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Crepe Erase: Does this product really work? *I have not been paid or sent any free product for this post* I have used this product for two months straight. Almost exclusively. I'm on vacation in Colorado and took a big jar of it with me, leaving home most of my other products, oils, butters, etc. The water here is hard. Very mineralized and very tough and hair and skin. I live in AZ -- very hard on skin as it is so darn dry! However, I have found a great solution that seems to work and isn't pricey (see below). I wanted so much to like this product and while I think it helps in the immediate (any moisture will help dry, parched skin), I cannot endorse it as a "fix" for dry, wrinkled, crepey skin. I just can't. I have to say I've slathered it on nightly after my shower, before bed, all over my hands and my hands have never looked worse! I'm not impressed with this product. Here's what I mean: My hand just before applying product. ...

This is not an easy post to write. I feel I must. I took Estroven PM for four plus years straight. It helped me sleep at night during the dreaded perimenopause insomnia. It worked like a charm. Or so I thought. Then I got diagnosed with DCIS. Breast cancer. An estrogen-dependent breast cancer.  Caught early. Removed. No chemo. Thank GOD. But, since I took this OTC supplement and it most certainly (in my opinion only) made matters worse for me, I needed to speak out. Not to not take it. Not to bash the product. But to make sure all women who are taking it or consider taking it know the risks.  Talk to your doc. Probably not an issue, but just in case, you need to know. As a note, I also took progesterone (bio identical) for a few years. Not sure if this had a detrimental effect, but I stopped a couple years before my diagnosis.  Do your homework! This product and others that mess with hormones can lead to trouble. Just be aware.

Here's the thing: When we get older our lips get thinner, droopier. It's natural. It's also very demoralizing when you go to put on lipstick or gloss and see a thin line of crepey, dry skin where your lips used to be! Three things I do to naturally plump up my lips. If you do them consistently you'll see results. It does not happen overnight, but it will help since they all increase circulation and blood flow to the area. 1. Massage your lips and the surrounding area nightly. This doesn't mean rub and tug; it's a gentle massage. You can sort of pluck/pinch your lips and the surrounding tissue to increase blood flow. 2. Exfoliate your lips weekly (at a minimum) with a nice sugar scrub. You can buy one or make one (just Google it for a million different recipes). I use the one by Suzanne Somers. It's natural/organic and I like it. This will keep your lips moist and keep lines away plus the extra manipulation helps blood flow to your lips. 3. Stretch th...

  Celebrity Makeup Artist & Beauty Editor Ashley Gomila shares her tips on how to achieve the perfect glow as seen on her client Supermodel Nina Agdal.  With three easy steps you too can have the perfect summer glow. To follow her on Instagram search TheMakeupExpert or www.facebook.com/TheMakeupExpert

    1. It's not rocket science, it's just water retention. I used to enjoy a nightly snack of Cheezits. You know the little buttery cheesy crackers. I went for two years eating them nearly every night (around midnight) and then wondering why in the heck I could not get rid of the pudge.   Duh! Now that I've gone (mostly) gluten free and given them up (yes, I do miss them), I don't wake with pudge that won't budge. It's not a perfect plan, but it has worked for me. What do I eat instead? Well, I try not to eat at all late at night, but when I must have something, a few rice crackers or small bowl of plain, lightly salted popcorn works.   2. Drink a smoothie a day. Not a junk-food smoothie from a place where frozen yogurt is included in most of the offerings, but a real yogurt, green powder, protein powder smoothie. Here again, I've given up whey protein or veg protein. They whey made me bloat. If you drink one a day with real yogurt...

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