Don't smoke or drink either. And there's no question that desert is a major food group! :)) I use Olivia Care Olive Oil Soap on my face and in the shower - love the Verbena scent and all those suds! In the winter I don't need moisturizer. I buy it at TJMaxx. For 20 years I've used a Buff Puff on my face. For facial moisturer Jergens Skin Firming Lotion. I've used several others that I really liked, and every time I ran out and went to buy more, they were discontinued or had added obnoxious fragrance. How exasperating! I don't like the strong fragrance in the heavier duty "regenerating" lotions. I find that smiling works best on the Howdy Doody lines - hate those things! Can't bring myself to lay out $20 for a tiny little jar so I guess this is it. Sherry

phyllis...the acceptable practice when one of those little bims acts like that is to take down her name, note the day and time you were in there, and if you can't find a manager on duty, then contact both the store- and the cosmetic company (easy, with the web) apologies are usually profuse- customer retention and new customer acquisition is most of what keeps the companies profitable, and any sales girl who gets CAUGHT messing with that is in for a fair bit of trouble. and no, you shouldn't care if they lose their jobs- they don't deserve them in the first place. you didn't get an 'I'm sorry, I know that everyone else does that, but it's against policy, and I don't have a manager to override it'... you got snipped.

Update on the peel: Did a TCA peel at home, 30-35%. Results were awesome, I'm definitely glad I did it. I waited until late in the year when I wouldn't be outdoors as much, and don't step out the door wearing less than spf30. (spf50 during peak hours) Before the peel: you have to know someone who knows this stuff or do a good deal of digging to find this out: a common cause for an uneven at-home peel is that most people don't use acetone to clean the skin beforehand. (Washing your face won't do it.) So, I used acetone on a cottonball and swiped it over my face well, avoiding the eye area. Also, I mixed my TCA solution, measuring carefully. Be sure to dilute with a purified bottled water. During: I swiped the TCA solution over my face with a cotton pad, without 'rubbing' my skin. With a Q-tip, I reapplied the solution precisely onto a particularly dark freckle on my forehead. This process is the most unpleasant. If you've ever had anything pierced, the pain is similar to that - except it's all over your face. You'll notice a frosting effect on the treated skin - frosted like frosted glass. Pain subsided considerably after 3 minutes, and my face just felt 'funny' after 5-6 minutes. Frosted appearance was gone completely after 8-10 minutes. After the peel, I washed my face as gently as possible to remove the acid residue with Cetaphil. I patted my skin mostly dry and applied the contents of a vitamin E capsule onto my face. Over the next two days, I reapplied the vitamin E as needed to keep the skin from drying. After that, it required less upkeep to keep the skin moist. It took about a week for my skin to mostly peel, and it was completely peeled after 10 days. As my skin peeled, most of the photodamage and freckling went with it. There is no evidence of the nearly-black freckle from my forehead. Only one line remains on my face, a brow furrow that I've been working on since I was 12 - and it is so much more shallow... not the constant crease it was before. The 'new' skin was sensitive and a bit pinkish, and coated in SPF. All the time. Now, about two weeks later, I am consistent with the sunscreen and hat-wearing. I can't recommend this enough if you've got the guts to try it at home. Especially for what I spent for it - less than ten bucks! (Well, more if you count the numerous sunscreens I've been through.... I'm sensitive to some brands and have settled on Coppertone Oil Free For Faces.) I must stress the importance of treating your 'new' skin well - sunscreen is not optional!

I have been using Double Wear, the glass bottle with no primer, for the last year I love it. It has been the only foundation that I have tried that will stay on for longer than 30 minutes and not be cakey. That said I have not tried the Clinique foundation mentioned, I did not care for the Revlon foundation, it stayed on decently but was too thick for my taste, Use my foundation over moisturizer. Of course, climate and skin type probably make a large difference. I am in located in Southern California, although a bit inland we are still considered coastal. My skin type is normal, with a bit more oil in my t-zone, even at 50. Picked up a new bottle of Double Wear at Estee Lauder last week, they have a sign on the counter offering complimentary 10 days samples of Double Wear, my sales clerk included a sample bottle with my purchase. Perfect size for a short trip I am taking in a couple of weeks. If you are considering Double Wear this is the perfect time to pick-up a nice size sample.