I haven't worn a foundation in at least five years & don't miss it. As I've aged ('m 70) I seem to want less 'heaviness' or 'weight' on my skin. (I also don't miss having to put it on.) However, I have discovered a product this past year that I'm really pleased with: Olay Definity Color Recapture. It's a lightly tinted sheer moisturizer, light in texture & not sparkley. It makes my skin looks lighter & almost dewy. I find it at Target, Rite-Aid, CVS, etc. You could check products at these stores; they carry Maybelline, Olay, Neutrogena, L'Oreal, Max Factor & other lines that don't necessarily cater to the under-50 crowd. I use a powder blush & want to share a hint I read years ago. Instead of using a separate eye shadow (which may no longer look good at upper ages), stroke on powder blush under the brow above the eyelid. Also use it on the tip of the chin to add definition to the face. I'm echoing moonshadow - you are a good daughter. When we get so old, we age in ways we don't expect & it's pretty discouraging & depressing. We think & feel the same inside as we did years ago, but there's this ugly person on the outside.

Saw the surgeon. Dang it...I need the eyebrow lift, but insurance won't cover it. She does a procedure where there is an incision made at the eyebrow and pulled up, but she says it leaves visible scars and is not recommended for women. So she's going to refer me to another surgeon who does a type of brow lift that is done thru the eyelids. She doesn't know if it will work for me, but insurance WILL pay for that procedure. I guess I'll talk to them and see what my options are. Not sure what it would cost for the list, if insurance doesn't pay...but I NEED it done!!

My health insurance also paid for the eyelid lift. I can see how this kind of cosmetic "altering" can become very addictive. I have to hold myself back from getting anything else done. The woman that did my eyebrows was trying to convince me to have permanent eyeliner done. I thought about it but decided not to.

I actually had to have a brow lift along with my bleph. My brows were lifted almost 1/2". It definitely made a difference in my vision-I went to get new glasses and found my prescription had changed drastically as a result of the heavy lids no longer impinging on my eyeballs. Because mine involved cutting along my hairline, I don't really remember much discomfort at my eyes-they just felt a bit itchy. I have no scars-my plastic surgeon was amazing-she got the incision just along my hairline and you can't see the scar at all. On my lids, there is no scarring. It was a bit red for a while, but it didn't bother me. Everyone commented on how good I looked-many didn't realize I actually had blue eyes, because they couldn't see them! I used to have to tilt my head back to see, that's how bad my eyelids were-and I wasn't even 50 when I had it done.