Biggest scam you didn’t know was a scam

I agree re. the sunscreen but TBH with a lot of stuff coming out that sunscreen could be a lot nastier than we thought I'm glad I've been too lazy to bother!

Working full time, five days a week as an adult and then getting to rest and live your best life when you retire when our bodies are starting to fail us by then, anyway enough to enjoy life and is the reason we're not wanted in the workforce anymore. Also, working in an office over a job that could be done from home.

Running households, looking after children, looking after elderly relatives, cooking, cleaning, bearing childfen, having sex, doing a full-time job and doing all that lot.
Society would last about five minutes without us. So stop.

Same it's genetics with me. I'm 57 and get taken for 40s. But I think I'm starting to look more 50s now? I use Argan oil. And wash my face with a good quality soap.

I used to be (sadly) rather happy when I got home from work and a Betterware catalogue had arrived through the letterbox. Used to make a cup of tea and sit down and browse. I never bought the thingy that helped you to do up your bracelets and still think wistfully about it!

i agree in that genetics is more important than products. I have hardly any lines, far less than my younger sister, and I am 52 but my grandmother and my aunt were both the same. Neither looked their age, just sheer luck that I got the right gene!

But I do suffer with extremely dry skin, and used all sorts of potions. They helped but fuck me they were so expensive. On a tip from my daughter I bought the primark £4 Hyaluronic acid serum and its brilliant! I use it daily underneath moisturiser (£2 from boots as I discovered that it does the job just as well as the expensive ones) and it has made such a difference. I can touch my face without bits falling off!

So I would say that it isnt always the products themselves that are a scam but the massive price tag.

People on average look a bit younger every generation (mainly due to health advances and less smoking).

"I don't buy them and I genuinely can't see the differencebetween my skin and other peoples'."

That's not what you'd have to compare, but the difference between your own skin and hair with and without products.

But people still looked fine before there was this endless choice and products sold with crazy promises. It seems that a new mascara is launched almost every other week and the same goes for skin and hair care

I know - wish I could replace my washing machine with a mangle - NOT

Jesus Christ, what makes you think they were happy drying a shirt over a single coal? Rose tinted clap trap

Me neither. Wash my face with soap or shower gel and moisturise with Nivea cream, whichever one is cheapest in the shop. My face has yet to fall off and I look pretty much my age, no older. The ONLY thing that I think makes any difference at all to your face is whether or not you wear sunscreen.

It’s not the size of your house with modern appliances and conveniences that makes your life complicated.

my mother, was required to wash every wall in her home once a month as a child. Floor to ceiling scrubbing the walls to get the coal dust off. She hated the chore so much that she talked about it long after they replaced the coal furnace.

I don't buy them and I genuinely can't see the differencebetween my skin and other peoples'.
I may go as far as to say it may be in better condition.
I don't think they prevent lines at all

I did love the betterware catalogue. Bought a veg peeler from there 20 years ago, it is still magnificent.

I loved them too. My friend was showing me her dad's elderly equivalent of Betterware last week, it was fascinating.

Yes. Just got my annual bill. £2,694.00 !!!

I try hard to only ever buy the things that I need, and to only replace things when they're worn out.

I only have two bags, a smart leather messenger bag and a rucksack.

I don't buy things like 'bathroom cleaner' or 'kitchen spray', I just use washing up liquid and bleach as necessary, and occasionally limescale remover as I live in a hard water area. I don't understand what all the various cleaners are supposed to do or why I should use them over washing up liquid.

I don't have a lot of storage space, and what I do have is mostly taken up by drying racks and my second duvet, and things I buy in bulk if they're on offer like coffee, loo roll etc.

I don't buy lots of cosmetics or toiletries. I use a basic moisturiser which I also use under my eyes (eye cream is a scam IMO), a prescription retinoid, and a couple of cleansers (I use both types if I've worn makeup). I've tried various serums and acids in the past but I didn't find they improved my skin in any noticeable way.

Beauty companies are always bringing out new products claiming to do this and that. But if they did the things they claim to do then there'd be no need to develop new products.

That said, I do buy my cat a lot of toys.

We probably look a bit better with these things than without them though. Otherwise, we'd stop buying them, wouldn't we?

the so called Beauty Hall in my local and massive Boots is rammed with skin care, hair care, perfume and what seems like endless brands of make-up. If only one tenth of this stuff fulfilled its promises, we would all be walking around looking like eternally youthful super models with bouncy swishy hair, firm, glowing, wrinkle-free skin, and flawless features.

Well in my house my husband and I have our own loos which we are responsible for keeping clean and that works pretty well so I think 2 is the optimum number.

My attic is EMPTY!!! and I don't care who knows it

Overhead a man today who was telling someone that his upcoming nuptials have cost £45k. £45k!!

I think many older people living in what was previously the family home have too much stuff, whether they're officially hoarders or not. Just think of all the garages not used for cars, but for junk.

The loveliness of a wedding bears only some relation to the amount spent on it. One of my favourites was a church wedding with village hall reception which had a (very good) buffet, followed by an ice-cream bicycle and some live music. It was the jolly, friendly atmosphere which made it so special - yes, it was a day with treats and people dressed up, but also relatively informal. That same year we went to one in a huge castle where the seating had tables named after the expensive places the bride and groom had been on holiday. Not nearly as much fun!