Giveaway: $250 of Olay Products
When Olay asked me to partner with them on their new Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream with SPF 30, I wasn’t sure if I should feel flattered that they think I have nice skin or worried— have they just been fooled by the beauty filter on Snapchat?
Ironically, as my face ages, I am turning the camera on myself more than ever, and as a result, getting up close and personal with all my extra lines and wrinkles in selfie mode. Aging is much easier to deny when you only look at yourself once a day in a bathroom mirror with extra good lighting.
The smile that I have always depended on in photos now comes with an added fold above my top lip. My eyelids have started to sag in the corners giving me this perpetually tired look. And I am constantly trying to relax my face to get rid of the wrinkle between my eyebrows. Retaking a shot at a different angle doesn’t make a difference. It seems to be there for good.
I follow a lot of younger people on Instagram and Snapchat and I think— why couldn’t I have been doing this back in my twenties???
I guess because none of it existed, so there’s that.
Although, it could be worse. While a lot of the things I used to do to keep myself healthy (eating more vegetables, drinking lots of water, working out) have taken a backseat to taking care of my kids (“Do as I say, kids, not as I do!”), I have always been really diligent about moisturizing my face.
I’ve also always been someone who prefers an umbrella and a book on the beach as opposed to a tan. When I was younger, I wasn’t thinking about how the sun accelerates the aging process— I just thought lying out was boring and didn’t like getting too hot. While that might not have earned me any cool points on spring break back in college, now that I’m older, nobody questions my motives.
Unfortunately, protecting myself from the sun isn’t just about lying out at the beach on the weekend. Olay challenged me to notice all the times I am exposed to the sun during my regular day.
For instance, during most of the year, I commute in the city on foot— both to my kids’ schools and then to work. I’m probably outside in the sun braving the elements for at least 45 minutes every morning.
Once I’m at work, I sit in front of a window the entire day. The sunlight is so bright, it’s almost impossible to take a good photo of my desk!
This summer, I am driving the kids to camp every morning and picking them up in the afternoon, with the glaring hot sun streaming directly through my car windshield.
Then I work out of my house at my kitchen table, again— RIGHT IN FRONT OF A WINDOW. There is also a sliding glass door directly to my left.
Also, in the summer, I am outside much more than the rest of the year. Beyond the trips to the beach, I’m pushing the kids on the swing set, checking out the garden, playing in the pool, eating outside before the sun goes down, etc. etc.
So basically, I need sun protection the entire day, every day. Since the mornings are mostly about getting the kids out the door, it’s great to have a facial moisturizer like Olay’s Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream SPF 30 that does double duty by lessening the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and protecting from harmful UVA/UBA rays.
I also love the feel of it on my skin. It absorbs quickly and is a great base before I put on foundation, another one of my beauty necessities as I get older.
Will Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream with SPF 30 turn back time and ensure I never use the beauty filter on Snapchat again? Will it stop me from taking every picture with my sunglasses on?
I make no promises. But maybe it will keep me from resorting to Photoshop.
GIVEAWAY: $250 of Olay Products
I’m giving away $250 of Olay products in the comments! You must be a Mommy Shorts subscriber to enter. If you are not one already, you can become one by clicking here. Then leave a comment below telling me one thing that you do to take care of yourself as you get older.
Even if the answer is— I don’t stress about it and let nature take it’s course.
Winner update:
Congrats to Rachel, who is trying to but trying to delay the big stuff with diligent moisturizing, constant water intake, and getting lots of sleep! Please contact annie@mommyshorts.com to claim your prize.
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This post was sponsored by Olay, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
I try to make moisturizing an every day thing!
I’m in my 20’s but I ONLY get spray tans- I don’t lay out in the sun and I make sure I have sunscreen on (at least my face). I have even starting using a night face cream to help my skin!
Moisturizer with SPF and drinking lots of water!
Drinking lots of water
I bought a silk pillow case and started using a serum at night when I noticed that my pillow marks were lasting well into the day. What?!?!?!?
SPF every day!
I’m exercising more regularly as I get older.
While I am pretty stringent with my sunblock routine, I am trying not to get to caught up in it. Although I have recently added an eye cream to my daily regimen…
I limit my makeup use. I don’t wear it on my days off, and make sure I clean it everyday
I’ve started using makeup remover (I know- late to the game) to more gently remove foundation and mascara and use a good quality moisturizer and face wash!
