Share a Beauty secret

[RCT]

Do you have a beauty secret you care to share?

I shave my legs with baby oil, never get nicks or cuts and they are smooth afterwards

[Amy]

I have always used Ivory soap on my face and Vaseline to take off my makeup (when I remember to put some on). I don't look a day over 40!! LOL

[Cathy]

I'm at a point where this thought amuses me. Beauty secret?? okay:

I don't wear the appropriate corrective lenses when I look in the mirror. I still look like I'm in my early 30s. At least that's what I can see. LOL
(somehow the gray still shows in my hair-but my eyes are still getting worse, so there's hope that will resolve too) ;)

[Diane]

I always wash/rinse my hair with rain water, or when it's not available... distilled water. It leaves my hair feeling soft...

[Mickey]

:lol: Amy and Cathy, you two kill me!

I use a buff puff every day in the shower and I look very young for my age (that's what people always tell me, anyway!). My mother is the same (always looked younger than she was) and she always washes her face with Irish Spring! LOL! My cousin is an esthetician (into skin care/make-up) and she cringes when we tell her what we do! She has this 7- or 8-step regimen that she follows nightly and another regimen in the morning. And we look younger! ;) (I'm pretty sure it's all in the genes!)

[AnnW]

the gentle buff puff is great as long as you aren't too rough cause that can cause broken capillaries. actually exfoiliating is a great thing for your skin.


mine is to wear sunscreen every single day. unless you never go outside, you get more sun on your face than you realize. my moisturizer has it so it's not a big deal to think about. sun damage can be deadly besides aging.

[RCT]

I always wash/rinse my hair with rain water, or when it's not available... distilled water. It leaves my hair feeling soft...

WOW, do you wash it every day?

[Mickey]

the gentle buff puff is great as long as you aren't too rough cause that can cause broken capillaries. actually exfoiliating is a great thing for your skin.


mine is to wear sunscreen every single day. unless you never go outside, you get more sun on your face than you realize. my moisturizer has it so it's not a big deal to think about. sun damage can be deadly besides aging.

According to my cousin, you are not supposed to exfoliate every day--she keeps begging me to stop. :grimace:

Sunscreen! Yes--must use sunscreen. (I need to be better about that!)

I avoid the sun like crazy and have a friend who moved here from PA--she sun worships and it's so weird to me because no one does that here. People don't "lay out" with baby oil trying to get a tan. I told her she's going to look like Magda from There's Something About Mary one day and she says, "But I'll look great until then!" (Uh...you will?)

http://www.sunless.com/features/images/magdawithfoilsmall.jpg

[Diane]

http://www.sunless.com/features/images/magdawithfoilsmall.jpg

:lol: too funny!

[AnnW]

According to my cousin, you are not supposed to exfoliate every day--she keeps begging me to stop. :grimace:



definitely, no more than once a week...maybe twice at the most.

[AnnW]

Sunscreen! Yes--must use sunscreen. (I need to be better about that!)

I avoid the sun like crazy and have a friend who moved here from PA--she sun worships and it's so weird to me because no one does that here. People don't "lay out" with baby oil trying to get a tan. I told her she's going to look like Magda from There's Something About Mary one day and she says, "But I'll look great until then!" (Uh...you will?)

http://www.sunless.com/features/images/magdawithfoilsmall.jpg


it makes me crazy how many people think 'well, i don't lay out in the sun so i don't have to wear sunscreen'. walking the dog, going in and out of the car on errands, working in the yard...are all out in the sun!
skin cancer and sun damage are not pretty.

[angie r]

it makes me crazy how many people think 'well, i don't lay out in the sun so i don't have to wear sunscreen'. walking the dog, going in and out of the car on errands, working in the yard...are all out in the sun!
skin cancer and sun damage are not pretty.

That's so true! Don't forget skiing in the winter too! Dd's face was red yesterday after we had our first break from winter and the kids were out all day. It wasn't warm enough for me to even think about sun screen!

[AnnW]

It wasn't warm enough for me to even think about sun screen!

warm doesn't have anything to do with the need for sunscreen. ;)

[RCT]

warm doesn't have anything to do with the need for sunscreen. ;)

I agree Ann!

The sun is supper dangerous when its overcast, just because you don't see it like on a HOT day doesn't mean its not hitting you....always sunscreen yourself and your family!

[Diane]

definitely, no more than once a week...maybe twice at the most.

I didn't realize that... but I still only did it about every other day. Looks like I'd better cut it down a bit too. :)

[Diane]

I agree Ann!

The sun is supper dangerous when its overcast, just because you don't see it like on a HOT day doesn't mean its not hitting you....always sunscreen yourself and your family!

I always sunscreened my kids/dck's but never used it myself. I hate the way it feels on my skin. (to say nothing about the smell)

[AnnW]

I always sunscreened my kids/dck's but never used it myself. I hate the way it feels on my skin. (to say nothing about the smell)

you should at least put it on our face.
do you not wear moisturizer? if so, just get the sunscreen in your moisturizer.

[Diane]

you should at least put it on our face.
do you not wear moisturizer? if so, just get the sunscreen in your moisturizer.

I could do that... if I thought about it, which I usually don't. LOL

[AnnW]

I could do that... if I thought about it, which I usually don't. LOL

do you not wear moisturizer?

[Diane]

do you not wear moisturizer?

Yep... at least three times a day. I'm just not thinking sunscreen as I'm putting it on.

[RCT]

A lot of moisturizers come with Sunscreen in them..you should double check yours...

[MaryL]

A lot of moisturizers come with Sunscreen in them..you should double check yours...

