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.

Don't mean to scare anyone here, but my experience was not all good. I had upper only done about 15 yrs ago as my lids were drooping to the point of impairing my vision. I really liked the outcome looks wise. I had eyes again! However the surgeon who did it must had nicked a muscle or taken too much lid on my left eye. As after surgery and still to this day my left eye does not close completely. I have problems with dry eye now and it did impair the vision in that eye as well. I have double vision (vertically) in the eye and it cannot be corrected with glasses. So be aware that vision can be impacted. Also depending on age when it is done, it may need to be repeated as you age. My lids are again starting to droop.

After reading these posts I decided the Free Country jacket/coat may work for me. I had bought a new coat from Penney's last fall since my 13-year-old doubled fleece hoody; and my 15-year-old -40 rated parka could use some help between the two extremes. I went to Kohl's to check out the Free Country coats. The selection was picked over, but I then realized I was wearing my new coat - and it was a Free Country, size 2X. The one I got at Penney's back in October. Did I feel silly or what? I am 5'1" and very plump. This coat is a normal length 2X; so it comes below mid-thigh on me - and I love the length. It has a full, wide hood (not removable) that can easily cover a hat or cap along with my XL brain box! :) The coat is reversible, water resistant on one side, and fuzzy fleece on the other. There are two roomy pockets on each side plus a zippered chest pocket on the slick side. This description is from Penney's web site, and the coat is now $20 less than what I paid for mine. You don't have to snap it all the way up. There soft fleece inside and you can leave the neck opening as small or large as you wish. ... Reversible jacket from Free Country, featuring a water-resistant exterior and butter-soft pile fleece interior. * midweight reversible design water resistant hooded sleeve pocket vertical zippered chest pocket 2 lower pockets (flap pockets with side slit hand warmer pockets)polyester washable imported Mine is grey; they did not have a black that would fit me. The JCP site shows them all nipped in and fitted. Mine fits more like this black one above, or even more "full!"; I don't tighten the waist cord. It's roomy; easy on and off (if I'm not wearing fleece sweaters ) and really blocks the wind. There is a zipper closing under the snap-shut storm flap.

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.