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Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Okay.... here's the deal. I'm terrible at taking care of my skin. Now that I'm closer to 40 <gasp!> than 35, I really need to start taking better care of my skin.

I'm going to throw out all my old makeup and lotions and start completely fresh. Everything I own that I put on my face is OLD. Not that I usually bother to even put anything on my face. LOL.

I LOVE Clinique. If I am going to spend in that price range, Clinique is the way I am going to go. My question to you all is this--- is it really necessary to spend that much money on pricier makeup and skin care products for the good of your skin, or is it just as effective to go the Oil of Olay and CoverGirl route?

Opinions?

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
It's been 7 minutes, people! Aren't I supposed to have answers by now?

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I'm hopeless on this topic but maybe the Mary Kay thread or Bare Essenctuals thread??

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Or would it help to change this thread name to Clinque questions to attract other Clinique users????

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL! I don't use a lot of really expensive products except for my cleanser and moisturizer. I use demalogica cleanser and moisturizer, when I was younger I always got compliments on my skin. Plus, I NEVER got sun on my face. I always had on sun screen AND a hat or visor that shielded my face.

I am older now, over 50 and it still looks good, but has aged.

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Seamonkey, for popping in.

What I am trying to find out is the opinions of people on whether you really need to spend more to take better care of your skin, or if most find it just as effective to use products that are not quite as pricey. So I am not necessarily looking just for Clinique users.... ya know?

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Dipo!

I'm such an impulsive person... I'm like, okay, I'm going to buy new makeup and skin care products TONIGHT! God forbid I should wait a day. That just won't do.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Hermie, if petrolium or any other derevitive from vaseline/baby oil is the first or second ingrediant in the moisturizer...it is waste of money///might as well use vaseline

as for makeup, eye shadows...you can buy cheaper ones..it is the brushes that you need to spend money on....I can use 1.00 shadow(MAC is pricey but has great shadows...but I think they buy from same manufacter as Le Femme, which cost under 5.00) if I put it on with my 30to 60.00 brushes. I use Shumera brushes.

FYI Loreal and Lancomme are same company...so you can buy Loreal cheaper just doesnt have the fancy french names/pretty packaging

you will need a good day cream with sp 15 or higher..and an eye gel/cream/////you need a night cream.

I havent used marykay but I know Spy swears by their skin care...so post message in her thread.

thats all i can think of right now

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
I have never been a fan of clique skin care...I think it is geared towards 20 yr olds

another key to skin care is to exfloiate at least 3 times a week...it helps with blemishe control and also sluffs off dead skin on outer layer which can leave skin looking gray dull

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
apricot scrub can be found at drug stores and is just as good as fancy pricey brands..I have used it for years...considering what I did in my 20's and smoking my skin looks good compared to some of my friends that did same things....I started the scrub/creams in my teens though

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
biggest advice...NO SUN!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Pamy -

Okay, I think I will just go to the drugstore and get Oil of Olay and Neutrogena and L'oreal!

Check on vaseline/baby oil not being a key ingredient....
Get an exfoliater....
Day cream....
Night cream....

God bless all of you!

This is going to be kind of fun! I haven't been on a new makeup spree in YEARS! I'll probably end up looking like a harlot.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL harlot! I would still ck with Spy about Marykay. My friends daughter just started selling MK, so to help her out I got a night cream, so far so good. jurys still out on the eyeshadow but only played with it once since I got flu and havent used makeup since fri morn

if not MK, I would use Loreal/Oil Olay, they have some new fancy creams that sound pretty good

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 4:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
I love make up!!

Hermi, I'm close to 53 years old and I've been washing my face every night, using an exfoliater when I feel like it, staying out of the sun as much as possible and if sun is involved, lathering on the high number sunscreen. I use a night moisturizer only because after washing my face, I feel like my skin is starting to crack and the moisturizer makes it feel so much better!

I almost forgot, I do use a light moisturizer before putting on the BE foundation, etc.

Have fun with your new make-up!!


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
I am not a big makeup person. Occasionally I would buy some expensive Estee Lauder foundation, but to be honest, I really can't tell the difference between that and Cover Girl or L'Oreal. I just buy some when there are good sales. The real pisser just now is that I had some at home that I poured into a small bottle for on the road, and I don't know what is in the bottle, but I really like it. LOL. I kinda think it is L'Oreal.

When I lived in the south in humid climates, I never even used moisturizers or night creams because I seemed to have enough moisture.

I also agree with the staying out of the sun part. I did use sunscreen those 20 years in the south, so I guess that counts as moisturizer on those occasions when I was in the sun.

