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39 today! What will help me look younger??

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Shootingstar100 · 07/03/2013 20:20

Any tips for makeup / skincare / haircare to help a 39 yr old sleep deprived mummy look radiant? I'm normally a Liz Earle & Bare Minerals fan. Just started using Elemis Pro Collagen Marine cream. Hair is dry & a pain to style, hands & feet really dry!

Oh and I need a new hairdryer!!!

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FrantasticO · 07/03/2013 20:37

Happy birthday!
I have no answers sorry apart from sleep which you aren't getting
Hope you have had a nice day and get some good answers.

Foggles · 07/03/2013 20:39

Don't dust your mirror Grin

SofaCanary · 07/03/2013 20:41

Foggles, you're a woman after my own heart Grin

FrantasticO · 07/03/2013 20:49

Or dont put lenses / glasses on not helpful i know, sorry
I Always look stunning then!

Speedos · 07/03/2013 20:50

Hairdryer - I've had the Parlux compact ion since Xmas, it's brilliant.
Hair - Kerastase Elixir, pink one, use before drying.
I use BM too, Neo Strata for skincare (glycolic stuff).
Lotil for hands.
Also peels every now and then are good.
Happy birthday!

Silvermoonsparkling · 07/03/2013 20:51

Oh this sounds very familiar to me! Well, apart from the boring stuff - more water, more sleep, more sex ..... I would suggest as follows:

Get eyebrows threaded into a lovely arch. If they're light in colour, have them tinted. This will take years off you.

Use a muslin facecloth with your cleanser then, obviously depending on your ethnicity, maybe a quick layer of gradual face tanner.

I'm quite pale and I hugely recommend Bobbi Brown cheek colour stick thing in sheer coral for a bit of radiance, and Bobbi Brown under eye corrector in Bisque for looking like I've had some sleep.

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Shootingstar100 · 07/03/2013 20:59

Ooo thanks silvermoon - have birthday money so might investigate Bobbi Brown on Saturday. Also was considering that hairdryer!

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Shootingstar100 · 07/03/2013 21:01

No dusting - do that already!!
Tend to put glasses on to hide tired eyes!!!

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QueenCadbury · 07/03/2013 21:04

Blusher. I can't leave the house without it on nowadays (39 and sleep deprived too!). I use bobbi brown too. Earlier in the week john Lewis had 10% off bobbi brown.

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Shootingstar100 · 07/03/2013 21:35

Speedos - what peels do you use?

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Speedos · 07/03/2013 21:44

Glycolic, I get them done at a clinic, £75 a pop. I had awful cystic acne about a year ago and had a single session of laser treatment to zap them followed by a peel. Not only did my skin clear up but it just looks loads fresher and texture is great. I get a clinic peel about every 2 months. Also use the products which helps too.

I have used home kits before and they do improve the texture, clinic ones are much stronger though.

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