I wash my face once a day with cleansing grains. I don’t moisturize, and I take at least an hour long walk every day without sunscreen.
I’m 47 and look at least 10 years younger.
But I don’t smoke, I drink lots of water, and I sleep on a floor mat without a pillow.
I tried the miracle Miracle Whip last night. Shirley, You’re right. My skin does feel very smooth. I was surprised at the vinegary smell and found it was just easier to close my eyes for the first 10 minutes.
StG
there are times perhaps when spouses need to keep secrets from each other, me thinks. 
I wasn’t letting it dry on my face. I will do that next time.
I tried to find the forum you talked about but when ever I clicked on message boards, it said it was forbidden.
maybe you could post a direct link?
I cannot recommend Renova enough–of course you need a prescription…it seems to remove tiny lines, firm-up and moisturize…I freakin’ GLOW!
28–still get ID’d
I wish I would have taken pictures to show you all.
I have (had, yay!) really bad horozontal lines across my forehead from a lifelong habit of raising my eyebrows. Why the habit? High forehead that I was sensitive about and it was a misguided attempt to make it look smaller. Yes, I AM an idiot.
I don’t care too much about it anymore, plus the older I get, the lower my hairline moves. Weird, but true. Anyway, I decided to give a shot to growing out my bangs and there were the wrinkles!
I tried making a conscious effort to NOT raise my eyebrows but the habit has apparently been deeply ingrained. Sorta like those wrinkles.
The Botox was easy, totally painless and pretty cheap ($300). The longer you use it, the more atrophied your muscles become so the less you have to use it.
I had my dermatologist do it and he did a great job. I still can raise my eyebrows and make expressions, just not to the degree I could before. It’s cool.
I’m sorry, Bad News Baboon, I don’t know how to do direct links. If you have any “Creating Direct Links for Dummies” suggestions, let me know and I’ll practice. Make sure your suggestions are basic enough for a two year old to understand. I might only scratch my head for two minutes instead of two hours.
I did the Miracle Whip thing tonight and have to say, my skin does look nice just one facial into it. However, it never fully “dried” because of the oil in the Miracle Whip. Was I just too impatient? I thought it would probably never fully dry so at some point I just rolled the drier parts off as described.
Like Juanita, I too have eczema on my face. I’m 22, but the eczema ages my skin a lot. I’ve always been told I look older than my age, even before the eczema. Back then it was a compliment, but it is slowly becoming a mixed compliment. I wash my face two to three times a day with Cetaphil Gentle Cleaner, but I’ve also had luck with Aveeno Oatmeal soap (I don’t know the real name, it’s a bar). I use the Aveeno when I need to get makeup off, or when I’m using the Eucerin a lot. I use three different moisurizers, depending on the condition of my skin. Eucerin is the most intense, it’s increadibly greasy, but when the eczema is bad, that’s what I need. Then there’s the Aveeno, which is my daily moisurizer. I used to use the basic daily kind, but decided to try the new Positively Radiant stuff. It has SPF 15, and is supposed to make me glow. It took about a week for me to see any difference, but now I love it. When my skin is broken out (generally around my period) I mix some of Clean and Clear (it has salinyc acid in it) with Aveeno and apply to the oily, broken out area. I also have some Protopic ointment that was perscribed to me that I use on the more stubborn eczema patches.
I can’t wait to try the Miracle Whip mask. I have a suspicion that once the dead skin is minimized, the Protopic will work more effectively at getting rid of the patches. Could be worse, my sisters both have psorisis. Neither on their face, but still.
Cranky - Mine didn’t dry, but I waited for about 25 minutes and sort of massaged it off. I did that over a sink - it was pretty messy. That seemed to do the trick. You’re right about it not drying (which is sort of the point, I guess).
StG
Cranky & St. Germain, make sure you are applying only about 1 tablespoon of Miracle Whip on your dry face and neck, using dry hands. You want just enough Miracle Whip to easily smooth over your face and neck without being too much. It’s hard to describe the amount because different people need different amounts. Experiment with the amount and use the least amount of Miracle Whip that it takes to just cover your face and neck. HTH.
While waiting an HOUR in the exam room at my dermatologist’s office today, I took a gander at his Before/After Botox Photo Album…not bad. Although several of them, I thought, looked as if they had lost the ability to make facial expressions. The picture would say, “Patient attempting to raise eyebrows” or “Patient attempting to squint”, and they seemed unable to do said actions. Is that the point? To atrophy those muscles into an unmovable emotionless expression?
