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How to make my face look healthier

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fedda · 24/09/2007 21:53

Hi, I'm trying to loose some weight but first thing which looses weight is my face. I don't starve myself and I eat healthily yet i look as if I spent some weeks in a hospital and haven't been out in the fresh air for month. My face looks tired and worn out. Can you suggest may be some natural remidies I could try. May be I need some creams or specia; excersises for my face? Ta.

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Desiderata · 26/09/2007 19:26

Too true. Even her donkey looks good by comparison ..

cocolepew · 26/09/2007 19:36

A bottle of wine drunk in a hot room always makes me look much healthier/younger. Though it tends to wear off in the morning.

Failing that, water and make-up.

morningglory · 26/09/2007 20:20

Cardiovascular excerise (including lots of sex ).

Otherwise, a bronzer(like Guerlin) does amazing things for the skin. Wear it as a blusher and a lighter dusting on your forehead, nose, chin.

fedda · 26/09/2007 21:18

I like the idea of honey. Yes, natural remidies are my first choice. Thank you so very much.

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Desiderata · 26/09/2007 21:52

Ah, good

And for exfoliation, a palm full of honey and a spoonful of sugar.

TnOgu · 26/09/2007 21:53

Water - you can't beat it

< damn >

TnOgu · 26/09/2007 21:54
Desiderata · 26/09/2007 21:59

Ew, slip ons or velcro for me, TnOgu. I can't master laces yet

... but of course, fedda, as my sister says, water is the key of life .... as well as honey!

TnOgu · 26/09/2007 22:01

lol

you have to have the last word Desi

I don't have you down as a, slip on, kind of gal

WotsZePoint · 26/09/2007 22:07

lol

pollywollydoodle · 26/09/2007 22:17

lots of fruit and veg and salmon/other oily fish and water

fresh air

sex/other chosen excercise

exfoliate with sugar in a bit of olive oil/honey

if all else fails i stand in the pension queue at the post office....

fedda · 26/09/2007 22:29

I see, I'll try hiney, wate, fruit and veg. Would that be enough to get my face better?

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pollywollydoodle · 26/09/2007 22:33

i guess they will all make some difference...

fedda · 26/09/2007 22:34

You don't sound convincing...

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pollywollydoodle · 26/09/2007 22:38

no i meant that positively, anything helps but i also think eating fish getting outside in the fresh air and getting some sort of excercise help me too....

fedda · 26/09/2007 22:39

Oh, I feel better already. Thank you.

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wildpatch · 27/09/2007 10:57

youghurt face masks are excellent. but its too cold in englad for them righ tnow i think

fedda · 27/09/2007 15:59

So, I can have yougurt mask for about 20 minutes and then wash it off with warm water. Am I correct in this?

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Piffle · 27/09/2007 16:02

two things I know really have worked on the skin part anyway

the l'oreal micro dermabrasion kit

and mineral makeup I love lilylolo you cahn get samples for 25p and try it

hunkermunker · 27/09/2007 16:05

I found my skin always looks best when I eat fruit for breakfast - just fruit. Big bowl of strawberries, kiwi, raspberries, blueberries, grapes - try that, maybe? And drink lots of water.

fedda · 27/09/2007 16:06

Thank you but I'd rather use natural remidies, not even the stuff from health shops but the things which worked for generations. Sorry for being fussy.

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Deux · 27/09/2007 16:13

Fedda

You could try doing facial exercises. Sounds weird I know but the face is made of muscles so why not when we exercise other muscles.

I haven't done it for ages and should really. When I was doing it I swear I noticed a difference and your face feels great afterwards.

The book I've got is by Eva Frasier and my understanding is she's a bit of a guru on the subject - try google/amazon as I think she does DVDs etc too. She looks amazing and I think is in her 70s.

Must go and dig my book out.

wildpatch · 27/09/2007 16:36

keep the youghurt on as long as you like, and yes, washoff with warm water.

Piffle · 27/09/2007 17:45

mineral make up is natural

fedda · 27/09/2007 22:46

Thank you so much everybody for your kind advice. I'll try some tips and let you know if there is any difference. I suspect I'm not going to win this buttle as my health is plaing tricks on me. Anyway, i can try, there is no harm in trying.

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