I never would use sunscreen. This is the first year that I have started to use sunscreen. I also try and use more portion after a shower, especially after spending a lot of time in the sun.
*lotion
Sunscreen daily!
Moisturizer with SPF!
I use an spf 20 foundation and try and drink lots of water!
I’m on a roll with putting on moisturizer morning(with spf) and night, and even trying to spray some sunscreen on myself after I burn out rubbing the thick mineral stuff on the kids.
You look fabulous.
I’ve been using moisturizer with SPF for several years now. I’ve been driving into the sun both ways for at least an hour each way for 15 years. Yup, got the freckles to prove it. I also recently started using a body lotion with spf. It’s not a lot, but I feel a little more protected.
I never leave the house without moisturizer and spf…. Aging gracefully is hard ?
I have always used oil of Olay. I started using it bc my mom and grandma used it. It still sits on my grandmas bathroom counter and she has great skin!
I am currently a stay at home mom and struggle to take care of myself. I just ordered a bike trailer so I can get a workout in while I take my kids to the library, etc. I’m excited to use it! I’m also afraid I will be able to get to the pool quickly, but may not be able to bike back up the hill to get home! ??
I am staying hydrated and stressing less!
Drinking lots of lots water!
I’ve always been pretty good about drinking water, but I’ve become more vigilant about sunscreen in my 30s, and I’m also pretty fiercely protective of my sleep.
I’ve started exercising three to four times a week and drinking more water.
I exercise daily and I try to drink 100 oz. of water a day. I’ve been trying to smile more because that takes years off too.
I go to bed early. It might be closer to “passing out” after getting my 6, 4, and 2 year old to bed, and then dragging my 8 1/2 month pregnant body into my room. But the extra sleep makes me feel healthier!
I’m pretty active and workout daily going between crossfit, swimming, or running. As I get older, i can feel it more so definitely doing more time to stretch and getting sports massages as well as sunscreen for outdoor activities.
I need to get better about working out! I’m great at making excuses for myself as I get older ?
I make sure I remove all eye makeup and face makeup every night, no matter how tired I am.
I exercise 3x per week to keep my body working (hopefully) for many decades to come.
I have started washing my face every night as opposed to just in the mornings. I have also started using a face moisturizer with SPF to help protect my skin from the sun.
Lots and lots of water and always moisturize!!!
Water and sleep!
I’m turning 30 in September. I used to fake back in my teens/early twenties, but stopped when I got pregnant with my son at 24 and haven’t started up again. I don’t plan on it! I spend a lot of time outside too, and while I like to get a little color, I make sure to always wear my sunscreen. I also drink loads of water and have started using an eye cream at night and a nice moisturizer during the day.
Lots of water! ??
I use a good moisturizer in the morning along with an SPF sunscreen and a good night eye creme at night. I hope it is working!
I’ve started getting better at washing my face at night. I rarely wear makeup, but it’s still good to get all the sunscreen, sweat, etc off from the day.
I religiously apply moisturizer in the morning after my shower and at night before I go to bed. I honestly think that is the reason I have a great complexion, I just hope it lasts another 40 years!
I have started doing a better job of not going to bed with my makeup on…I know I know it’s like skin care 101 but I’m just. so. tired. at the end of the day, I never want to do one more thing. But I’ve noticed that now that I am 3-cough my skin doesn’t handle that as well as it once did.
I stay out of the sun as much as possible but wear sunscreen and a hat when I’m out of the shade (my toddler helps me remember!). And I’m trying to drink more water… but I always forget!
Water and sunscreen!
You are so beautiful! Instead of using a concealer I use a tinted moisturizer with sunscreen. It gives me enough coverage to conceal all my blemishes while giving me that spf protection without me even thinking about sunscreen.
I never use any moisturizer and I’m 38. I sure probably start doing that.
I am really bad at putting sunscreen on my face, but I do moisturize…this would be perfect
spf for my face daily and try to apply moisturizer to my face each night!
As I have aged I no longer use facial soap on my face. I use facial cleansing oil and I use it morning and night. I use to have really oily skin but as I have gotten older the drier my skin has become. I have found using the cleansing oil is really gentle on my skin while getting it super clean. I also make sure to use both night and day cream. I use to only use 1 but now I like to have a richer formula for at night and a lighter one during the day.
Drink more water! It’s hard with kids sometimes it’s 4pm and I’ve realized I haven’t had water all day!
My husband and I started working out in our living room together at least 4 nights a week after our kids go to bed. We would prefer to just sit and relax(i.e. Eat a plate of nachos and melt into the couch) but for our health and general well-being we are exercising together.
Also, I think it is amazing you are partnering with Oil of Olay! I have terribly dry skin so I have been using their products since high school(long time ago now!) and it is the only line of lotion that really absorbs into my skin.
I drink lots of H2O and moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!
This is the exact same moisturizer I use as well every morning! I used to use the Aveeno moisturizer with SPF until that got empty and I saw this at Costco 🙂 Like you as I entered my 30s I realized I needed to buck up my face maintenance routine … set an example for my 5.5 yr daughter. Morning I use thayer’s rose/aloe toner along with this moisturizer. Night, I cleanse my face with alba papaya cleanser and apply the papaya/hibiscus toner. I follow it up with the same Olay regenerist cream without SPF at night. It has made a world of difference in my skin health.
I am 32 and have just started taking care of my skin. I wash and moisturize everyday now. As gross as it sounds, I used to never wash my face.
I drink more water than I did in my 20s. I always use lotion after showering/washing my face.
I am allergic to most sunscreens (entire body) and moisturisers (face). It’s hard to find hypoallergenic products here in Brazil and when I find, they are way too expensive. So sometimes I use moisturisers on my legs and hands (especially during winter when my skin looks like a skin from a reptile) and sunscreen on the whole body during summer because I can’t afford to use it the whole year.
I don’t think I have changed much- but probably should!
Wash face daily and moisturize with sunscreen. Lotion after showering and I am drinking lots of water.
My skin is so fair, I can’t be in the sun at all without ending up pink. I try to make sure if I’m going to be in the sun for extending amounts of time I use sunscreen. If I’m going to be at the pool I use my 3 year old’s SPF 50. I’ve also been using Olay’s All Day Complete lotion on my face for as long as I can remember. I’ve been thinking about trying some of their other products as I am also starting to see some of those lines appear… I may have to try the regenerist!
I work on the 6th floor, and every morning I take the stairs up to my office. Phew!
Ack…ive been avoiding the topic of skincare. Avoidance and denial have been my go-to strategies. I do drink a lot of water though, so i guess ive got that going for me.
I agree with moisturizer and sun screen! I’ve also started investing in fun and easy to style hats. Not only do they keep the sun off my face but I can also be having a terrible hair day and no one knows! 🙂
drink a full glass of water right when I wake up. And taking time to stretch in the am. Plus a pretty good skin care routine in the am and pm. Always wash your makeup off!!!!!
I use a foundation with SPF, drink a lot of water and always wash my face before I go to bed. I also wear a hat when I’m going to be outside for more than 30 minutes (yep, I’m cool like that!).
I wash my face twice a day and use moisturizer with SPF – I’ve actually been using Oil of Olay products since high school and love them! A few years ago I also started using night cream and eye cream (at my mother’s urging, actually). I spend a lot of time in the sun either outside with my daughter, driving to and from work or going for a run outdoors for most of the year. I try to take care of my skin the best I possible can – it’s definitely a priority as I age.
I make sure to wash my face at night and take off my makeup. I wasn’t as good at that in my twenties buts it’s a must do in my thirties.
I wear an SPF of 30 daily and 50 in the sun. I moisturize daily, try to drink water. There’s only so much you can do, so I try to relax and not think about it so much!
I have gotten quite good at removing my make up and moisturizing at night before bed. Didn’t think much of it when I was younger, but now I make it a point to do it every night.
Exercise. It’s hard, because I NEVER did it when I was younger. I wish I had, and then it wouldn’t feel like such a chore now, now that I NEED to do it!
And, SPF. It’s hard to remember to do it at times other than at the beach. It’s a no-brainer then, but when just ‘being’ outside; I forget that I’m still in the sun and need protection.
I make sure to wash my face every day (unlike when I was a teenager and in my 20s!) I also moisturize and use an eye serum also night.
Moisturizer with SPF and am trying to add an overnight moisturizer as well.
