Hi all,

The older I get the more creams I need for my skin.

I use Dr Denese products for my face that I get cheaper on Ebay. She's pretty expensive otherwise from QVC so I get a daily email from Ebay showing me the listings.

I use Vaseline Intensive Care advanced healing for my body, especially my arms, legs and back. It keeps me from getting the dry skin itchies that are so bad in the winter otherwise. I'm going to keep the olive oil tips in mind for when I retire and have less spending money.

For my back I use a bath brush in the shower, then right after I dry off I put lotion on my back. To do that I triple my bath towel lengthwise and put some lotion on the center spot. Then I use it to spread the lotion on my back. It keeps the skin on my back looking healthy as well as moisturizing.

I have to use the body lotion or dry skin bothers me a lot.

How would I use the olive oil in the shower? I think it would be cheaper than what I'm doing now. It has to be fast or I won't do it, lol.

Friday is my end of the work week soak in the bathtub day. Read my book, and then do the shampoo/conditioner and shave.

That's my beauty day treat

Wow that sounds nice that you can pamper yourself once a week. I wish i could financially do it as much as you can. I get a manicure and pedicure done at least once a month and this weekend my fiance and i are going to a spa to get a couples massage which im extremely excited about! Keep pampering yourself!!

Lindab - It's all done at home. I can't afford to do much at all. So I do it myself. I've never had a pedicure or manicure. I do get massages but those are for therapeutic reasons (MS spasms). My massage therapist is really inexpensive and she only does 1/2 hour gentle massage. Occasionally, she doesn't even charge me and/or we barter. I cut my own hair and if I decide to color it, I do that myself as well. I did breakdown last week and went to have a professional haircut. I went to an inexpensive place - cost me $10.00. But I do all this stuff on my own. I just can't afford to go to salons and such to get it done.

I still do the olive oil treatments, although not weekly like I was. Guess I need to get back in to that.

Hubby uses Sorboline instead of soap because soap upsets his dermatitis. What he does is wet all over, rub the Sorboline all over, then rinse it off.

I imagine it would be much the same for Olive Oil.

Weekly spa treatment is a great idea - I might add a little bit of chocolate to the mix for good measure. For some wierd reason I have always hoarded all the lotions and potions people have given me, candles too. So I have piles of stuff I can use every week and get rid of the clutter at the same time.

Koala - Definitely schedule something in. It is so worth it.

Wiz - DBF's neighbor was telling me that she uses olive oil from a spray can. Apparently they make one similar to cooking spray but with olive oil. I have yet to go look for one and I can't remember where she got it but I'll let you know if I find it. She said it is real simple to use.

Bets - Well deary, pass out the chocolates, candles, and lotions. Us ladies need our beauty days. LOL.

Laura - Friday's my day too! LOL. Helps relax me before the weekend.

Sandy & Curious - I have a big curling iron/straightener combo. It works great. I don't use it that often as my hair is so dang dry it would probably go on fire and totally ruin my beauty day.

As discussed, it's Friday!!!

Time to spoil ourselves (some of us!).

Yeah, well, my beauty day didn't go as planned. LOL I did however, blow dry my hair and did the sugar/olive oil scrub in the shower. That was the extent of my beauty day. LOL Oh wait, I did get a little foundation on too!

I know what you mean about beauty day. I decided since I have to use dilators for PN and take baths for the fhl tendinitis I have and for pT, I was going to make my garden tub a little haven I would want to go to.
I have a back scrubber, gel thing for over the eyes, lots of lavendar bubble bath, homemade scented soaps , and then my tub is surrounded by pillar candles. I take a bath a few days a week at night, turn out the lights, light the candles and put on some classical music. Feels good to relax, and it loosens my muscles before I have to do my PT exercises.
When I can go out on the weekend , I usually go to the Chanel counter or Bobbi Brown and have them do my whole face. That makes me feel better. I sit my little pudendal cushion down and then pick out colors I like.