Looking Good in Later Life 6
2001

A vast industry is out there to help with all and every beauty concern. In this column every month laterlife.com will visit one of the great cosmetic houses or one of the up-and-coming beauty collections that are just breaking into the market with new ideas and products. The practical results of everything from creamy cleansers to mud baths will be brought to you. All with the focus on maturity of course.

Sheer habit and unfamiliarity with new products are the main reasons why people stick to old products, but sometimes the fact is that nothing can beat them. So look out below for the ultimate test…The Test of Time

This month (May 2001) Maureen visits The Belgravia Centre in central London for laterlife.com to seek out treatment for falling hair.

Each month Maureen 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

Tips

To emphasise eyebrows but avoid any hardness, avoid using an eye-brow pencil and simply brush over a little powder mascara on each brow - best in a brown or smudgy purple colour. Softer and easier in every way.

Nigella Lawson Tips
Three products which help with the problem we all have with make-up settling into lines on the face and accentuating them.

Mirror Imaging
When you need reading glasses, putting on eye make-up can be a bit of a dilemma.

Boost for eyelashes
They definitely get skimpy - eyelashes on older faces.

Warning on face creams
Skin specialists are now warning of the possible dangers of........

Previous 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)

The Test of Time

Products with true staying power, recognised as the best in their field  

The best kind of body lotion is one that is not so expensive that you don't dare to splash it on all over. Recommended by a laterlife site visitor is Revlon's staple Revlon dry Skin Relief, in the version marked Intensive which has some new added vitamins to the familiar formula. At a reasonable price of £2.95 for 400 ml it doesn't cause inhibitions about lavish use.

Do you have any all-time favourites? If so, share them with us on laterlife.com, by sending an email to maureen@laterlife.com

The powers of olive oil

A budget-conscious ploy to help the skin 

Instant skin rejuvenation  

A pick me up from Clarins .........

Party sparkler
Yves Saint Laurent wand , Touche Eclat or Radiant Touch.
Visible Difference Eight Hour cream skin protectant from Elizabeth Arden....
Boots Aqueous cream is another old favourite.
Quick Fix
The "must have" beauty product for anyone wanting to be economical with time. 

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