Older Gals Get Make-Overs

SeaBreeze said:
I don't go for all the glitter and glam, I don't wear any jewelry either aside from my wedding band, even my engagement ring stays put in the safe and only taken out on special occasions. Aside from looking nice for other people, who doesn't feel better and uplifted after a good haircut? I got mine cut a few days ago (had a coupon), and although I keep it shoulder-length, a good bang trim and layer clean up, makes me feel much better. :eek:k:
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I've never got the hang of eyebrows, but I see how pretty they can look when I see someone that has them done right, not fakey. I have a gal friend that is all glam for sure. She runs a business where she is in the limelight a lot though, so that is her way, and style. She is beautiful, and I love the way she dresses, wears her hair etc. But I ran with her when we were young and very unglamorous, riding horses through the hills etc. She was always beautiful, a good friend with a huge heart;)
 
Ina said:
I use to tell my step daughters that a little vanity was a healthy thing to have. It keeps each of us on our toes, and helps us take care of ourselves. We need a little of all the personal traits.
I do wish someone had taught me how to wear makeup and pretty clothes. I tried to put on makeup just once, and I just ended up looking like a clown.
At 62, I do wonder what it would be like.:bowknot::hair::cool1:
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This was a good read Ina, I think what has plagued me has been the opposite of vanity, which I do not think is a good thing either, like you said, a little vanity, sort of a happy medium to where it isn't "just not caring for yourself".

I would have fun fixing your hair and doing a little makeup. I was always good at that, although, I never was into "heavy" overdone hair or makeup;) You could just start with little things, like an extra bubble in your bath (wait, now don't take that wrong, LOL) or some new moisturizer, a bit of blush, just light. And a little perfume, light, not that kind that blows everyone out of the room!!:awman:

Oh yes, amazing what a little lip-pencil and lip-stick can do for your day! It's fun, I remember loving to play "dressup" with my moms clothes and heels, LOL!!
 

I used to use shading on my eyebrows, either powder or pencil, but now I just leave them natural and pluck here and there if needed, was never very hairy anywhere, lol. I worked with a girl who had her eyebrows and black eye liner tattooed on. :eek: Her brows looked nice, but she had no option to ever change them from the way they were.

Another girl did her eyebrows and they were very thin and rounded, I thought they were a disservice to her already nice looks, but that's just my opinion, to each his own. I'd never get my liner tattooed, because as we age there are some changes and wrinkles around the eye area, and having a black line on our lower lid that couldn't be adjusted might become a nightmare, LOL! :D
 
Oh, dear me, nooooo! No Joan Rivers. Plastic surgery and Botox gone wrong. Way wrong!

nwlady, a virtual sleepover is a capital idea. No boys allowed. Makeup and manicures and new 'do's for all of us! And food has to be of the useless variety: we won't allow anything with real food value or any redeeming qualities. Wine. Chocolate. Chips and dips. Mac and cheese. Wine. Chocolate. Kraut dogs. Nachos. Wine. Chocolate. Cakes. Cookies. Pies. Brownies. Wine. Chocolate. Stay up all night and watch chick flicks.

I'm there!!!!
 
WhatInThe said:
I think old gal make over then Joan Rivers pops in mind. :eek:
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Well, that is really over-the-top, and I wouldn't even consider that a makeover. We are talking fixing our hair, and a bit of makeup. I do understand that some take the "look good" too far;)
 
Thanks Denise, Too bad you're so far away.
I do wonder how much a hair and makeup makeover cost? My grandson has a new girlfriend that is a hair stylist. I shy away from asking her to help me. I don't want to overstep the any boundaries. :hide:
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Oh, dear me, nooooo! No Joan Rivers. Plastic surgery and Botox gone wrong. Way wrong!

nwlady, a virtual sleepover is a capital idea. No boys allowed. Makeup and manicures and new 'do's for all of us! And food has to be of the useless variety: we won't allow anything with real food value or any redeeming qualities. Wine. Chocolate. Chips and dips. Mac and cheese. Wine. Chocolate. Kraut dogs. Nachos. Wine. Chocolate. Cakes. Cookies. Pies. Brownies. Wine. Chocolate. Stay up all night and watch chick flicks.

