Vain Ladies of DU...Your favorite beauty secrets

[bamademo]

Neutragena self micro-dermabrasion kit. Worth the 40 dollars. Have really seen improvement.

What do you like?

[WindRavenX]

1. Clinique facial moisturizer

Yummu.

[AlCzervik]

2. vodka, after a few i sure think i look pretty.

[noiretextatique]

3. shea butter

works wonders on the skin and great for my locs too.

[Bouncy Ball]

5. You made me think of another.

That Sugar Body Scrub stuff. That has shea butter in it. It exfoliates in the shower, but the shea butter makes your skin SO damn soft when you towel off. Wow. It's amazing.

[noiretextatique]

10. shea butter is amazing stuff

is softens and exfoliates...plus it gives the skin a nice healthy glow...and it's a natural sun block. and it's good for arthritis and circulation problems...a lot of other things. it's great for the hair and scalp too.

[Bouncy Ball]

4. ...

:cry:

I have no beauty secrets. I'm sitting here racking my brain. Um.....a good pair of tweezers?

Cough it up for a good pedicure every now and then so you won't have donkey hooves?

Oh! I know! If you have coarse, curly, thick hair just spend the damn money on a REALLY good cut and style every six weeks. I used to be chinchey about it and go to Supercuts and the like and it just looked like shit. Then I found a hairstylist with magic hands and GLADLY pay the money every six weeks for a cut, color and highlights (highlights only every third visit). Professional color, professional cut. WAAAAY worth it, imo. I have total strangers ask me where I get my hair cut, compliment the hairstyle, color, etc.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

6. If you have curly hair: Bed Head Small Talk is great...

a few squirts, some scrunches, and a blow dry with a diffuser. Makes the hair look great and soft. Oh, and don't forget Pantene Hydrating Curls. I use the 2 in 1 and it does perfectly.
Duckie

[Bouncy Ball]

14. I have naturally curly hair but I wear it straight.

So I use Frizz-Ease and gel on wet hair then blow dry straight. Then I add a bit of pomade for moisture (dry hair). If needed, I use a straightening iron, too.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

17. I paid for this look. LOL

I hate my straight hair.
Duckie

[TexasSissy]

7. Sun block. Sun block. Sun block. At least a 35 strength.

The sun does all sorts of horrid things to the skin, from wrinkles to splotches.

I also like face creams with glycolic acid in them.

Third: exercise gets the circulation going and gets oxygen to the skin.

Fourth: A breast lift! Wow! Was that an improvement! (not an augmentation; just the lift)

Next: Blepharoplasty (eye job). Anyone had that done?

[RebelOne]

13. Yes, yes, sun screen. That is the most important

beauty secret. My moisturizer and my makeup both have a sunscreen of 15 to 30 SPF. I learned that from living in South Florida most of my life. I had friends and even my own mother who developed skin cancer from the sun.

[Bouncy Ball]

15. I'd like a reduction AND a lift.

Wow, that would be nice.

And on the sun screen, YES. Moisturizer with sunscreen, foundation with sunscreen and stay the HELL out of the sun.

And a lot of women forget sunscreen on the backs of their hands, all year round. I never forget. I want to put off blotchy hands as long as possible. I may be pale now, but I won't look like a piece of old shoe leather in my 50s and beyond!

[TexasSissy]

21. Righto. I just started w/sunscreen on backs of my hands a couple of

years ago. I'm middle aged, so I wish I'd started that years ago. It just never occurred to me, and I never read it recommended anywhere! Better late than never.

[bamademo]

19. Had an endoscopic brow lift

Part 2 this year is the blepharoplasty. Saving vacation time for the surgery.

[Beaverhausen]

8. Bare Escentuals face make-up

I have the oiliest skin there is and this stuff works great!

You can sleep in it and it's good for your skin!

They carry it at Sephora now.

[Left Is Write]

12. Two thumbs up for Bare Escentuals/Bare Minerals.

Love it!

[Jessica]

24. I've really been wanting to try that stuff ...

You can sleep in it? That's awesome ... definitely gonna have to invest in some. Thanks!

[Solly Mack]

9. Denial

and a carefully nurtured delusion or two

I do the whole bit: exfoliate,toner,moisturizer...with all kinds of little stuff in between. (eye cream & various mask, periodic professional facials, etc.)

Mostly Clinique..some Neutragena products.

[stanwyck]

11. Here's a few from a real junkie

don't even ask how many lipsticks I own. I'm in Imelda Marcos territory.
I love my little corner eyelash curler...it's got a very narrow clamp to curl just the lashes you want. I use it on the outermost lashes for my cheapo version of an eyelift.
Hard as Hoof nail cream (the evil Wal-Mart carries it...so does Ulta) really works to keep nails strong. And it smells good. On my vacation two weeks ago (scuba diving) I used Coppertone's waterproof "sport" dry spray sunscreen. Very easy to use and I didn't get burnt. And if you're pale like me, (natural redhead...with some help from Clairol these days), Jergen's new body lotion with self-tanner works great. It's subtle, not orangey, doesn't streak, smells good, and dries quickly.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

16. Vaseline: put on feet and hands

wear gloves and socks to bed. In the morning your feet and hands will be nice and soft!

I also use shea butter as a body moisturizer.

[SarahB]

18. Did someone call?

:evilgrin:

Sunscreen, balanced diet, and a lot of water.

[ffm172]

20. Neurtogena oil free facial wash

or if the pimples get too bad ... tea tree oil ... helps me a lot

[Jessica]

22. Baby Oil

I rub some on my legs after I shave & then wipe off excess with a towel. Silkiest. Legs. Ever.

[Bouncy Ball]

23. Hmmm, I haven't done that in ages

and baby oil is relatively cheap, too.

Thanks! :thumbsup: