Beauty and Lifestyle for the Over 60 Woman
!Well hello there!
I’m Dez, a sixty-something woman from London with more than a passing interest in prettying myself up with makeup, skincare and clothes, as well as keeping healthy and fit – and with a passion for sharing that interest with others. If that sounds like your bag, please stick around.
Oh, and if you’d like a little light reading on a regular basis, please subscribe to my newsletter.
I also have a YouTube channel if you fancy watching me ramble on in person!
Beauty
Makeup and more for mature skins
Health
Ageing well for women over 50
Fashion
What to wear in your fifties and beyond
Lifestyle
Work, Retirement, Grannies and more
Latest Blog
5 foods to help you lose weight
I’ve found these five foods helped me when I needed to lose a few pounds. They will keep you away from the biscuit tin and keep you on track! 1. Xylitol/ErythritolWhy? Xylitol is in unsweetened chewing gum. That’s how I discovered it as an ingredient – well,...
Recent Posts
What I Eat in a Day
Trying to eat a healthy diet when I have been a faddy eater all my life hasn’t always been easy. I’ve used food for comfort and exercise wasn’t always the most important thing. But things change, so what and how do I consume to stay healthy after 60? Here are my 3 tips for eating healthily but still enjoying your food.
5 Winter Wardrobe Essentials
You mean apart from knickers and a few thermal vests?! Ok, so not essential essentials then, but items of clothing that you enjoy wearing without thinking about why. Since I decluttered and reorganised my clothes - and here's the accompanying blog and video I made on...
Makeup Starter Kit for Mature Skin
If, like me, you like to start the new year doing something differently, how about rebooting your makeup? Maybe you’ve been wearing the same old same old for – well, forever – or you’ve hit pan, as the beauty editors say, or you’ve neglected wearing makeup for a while...
Black Christmas Outfit Ideas
I tried to buy a jolly Christmas outfit, I really did! I wanted something sparkly, to replace my trusty but old Top Shop top, but could I find anything, could I b…..y! And today I found out why - because sparkly - or at least the sequin version of sparkly - is a big...
7 Christmas Gifts from Granny
I’ve been a granny now for over seven years, and each Christmas I have struggled with what to buy my grandson. Or at least I think I’m going to struggle, but actually, in the end, I’ve found it easier than I thought. When I started writing this blog, I started to...
Please can I have comfort and style?
I don’t know about you, but as I age I increasingly want comfort in all things. Maybe it’s a feature of not having had many cuddles over the last eighteen months, or the cold weather we’re experiencing in the Northern hemisphere, or because I’ve realised that you...