I grew my hair out two years ago as I was tired of the pixie I have worn. But my hair was always a mess. Apparently somewhere after 60, I got some natural curl that frizzed my hair. So I am back to the real short bobs. My favorite mascara remover is Lancome's in the light blue bottle. Since I am fair and have white hair now, I need a mascara that is not too dark. I think dark brown would be too dark.

Our hairstylist moved away, So we don't get our hair cut as often as we once did. I blame our son. They divorced and we got custody of her, the grandchildren and the dog who now lives with us. But I digress. I love your eyes and for makeup in my opinion less is more. I don't usually wear any makeup just lip color. My hair was red when I was a child and now as an older mature lady its mostly grey on top. So what makeup I used to use doesn't look good on me anymore. Dove is my soap of choice and sometimes when I think about it oil of olay. I think you look great just the way you are. You too Jim.

I never use skin products like moisturizers or age renewal stuff. I use Clean and Clear face wash (the one without acne meds) or those Olay cleansing cloths to take off makeup when I'm not planning to shower. if I shower I simply wash my face with the same Dial bar I use on the rest of me.

I love CC Lash Blast Clump Crusher and have used it for several years. In black brown. Foundation is Covergirls Tru Blend because it is the only one I could find that matches my skin tone without having additives like sunscreen, oils or that retin stuff. Basis water based foundation in a pump bottle. When I want it to stay on a bit longer like when going out for the night I use Elf primer under it. Blush is NYX. Their peach is really a soft pink. I really really miss my Jane blusher. They brought the products back but they are not the same as the earlier ones. I love Elf brushes. Have a collection of powdered eye shadows. The only pricier ones I own are Urban Decay.

I do spend on my hair. Pureology products work for me. Redkin turns my hair to straw. I buy the huge bottles of shampoo and conditioner on Amazon. Saves me money. They last almost a year. I would be spending a lot more at the drugstore with regular shampoo and conditioner. My favorite new product is Pureology Color Fanatic 21 Essential Benefits. It's like a leave in conditioner but so much more. Towel dry, spritz a wee bit in and comb through. I can skip the blow dryer and still have relatively smooth frizz free hair that shines.

Susan I love your hair that way.

I am using boots No.7 because of your recommendation! First just the night cream, now I also use the day version with the sunscreen in it. I like it, and love the fact it is so much cheaper than the este lauder stuff I used to use.

I don't wear make up, thus, don't need any remover. Shampoo, can't think of it... I am at my daughters, and can't look.

Moni

Oh hair....or lack of it....is something I get so tired of dealing with.....fine and thin! I get perms every 3 months, when I just can not take it any longer. I have no solutions....use Guts 10 and so much hair spray just trying to make it look fuller. I will be anxious to see what others have to offer. Good luck!

I have very dry frizzy hair. I am all for trying, trying and trying new products. I have found products that work for me.

i like Aveda Dry Remedy, shampoo and moisturizer. I then use the styl prep and smooth infusion products on my wet hair. I blow it dry and finish with the light elements.

Sometimes I will also do Frederik Fekkai glaze.

Inused to use all Fekaii and even went to their salons in NYC and CT. Very expensive. I have found a local salon, but I don't like their hair products.

it takes a lot to make my hair look like hair! But, when it's humid, nothing works. I would have do a keratin treatment for that. There are non chemical ones but u am still afraid.

Alisande, you hair looks cute, but I know what you mean about the stylist not listening.

Susan you look great! Very youthful. A number of months ago I decided not to wash my hair every day and to try a Biotin shampoo. It gets wet every day, and after awhile I decided to use a conditioner every day ( based on something I read) and I chose an Argan oil. I really like what it has done for my hair. My cut is no where near as nice as yours. And my lips have disappeared!

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It's a great hair cut - it frames your face and highlights your eyes and cheekbones. It definitely makes you look younger.

I seldom try new products since I've been satisfied with the ones I have been using for years. I use Aveda tinted moisturizer instead of a foundation, Oil of Olay Regenerist cream in the little red jar at night, Framesi shampoo and conditioner.

My DD told me about tubing mascara which is a polymer that actually wraps around each lash - like a little tube. Regular mascara is usually a mix of oil and wax and those tend to smudge.

When they first came out they were very expensive but now you can pick them up at drugstores and supermarkets. This link reviews 4 brands.

http://www.xovain.com/makeup/best-drugstore-tubing-mascaras

I like your hair and overall look too, both of you!

I don't do makeup unless it's a really special occasion since I need to buy new stuff because the old stuff is so old!

Long time Ivory bar girl, Suave Aloe and Water Lily or Cherry Blossom scent for my oily hair and very sensitive skin. These products work for my hair and skin. I love bobbed haircuts and no bangs :-)

I have naturally curly hair that I have fought my entire life. About 18 months ago I found the curly girl method and my hair has never been better!

I'm a staunch proponent of the no-poo movement.

I recognized long ago that washing my hair every day, or even every other day left me with a dry brittle frizzy mess.

