Ladies-What are your best skin care or make up tips for looking younger?

Nope - no irritation. But I tried it again and used more - I got more off that time, and I rubbed in a circular motion. My face feels wonderful. :slight_smile:

StG

I’m glad that you all are getting good results from the Miracle Whip Mask. I think that the vinegar, eggs and sugar have different forms of alpha hydroxy acid that perform the heavy duty exfoliation on our faces. I too was surprised that the oil didn’t clog my pores. I wish something could be done about the vinegar fumes. They really irritate my eyes.

I have another oddball tip for everyone. Wash your face with a paste made from dry milk powder and a little water. This strange mixture will gently exfoliate your face and make it feel even more smooth. I do this after the Miracle Whip mask and my face feels smooth and clean (no more flakes and dryness).

  1. Chanel’s Ultra-Correction Nuit is fabulous. Also, their exfoliator, Gommage, made with perfect little round spheres is wonderful and doesn’t leave microscopic tears on your face like most exfoliators.
  2. Laugh a great deal and be positive.
  3. Try to have loads of sex with someone you care about (if possible.)
  4. Do have a good circle of friends. (particularly good girlfriends)
  5. Eat less (or no) meat.
  6. Go to the gym.

–pinky

anenquiringmind, it’s interesting you brought up sleeping positions. Because, as you realize, “freezing” your face in a position will cause wrinkles. And that is one of the reasons smoking is bad for your skin. Look in the mirror and pretend to put a cigarette in your mouth. See how you perse your lips? After years of smoking, those lines become more prominent.

Same things go with people who drink out a straw regularly. After years you will develop permanent indentations in your lips from sucking on that straw. Hint: Take the lid off the drink and forego the straw.

I think this might be part of the reason most people I meet can’t guess my age within 4 years…I’d have a much easier time convincing many people that I’m 18 than my actual age- 25. I have never smoked, rarely drink and have burn prone skin, so I use 30+ sunscreen on a regular basis, every season but winter(I hate being outside in the winter, or otherwise I would then too). Since I probably won’t change these things any time soon, I wonder how long it …yeah, I know " I’ll appriciate it when I’m older" but I still don’t :rolleyes:

I MUST try the miracle whip mask…my tip is pretty basic. I had really bad acne for a while a couple of years ago due to some beauty regime gone horribly wrong. the only thing that cleared my skin was pure glycerine soap, clearly natural to be exact. if acne plagues you, you may want to try it…

Good point. Sleeping belly-down will absolutely cause puffiness and wrinkling in your face and especially around the eyes. Also, the #1 cause of eye-puffinessand dark circles is putting moisturizer around the eye area. Other reasons are diet, stress and lack of sleep. Only use products specifically made for the eye area and when you apply - pat-pat-pat. No rubbing - ever!

After reading about the Miracle Whip mask in this thread, I decided to try it. Been at it for two days now, but question: Do I need to keep the MW in the refrigerator? The bottle says to refrigerate after opening, but does it matter if I’m not going to eat it? Put it on last night and, yikes, it was colder than I thought it’d be, so I’d prefer not to refrigerate. But if that’s the price to pay, so be it. Another thing: several posters to this thread complained that their spouses/s.o.'s noticed the smell even after washing off. I’ve had no problem with that. My s.o. didn’t notice anything, and I even asked him to smell my face (and told him why). He said he didn’t smell it. I’m wondering if maybe you’re getting it in your hair and then not washing it out completely. Just a thought.

Sycorax - I keep mine in the fridge, but I rub it between my hands to warm it up before I apply it to my face.

StG

Sycorax- I’ve heard that it doesnt work as well if you dont keep it in the fridge. So I tried it once and sure enough its not effective if its not refridgerated. Don’t know why. I think your right about the MW in the hair. I’ve been using this stuff for well over a year now and can tell you that the smell does not linger on me. If it did I wouldnt use it because I am so sensitive to smell that it would make me puke. I cant stand the smell of the stuff! But hey, anything for beauty, eh?

I’ve been using the MW for a few days, and I can’t believe how smooth my face is. But last night I was looking in the mirror and it looked like I had more lines on my face. Then I noticed I had a few more grey hairs than usual. I was starting to get worried. Then my husband walked by and mentioned that we were out of regular bulbs for the bathroom light, so he had to use a 100 watt.

So my tip for looking younger is, use low wattage bulbs. :smiley:

I tried the Miracle Whip last night. The smell just about knocked me over–I don’t think I’ll ever voluntarily eat Miracle Whip again–but it worked wonders for my skin! It was so soft and smooth. I tend to have a lot of redness around my nose area, right in the center of my face, and it was a lot paler after the Miracle Whip. Cool! Thanks for posting this idea!

crazy4chaucer, I’m glad you like my tip. I know what you mean about disliking Miracle Whip. The smell is horrendous. Don’t forget to use a good sunscreen.

OK ladies, three words:

Miracle Whip pedicure

I use Retinol religiously, so there isn’t a lot of stuff to slough off my face, but I can’t afford to bathe in the stuff. This did wonders for the tootsies.

I did notice something completely cool, sadly I made this discovery because I am such a slob. I put the stuff on up to about an inch above the ankle, then hung my feet off the end of the couch while I watched TV. I equipped myself with a towel because I’m not a total slob, just mostly.

When it came time to rub it off, the TV show was just getting good so I sat there and did it over the towel, and used the towel to wipe off the excess oil. I kinda forgot about it and went to bed without ever actually washing my feet.

The cool thing - this morning in the shower, a ton more stuff came off. A ton, I’m telling you, it was just about as cool (and gross) as my first Biore nose strip experience. Tonight my feet look GREAT.

You can use the Miracle Whip on your elbows, hands and lips too. You only need to leave it on your lips for about 5-10 minutes.

Slackergirl and Fluffy, those are great tips. My feet look horrible so I’m going to start miracle whipping them. Lipstick doesn’t look too good on chapped lips, so the miracle whip should keep them looking good. What I’m wondering is how the miracle whip would perform if I put it on my scalp? Hmm, maybe this weekend I’ll experiment.