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Every woman 50 + has a love/hate affair with her hair and a mental slide show of our greatest hits and disasters. Mine includes the day I cut bangs (yay!), the week I went back to brunette on Monday and blonded up again on Friday (oy!) and the shag that puffed up into a frizzball (never again!)…
More single women 50-plus are traveling alone this winter season. Some prefer the easy package of a cruise or resort. Others head for adventure, exotic locales or the culture of a foreign city. Travel is always a challenge and safety is now an extra issue. We like feeling comfy and independent but…
The newest neighborhood hangout isn't a cozy coffee bar or a nail salon, but a hybrid day spa offering the hottest dermatological de-aging procedures in luxurious surroundings. As a beauty editor I've never really enjoyed the usual steaming, squeezing, exfoliating benefits of facials. I'm not even…
Eye shadow palettes are our newest vice. They offer instant gratification, fun browsing with a de-aging bonus. Cosmetic company researchers spurred on by makeup artists and impressive sales numbers have realized our demo prefers multi-shade palettes to single shadows or duos. One great palette can…
Never a dull moment. Every day there's a new beauty app or techie tool to fill a so-called void. Well, there's a difference between availability and need. Do you really need an iPhone app that scans your moles, evaluating and tracking them, or one that alerts your frizz-prone hair to rain or…
Sorry, friends, but statement specs, sunnies and readers are not stand-ins for eye cream and concealer. Treatment, makeup and glasses need to be in sync. That's why beauty guru Bobbi Brown is launching an innovative eye wear collection with Safilo in February that includes optical frames,…
Legendary painter Georgia O' Keeffe would have been 125 next month but her minimalist boho style is ageless. She could step out of Vogue today, except for the pruney wrinkles and brown spots. A weather-beaten complexion may be authentic and "beautiful" in black and white photos, but for us? No…
Boots are our seasonal obsession. Those of us 50-plus with heavy legs hate when sales people say, "Athletic muscular legs are hot; look at Beyonce and Serena Williams." Or, "They'll stretch, leather gives," or "let me help you get those off." Unlike tummies, you can't suck in big calves or cankles…
Clint Eastwood, Seal, Tony Danza and Bruce Jenner are all up for grabs. So what are you waiting for ? Whether you're a cougar or prefer peers, you may find that everyone's looking for love... again. Besides dating sites, social networking makes reconnecting with old friends, college boyfriends,…
We're suckers for any makeup that says naked, camera-ready, invisible, illuminating, firming or lifting on the label. The gap between our expectations (miracles) and reality (improvement) doesn't matter. So far only cosmetic surgery, laser resurfacing, fillers and Botox or, of course, Photoshop can…