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[Bonkers1]

Does anyone else find it uncanny that some of the skincare lines who profess top rated products have had work done on their faces?  Dr. Denese, Adrianne (HSN) and Dimitri (HSN).  Most recently it looks like Dimitri added more eye work to his collection?

[goldensrbest]

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@Bonkers1 wrote:

Does anyone else find it uncanny that some of the skincare lines who profess top rated products have had work done on their faces?  Dr. Denese, Adrianne (HSN) and Dimitri (HSN).  Most recently it looks like Dimitri added more eye work to his collection?

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I certaily do, and he looks plastic,tons of work done.

[TheMemphisVette]

no,  why would they not if they wanted to?

[conlt]

I do. I think that sunscreen is the best skin care. What I really notice is this. I have bought and used many skincare products from QVC, HSN. I bought into the hype that the hosts and vendors dished out. Now I notice that those same hosts, skin does not look that great. 

The moral of my story, is that skin care is not magic. If we are lucky enough, we will age and show the signs of aging. That is how our bodies are made. I will be 67 this month and there is a freedom to that. My eyelids have fallen despite the fact that I always used eye cream. Now I skip that step, it did not good. Eyelids fall because of the muscles underneath LOL. 

I now just do the basics, I use Beekman skin care now. Gentle cleansing, bloom cream and that fermented milk serum. I use sunscreen always. My skin looks good for my age, but I know I will never look young again. I wear it proudly. As a RN, I see many people suffer and as of today, I am not 1 of them. That is something to be grateful for. 

[kaydee50]

@goldensrbest   I agree.  Cannot watch him.  I used to when he was on ShopHQ but he has changed a LOT!!!

[CrazyTimes]

Good skincare helps, but it can't do what plastic surgery can. Personally, I don't like the pulled tight skin look on anyone, but I'm seeing that more and more. I don't think that looks realistic or necessarily younger. I think good genes and sunscreen probably help more than anything. JMO

[smoochy]

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@conlt wrote:

I do. I think that sunscreen is the best skin care. What I really notice is this. I have bought and used many skincare products from QVC, HSN. I bought into the hype that the hosts and vendors dished out. Now I notice that those same hosts, skin does not look that great. 

The moral of my story, is that skin care is not magic. If we are lucky enough, we will age and show the signs of aging. That is how our bodies are made. I will be 67 this month and there is a freedom to that. My eyelids have fallen despite the fact that I always used eye cream. Now I skip that step, it did not good. Eyelids fall because of the muscles underneath LOL. 

I now just do the basics, I use Beekman skin care now. Gentle cleansing, bloom cream and that fermented milk serum. I use sunscreen always. My skin looks good for my age, but I know I will never look young again. I wear it proudly. As a RN, I see many people suffer and as of today, I am not 1 of them. That is something to be grateful for. 

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in answer to the OP: I think  it's disingenuous for ppl with tons of plastic surgery/other procedures to promote a skin care line. They are banking on potential customers belief that they can achieve this look, using only the products being sold. 

Like you said, @conlt, the aging process  goes on regardless. Nothing can stop it. I too found no benefits in using eye creme. In my forties when I still looked fairly young I thought it was working, but my eyes hadn't begun to sag and wrinkle. I believed that I was preventing all that- in my 70s it's obvious that aging happened despite all the cremes and potions.  Also like you, I simplified my total routine   A daily gentle exfoliating pad, microfiber cloth and micellar water to remove makeup/cleanse, vit c serum and a moisturizer (gold bond pure moisture) 

[cjm61]

Even with plastic surgery, of any sort, you still need to take care of your skin. This can be done with sunscreen as well as beauty products. So, in this day and age where even 20 year olds do botox, I do not find it uncanny. It is far more common these days than you can imagine. Everyone needs to care for their skin at any age, in addition to any other procedures that have been done. 

[Iwantcoffee]

No,

Skin care and plastic surgery do different things.

Skin care is very important after plastic surgery.

I don't purchase a product expecting to look like the person selling it.

Dimitri getting plastic surgery or not has nothing to do with how I will respond to his products

[tends2dogs]

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@conlt wrote:

I do. I think that sunscreen is the best skin care. What I really notice is this. I have bought and used many skincare products from QVC, HSN. I bought into the hype that the hosts and vendors dished out. Now I notice that those same hosts, skin does not look that great. 

The moral of my story, is that skin care is not magic. If we are lucky enough, we will age and show the signs of aging. That is how our bodies are made. I will be 67 this month and there is a freedom to that. My eyelids have fallen despite the fact that I always used eye cream. Now I skip that step, it did not good. Eyelids fall because of the muscles underneath LOL. 

I now just do the basics, I use Beekman skin care now. Gentle cleansing, bloom cream and that fermented milk serum. I use sunscreen always. My skin looks good for my age, but I know I will never look young again. I wear it proudly. As a RN, I see many people suffer and as of today, I am not 1 of them. That is something to be grateful for. 

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Very nice post, @conlt .  Yes, there are worse things in life than wrinkles.  Hopefully, we all do the best we can.

As far as the skin care vendors, most of them don't deny having procedures done.  Yes, some do, and I am not sure I believe them.  

There was a young gal on the other night with Shawn selling a lip product.  She had large lips and said she had never had a procedure done.  It was a result of her lip product.  While this may be true, she has most likely always had full lips.  They did a close up of her face and she had deep forehead lines and crowsfeet at her eyes.  She proudly proclaimed to be 47  lol.  I am 71 and her forehead lines and crowsfeet are deeper than mine.  BUT her lips are larger than mine have ever been in my entire life.  It didn't entice me to buy.