I'm there!!!!
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Ohhhhhhhhhhh, I'm so with you Georgia!! Comon girls, oh, did anyone mention chocolate?? LOL!!
 
Georgia, Sounds like a lot of fun! You can have the wine and chocolates, as I see you sort of like those two treats. Although being as this would be all in our imaginations, I could imagine that my tummy would let me have some wine and chocolate too. Hey, do you think we could have a fashion show also? :wave:
 
Gee, nobody mentioned chocolate until you did, nwlady. How about wine? We should probably have wine, too. I'll bring a couple of bottles, but I'll bring reds. White wines give me...heartburn...yup. I have no idea why. Also chocolate...I'll bring some of that. No nuts. Dark. Oooo...and rice krispies candy, k?
 
Sure, Ina, a fashion show sounds fun, but where we will get the fashions? Maybe I could go upstairs and raid DGD's closets (she has two). Anybody else have a DGD with a closet just waiting to be raided?
 
A good haircut can make a world of difference and I agree with SeaBreeze on the eyeliner for older women.

I do not go ANYWHERE without my makeup, not even to the post office...lol...just call me a vain old woman.
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Gee, nobody mentioned chocolate until you did, nwlady. How about wine? We should probably have wine, too. I'll bring a couple of bottles, but I'll bring reds. White wines give me...heartburn...yup. I have no idea why. Also chocolate...I'll bring some of that. No nuts. Dark. Oooo...and rice krispies candy, k?
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Ok, and everyone byob, whatever you prefer to drink;) I like Merlot Georgia, but only two, that's my limit (in a 16 oz. Glass, just kidding, honest:beerandwhistle:) I like the brownie idea too! How about cheesecake like the Golden Girls!! LOL!!
 
Jackie22 said:
A good haircut can make a world of difference and I agree with SeaBreeze on the eyeliner for older women.

I do not go ANYWHERE without my makeup, not even to the post office...lol...just call me a vain old woman.
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Big hugs Jackie!! Good for you girl! Around the house, who cares, well, if your single I guess. But if I was lucky enough to have a hubby, I would want to look as good as I could for him;) Yes and for me too!!

I love getting a wash and trim too! I go to our local, Beauty College and get that all for 5 bucks!
 
I think you just added to it Jackie, I appreciated your comment a lot!! Will you help me with my eyebrows?:help1:
 
I used to be a hair stylist, back in another life, I remember Beauty College back when we did pin curls, I'm probably the only old broad on here that knows what pin curls are..lol
 
I so agree Georgia, vanity gets overused sometimes, the word. I agree it isn't vanity, you said it well. That's what I meant when I was trying to tell you all of my struggle over the last couple years. I stopped caring because I felt I wasn't worth caring about. I know not everyone that doesn't wear makeup and fix up a little, isn't on "self-destruct" mode, but I was. This thread has meant a lot to me girls, I thank Seabreeze for starting it, and all the gals with their input. Really lifted me up. denise
 
I know what a pin-curl is Jackie!! I also had the little "rags" my mom would tie my hair up with, can't remember if they had a more special name then rags, LOL! I love the nicely trimmed, natural eyebrows, for me. Some gals have bushy, and they look great! Like wasn't it Brooke Shields had thick eyebrows, but even hers were styled a bit;) I think we women were created to look our best;) Animals have natural scents to attract the male, LOL, so we have to improvise with Jean-Paul Gaultier (I'm dreaming now, used to be able to afford that, lol). I bet there are some other men out there like Falcon that appreciate a woman who like to dressup a bit;)

I have the tweezers Jackie, and my friend Edie says it's "tweez" not "pluck" I never dared say that around her, pluck, she would always correct me, LOL!!
 
Jackie22 said:
I'm probably the only old broad on here that knows what pin curls are..lol
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I remember pin curls. And metal curlers. And Toni home permanents (which twin has the Toni?). I used to wish I had short curly hair and finally got smart...gave myself a Toni, then shampooed it the next day and cut it while it was still wet...et voila! short curly hair.
 
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