Ivory soap all the time growing up. And now I just wash my face with water in the morning and use the Aveda sensitive skin face lotion. At night it’s the juice beauty 2-in-1 cleanser and the same Aveda lotion. That’s it for me. Everything else is too confusing and admit to worrying about what is in the product.
My Mom is a very youthful 84 but I don’t ever remember much of a beauty face routine. She was/is a dancer so always danced (still does at 84!) and ate well, and she started a second career in the mid-60s which has kept her hugely engaged in life - thus her youthful look. I hope to follow in her footsteps that way!
Your mom sounds like an amazing woman. I would love to hear her thoughts on "leaving middle age." Both the concept and this newsletter.
Your skincare routine is beautifully simple. I often wonder if the more complicated routines are worth it. Or is it all down to genetics? I think I feel another post that needs to be explored and written! :)
I was thinking I would respond to this post via text, but then I remembered that this is an opportunity to engage with a community of women so here goes. Also, I have thought a lot about these products, both of my grandmas (have absolutely no recollection of facial products that my paternal grandmother may have used), and me as a teenager. Quite the road trip down memory lane.
I was an Noxzema girl until about sophomore year in high school when I switched to Oil of Olay. I don't remember what prompted me to do so.
I can remember clearly that my maternal grandma was a Pond's user, she also used another product that I can still smell, but I cannot remember the name. It was a really thick cream, yet it absorbed easily, I remember noticing that even as young as about 10 years old, as I was putting it on my arms in her bathroom.
And with all of that memory info, I have absolutely no idea what facial product(s) my mom used.
We had Ivory soap for bathing. We may have also had something called Lifebouy. And I also remember Irish Spring being available, around the time I was in Jr High, but I did not care for it. My dad always had a bar of Lava available to use if we even suspected we had come near poison ivy or poison oak.
I remained an Oil of Olay pink bottle customer until my early 40's. Then I switched to the white bottle, until my early 50s.
I was fortunate that I never had any skin issues as a teenager, and I was reminded of that just a few months ago when a group of us who have known each other since grade school got together.
We were not a Dove family. I remember that I always liked Cameo, but mostly because I thought it was a cool bar of soap. Loved the Cameo imprint. It's possible that my maternal grandma used Cameo.
Now I'm wondering when the advertisers morphed us from using the moniker "face creams" to "moisturizers?"
I had skin issues-acne-that started in third grade, but that’s a whole story on its own.
Mom used Dove and Ponds. Then moved into Estée Lauder , and then Avon. She did a short stint selling a home-based line called Vivian Woodard, so we used that for a while. My mom is 88 years young, and has a very good skincare routine to this day!
I’m an aesthetician, and skincare is my profession and my passion!
I could go on and on and on (as Diane knows).
I can still smell all of those smells!! What great memories! And I still love the original Jergen’s smell. It reminds me of my Aunt’s house.
Ivory soap all the time growing up. And now I just wash my face with water in the morning and use the Aveda sensitive skin face lotion. At night it’s the juice beauty 2-in-1 cleanser and the same Aveda lotion. That’s it for me. Everything else is too confusing and admit to worrying about what is in the product.
My Mom is a very youthful 84 but I don’t ever remember much of a beauty face routine. She was/is a dancer so always danced (still does at 84!) and ate well, and she started a second career in the mid-60s which has kept her hugely engaged in life - thus her youthful look. I hope to follow in her footsteps that way!
Your mom sounds like an amazing woman. I would love to hear her thoughts on "leaving middle age." Both the concept and this newsletter.
Your skincare routine is beautifully simple. I often wonder if the more complicated routines are worth it. Or is it all down to genetics? I think I feel another post that needs to be explored and written! :)
I was thinking I would respond to this post via text, but then I remembered that this is an opportunity to engage with a community of women so here goes. Also, I have thought a lot about these products, both of my grandmas (have absolutely no recollection of facial products that my paternal grandmother may have used), and me as a teenager. Quite the road trip down memory lane.
I was an Noxzema girl until about sophomore year in high school when I switched to Oil of Olay. I don't remember what prompted me to do so.
I can remember clearly that my maternal grandma was a Pond's user, she also used another product that I can still smell, but I cannot remember the name. It was a really thick cream, yet it absorbed easily, I remember noticing that even as young as about 10 years old, as I was putting it on my arms in her bathroom.
And with all of that memory info, I have absolutely no idea what facial product(s) my mom used.
We had Ivory soap for bathing. We may have also had something called Lifebouy. And I also remember Irish Spring being available, around the time I was in Jr High, but I did not care for it. My dad always had a bar of Lava available to use if we even suspected we had come near poison ivy or poison oak.
I remained an Oil of Olay pink bottle customer until my early 40's. Then I switched to the white bottle, until my early 50s.
I was fortunate that I never had any skin issues as a teenager, and I was reminded of that just a few months ago when a group of us who have known each other since grade school got together.
We were not a Dove family. I remember that I always liked Cameo, but mostly because I thought it was a cool bar of soap. Loved the Cameo imprint. It's possible that my maternal grandma used Cameo.
Now I'm wondering when the advertisers morphed us from using the moniker "face creams" to "moisturizers?"
Oh how I love this post!!!!
I had skin issues-acne-that started in third grade, but that’s a whole story on its own.
Mom used Dove and Ponds. Then moved into Estée Lauder , and then Avon. She did a short stint selling a home-based line called Vivian Woodard, so we used that for a while. My mom is 88 years young, and has a very good skincare routine to this day!
I’m an aesthetician, and skincare is my profession and my passion!
I could go on and on and on (as Diane knows).
I can still smell all of those smells!! What great memories! And I still love the original Jergen’s smell. It reminds me of my Aunt’s house.
The power of smells linking us to our history is such a facinating subject. I want to explore this concept in a future post.
I want to add you to my list of interviewees for the podcast when it is launched. We could do an entire segment (maybe two) on skincare. OK?
I can go on and on for days and days 😀I would be honored!