Since my hair was so damaged and really needed protein, I started with Suave Naturals Conditioner Tropical Coconut.

I used it for months and my hair and curls were the best I had ever seen. My hair started to have too much protein recently (the Conditioner contains protein) so I've been trying other products. I haven't found the best alternative yet but I am very happy to finally be at a point where I'm not fighting my natural hair every day.

Alisande, you look great! Love the hair and I really like this type of discussion. Anyone use bumble and bumble products?

Mama said there'd be days like this.... "Old" hair just doesn't behave the same as young hair. I understand the perfect length on the top, or I'll have hair sticking straight out to combat when I get out of bed in the morning - or old-lady bed head.

I can no longer wash and blow-dry my pixie hairdo every day (just twice a week), and I apply a tiny dab of coconut oil to my wet hair when I do wash it to help moisturize it. I've never used conditioner because it makes my hair go flat. My bangs are much thinner with age (I'm 62), and they don't grow as fast as the rest of my hair.

When my favorite (and best) stylist left the business (you know the one where ladies stop you and say how cute your hair is and ask you who your stylists is?), I went through about 10 new people, got disgusted, and have cut my own hair for over a decade now. I still have people complement me on the style and ask who does my hair (LOL)! I even use clippers on myself to trim the short neckline. I can't stand hair on my neck and have never had long hair - even as a child or teen.

My biggest problem is the toxic environment of the salons from doing manicures without proper ventilation these days; and I can't breathe in many of the places of business. I would ask for the first appointment of the day in order to avoid a breathing problem.

But many of the stylists were also incompetent. When I had 50/50 salt and pepper hair, a new stylists asked me if I dyed my hair (obviously not - why would she even ask?). And it's color, not dye.... I knew she might be a problem when she took 45-minutes to "snip" the ends of my hair (using some crazy texturing technique that doesn't work on my hair type), and it takes me 5-7 minutes and 2 interesting contortionists positions ;-).

For the face, I apply a mixture of ingredients to help keep my rosacea under control (although going gluten-free REALLY helped with that problem), and then I dust my face with a mixture of (believe-it-or-not) cornstarch mixed with a little cocoa to add just enough color. Best darn face powder I've ever used -- and I'm set for the day. When I could no longer find Corn Silk face powder, I started using the cornstarch/cocoa mixture - and it costs pennies to make!!! Other brands of face powder were awful, and awful expensive!

-Grainlady

I miss Corn Silk powder. It was the only powder that kept the shine off my nose without looking like well,powder. The cornstarch idea is a good one. I've used it to set Halloween makeup, never occurred to me to use it for everyday.

Lovemrmewey, I used to love B&B products. The problem is the formula I use requires a trip to the only salon I know that carries (or at least did) it that is out of my way. Most places around here dropped it. Something about being hard to deal with the distributor. Target carries one or two formulas but those don't work for me. I used to use it to give my hair a "rest" from my normal routine. Going to look for it on Amazon.

This thread has reminded me of things I haven't used in years. Going to buy a bar of Ivory soap next time I shop.

I'm fairly allergic to makeup, but I love to wear the sparkles and pretty colors. Yesterday, I decided I'd wear it to work (don't really ever do that!), and I was in such a hurry I accidentally blobbed mascara on my lower lid. When I blinked, it went into my eye. It stung like the dickens! As I examined my incredibly red eye an hour or two later I said to myself, "Why do you want to wear makeup again? To look good? Think you accomplished that gal?" Not!

Thank you, Dees! Obviously, this is my no fuss, at-home look,
complete with t-shirt. But don’t forget . . . I delete all the bad
pictures. :-)

Jim, that’s so funny! I would stick with your present
barber, because he knows your best look. lol

Grandmamary, I agree about the “less is more,” at least for
myself. I use Dove soap too—but I never use any soap on my face. Since 1993 I’ve
been cleansing my face with Cetaphil (or a store brand equivalent). I remember
the year because my dad died, and I was visiting my mother in Florida. Her
elderly neighbor had beautiful skin, and I asked what she used on it. I’d just
turned 50, and thought I should pay attention to her advice. Now I’m probably
older than she was!

I’ve been a moisturizing freak since I was 16. My mother
chastised me for spending my money on face creams, but I think it was money
well spent. I don’t use foundation. Thanks to advice from Jodi at the KT, I’ve
been using Bare Minerals powder when I go out. It’s a nice look. I love subtle eye shadows in shades that look
like actual shadows—mostly taupe and grey. My absolutely favorite recent makeup
acquisition is Maybelline’s eyebrow mascara. I use the Blonde shade, which is a
medium brown. So natural looking!

I’m not familiar with the no-shampoo movement, but I can’t
imagine substituting conditioner on my hair. I don’t ever use conditioner,
because it weighs my hair down, and tends to darken it. Hard to tell from my
photo, but I still have some blonde hair. But for those who are happy with
using conditioner instead of shampoo, it’s good that you found a method that
works for you.

Moni, how cool that you’re enjoying Boots No7. I gave the day
and night creams to my daughter last year, and she put the night cream on her
birthday wish list this year. Sleeperblues was using both creams too . . . I
wonder if she still is. Maybe she’ll make an appearance here.

