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Beauty regimen question
Wendy wrote:
I am 40-ish and rarely wear makeup. But I've been realizing lately just how many beauty regimens I've built up over the years. I'd like to cut some if they're useless and I sometimes think I ought to wear makeup and/or contacts. Do you do these things? Do you do more? Let's see... I shampoo and condition in the shower, shave when I feel like it, and go hairy when I don't. g Brush and floss. Comb my wet hair, then leave it alone. I use Jergen's shave minimizing lotion on my legs, for both dry skin and to make the hair finer, etc. It does work for me, btw. I have pcos, which means I also have trouble with facial hair, and I recently bought some Aveeno Positively Smooth facial lotion that works even better than the Jergens for me. I plan to try it on my legs as well, see if it does a better job than the Jergens in that area. I use a pumice stone and then apply some lotion to my feet before putting on socks. No pedicures or manicures, although I trim the nails when needed. I wear sunscreen when I plan to go outside, but some days I spend inside the house all day, so just use the Aveeno. I usually don't wear makeup since I am mostly either just at home or at the gym and grocery store, but when I do wear it, I wear eyeshadow, lipcolor, and a dab of powder across my nose and forehead. That's it. I have my hubby chop the ends off my hair when it is getting to be long enough to look scraggly. Oh, I wash my face with Cetaphil, very gentle cleanser. I use the Burt's Bees citrus scrub once in a while. Usually no perfume, but I do use a scented lotion on my shoulders and arms if I want a light scent -- I bought an unscented lotion and added some carnation essential oil to make a carnation perfumed lotion. I guess that's it. I don't use the teeth whiteners, but I brush my teeth with baking soda once or twice a week and that does seem to brighten them. I drink a lot of coffee and tea, so this seems to help with the staining you can get from that. I tried getting the acrylic nails done in a French manicure one time, and loved the look, but the nails drove me nuts. They felt like thick suffocating plates over my natural nails, felt very awkward. I also couldn't stop worrying that I might get some sort of nail fungus or whatever. And I didn't like the weight of them, if that makes any sense. So, my nails are just plain and unpolished now. I like the polished look, but am not willing to spend the time to fiddle with maintenance, so instead of having chipped polish all the time, I just have unpolished, short nails. g I sometimes envy the "finished" look some of my friends have, with the tinted hair and the pretty nails. But when I honestly look at what I'm willing to do for upkeep on a daily basis, I know I just don't want to commit to that sort of look. This fits with my policy of never buying any piece of clothing that will require ironing, no matter how much I love it. I just won't be willing to mess with it. Tee shirts, sweatshirts, and jeans for me. LOL Fun to see what everyone else does -- this was a good idea for a thread. Lene' |
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Beauty regimen question
Wendy Marsden ) writes:
Andrea Luttgen wrote: Wendy ) writes: Just a thought: Have you tried face lotion or moisturizer without sunscreen? The easily irritated eyes sounds like what I used to get when putting anything with sunscreen on my face. Since discontinuing use of said products I haven't had it once. Besides, IMHO, if you don't spend hours and hours outdoors you won't benefit from the added sunscreen anyways. That's a good idea. No, I haven't tried face cream without sunscreen that I recall - it just seemed like such a sensible idea that I've always bought the mutlipurpose kind. And it DOES sting my eyes like crazy if I get sweaty. In fact, I often avoid putting lotion near my eyes or on my forehead if I think I might sweat. Exactly my experience as well. AL -- "It's a good thing the world turned out to be round, putting a satellite into a square orbit would have been expensive." (Author unknown) |
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Beauty regimen question
"Jennifer Austin" ) writes:
"Wendy Marsden" wrote in message ... That's a good idea. No, I haven't tried face cream without sunscreen that I recall - it just seemed like such a sensible idea that I've always bought the mutlipurpose kind. And it DOES sting my eyes like crazy if I get sweaty. In fact, I often avoid putting lotion near my eyes or on my forehead if I think I might sweat. Sounds crazy but are you sure it's the lotion and not your shampoo? I read in Runner's World that you should try to use a gentle shampoo, preferably unscented, because residues end up in your eyes when you sweat. Anyway I prefer to add my sunscreen separately from my lotion. In my case, I'm sure about it. Since discontinuing the sunscreen stuff I didn't get the irritated eyes once and I'm still using the same shampoo. Besides, what the sunscreen does to my eyes is worse than anything I ever had from getting shampoo or soap into my eyes. AL -- "It's a good thing the world turned out to be round, putting a satellite into a square orbit would have been expensive." (Author unknown) |
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