skin care secrets for women 50+

Brits Just Wanna Have Fun

Posted on 02/26/2013 by | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionWhen Helen Mirren, 67, turned up with punky-pink hair at the BAFTA awards in London, we cheered. When Maggie Smith, 78, admitted to being “spiky” and using the f-word a lot during her 60 Minutes interview, we laughed. We adore Helena Bonham Carter, 46, for her off-beat ensembles like wacky Madame Thenardier’s in Les Miserables.  Trudie Styler, 59, wears leather and clingy dresses to save the Rain Forest and  keeps Sting going after thirty years!  Even the Queen is cool …

3 Tricks to Looking Like A Grown-up Diva

Posted on 01/23/2013 by | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionMost of us will never walk the Red Carpet, dance at an Inaugural Ball or win an Oscar, but thanks to ramped up post-50 lifestyles, drop-dead dresses and full-on makeup, a stunning look can still be part of the game plan.  We do obsess now about how much skin to show. We debate baring a mature decolletage and wiggly arms. We worry about our bellies (I mean, who has a perfectly flat one anymore?), muffin tops and thighs.  We wonder …

Shop De-Agers With A Beauty Scientist!

Posted on 12/12/2012 by | Beauty | Comments

Beauty & FashionStanding in the skin care aisle of any drugstore or mass marketer and it is easy to become overwhelmed as hundreds of anti-aging products claim miracles. Jars, tubes and pump bottles say they “sculpt and lift” saggy skin, provide “an immediate tightening sensation” or “instantly correct dark circles.” Some boast having the highest percentage of collagen boosters or the most peptides or exotic ingredients like dragon’s blood (don’t worry, it’s tree sap) or stem cells. Uh-huh. We weren’t born yesterday …