I try to drink more water and have just recently started using spf moisturizer more.
I’m definitely better with the sunscreen than I used to be!
I drink plenty of water and use my favorite products from Rodan and Fields.
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I’m pretty militant about sunscreen. Pretty much every product I use has some amount of SPF and I make sure that even on the days I don’t wear makeup I’m wearing some form of SPF if I go outside. I’ve also found some appreciation in the oily skin I inherited from my father as I’ve noticed way less aging in my face than that of my peers.
My favorite product, never leave home without it!
Trying to get better about SPF on days I’m not outside but might as well be. I’m almost 30 and am starting to notice a couple lines, but over all I’m happy with everything at this point in time and am going to try and age as gracefully as possible! (but trying to delay the big stuff with diligent moisturizing, constant water intake, and getting lots of sleep!)
Trying to be better mostly just water an lotion (sad I know).
Drink lots of water and no diet soda!
I’m only 22 BUT I avoid the sun like the plague most days. I go outside, but I stay in the shade, use umbrellas, etc. I was allergic to the sun (it’s a thing; it’s awful; imagine hives all day everyday) for a while so I take extra good care of my skin and I am blessed!
I moisturize my face every morning with an SPF rated lotion!
I’m really trying to make sure that I always wash off my makeup before bed and put some type of moisturizer on.
I definitely put moisturizer on in morning and try to remember at night!
As I get older, I’m 35, my skin has become more and more important to me! I try and drink lots of water. And I’m a fanantic about moisturizing! I love Olay products too!!! 🙂
I have been doing a weekly mask since I was twelve. I also drink tons of water, exfoliate every other day, mosturize twice a day and get lots of sleep (my favorite!).
I am very mindful of sunblock usage, at times I forget especially when I’m in a hurry chasing my 3 year old out the door! I also drink loads of water and limit my make up usage. I use non harsh face wash, and moisturize after each time I was my face.
Sunscreen sunscreen sunscreen! I specifically buy face cream and lip balm with SPF 15 (or higher). I’m pale as can be.. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize it’s importance.
I am exercising in new ways and drinking lots of water. This aging thing is no joke!
I wear sunscreen now and when we go to the beach I wear a hat and sunglasses. I wish I had taken better care of my skin when I was younger but better late than never.
Washing my make up off every evening. Didn’t used to! Also drinking lots of water, sunscreen, and wearing a hat when I go outside is a must! Plus I try to stay out of the sun as much as possible.
I don’t stress on it too much, but want to keep a light routine, so I’ve been keeping my eye open for products that seem worth trying.
I have been drinking more water and cutting out soda
I try to drink plenty of water and I’m working on getting more sleep and not watching Golden Girls til the wee hours:)
Does getting laser treatments of age spots count?? 😉
Eye cream and yoga!!
I use moisturizer every morning and every night. I also drink tons of water.
Well, I’m guessing the right answer is to use moisturizer, drink plenty of water, work out (I am a yoga instructor) and all that, which I do, don’t get me wrong, but I love the fact that as I get older I have the perfect excuse to sleep 7 hours minimum… I love to nap and wake up late. ☺I guess that’s my secret.
Sunscreen and moisturizer on my face and neck everyday!!
I moisturizer every night and floss! I’ve finally started flossing daily, never too late to start, right?
I bought a floppy beach hat to wear out…just like my mom.
I try to drink as much water as possible and moisturizer.
I drink lots of water, put on lotion before makeup, and sleep wearing these things called Frownies — they get rid of that thought wrinkle between the eyes.
I have been using Oil of Olay since I was 18. My mom has always used it so the smell of it reminded me of her and was comforting when I left home for college. Now I’m 29 and starting to see the first hints of eye wrinkles! At first I got upset and then reminded myself how many more wrinkles I would have if I wasn’t using Oil of Olay with SPF 15 daily.
I try to rest more and drink more water (infused water has become a favorite). I also stay more positive, worry less, laugh more and just let go 🙂
At 37, working with two kids and crazy oily skin (and a husband hahha!) I’ll frankly admit I do nothing to my face. I do add spf at the beach and long days outside, but I grew up watching my mom barely put on makeup! It’s a hard adjustment to learn to do something for yourself in skin care. I have started running regularly and try to escape to my room (or sometimes the bathroom) to just read which is what I have always most loved to do!