I’ve been told before that I have nice skin, so I’ll hop in here. The tips I think are important are… hmm… well, for one thing, don’t go so much for a matte finish on your face. Leave your nose and cheeks a little shiny. It’s that glow thing. You look ‘dewy’ rather than all dried out.
I think a hairstyle being a little longer is youthful – it seems like a lot of women go and practically get their heads shaved when they hit 40.
For breakout prone skin, I like Lancome’s clarifiance cleanser… it is the oil free blue stuff.
Does anyone know of a good under eye cream that does not clog pores? I can’t wear the kind with any fruit acids. Moisturizer around my eyes always seems to clog my pores around my eyes and get into my eyes, making my contacts go all blurry.
my sister and i are only 2 years apart but the difference in how we looked is bizarre. i dont smoke, dont drink, never wear make up and spend most of the summer hiding from the sun, i also dont have kids.
my sister on the other hand spend the 80’s and 90’s under a thick layer of make up, both drinks and occasionaly smokes and is a sun bunnie. she has 3 kids all under 4 years old.
at 28 im frequently mistaken for about 10 years younger than i really am, she on the other hand has been mistaken for 40 on a number of occasions.
i guess that lil blurb was just to enforce the dont smoke dont worship the sun comments which have gone before.
Looks like a lot of us have tried the Miracle Whip tonight.
I did and was very surprised at the results…
What do you say we all meet back here once a
month to compare notes?
Should be interesting…
Also let me put in my two cents worth…concerning skin care…
#1. Do NOT sleep on your stomach or your side with your face smushed into a pillow. On the suggestion of a friend I laid down on my pillow and squished my face into it JUST LIKE I usually do
and held a mirror up and looked at my face and was HORRIFIED at what I saw.
I could see where most of my wrinkles were coming from.
You can bet I sleep on my back now…
#2 I have smoked for many years and LOVE an occasional margarita
and I’ve been told I look WAY younger than I am… ( go figure)
I also love the sun and so far so good… I may regret it but we will see…
#3. I have always believed all that scrubbing and washing and
pulling and tugging and wiping helps age people, so I have never even washed my face. Whatever shampoo dribbles down seems to take care of it nicely…
bwk- I use Clinique Anti Gravity eye cream and don’t have any problems with it as far as causing bumps or being greasy. It really takes care of the bags too!
anenquiringmind-This is exactly the way I sleep almost every single night with my face completely smashed in a pillow!! I’ve tried to stop it by sleeping on my back but when I wake up, there I am all smashed up in the pillow!! I think I’ll try harder to stop!
I also have been using the Miracle Whip mask for about a year now and have had such great results from it I only have to use it about once or twice a week now. If you all have any questions about it maybe I can be of some help!
I thought you were all bonkers but I tried the Miracle Whip mask last night and Kraft should definitely get out of the salad dressing dept. and into the cosmetics. I am amazed at the difference. I don’t get it; is it the vinegar? That just would be acidic, wouldn’t it, and I have used alpha-hydroxy creams with nowhere near the results that MW gives. I plan to use it regularly from now on.
missbunny- I think its a combination of the eggs and definetely the vinegar. The oil in it is helpful too which is surprising to me because I have combination skin with a tendency to break out and the oil does not clog my pores! This is heavy duty exfoliation and my skin loves it! If I slack off and don’t use the MWM for a week or two, I can see the difference.
I didn’t notice the smell right off but I had insomnia last night and every time I dozed off I would awake with Ham Sandwich wafting through my brain. It was very annoying.
I’ve been trying the Miracle Whip mask, and it makes me faces softer, but I’m not getting much off in the way of gunk. I’m not using too much - less than a teaspoon, I’d guess. Enough to thinly cover my face. I let it stay on for about 1/2 hour and then tried to rub it off. Very little came off with it. Am I doing something wrong?
StG
It doesn’t sound like you’re doing anything wrong StGermain. It just sounds like you don’t have a lot of dead skin that you need to shed right now. Are your fingers completely dry when you rub the MW off? SOmetimes that can mess it up. I leave mine on for about 1/2 hour too. Sometimes I leave it on longer but I’ve got pretty tough skin! Is your face red or irritated?