Good morning to my friends, readers, and passers-by! I’ve missed you, and I have tons of news to share. Many of you have asked where I’ve been for the past year. I so appreciate your concerns, emails, and messages. Contrary to some stories, I did not, in fact, meet my premature demise. I simply took […]
Spa Day. Better Than ADT
I have a confession to make. Many of you already know this, but I’m addicted to beauty products. Seriously, they’re like my crack. I love the scents, the yummy lotions, and the silky serums, each nestled in gorgeous, wildly overpriced glass jars with sparkling lids, all promising to turn back the unforgiving hands of time and bring back a […]
Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 5
One of the most common myths in the beauty industry is that women should be loyal to a single skin care line because the products are “designed to work together.” This myth is perpetuated by ridiculously beautiful, young saleswomen with flawless skin, who claim that “Bullwinkle’s Anti-Aging Serum works best if you use it in combination with […]
Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 4
Welcome back, everybody! One question I get repeatedly is how to get rid of post-menopausal facial hair. It seems that women across the country are traumatized by thinning head hair that has seemingly migrated to their chins, cheeks, and upper lips. As my childhood bestie would say, “Awesome.” There are many ways to address renegade hairs […]
Chin Hairs and Back Fat. No Laughing Matter (Until Now)!
It’s here!! I’m beyond excited to release my third book, Chin Hairs & Back Fat, Somewhere Between Tweezers, Yoga Pants & a Box of Wine. It’s a compilation of many of your favorite essays from Laugh Lines, plus a few you haven’t read yet, all in one place! My personal stash arrived this week, […]
Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 3
And we’re back! As I was flipping through my stash of women’s magazines, looking for an article I’d been wanting to read, I couldn’t help but notice that virtually all the ads for anti-aging products touted some form of retinol. Retinol (or Retin-A) is a Vitamin A derivative, available only by prescription, that has been […]
“I Look Great for 64. But I’m 58.” What You Might be Doing Wrong. (Part 2)
A few weeks ago, I published Part 1 of a 2-part series on the most common reasons women look older than they actually are. Despite what most people believe, Baby Boomer women don’t always want to look younger, but they sure as hell don’t want to look older. Nobody’s that good a sport. Boomer women […]
Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 2
Our debut post was just so much fun, we’re back for more good stuff! Your questions have been coming in fast and furious, with a wide variety of concerns, experiences, or stories about what has worked for you and what hasn’t. I’ve even had a few suggestions for new products that I could try (and […]
You Asked! Boomer Beauty, Made Simple. No. 1
At home one day, organizing photographs into albums (last done, 2007), I came across a wedding photo of Hubs and me in the church. Just for fun, I showed it to a girlfriend the next day and she blurted out, “Wow, you were beautiful.” Thank you. And ouch. She must have seen my tiny wince […]
“I Look Great for 64. But I’m 58.” What You Might be Doing Wrong (Part 1)
A girlfriend called me last weekend, all stressed out because she’d gotten out of bed that morning, and when she looked in the mirror, she was stunned to see an “old lady” looking back at her. “How the hell did this happen?” she wailed. “I thought I looked pretty good. But if I saw me […]
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