Oh, and Pamy does know make-up.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Wow, this is turning into a great thread!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Hey Hermi!! I've been using Avon's skin care products for years. Last year, I switched to the Anew Alternative line, and absolutely love it. I think it has definitely improved my skin texture and firmness, and it also has SPF 15. I keep my face out of the sun, too.

I discovered Bare Escentuals a year or so ago, and absolutely SWEAR by the products. Coverage is great, it doesn't clog pores, it doesn't glom up in fine lines, and it doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything. The staying power of this stuff is phenomenal, too (I was too lazy to wash my face after last night's NYE party, and woke up with my makeup not looking half bad this morning!). And the eye shadow really STAYS put!!!

I also use the Bare Escentuals Skin Revver Upper before I put on the Anew Alternative Day treatment.

I use Ponds Anti-Aging cloths to remove my makeup before bedtime (they are the pre-moistened ones) because they are easy. But they do a great job (way better than the Olay pre-moistened ones, which made my skin break out).

I dunno whether the BE stuff is expensive or not. I guess it's probably middle of the road? It doesn't matter to me, since looking good and feeling good are important to me, so cost is not an issue.

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emmy a private message Print Post    
Hermie, I'm 46 (I just act a lot younger) and I was introduced to the Arbonne anti-aging line about 3 years ago and since I've been using it I don't get called Sarah's grandmother anymore (that really pissed me off). Check out arbonne.com and look at the NutriMin Re9 stuff. Mary Kay also has a new-ish anti-aging line that I was unable to use because of an allergy to something, but I remember it smelled and felt really good. What's good about the anti-aging stuff is the protection from sun damage which we know now is really important at any age.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
another tip...keep your eye gel in frig..it will help fight morning bags and puffiness....if you have them bad rub ice under eye a few times...wait a few min then apply gel and mkup

I use babyoil/vaseline to take off mkup, some say not good cuz it clogs pores but I find it helps fill in dry lines. I also put vaseline around mouth at night...for fun reasons too!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Ya know, you would think at my ripe old age of 37.7, I could practice some patience. I should have hung around awhile longer, but noooooooo, I couldn't wait. Damn my poor impulse control!

Thanks to all who replied! I'm trying something that looked good at the drug store - Lumene. (I know, no one here mentioned it... it was that impulse thing again.)

I've heard a lot about both Arbonne and Bare Escentuals lately and if I end up disappointed with this stuff, I will give one of those a try. I think one of my friends back home sells Arbonne now.

Thanks again!

Hermione69
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07-24-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 5:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
PAMY!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I swear by BE -- and I've tried quite a few others in the last few years, but always, always end up returning them (usually buy from QVC so that is an option).

For skin care, I LOVE Philosophy! Purity is their cleanser, and it is fantastic! I also cannot live without their "When Hope is Not Enough" night cream. I have dry to medium skin, but I have also had success w/Olay's creams.

When my Purity ran out, I tried the Olay foaming face cleanser (in the bottle, NOT the wipes) but I am NOT happy with it. I'm too cheap to throw it out completely, but as soon as it's gone, I'm going back to Purity. I used to use St. Ives Peach make-up remover, but they stopped making it, and so far the Purity is the only replacement I've liked.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
One of the best tips is, don't wash your face! Well, not exactly. Just do not use soap. Use something like Cetaphil.

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
I saw this product at the Fair in a city near us and had them do a demo on me. I purchased the product and I just love it.

It is fast and easy to use. I use it as a foundation, blush and eyeshadow. It is natural and gives a nice and natural finish. I also have the brush to go with it..and I agree, the brush to apply your products is very important.

I saw a show recently and they said that the anti-aging creams that you can purchase for hundreds of dollars are not really worth it. You can purchase a good cream from Oil of Olay will do the same as what the expensive ones do.

I have an eye liner and mascara from Mary Kay and I love it. So for me, have decent moisturizor, the go natural blush stuff, mascara, eyeliner and of course lipstick.

I should probably go through my cosmetic drawer and get rid of many items I no long use.

Oh and yes...NO Soap on your face

Ddr
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08-19-2001

Monday, January 01, 2007 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ddr a private message Print Post    
Hermie, Julie is right about not using soap. First thing my brother did when he came back from medical school was tell us all to all start using Dove.

I use Clinique mosturizer (I love it!) and used to use their makeup as well, but around 40ish I didn't like the way it went on anymore. I'm now using MAC and love it.

I also use the MK Dermabrasion once or twice a week and love it. Also have Clinique eye cream that I love to use.

Hope this helps!