I was going to say the same thing...alot of them have an spf of at least 15. I always wear sunscreen...esp on my face. I don't need the sun aggrevating my rosacea, that's for sure.

[MaryL]

I always wash/rinse my hair with rain water, or when it's not available... distilled water. It leaves my hair feeling soft...

I've never known anyone who actually does this. How do you store the rain water?? How much do you go through while rinsing? It would seem like you would use alot to wash...and then another good amount to rinse.

[MaryL]

Beauty secret? Hmmmm....I almost always get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. I just feel better when I do....plus no "tired eyes", etc.

I always remove my makeup before bed (I know some friends who don't...yuck! ;) ).


I drink a lot of water...makes my skin look better.

[RCT]

Beauty secret? Hmmmm....I almost always get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. I just feel better when I do....plus no "tired eyes", etc.

I always remove my makeup before bed (I know some friends who don't...yuck! ;) ).


I drink a lot of water...makes my skin look better.

Oh that is one of my favorite ones.

[Diane]

I've never known anyone who actually does this. How do you store the rain water?? How much do you go through while rinsing? It would seem like you would use alot to wash...and then another good amount to rinse.

Each/every time it rains I'd put a few containers out to catch the rain. I'd pour it in old milk cartains and use them as needed. It leaves my hair feeling very soft.

[Diane]

Beauty secret? Hmmmm....I almost always get 7-8 hours of sleep a night. I just feel better when I do....plus no "tired eyes", etc.

I always remove my makeup before bed (I know some friends who don't...yuck! ;) ).


I drink a lot of water...makes my skin look better.

I also remove my make up before going to bed, but I know a lot of people who don't. I drink at least 5 or 6 9oz. bottles of water a day and I've found my skin has been in a lot better condition for it. I haven't had a pop in almost 3 weeks. 8o

[MaryL]

I haven't had a pop in almost 3 weeks. 8o I "give up" soda for Lent...and drink WAY more water during that time. I love my Diet Coke, though. Thinking about letting myself only have it on Sundays (after Lent, of course). The water is much better for me.

[MaryL]

Each/every time it rains I'd put a few containers out to catch the rain. I'd pour it in old milk cartains and use them as needed. It leaves my hair feeling very soft.

That makes sense...just seems like you'd need a lot! (I wash my hair everyday...I'd go through a lot of it, I think.)

[AnnW]

Yep... at least three times a day. I'm just not thinking sunscreen as I'm putting it on.

you moisturize you face 3 times a day??? wow! i just put it on once in the am and then after i wash my face before bed.
get a daytime moisturizer with sunscreen. nueutragena healthy is a good one..has all sort of good antioxidents too.

[AnnW]

I drink a lot of water...makes my skin look better.

yes!!!! water is a must.

[Diane]

I "give up" soda for Lent...and drink WAY more water during that time. I love my Diet Coke, though. Thinking about letting myself only have it on Sundays (after Lent, of course). The water is much better for me.

I'm actually not missing it as much as I thought I would. At least now I'm finding myself grabbing for a water instead of a pop first. I do feel much better without it. I think all that fizz was doing something to my stomach.

[Diane]

That makes sense...just seems like you'd need a lot! (I wash my hair everyday...I'd go through a lot of it, I think.)

My hair is pretty short, so I don't use a lot. If I run out I use regular water... but I would rather use rain water.

[RCT]

I'm actually not missing it as much as I thought I would. At least now I'm finding myself grabbing for a water instead of a pop first. I do feel much better without it. I think all that fizz was doing something to my stomach.

Good for you Diane!

I gave up soda about 6 months ago and won't ever go back to it.....its so bloating

[Diane]

Good for you Diane!

I gave up soda about 6 months ago and won't ever go back to it.....its so bloating

I hear you on the bloating.... 8o (and good for you too :) )

[AnnW]

My hair is pretty short, so I don't use a lot. If I run out I use regular water... but I would rather use rain water.

a thought just occured to me...are you only doing this during the summer or do you melt snow to do it in the winter??

[Diane]

a thought just occured to me...are you only doing this during the summer or do you melt snow to do it in the winter??

:lol: Only during the summer...

[Diane]

WOW, do you wash it every day?

Oh yes... you should see my hair when I wake up in the morning. MAJOR bed head, it's sticking up all over the place. :lol: (quite scary... :lol: )

[Melody]

I use a tinted moisturizer (instead of foundation) with spf 15 in it. I think my moisturizer has it too, not sure. I only put moisturizer on in the am. Truth, I don't remove my make up at night. I used to but I am falling asleep earlier than I think I will at night ( on the sofa) then go up to bed and don't think about it. When I sunblock the kids in the morning, I put it on me too. Don't drink enough water, but am getting better. No soda.

[DMS]

I don't think of it as a secret, because I only do it at the unwavering insistence of my dermatologist, but I wear a sunscreen with SPF 41 - 55 on my face and chest. I try to put it on the tops of my hands, too.

[vea29]

Once in a blue moon..I take the tiniest dab of vasiline rub it into my hands and run my fingers through my hair. Makes it silky....but do to much or to often and it gets greasy.

i never think to take my makeup off at night...but don't wear much of any.

[Diane]

Once in a blue moon..I take the tiniest dab of vasiline rub it into my hands and run my fingers through my hair. Makes it silky....but do to much or to often and it gets greasy.

i never think to take my makeup off at night...but don't wear much of any.

I can't stand not to wash my face/take my makeup off before I to go bed. I'm sure I'd probably wake up looking like a raccoon if I didn't. :lol:

[jill_alcher]

A secret to a beautiful you would be a proper diet and lots of exercise. And of course, beauty comes from within..never keep bad vibes on your system. It will make you look 5 times older! :)