we lost recently. Fortunately her wise
and witty words will be with me forever.
Just about everything she said and wrote is one of my favorites, but one
of my favorite favorites is the chapter On Maintenance from her book . She writes about the
increasing amount of time a woman has to spend on maintaining her looks as she
ages. Or as she calls it: “Status
Quo Maintenance…what you do just to stay more or less even…the routine,
everyday things required just to keep you from looking like someone who no
longer cares.”
routine. Typically, I do the least
amount necessary to look good. I was
blessed with “decent enough” looks and, of course, I had my youth. I felt those things were enough and I didn’t
have to work too hard.
Quo Maintenance beauty routine, but I’m still lazy. So here’s how I make it work now:
- I bought a wig. When I
have a bad hair day, I don’t spend a lot
of time trying to fix it. I put on my
alternate hair.
- I’ve fallen in love with fake nails. I’ve never been one to get regular manicures
because there’s something about my nails and nail polish that doesn’t
work. By day three, I’m all chips. But I like the look of manicured nails and
now I have them almost all the time. They go on in minutes and last a week or
two. No muss, no fuss.
- False eyelashes. I’m
getting better at putting them on straight, so I don’t look drunk. When I get them right, they look better and
are easier and faster than daily mascara because I wear them until they start
to fall off.
- New Dove® VisibleCare Renewing Crème Body Wash. This one was a pleasant surprise. I agreed to do a review of this new product
because I’m always looking for something to make my skin look good. In the summer, I like to take a shower at
night. I typically dry off and hop right
into bed. Moisturizing is too much
trouble at that time, so when I wake up my skin has been replaced by that of an
alligator.
forward to seeing what Dove could do for me.
What they told me is: Dove
Renewing Body Wash nourishes and replenishes skin. It’s part of a revolutionary line of premium body wash from
Dove.
technology across the Dove portfolio. It gives you visibly more beautiful skin in just one
week.
my nightly shower, jump into bed without
moisturizing, and my skin doesn’t scare me in the morning. It actually looks pretty good. I love that.
“Visibly more beautiful skin from a body wash” seems to be true.
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So wait – you think your beauty routine is “lazy”, yet you have false nails, false lashes and wigs? I think you go the extra mile, woman! Mind you, I've tried all three in the past, but I had an manicurist in training who destroyed my nails for life, now I feel “naked” if I don't go out without polish on. Same with lippy. Moisturiser is a must. Because I'm white, wigs are more obvious. However one of my neighbours is about 65 and every single day is at the ferry wharf wearing a big, blonde, Dolly-style wig and fabulous, perfect make-up. She's like a splash of colour in a suburb full of conformists in Country Road, so good on her! At our age, it's down to whatever makes you feel good.
@Janine: That's so funny. I think false nails, false lashes, and a wig are soooo much easier than trying to make the real thing look the way I want them to. And they take much less time!
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