For dry skin zones on the body - baby oil on wet skin straight out of the shower. I used to get dry itchy skin on my legs. I don’t any more.
A Dead Sea Mud treatment is fantastic. It makes your whole body so smoooooooooth. Look for Dead Sea Mud masks in sachets. Montagne Jeunesse do a good cheap one.
Shirley is right about the odd shapes of bras today - where are these pointy titted ladies that they design them for?
baby oil and vaseline are very good moisturisers.
exfoliate once a week (loofah, body brush or salt/sugar/oil/honey mixture)
pluck eyebrows daily, even if they look ok in the morning…they won’t by dinnertime.
do weights.
smile.
ok medstar,
so I tried this.
well see how it works…
but how do you get rid of the smell?!
i washed my face super good and i could still smell the miracle whip.
mr baboon said he felt like he was kissing a ham sandwich.
Good stuff so far, but jeez people, don’t forget your hands. Age spots and thin skin are the biggest giveaway in the over 50 set.
I don’t do anything spectacularly special, except that I don’t buy any moisturizer without sunscreen, and I use it regularly. Most of the major brands have one.
Genrally I use ROC Protient stuff for day on my face. If I’m getting more than incidental exposure I’ll slap on an SPF 45. My mom has one she really loves, “Skin Health” I think. It’s freaking expensive, but felt really nice when I tried some last month. When my current goop runs out I’ll probably shell out the big bucks.
Bad News Baboon, make sure your hands and face are dry when applying the miracle whip and wait 20-30 minutes until the mask is dry. Then, still using dry fingers, gently rub all over your face and neck until you get a sensation of something rubbing off of your face. The sensation is hard to explain. When you can’t rub anything else off, wash your face with a gentle cleanser and follow up with a moisturizer if needed. It might take a couple of sessions to achieve rub-off. It might be that you don’t have a thick build up of dead cells. About the smell, that’s the big drawback to this process. The vinegar fumes really irritate my eyes, but the result is worth it. Don’t forget about using a sunscreen to protect your new skin. And make sure to read about the process at www.icompact.com in the Skincare II forum.
This is positively hysterical.
How does Mr. Baboon know what kissing a ham sandwich is like? Is he having a fling with the lunch meat while refrigerator door is shut and the lights are off? D
You’ve convinced me to go buy some Miracle Whip. I read some of Janni’s comments and will try to give it 2 months. I don’t think there’s any way I’m going to do it morning and night. I’d rather sleep. My only question is, I have a party I’m going to in about 6 weeks - I’ve read what was said about breakouts hitting within those first two months - should I hold off if I want to look at all presentable for the shindig?
StG
That’s a tough call, St.Germain. I found that while I did have some breakouts surface, they usually disappeared within a day or two if I left them alone. In my experience, my skin changed so dramatically that no one else noticed the breakouts. You might want to brush on some matching loose powder to camouflage them–liquid foundation just seems to spotlight blemishes.
Another product I use which I love: Bare Escentuals Mineral Powder foundation. It’s a powder (duh) which you brush on. I use #3 which seems to match my skin perfectly. I find that it brushes on sheerly but covers beautifully. I never feel like I’ve got a mask on my face. Hope this helps.
Just the thought of putting Vaseline or baby oil on my face give me a pimple!
46-year old, who grew up in Southern California…
As others have been saying: Wear sunscreen. And a hat.
I also come from a family with “young-looking” genes, but even they can’t overcome years of sun exposure. Otherwise, I’ve been good to my skin: eye makeup and lipstick, with the occasional foundation. Wash with water, no soap. I’ve started using some Clarins products to moisturize. They’re light.
I also accepted the fact that I AM wrinkling. Once I did that, they didn’t seem as deep. Or maybe my eyesight is worsening. GAH! Well, I still hope I look as good as my Mom at 83 years old.
For great skin, eat raw onions. For good health, eat garlic. No, really. Drink LOTS of water (which I don’t do, and should.) Oatmeal masks for breakouts.
Umm. I don’t really take very good care of myself. But those are my tips.
Thanks, Medstar - I’m terribly pale - it’s very hard to find foundation that’s light enough. Revlon used to have an “alabaster” which was lighter than their ivory. Unfortunately, it seems to have been taken off the market.
StG
Ok, I’ve just caved in today and decided to slather my face with Miracle Whip.
Holy Moly, my skin feels so darn soft.
No break outs detected so far, but it’s only been a day.
The bad side so far seems that my husband is very attracted to my “ham sandwich” aroma. Feh.
6.weekly heavy duty scrub [use pure 100% clay cheapo CAT LITTER ground up into a powder]. One sack of that will last forever.
and a Godiva chocolate champagne truffle to put that Mona Lisa smile on my face.
Industrial strength sunblock, every day and on every exposed inch of skin.
Wash your face twice at night. The frist time is get all the grime off. The second time is to cleanse the skin.
Retinol and a good vitamin c cream at night.
Always use eye cream at night.
Wear foundation that matches your skin tone perfectly. It should also be the correct formula for your skin.
Curl you lashes and wear black mascara. Brown can just make you look tired.
Hmmm…I think I’m going to put the Miracle Whip idea in my back pocket until I need it. I don’t have much dead skin at this point, and the baking soda scrub is working well for me.
And my husband likes ham sandwiches a little too much. I have a hard time fending him off as it is! 
I am the despair of the cosmetics consultant. While I haven’t been asked for ID recently, on my last birthday, when I said I was 32, I got a couple of jaw-drops and two people said they’d had me pegged at 25 or so. Apparently sans glasses I look even younger.
Cosmetics consultants hate me, because all I use is ordinary soap and water, and a cheapo mudmask maybe once every five or six months. I don’t wear a lot of makeup either - it’s been nearly a year since I used foundation, and a couple of months since I used something as basic as eyeliner.
Farrah Fawcett is a role model for all of us on what NOT to do:
She does hit the gym, though. She still has a fabulous figure. There’s nothing that will age a woman like weight. I should know. 
I said the exact same thing OUTLOUD when I read her post. Seems awfully young for Botox, but then I’m 25 with remaining moderate acne, so what do I know?
I use the Clinique Skin Care line plus a load of acne meds, creams, and lotions provided by my fabo dermatologist. He truly is fabo despite my acne. You should have seen me before.
I also interchange moisturizers by Clinique: Renewal Cream, Thirst Relief, and Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion.
I just started moisturizing my hands more recently because I noticed how aged my 25-year old hands looked next to my high school students’ hands. Damn youth wasted on the young…
I forgot an obvious one: Don’t smoke.
My mom has smoked since she was a teen. Her older sister does not. The difference in their skin is dramatic. Aunt looks at least 20 years younger than mom. I can’t even imagine how my mom’s lungs look.
