Exspensive facecream or save up for Botox?

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What would you do? Buy an exspensive face cream or make do and save up for Botox? I don’t want to waste time if Botox is the only way to reduce wrinkles?

For example Perricone night cream is £89 - three tubs of that is the price of Botox?

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nivea will keep your skin moisturised and comfortable, sunscreen will protect your skin

Botox!

Personally I would invest in a facecream like perricone to give me 'glow' and healthy looking skin. Some wrinkles don't really bother me and i think the 'health' of your skin is much more ageing than the odd natural line.

Maybe also look at using a retinol? It won't have the botox effect, but I've definitely noticed a difference.

The effects of Botox are, for me, (not exaggerating) 50x the effects of any cream I've ever tried. The problem is that it's a short-term solution - effects for me only last c. 2-3 months. So you do have to factor that in when thinking about cost.

I'm with Polly, if your skin's healthy and glowing nobody notices s few lines so the great face cream every time.

Eat loads of fruit and veg and good oils. Use oils on your face. Do face exercises to tighten face muscles. Works for me.

Can anyone recommend a retinol cream?

Check out the long-running Fantastic Skincare thread for retinol tips, it has a snail in the title.

Retinol Reface , by Indeed laboratories sold at Boots is lovely and doesnt irritate skin.
Also Ideal World have a set of face wash, a day and night cream on offer at about £30,this is good too,i have had one lot and just ordered another, you can see the difference in your skin, with both these items, it is by Judith Williams and good value good sizes too
Reface is just under £20,

No cream ever did what Botox did do for me it's money well spent. I only get my frown lines done, it lasts on me 2-3 months too but I've only started having it so should get longer over a period of time.
However I'd still invest in a good cream as if also like my skin to be nice and glowing

Botox. No cream can compare. It's brilliant. Shop around and go to someone with good reviews. I get my 11 lines done for 120

Botox.

Cheap creams are oil and water in various percentages.
Expensive creams are oil and water in various percentages.

Sunscreen, a retinoid and Botox. No smoking. Whatever moisturiser that keeps your skin comfortable.

Neither of those. You need a Foreo Luna cleansing thing, the one with the cleansing nodules on one side and the massaging in cream side, on the other. I’ve had mine a while and have started to use each day. It’s fantastic and money well spent.

Last Christmas I got a Nu Face Mini from my mum. I was going to return it, on the “90 day money back if you can’t see a difference” purchase offer when peoplemstarted commenting on my looking different/good for my age/less tired. So, I kept it and committed to using it 5 to 6 times weekly and I’m really pleased.

Botox works wonders

and sunscreen as your daily face cream

Yes to sunscreen. Obviously!

Good Botox. Nothing else works as well.

I guess the word is “good”, then. I have an acquaintance who I see every now and then, over the last 15 or so years. She has had Botox for several years and has now got that heavy brow/forehead thing going on. Such a lot can go wrong. And it’s not a one off, it’s a commitment. Personally, I think it’s not a good look and a bit of a risk.

I do agree on the creams, though. A good general moisturiser with high spf is all you need. None of them are miracles in a jar.

Interested to know how old you all are. I’m 54 and have never had Botox or any kind of cosmetic surgery. I’ve had about 3 facials in my life and only use Nivea Soft & No. 7 tinted moisturiser (with spf 15). I think I look fine - not that I’m massively bothered, I don’t spend much time looking in the mirror tbh. People I meet are often surprised by my age, remarking that I must have had my (now grown up) children very young - I was in my 30s, so no.

Is it now commonplace for women to have Botox and other cosmetic procedures? How much do you spend on this? Am I completely out of step with today’s world? Should I cancel my charity donations and spend the money on my face?

Aunty Jackie i know what you mean!

my Botox dr generally doesn’t offer foreheads for that very reason . I personally have mine right between my brows, and at the corners of my eyes. I still have forehead wrinkles and can still raise my brows. Its more natural.

These have done wonders for my 56 yr old face. Don’t get me wrong, I have inherited good skin and decent bone structure but, they (in combination) have stopped me looking tired out.

Outlay is around £260 but, it’s a one off payment only.

I just find it hard to believe any cream change my face

Botox

What are they aunty Jackie? They look like “personal massagers”