Lois Joy Johnson

Biography: Lois Joy Johnson is an award-winning beauty and style editor known for her down to earth accessible reporting and advice for women 50 +. Lois was one of the founding editors of MORE magazine and its beauty and fashion director from 1997 to 2008. Her best-selling beauty book THE MAKEUP WAKEUP launched in 2011 and the fashion sequel THE WARDROBE WAKEUP launches December 2012. Lois lives in Westchester, New York with her husband and is the mother of two daughters and a Yorkie-Poo Louie.

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Wedding After 50? 3 Things You Need to Know

Posted on 05/16/2013 by Lois Joy Johnson | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & Fashion | Home & FamilyHere’s your to-do list. #1: Go see The Big Wedding with Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon and get in the mood. #2: Get a thumbs up from your friends, family, therapist, private investigator (only half kidding ) and a solid signed pre-nup. Whether this is your first, second or third marriage after 50 do it your way. I’ve been married three times to date. Eight years ago this month a sequin pencil skirt and a white cashmere top was my …

Mother’s Day Gifts We Won’t Return

Posted on 05/9/2013 by Lois Joy Johnson | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionSend this to your kids ASAP before May 12 because how many coffee mugs, picture frames and robes do you really need ? Thanks a lot guys- but we’re not the same moms at 50+ we were at 25, 35 or 45.Here are some hints to get you going: FOR THE MOM IN TRANSITION. We’re reinventing our lives, dealing with a financial crisis or downsizing from house to condo, marriage to singledom,moving to a new town or going back to …

Is That Skin Cancer on My Chest?!

Posted on 04/30/2013 by Lois Joy Johnson | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionWant to hear something scary ? The sun is getting brighter, there is less protective ozone and we’re spending more time outdoors exposed to UV rays due to global climate changes (spring now starts earlier and fall begins later!). And if that isn’t enough to send you running to your dermatologist: UV exposure increases 33 % for every 20 % of ozone layer loss, resulting in a 33 % increase in the rate of skin cancer. Who says? Top research …

The DIY Facelift on Your Bathroom Shelf

Posted on 04/24/2013 by Lois Joy Johnson | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionDid she or didn’t she? I love the way Bo Derek, 56 and Lauren Hutton, 69 are aging but I actually have no idea what these former sun tanners do to look so amazing. We all have friends, colleagues and neighbors who look suspiciously good these days too. Is it a facelift? Lasers? Fillers? Maybe, but the real secret might be retinol — the non prescription alternative to Rx Retin-A. I know what you’re thinking; lots of us still have …

Is Green Beauty All Hype?

Posted on 04/17/2013 by Lois Joy Johnson | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionEarth Day is April 22 and I feel a little guilty. There’s Helen Hunt 49, wearing an eco-friendly H&M gown at the Oscars, Meryl Streep 63, promoting environmental food awareness, Bette Midler 67, greening up with her New York Restoration Project and Darryl Hannah 52, chaining herself to trees. All I’m doing is recyling, buying organic, doing yoga and worrying obsessively about climate change, polar bears, whales, bushfires, earthquakes, the next tsunami, and carbon pollution in the daily news. I …

Ten Pounds Til’ Spring Jeans!

Posted on 04/10/2013 by Lois Joy Johnson | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionWhere did those extra pounds come from? This is the question of the month as millions of women 50+ shop for new jeans. Goodbye camouflaging layers, cozy carbs, festive cocktails, holiday desserts and SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Hello muffin tops, flab and a belly that wasn’t there last time we checked. Common sense (and the daily media surge of diet and exercise warnings) says get your booty to the gym and start eating healthy again because the warm weather won’t …