Chanel Lift Intensive, the best foundation- lifts, firms, but not too shiny

Go to Chanel for samples of the best anti- aging foundation.  It lifts and evens your skin for a ten-years younger look, day or night.  AMAZING.

The secret to making skin care and makeup samples last is to use a PIN to prick a pin-sized hole in the corner, compliments of the lovely women at Chanel.

Instant Eye Lift.

For an instant eye lift, angle your brows and  eyeliner upward.

For brows, make sure the outside 1/3 goes upward, not downward.  Also, make sure you have enough of an arch, even if your brows are rounded.

For eyeliner, make sure the outside 1/3 on the top lash line angles upward and/ or gets thicker.  The thickening trick, a favorite of makeup artist Mally, works beautifully.  It should be subtle, so it creates an optical illusion.

Lift and erase- Avon Anew Reviews

Check out AVON for the latest in skin care solutions. 

A friend who looks 15 year younger than her 60+ true age recommended:

Therafirm Face Lifting Cream for facial sagging

Facial Filler Serum for naso-labial folds

Avon Clinical product consistently win awards and high consumer ratings.

Chanel, still the best.

Run to the Chanel counter for a foundation update and the gorgeous smokey eye palette!

The color product of the season is a four-pan eyeshadow palette called the Smokey Eye.  All four shadow shades are sheer with a subtle sparkle.  The white, black, silver and silver/gray shadows combine like magic, creating a beautfully- muted smokey eye that is actually easy to do!  Let Chanel artists show you how.

Chanel now has pre-sealed samples of their top of the line Lumiere lifting foundations by shade. It's a great idea and a beautiful foundation that really does lift and tighten while adding a luminous, but not too shiny glow.

Guerlain Parure Foundation and Orchidee Cream- for eyes and lips

If you'd like a new glow without shininess or oiliness, try Guerlain Parure Liquid Foundation.  The finish is very pretty.  Perfect for a date.

Pick up a generous sample at Bloomingdale's so you can be sure you have the right shade. Ask for other skin care samples, especially the eye and lip cream.

What the Japanese do better- skin care secrets

A recent article about the lack of wrinkles on Japanese women's faces attributed this to diet and skin care.

Diet includes soy, rice and green tea.  All contribute to good skin.

Skin care regimens include more steps than in America:

1. Cleansing with mild cleansers
   
2. Softening (toning)
3. Serum
4. Moisturizer
5. Sunscreen
   

Don't wear a watch

Watches are fashion accessories, but only if you are over 40 or they are clearly fashion-oriented, like last season's big white/rhinestone styles.  Tech savvy women of all ages use their cell phones to tell time, instead of a tailored-style watch. 

Guerlain Parure Foundation and Orchidee Cream- for eyes and lips

Go to the Guerlain counter and try the Parure Foundation with 24K gold.  Sounds like a gimmick but it makes your skin glow.  Very pretty and youthful.

Also, try the Orchidee lip and eye cream to address two areas where fine lines show up and intensify annoyingly.  One cream works for both. It's expensive but a third (or less) of one session of painful shots at the derm doctor.