Physical aging appearance

I am wearing a sample of j'adore or something like that. Very floral. I like Light Bkue for men! I like scent a lot too. I think I will wear samples only bs getting into my scents that I lOVE while going through chemo.

Barbe...First off, great picture!  I wouldn't have the courage to go THAT close up!  YOU GO GIRL!!!!

Regarding the gloss...first off, your lipstick color choice is BEAUTIFUL!  Whatever it is that you do, gloss or not,...don't stop!!  It works for YOU.  That's the bottom line...ya gotta do what floats YOUR boat!

I guess because I have an adult daughter, I gauge myself by both of us.   I've become very critical of mother/daughter combos.  You see what I mean when you see the Richards mother/daughter. The daughter got her mother's appearance gene....but she's not a clone of her mother. Whereas Ann Richards did the "Everything is bigger in Texas" hairstyle, it looks like her daughter is happy with a pixie. 

In the orbit that I live in, the gripe I have with mother/daughers...is that too many moms IMMITATE their daughters' styles.  Interestingly though, my daughter and I both choose more classic clothes than anything else...an eclectic scarf or piece of costume jewelry is usually all we need.  I'm contridicting myself here, I know.  But my point is, my daughter STILL gets to enjoy stuff, that I think is way too youthful to me.  She can pull off a spaghetti string strap shoulder.  Me?  Forget it!  I still enjoy an occasional halter top...but I'd prefer to see her in it.  Light jeans....Forget that too!  My daughter put me in dark jeans or white jeans and that's all.  And all of them have to have some forgiving SPANDEX...my new best friend.  Blouses and T shirts too....ALL have to have SPANDEX! 

Now finally, back to the gloss.  The DD wears it well and with a little shimmer too.  Looks divine on her.  On me?  Not so much.  I feel blessed to have a daughter.  Thankfully, just one, who happens to be more BRUTALLY honest with me than I've ever been with her....and I thank my lucky stars every, single day that she is brutally honest with me AND that she's my daughter!    I rely on her judgment when I choose what I wear and we both agree, lipstain and sheer lipsticks float MY boat!

VR got it about the mother/daughter looks. Here's my DD with Zach:

She gets away with eyeliner, which I can't do and doesn't use a coloured lip gloss at all. No blush, just heavy on the eyes. My other step-DD does the same thing with the eyes. I just can't do that! I look like a hooker when I try that look. Both DDs have long hair too, and I look better in short hair.

Details Mum!! It's all in the details!!!!

I use a bottle until it's gone and rarely buy the same scent twice. I've done that twice and the second time the bottle jut sits there. It's like I'm "over it".

I wear the same scent night or day. Whenever my son hugs me he always says "you smell good!" I LOVE that he even notices!! hehehehehehehh

My winter fragrance is Lauren by Ralph Lauren.I like to change for the season.When I used to go out at night I was  Chanel #5 girl. Sigh!! Thoses days seem to be gone.

Its quite funny how our body chemistry can change a scent.My daughters favorite scent smells great in the bottle but not on me.I think its by Armani.She also wears the newest Chanel scent I forget the name but it is too sweet smelling for me.

Voracious, if you like green scents, you won't like Euphoria (I like sweet florals).   I know Philosophy has a new Grace scent that is green - I think it's called Eternal Grace.

Ladies, if you go to Basenotes.net, you can read fragrance reviews.

Adorable DD & grandbaby, Barbe!  DD looks so much like you!

And if the wedding photo is from a European mag, then I believe the right hand would be correct.

Perfumes... rarely wear them, but when I do, Jo Malone Amber & Lavendar, and Armani Elle (it's a hydrating body mist) if I want something lighter.  (Did this conversation start re. safe perfumes, or just out of curiosity???  I have no idea if mine would pass re. safety, but I don't use them enough to be concerned.)     Deanna  

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Mumayan, is that your groom ? Cause he,s also

Wearing ring in right hand ))

Hey ladies !  Thanks for the info on bronzer !  How to use bronzer has always been one of life's little mysteries !

I wear Intuition in the winter and Pleasure Intense in the spring and summer both by Este Lauder.  It is funny how your body chemical changes the smell.  I have two really good friends that love how I smell wearing both of these.  They both bought them and can't stand the way they smell on them.   Oh well at least I get compliments when I wear them.

Barb-addorable family you have.

Hadley... Fresh Laundry by Clean. I know how Coco Chanel came up with the name #5... butFresh Laundry? .....Brilliant name for a perfume!!! I am definitely going to check out that scent!

OMy Voracious Reader- Your are a very smart  women- yeah brilliant from reading your posts.

Hold you head high! Have a good day.

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