More in a bit.

Susan, what a pretty girl! I think you're hairstyle is very becoming on you. It would be easy to wear in different ways, too, and to jazz it up for an occasion. I like it very much.

HERE is my haircut, not me in the picture, but my style. My wonderful stylist has helped me discover my quite curly hair and to take advantage of it. I can wear it curly, or sweep it back or blow it out to be poufy or sleek......anything.

She has convinced me to not color my hair and I am loving the S&P and streaks at the temple.

I used to think that I was a drip-dry kind of gal, but it's really not true! I have several products that I use religiously and a couple that I've only recently been introduced to.

Another Dove soap user here, for as long as I can remember. I also use two products by UNICURE, an odd ball brand but I'll cry if they stop making it. My mother sent me my first bottle when I was in college. I use their blue shampoo but it is their conditioner that I purchase by the gallon. Seriously.

I use it after the shower all over, absolutely on my wet hair as a leave in conditioner/volumizer/bodifier. I wash my face with it at night and apply it to my face after my shower and before makeup. The stuff is a magic elixer for my hair, especially! Limp, thin, and fine textured hair by nature but not what I end up with with a little bit of the Unicure. If I don't use it, my hair ends up flat.

My hair stylist introduced me to Paul Mitchell's Conditioning Sculpting Foam with Flexible Hold. It has a red top, if you look for it.

Applied to towel dried hair in a small amount, it turns my thinning hair to what appears to be very thick. I use it when I'm going to let my hair air dry or style it. After a brushing, my hair is left bouncy, full, shiny, and soft. I had no idea that a styling foam could do that.

My night time moisturizer is coconut oil, sometimes day and night in the winter.

Susan, do you have the eyebrow product on in the picture? If so, I don't think it would be dark enough for me. Your brows have the perfect shape, by the way.

Nice pictures and haircuts, Susan and Jim! (You're a funny boy.) Over the years my haircuts have been shorter and shorter until i can't put it back in a ponytail anymore. My baby-fine tresses don't allow me to get much oomph into my style, so I have to help it along with the hairdryer and a large, round brush. TJ shampoo (cheap) only, as conditioner weighs my hair down.

As for soap, does anyone else use Cetaphil? My dh and I both have sensitive skin but I wish there were an alternative as they've made the bars so much smaller lately, and it's still expensive.

I only wear make-up when I work or go out for a nice dinner or party. I've been getting some of it at Whole Foods as I'm appalled at what is allowed in the ingredient list in cosmetics these days.

I started using Paula's Choice facial products about a month ago. Finally got rid of a very dry spot on my forehead, and a brown spot on my face. It is working very well for me, and is non-scented. Since I have asthma, that's a big issue for me.

With a head such as mine, I ask the barber for a discount. Ya know, less hair takes less time - I ought to get at least 50% discount. Nope. He said that it takes just as long as any other head, but that he has to work harder to make it look like something good.

I asked him to take the salt out of my salt and pepper hair and he laughed so hard, I had to wait a couple of minutes for him to calm down.

I can’t
believe it was 10 days ago that I said, “More in a bit.” Well, here’s more, a
little late.

Rhizo, I love
your haircut—although I wish you were wearing it in the photo. I never heard of
Unicure . . . this is why I love discussions like these. Paul Mitchell’s
Conditioning Sculpting Foam too!

To answer your question, I’m not wearing
the eyebrow mascara in the photo. I have very little makeup on, as I didn’t
anticipate the picture. But I must have used some eyebrow pencil (Avon’s
Glimmersticks in Blonde) because if I hadn’t, you probably wouldn’t be able to
see my eyebrows at all.

Maire, tubing
mascara is another product I never heard of. I checked out your link . . . and
then I went to eBay and bought the Cover Girl one. I like it--thanks! I wanted
to get the one made by Ulta because it was judged the most natural, but I couldn’t
find a bargain.

Lovemrmewey,
no Bumble and Bumble here. They sound expensive. :-) But I gather they’re good?

Grainlady, I
was interested to read that your bangs don’t grow as quickly as the rest of
your hair. All my top hair grows more
slowly than the bottom, which is annoying because I dislike heaviness on the
bottom (see my “mullet” comment above). Cornstarch and cocoa?? Definitely never
heard of that! Pretty clever. I wonder if the cocoa scent would make me
salivate. ;-)

Thanks for all these fun and informative responses!

I can't believe you remember that I was using the Boots, Susan. But yes, I am. I still like the product, although the night cream is a little heavy in the summer. I've taken to just smearing coconut oil on at night, until it gets really dry around here. Then I'll go back to the night cream. Not much of a makeup girl, so I have nothing to add to the other discussion. I also used the Clear shampoo for about 6 months and lost a ton of hair, so now I use a hair thickening shampoo (can't remember the name) and conditioner from my salon. Don't really think it's working as my hair is no where near the thick mane I used to have, sigh.

YOU LOOK FANTASTIC!