What is the most effective investment for beauty?

[Anonymous]

I noticed that many posters have cited Botox, but only one has mentioned filler. I had filler (Restylane) done for the first time a few months ago, and I was very happy with the results. However, I started reading a lot of stories about how filler might look good at first, but eventually would migrate and look terrible. Now I'm not sure whether to continue with it. Can anyone weigh in on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did you do that had the biggest impact on improving your looks and beauty? Was it a beauty product? An outfit? An exercise regime? skincare? plastic surgery?

Marrying well!

[Anonymous]

First marrying a very wealthy husband and not having to work. Rest, healthy diet, maintain an healthy weight for your body type and frame, exercise, hydration, sunscreen, moisturize, good skin care, little tiny bits of botox when I hit 50. Trying to age somewhat naturally because I personally do not like the overdone look but I'm not ruling anything out yet.

[Anonymous]

Staying slim with minimal weight fluctuation, natural looking hair color, tretinoin.

[Anonymous]

Consistent good skin care regimen from your twenties onward, sunscreen.

Electric toothbrush and flossing.

Exercise with weights.

[Anonymous]

Sleep and sunscreen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sunblock. Sunblock. Sunblock,

Do you mean sunscreen? The word Sunblock has been banned for 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not drinking and not smoking

This + not going out without sunscreen.

[Anonymous]

I’d say staying thin and being in shape.

Nothing else matters if you’re fat and out of shape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great bronzer and self tanning products.

+1
I do a lot of the things listed here - maintain a slim weight always, eat and sleep well, exercise, avoid the sun and use sunscreen daily, get nails and hair done regularly.

But the biggest beauty difference-maker for me, given a reasonably attractive baseline resulting from all of the above, is getting a spray tan. I do a color called Venetian medium and it instantly makes me look prettier, younger, more well rested, glowier. I feel so much happier looking in the mirror. I get one before vacations and before special events, but I just got one yesterday because this winter is lasting FOREVER and I feel so pasty. I cannot believe the difference. Instant and massive glow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Great bronzer and self tanning products.

+1
I do a lot of the things listed here - maintain a slim weight always, eat and sleep well, exercise, avoid the sun and use sunscreen daily, get nails and hair done regularly.

But the biggest beauty difference-maker for me, given a reasonably attractive baseline resulting from all of the above, is getting a spray tan. I do a color called Venetian medium and it instantly makes me look prettier, younger, more well rested, glowier. I feel so much happier looking in the mirror. I get one before vacations and before special events, but I just got one yesterday because this winter is lasting FOREVER and I feel so pasty. I cannot believe the difference. Instant and massive glow up.

+1 on the spray tan - not too dark where it looks fake but just a kiss of sun makes the world of difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did you do that had the biggest impact on improving your looks and beauty? Was it a beauty product? An outfit? An exercise regime? skincare? plastic surgery?

Laser skin care

[Anonymous]

staying out of the sun
rarely drinking
seeing a dermatologist when bad acne as teen to prevent acne/scars
know what best features are and learn to bring them out

agree with (and succeeded until perimenopause): stay around the same weight 'and' don't do any extreme diets/cleanses that mess up metabolism

[Anonymous]

Where are the spray tan people getting them? Would love a rec in Bethesda or Rockville

[Anonymous]

I, too, would love recs on where to get spray tan from those who recommended.

I do so many of these - perpetual wearer of sunscreen year round, drink a lot of water, use trentinoin nightly, moisturize well, regular exercise, eat healthily including a lot of leafy greens, berries, salmon and almonds, no caffeine, very little alcohol, consistently maintain my weight, meditate, and once a year IPL.

Yet I have aged a LOT in the past 5 years- I’m 55. My eyes have gotten droopy, my jawline is loose, my face generally is droopy, my natural freckles have blended/faded into sun spots, I have pink in my cheeks and not in the cute parts, I’m constantly finding new face and body moles and facial hair, and my head hair, brows and lashes have thinned. Obviously this must have been gradual changes but I feel like it accelerated in the past 5 years.

So I’m convinced this is really all genetics.