anything from £3 to £7.

Don't know about genes but, reading here, I assume I must have inherited good ones as I'm not very wrinkly so far. I first encountered the creaming indulgence when I met my best friend sixty years ago. Fascinating. I always put it down to my coming from the styx compared to her London upbringing. However, bless her, she's now decidedly wrinkly but I put it down to the fact that she spends lots of time outdoors. Strangely, she perseveres with these lotions and says she would possibly be much worse without the application. I'm just delighted I've not had the financial outlay over the years.

Day creams and night creams are very similar and as long as you cleanse and tone your face each night, I don't think you need to apply a night cream.
What I try to do is do a scrub and mask once every so often.

Day creams have sun protection, night creams tend not to

I use Neals Yard Remedies Organic moisturisers for day and night. I like that there are no parabens or chemicals in their products. My night time face cream is actually their Beauty Sleep Concentrate which smells divine and helps me sleep along with being more like a light serum which absorbs instantly and leaves my skin so soft.

Always, always, protect your face from the sun! You only have to look at the backs of your hands and compare them to the skin on a part of your body that hasn't seen the light of day, to see the damage it does. Sun is the most ageing thing for skin. I buy fairly inexpensive facial sun creams, usually for sensitive skin for the sunnier months, but just use a day moisturiser with an good SPF during the winter. Also a nice rich night cream. Aldi's Soy brand for mature skin is lovely. Don't forget your décollété!

Cannot live without Lancôme Nutrix which I have used night and day for more than 25 years... agree that skin condition is mainly due to your genes and I’m very lucky ... wear and love Nutrix for the COMFORT of my skin and not necessarily for wrinkle control.. can’t recommend highly enough...

I stopped using all makeup and creams, any, be it body, face, evening, night whatever. Had a bad allergic reaction, that was that. Now use baby barrier creams if a spec8fic problem arises. Still react, but have lovely u;bleamish3d skin most of the time, just use good soap and water, wash in the shower us8ng a 0ouf which exfoliates at the same time. Much happier. Save thousands.

I honestly think they're all the same in terms of stopping wrinkles. Aldi stuff seems perfectly fine, or I even use body lotion or whatever's there. You DO get a gorgeous fragrance and the lovely knowledge that you're applying organic marigold oil etc when you get stuff from Lush...nice for a treat but don't think it WORKS any better. When it comes to those really expensive creams, I always think that if they're so fantastic, how come the wealthy still have facelifts ?? The great thing is not smoking...you see smokers worrying about their beauty regime and it's a waste of time - I can usually tell an elderly smoker by her skin (even before you get close enough to smell the odour)!

I have skin sensitivities so use organic products, which are more expensive, as most of the mainstream brands make my skin red and itchy. Before these developed I just used the cheapest moisteriser I could find. Usually Boots or Ponds.

I have never used anything but a basic moisteriser and night cream. I usually take my make up off early in the evening so that the thicker night cream has been absorbed by my skin before I go to bed. So no sticky pillows.

I have never used any cream with an SPF in it. My skin is holding up pretty well. But it is mainly genes and the simple daily skin routine that I have been following since I was about 18.

As long as the day cream has SPF you're ok. I use Aldi or Lidl own brand.
The way your skin ages is down to genes and UV exposure, smoking etc.

I use soft NIVEA night and day. Works a treat.

My extensive reading and shopping tells me its sun protection and moisturising that needs to happen and that the cheaper creams are just as effective as the expensive ones. That said if you prefer the smell and feel of the more expensive ones its up to you how you spend your money. I have to say I like Clarins and Clinique face creams and every other purchase I do buy them but they do cost far too much for what they are. In between timers its L'Oreal basic and cheap in Boots.

My Mum had beautiful skin , she used ponds cold cream and wiped it off in the morning with stuff in a bottle that the Chemist mixed for her , witch hazel and glycerine . I use very little bit of Lidls Lemon Balm and Witch-hazel cream , but I suspect it is the genes that dictate wrinkles or not