Its Fashion Flash Monday!

This week the  host of Fashion Flash is Deja Pseu of Une Femme D’un Certain Age. I love this site and  check in every day to read  her always insightful and entertaining posts.  Recently she  took on the white shirt  which  just about every  fashionista recommends as a  warddrobe basic.  However as the  years go by the  plain tailored  white shirt which looked so cute in our twenties, now  seems  boxy and severe.  Pseu  tried on  a wide range of styles and came up with   runched  front that  both defines a waist and hides a multitude of flaws.   A simple answer to a common problem. Her videos  on  different ways to tie a scarf are so delightful I would love  to gift them  to friends.  Right now you can download them for free but I have urged her to package them for sale.  They’re that good.

I recently spent three days at the HBA ( Health and Beauty Expo)  and was dazzled by the new products and research .  The big trend this year is natural   and/or organic  products like my new favorite Previse.  I was also impressed by the scientific sessions which shared the research behind the biological activity of   ingredients that   included seaweed, dead sea salts and peptides.  

At the beauty blogger  meet-up I got to meet  the talent behind Lady Emmy.com,  The Fashionista Stories, Certified  Fabulous  and Tracy Walker  of  Blogdorf  Beauty fame. Sensitive skin was a HUGE  issue   and one blogger shared with  me  that she tried out products on her inner thigh before applying them to her face.   She explained that the skin is especially sensitive there and if  a new  product  was an irritant,   the resulting redness  would  be hidden by clothing. Good idea!    

The gaggle of  beauty bloggers at HBA attracted  the attention of venders and they joined us to  pitch their products and  ideas.   It  was a glorious  multi-culti meet-up and I met creative entrepreneurs  from  all over the world.  My favorite find  had to  be  a beautiful cream from Provence  that was a mixture of  olive oil and  lavendar.

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Its Fashion Flash Monday!

This week the hosts of Fashion Flash are the Glam Gals of Fabulous After 40.  Today they have featured a must watch video on the right way to wear leggings over 40.  For me it answered the key question–  how  long should the top be  with leggings?   The answer? Anything below the tush.    I wish I  had known that  before snagging a cashmere tunic at a sale which  is   about four inches too short.  I never feel quite right in it and now I know why.  And too short tops are not just a problem for 40 plus.  Last  week a photo of Pippa Middleton featured the young beauty in a  pair of heavy leggings and a gorgeous green pea cut that  barely covered her stomach.  The view  from the rear  was especially  painful.  She could have been spared  that  fashion faux pas  if  she only had watched  the Glam Gals Video.

And today we have added a new Fashion Flash member, Jackie Silver of Aging Backwards.  I  first met Jackie at  the Health and Beauty Expo in New York and I was  little surprised that such a young woman was doing blog on aging. When   she told me that she was   in her mid fifties, I realized that this women  knew her stuff.   Her great site covers nutrition, health, fitness, beauty and spirit and is always full of on-point advice and new developments.  Jackie  is an author, has sold products on QVC and is the co-host of the popular radion show, The Ageless Sisters.  You will enjoy Jackie and  her site as much as I do.

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Anti-Aging Hand Care, Part 4

 On Day  6 after the YAG laser treatment, the  spots on my hands are totally painless, a bit less red, but still  attract shock and awe.  ( I  think its part of the fear of bed bugs thing)  The big boy bandaids that I bought at CVS covered my hands, but the adhesive edges irritated the lasered areas.  The dressings provided by  Dr Marmur after the procedure did a much better job, but turned out to be  hard to find. Finally located them at a local surgical supply store. Dr M had tried to give me a supply of  these Telfa dressings, but I choose that moment to go macho– and waved  off the need for a covering.  Memo to me:  if a doctor offers a supply of  fresh dressings after a treatment, don’t be stupid– just take them.

I am going to the HBA, an international cosmetic and beauty conference in New York this week and my hands are still pretty lurid.  Once the spots fade I am going to use a 100SPF Sunscreen on  the tops of my hands during the day, and apply Retin A at night.   My hands are going to look  young and beautiful– just not this week. I think that as a rule of thumb you should not schedule a laser treatment less than two-three weeks before an event.

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