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Looking Good in Later Life 28
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 Looking Good in laterlife is a regular column reporting on the latest tips on beauty products and processes for the more mature face and body.
A vast industry is out there to help with all and every beauty concern. In this column every month laterlife.com will report on ideas and products, old and new. The practical results of everything from creamy cleansers to mud baths will be brought to you. All with the focus on maturity of course.
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Anyone who has looked after her (or his) appearance over the years has the
edge in later life compared to ravers who burned all their candles at both ends. But skin,
hair, eyes, lips, silhouette still show the years after fifty. Extra skin dryness, puffy
eye areas, sagging around the chin, wrinkles – they all can benefit from special
treatments. | Nutrimetics and the Age-Defying Workshop Helen Franks reports There was much laughter at the Franks household recently. I’d got together a group of us laterlifers, some with names familiar to laterlife visitors, and let them loose on Betty Manning, independent (freelance) consultant for Nutrimetics. Nutrimetics, the company that works from personal recommendation only (Number One selling range in Australia, Number Two direct selling product in France), offers a wide choice of products, but the ones we wanted to know more about were those full of modern promise, the anti-ageing creams and lotions designed for older skins. |
For further details, to request a current catalogue, or if you would like to book a workshop, simply complete the enquiry form. Also visit the Nutrimetics product page |
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What’s wrong with soap and water? We wanted to know. Soap, she said, is not usually ph balanced, which means it does not match the skin’s natural acid/alkaline balance, and it can leave a slight scum on the face and can have a drying effect. Why cleanser and toner from the same brand? Because they should have matching ph factor. Nutrimetics cleansers and toners are matched to the skin’s natural balance. What does a toner do? It removes any residue left by the cleanser and any remaining traces of make-up, and it does what its name suggests: tones the skin, makes it feel fresher.
First Betty removed Heather’s make-up, using Restore Balancing Cleansing Lotion. We watched as she put a pea-sized blob on her hands and gently massaged it onto Heather’s face. Then she dipped a couple of cotton wool pads in warm water, not dripping wet, just damp, and wiped it all off again, everywhere, including the eye lids. Yeah, pretty good, we said. Maybe it was our imaginations, her face did seem clearer and fresher. And then came the matching toner, Restore Refining Toning Lotion – two tip-ups from the bottle onto moistened cotton wool. But not on the eyelids this time. Skin is too delicate there, said Betty.
(liposomes? tiny bubbles to you and me) which are said to aid absorption of moisturiser. It’s for daily use, and of course the moisturiser would normally come next on the agenda, under make-up during the day. But Betty wanted to go the full Monty, so Heather now received a dose of Hydra 8 Eye Cream, applied only along the boneline, to reduce fine lines and puffiness. Betty used two tiny dabs for each eye and went only halfway along, not to the nose.
A masque – is that really necessary? Betty seemed to be plastering it on to Heather’s face. It firms the skin, and you use it twice a week, said Betty. She kept it away from the eyes, applied it just up to the boneline. Then Heather was instructed to relax for 10 minutes while we all tried a little of this and that on the backs of our hands. C.R.E. Face Crème (Cellular Restructuring Crème) which featured as a special offer in November laterlife, is designed for forehead and face, and can be applied after cleansing and toning before moisturising. “Use a spatula when you dip into any pot so you don’t introduce bacteria to the cream,” said Betty. She gently wiped off the remains of the Restore Firming Facial Masque from Heather’s face with damp cottonwool, pronouncing that much of it was absorbed. Back to the daily routine. Restore Revitalising Day Crème is a moisturiser containing vitamin E and a sunscreen. The crème has a ‘depot delivery’ design which continually releases vitamin E for up to 24 hours. And then there were the special options. For the latest in anti-ageing products, Betty introduced us to Specific Care Anti Wrinkle Retinol Serum for night use and the complementing Specific Care SPF 18 Day Lotion. The night cream, in a tube, contains Retinol for cell stimulation and renewal plus antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, macadamia nut oil and shea butter. The lighter day lotion has a high sunscreen of 18 plus mango-seed butter and apricot kernel oil. Retinol causes skin to become more photosensitive, so the high SPF day lotion gives extra protection. Nutrimetics claim that after 7 days, skin firmness improves by 18 per cent using the night serum and 25 per cent using the day lotion. After only 30 days of continuous use, the day lotion ‘visibly reduces appearance of wrinkles by 32 per cent.’ The night serum takes 90 days to reduce wrinkle depth by ‘up to 38 per cent’. (But don’t get too excited. Anti-wrinkle products are usually tested on fairly young, not so challenging skins. Used over a long timescale they may help postpone further wrinkling, but they are not going to work miracles.) In case you are wondering about the state of Heather’s complexion at this stage, no – she didn’t get the entire collection plastered on her skin. But Betty couldn’t resist one last product, so Heather got an application of Restore Firming Eye Lift, a water-based gel containing antioxidants. Again, just a tiny amount, patted around the eye bone. Are they worth a try? We at laterlife think so. The products may not work wonders, but they represent good value for money, are pleasant to use and it’s nice to think that they are made from natural ingredients and are not animal tested. And there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied, even if the products have been opened and sampled. The full list
Nutrimetics don’t advertise and there’s no middleperson – so prices are kept surprisingly reasonable. See other skincare collections in the Nutrimetics catalogue (details of obtaining a catalogue below). Other special offers from the Nutrimetics brochure at the time of publication:
In all cases above there is additionally £3.75 postage and packing For further details, to request the full catalogue and latest offers, or if you would like to book a workshop, simply complete the enquiry form.
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Betty colonised
my kitchen table to make a delectable display, and then got down to describing the
products.
What to buy?
Until January 16th 2004 - Nutri-Rich Oil 
Until February 16th 2004 -
Nu-essence Moisturising DuoPrevious editions of Looking Good in laterlife Edition 1 (including a visit to Estee Lauder) Edition 2 (including a visit to Clarins) Edition 3 (including a visit to Medestea Internazionale Edition 4 (including a visit to Martha Hill Skincare) Edition 5 (including a visit to Harrods) Edition 6 (including a visit to Belgravia Centre) Edition 7 (including a visit to Vichy Laboratoire) Edition 8 (including a visit to Avene Spa) Edition 9 (including fashion tips) Edition 10 eyebrows, eyelashes, sun and skin Edition 11 (including a visit to Lasercare Clinics) Edition 12 - Lasercare Clinics offer their expertise on common skin conditions Edition 13 - Ageing skin in the new millennium Edition 14 - A visit to Helen Sher Edition 15 - More from Helen Sher and Lasercare Clinics Edition 16 A visit to Champneys London Clubs Edition 17 - Seeking Cosmetic Surgery Edition 18 - Does hair dye cause cancer? Edition 19 - How not to look
like mutton dressed as lamb.. Edition 20 - What cosmetic dentistry can do for you - Part one Edition 22 - What’s new at Estee Lauder? Edition 23 - Lancome - a perennial favourite Edition 24- The latest from Clarins Edition 25 - East meets west with
Shiseido Edition 26 - Nutrimetics Edition 27 - Nutrimetics - Special offer Edition 28 - Nutrimetics workshop
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Previous Visits laterlife.com occasionally visits one of the great cosmetic houses, up-and-coming beauty collections or other organisations of interest to the more mature visitor.
Edition 1 Estee Lauder Edition 2 Clarins Edition 3 Medestea Internazionale Edition 4 Martha Hill Skincare Edition 5 Harrods Edition 7 Vichy Laboratoire Edition 8 Avene Spa Edition 11 Lasercare Clinics Edition 14 - Helen Sher Edition 16 A visit to
Champneys London Clubs
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laterlife interest Don't forget to take a look at the rest of the features sections of laterlife.com: laterlife interest containing a variety of articles of interest for visitors to laterlife.com written by a number of experienced and new journalists. It includes both one off articles and also regular columns of a more specialist nature such as healthwise and talkback Also don't forget to take a look at our regular IT question and answer section called YoucandoIT by IT trainer and author Jackie Sherman. To view the latest articles and indexes to previous articles click on laterlife interest here or above. To search for articles about a certain topic, use the site search feature below.
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