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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What I Learned After 30 Years in the Beauty Industry
I love beauty products. I love the whole beauty industry (except the part where women over forty are unfavorably compared to twenty-year-old swizzle sticks). Over the years, I’ve learned a lot through it, written a lot about it, and bought a lot of it. I’m turning 59 this year, which got me thinking about beauty […]
You Asked! Bargain Beauty: Cheap Products I Love
Those of you who have been following my blog know that I’ve been in the beauty industry since the discovery of the mud bath. During that time, I’ve answered hundreds of questions about makeup and skin care products, what to look for, best brands, where to buy them, and how much to spend. In a […]
11 Makeup Mistakes That Make You Look Older
I started teaching makeup application in the early 80’s. I was living in Canada at the time, working as a Training Manager for Estee Lauder. For those of you who prefer visuals to statistics, we established the first Clinique counter in Western Canada. (Yes, I’m that old.) 30+ years later, having applied makeup on hundreds women of all ages, a few […]
Closet full of clothes, but nothing to wear? Grab my FREE "Ninja Closet Cleaning Course (what to toss, what to keep)," and find out how to love your clothes again.