In Honor of Nora Ephron...with Thanks to Dove

I'm a huge fan of Nora Ephron, who we lost recently.  Fortunately her wise and witty words will be with me forever.  Just about everything she said and wrote is one of my favorites, but one of my favorite favorites is the chapter On Maintenance from her book I Feel Bad About My Neck.  She writes about the increasing amount of time a woman has to spend on maintaining her looks as she ages.  Or as she calls it: "Status Quo Maintenance…what you do just to stay more or less even…the routine, everyday things required just to keep you from looking like someone who no longer cares.”

I totally get it.  I've always been rather lazy about my beauty routine.  Typically, I do the least amount necessary to look good.  I was blessed with “decent enough” looks and, of course, I had my youth.  I felt those things were enough and I didn’t have to work too hard.

That’s all changed.  I probably should work harder about my Status Quo Maintenance beauty routine, but I’m still lazy.  So here’s how I make it work now:

•  I bought a wig.  When I have a bad hair day, I don’t spend  a lot of time trying to fix it.  I put on my alternate hair.

•  I’ve fallen in love with fake nails.  I’ve never been one to get regular manicures because there’s something about my nails and nail polish that doesn’t work.  By day three, I’m all chips.  But I like the look of manicured nails and now I have them almost all the time. They go on in minutes and last a week or two.  No muss, no fuss.

• False eyelashes.  I’m getting better at putting them on straight, so I don’t look drunk.  When I get them right, they look better and are easier and faster than daily mascara because I wear them until they start to fall off.

•   New Dove® VisibleCare Renewing Crème Body Wash.  This one was a pleasant surprise.  I agreed to do a review of this new product because I’m always looking for something to make my skin look good.  In the summer, I like to take a shower at night.  I typically dry off and hop right into bed.  Moisturizing is too much trouble at that time, so when I wake up my skin has been replaced by that of an alligator. 

So, I looked forward to seeing what Dove could do for me.  What they told me is: Dove Renewing Body Wash nourishes and replenishes skin.  It’s part of  a revolutionary line of premium body wash from Dove.

It contains the highest concentration of NutriumMoisture technology across the Dove portfolio.  It gives you visibly more beautiful skin in just one week.

What I learned is that I can now take my nightly shower,  jump into bed without moisturizing, and my skin doesn’t scare me in the morning.  It actually looks pretty good.  I love that.  “Visibly more beautiful skin from a body wash” seems to be true.

If you want to know more about this new line from Dove, go to

http://www.dove.us/.  There’s also a sweepstakes for two $500 spa gift cards, and a coupon.

Now, if only I can find a lip gloss that stays on until I take it off.

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