Beauty

At nearly 65 years old, I am starting to wear lipstick. Why? I’m moving into that “pink lady” stage where my scalp is pink and shows through my hair, but the rest of me is losing some of its freshness. As I age, to my dismay…

Not all that long ago, women over 60 were relegated to the hinterlands of style. Phrases like “dressing like your grandma” or “dressing like an old lady” were the unkindest dig one could make about someone’s attire…

I was blessed with a mother who could take a scarf and a couple of cheap bangles and turn an inexpensive outfit into a fashion statement. It was a knack she acquired by watching her aunties…

So just what is it that makes matte eyeshadows especially wonderful for those of us who are 50+? Well, there are a number of reasons. First, matte eyeshadows offer opaque, rich, saturated color which is great for unleashing…

Retinol, or vitamin A, is one of the Most Valuable Players in skin care, and a must have to massively improve your skin, including softening wrinkles. Having said that, I am a pro-aging aesthetician and every day (or as often as I feel compelled) I look…

Since it’s been almost two years since I did a video focusing on my most important and highly recommended beauty tools, I thought it was high time to do an updated version featuring my current favorites. These are tools that I use on a regular basis…

Do you like to be compared to fruit? Or a geometric form? How do you feel when you hear “pear shaped” or “rectangle”? It doesn’t exactly instill positive feelings. True, knowing your shape and how to dress for it…

Women should dress their age. Children should be seen and not heard. And men should bring home the bacon. I’m having a little fun, of course, poking “fun” at some often-heard sayings that would attempt to dictate how we as smart, visible…

If you’ve ever seen those tabloid headlines that say “Stars Without Makeup” – and then looked at the photos, you know exactly what I mean! Makeup can help our eyes look bigger and more lifted and our mouth look fuller. It can even slim…

How many of us carry memories of our grandmothers – or other elders – wearing knit (often hand-knit) pastel cardigans, their homes filled with dried flower arrangements, cut glass candy dishes filled with hard candies, the aroma of scented…