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[rebeccaC]

I gave up on makeup about 6 yrs. ago. So I am barefaced at the office where I work with lots of men and women. Yes, I do have some age spots, etc. on face. I am like this even wearing more formal suits, dresses and dress shoes/heels.

I don't want makeup accentuating the lines even more. I don't want to worry about make-up and running the washroom just because of that.

Feeling comfortable with no makeup ftw!!!...and interesting read in your minimalism link. I also like simple, comfortable, quality clothing that has a timeless look and is well made for longevity. I’m a fan of Jil Sander especially.



I use non-comedogenic makeup and mostly a 'no makeup look' regimen when I feel like it….and no makeup when I feel like that.
I think it’s more important to; take care of my skin with diet…lots of antioxidants, omega-3, good saturated fats etc etc…..and of course cocoa which contains epicatchin and catechin which protects skin from sun damage and improves circulation to skin cells….the use of a gentle cleanser, nontoxic moisturizers and nontoxic sunscreen daily….getting a therapeutic facial at least once a month and simply staying hydrated and getting enough sleep among other things. Thinking my skin is going to age no matter what but helping it in ways that can make it happen in way that I know I’ve cared well for it is enough for me. I don’t buy into what my mother, who taught me good skin care, calls the ‘hope in a jar’ that some older women can feel the need for. We age and I think that has a unique beauty to it in itself and more important to me is how well I develop my mind and character as i grow older.

[Dogmama]

At age 62, I walk a fine line between no makeup and too much. I need a little but overdone is definitely bad. For foundation, I use a tinted sunscreen. Eye makeup must be very light, otherwise it looks hard. I do find myself skipping the makeup routine more often...

[ny biker]

I'm 5'7" and I also look for skirts that fall just at the knee, though I have a couple of summer dresses that are a bit shorter. Below the knee looks dowdy on me too! Years ago I had lots of long flowy floral skirts with flowy tops to wear with them, because most of the women at the small company I worked for dressed like that. But that job ended up being miserable and I was glad to leave it. Then one day I was watching Stacy and Clinton on What Not to Wear, telling a short woman to get rid of all her floor-length skirts. And I thought yes! Even at my height they don't look good! And I ran to my closet, took them all off the hangers and put them into a bag, and donated them to Good Will.

I generally buy most of my clothes at JJill. At one point I was in their store so often that the women who worked there recognized me. Some of their clothes are too shapeless for my taste, but I'm able to find more than enough things that I like that fit well. I own a ridiculous amount of clothes, especially sweaters. This is something I inherited from my mother. I do tend to wear most of it though. I go through phases of certain things being my favorite, but then I'll see something I haven't worn in a while and start wearing it again.

Somewhat related to cosmetics -- I just started getting the local newspaper delivered on Sunday. Yesterday I was going through all the coupons and sale papers. There was one from Macy's that was all about sales on perfumes, and many of the pages had those scented panels. And they were all awful! Just chemicals, not at all something I would want to spray on myself. But I've always felt this way about perfumes. There are a few men's colognes that I think are pleasant but most women's scents are terrible.

[Dogmama]

Somewhat related to cosmetics -- I just started getting the local newspaper delivered on Sunday. Yesterday I was going through all the coupons and sale papers. There was one from Macy's that was all about sales on perfumes, and many of the pages had those scented panels. And they were all awful! Just chemicals, not at all something I would want to spray on myself. But I've always felt this way about perfumes. There are a few men's colognes that I think are pleasant but most women's scents are terrible.

Agreed. Some of it smells like bug spray.

[ny biker]

Taking a day off from work to try to deal with the long pre-holiday to-do list. Trying to print a few copies of a photo so I can put them in a frame to give as gifts. The HP printer can't seem to deal with the 5x7 HP photo card paper, it thinks there's no paper there unless I move it over so that it's not centered right for printing. And then the ink smudges off the paper all over my hands and soap and water won't wash it off.

So let's add "buy 8x10 photo paper" to the long pre-holiday to-do list.

HO HO HO

[Crankin]

Ha, ha.
I always feel like I am on the outside, watching the whole world go crazy. Since I started in my new career, the amount of holiday hoopla in my life has decreased considerably. We always shop locally for our kids' Chanukah presents, as well as for the one couple we exchange gifts with. Since my younger son is here from CA this week, we gave them their gifts Sunday, and they seemed to go over well. The babies liked their rattles and bears...
My only conundrum is since the first night of Chanukah is on Christmas Eve, we haven't scheduled our annual Chinese food dinner. So, I have to figure out if my son will come over, or we should go out. Our friends who moved to western MA will be coming later on Christmas day, after visiting with an older professor of his who is in ill health. We will have dinner and they will spend the night, which will be fun, since there is no work on the 26th.

[Crankin]

Pic of me and the 2 granddaughters.

[Sky King]

As self employed folks we've had ACA since it's inception. Yes, I have had to change our plan every year to higher deductibles but (knock on wood) we are healthy folks. With that though, we each get a physical every year - covered. We both are of colonosopy age and those are covered, mammograms are covered, the occasional meds have been very inexpensive. What I find so frustrating and baffling is since its inception the republicans in congress have refused and blocked any attempts to modify and correct it's issues so that now they can gleeful throw democrats under the bus. So many of our government officials do not have governing in mind. Disgusting.
I will go to the Idaho Women's march. One of our state government representatives just proposed a state law that would convict Doctors and women who choose to terminate a pregnancy of murder... Lovely