facetgirl
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I'm just going to put this out there. It helps if you have chipmunk cheeks like I've had my entire life. I am not petite. My husband said the other day that I definitely don't look like other woman my age, and I told him "It's because I'm fat." Sorry, but it helps. I have to avoid the sun completely because of medication I'm on that leads to increased sun sensitivity, and I am pale as can be anyway. So no sun whatsoever. Even with SPF, I will burn.
I guess my grandmother instilled skin care into me at an early age and it stuck. I passed it on to my daughter. She is 31 and works at a college where everyone thinks she is 20.Aprilbaby
wow , impressive routine .
for myself I really want one cream that does everything .
I'm just going to put this out there. It helps if you have chipmunk cheeks like I've had my entire life. I am not petite. My husband said the other day that I definitely don't look like other woman my age, and I told him "It's because I'm fat." Sorry, but it helps. I have to avoid the sun completely because of medication I'm on that leads to increased sun sensitivity, and I am pale as can be anyway. So no sun whatsoever. Even with SPF, I will burn.
14-16 is a great size - enough to be curvy, enough to give you something to burn through if you have a terrible flu you can't eat through, and nice to cuddle up to in bedLol @Maria D, I've never heard that saying. I choose face, since I've been unable to do anything about my figure for years. I feel like my body wants to be this exact size. I'm a 14-16, and have been about the same size for literally decades. I wish I could stop feeling so self-conscious about it.
It is my feeling that women are supposed to be whatever size that they are. It is just as wrong to criticize them for being a “bag of bones” as it is to criticize them for having extra weight on their body.14-16 is a great size - enough to be curvy, enough to give you something to burn through if you have a terrible flu you can't eat through, and nice to cuddle up to in bed
As a male I don't understand this size zero obsession - women are supposed to be curvy and soft, not a bag of bones! - so I'm all for everyone enjoying their food and just enjoying life, rather than spending every day stressing about gaining a pound here and there.
As long as we keep active and eat healthily, no reason one can't be 'heavier' than some idealized 'standard' (that is not at all realistic) but still fit!
You make a very good point and my choice of wording was poor, so please accept my apologies for that.It is my feeling that women are supposed to be whatever size that they are. It is just as wrong to criticize them for being a “bag of bones” as it is to criticize them for having extra weight on their body.
I'm glad I'm not alone with this - after the hour between leaving and arriving for work, I can use one of those blue paper towel things you get in public toilets to 'mop' my brow (and everything else...) and it looks like I've just dabbed-off a glazed hamHaving excessively oily skin also helps. I'm over the hill No bags or sags or lines. No, I really don't look my age because my skin has been ridiculously oily. But as I age the oils are decreasing. I do use moisturizers though (have since my late 30's)
My current go to is CeraVe HA serum. I stopped using Keihl's for now because its making my skin VERY oily and active. It worked until the last few weeks so... gonna leave it alone until maybe October/November.
When I was younger I did not use moisturizers at ALL. It looked like someone threw vats of grease on my face, no lie...
And I do use retin A. I have not much choice.
Anyway yes, genetics plays a huge role. I take more after my father in this regard. Last time my dad visited, an acquaintance asked who the handsome guy that I came in with. I was like. "OMG , Dude, thats my DAD!! And he's married, my mom will cut you". She thought dad was 40's....
I’m 47 and just got carded on two separate occasions at a casino this past week. Lmao. But this is in stark contrast to the one time last year when I was asked if I wanted a senior discount! Ha! Ok. So what changed?
COVID 13! Ha! I gained 13 pounds. And I started using a new product—RoC brightening serum! I sought this out bc I have melasma on my upper lip! Yuck! Looks like a mustache from a distance. This product hasn’t helped with that but I’ve been told that my skin is glowing lately so I would highly recommend. I spend a lot of time in the sun but do have chipmunk cheeks and have been wearing sunscreen and big sunglasses since I was 25. I don’t think I can credit my genes with this bc my siblings are all over the place when it comes to this. I will say I am the darkest out of all of them—so there’s that!