Do You Look As Young As You Feel?

There are days that looking through the latest women's magazines make me laugh - there are all those pictures of young, beautiful women who are only God knows how old - touting face creams with wrinkle reducers in them, or make up that is guaranteed to give you younger-looking skin within weeks.

And even if they do show older models - Christie Brinkley or Kirstie Alley or Jane Seymour, I wonder how much airbrushing is done to remove the perfections?

Sure, I hate noticing new wrinkles, and sometimes to go back to the days when I had no pores, my eyes didn't look like they were permanently packed to go on vacation, and parts of me didn't creak as much as my bedsprings when I get out of bed in the mornings.

On the other hand, I've lived a full and interesting life (and plan to keep doing so for as long as possible), and I like to think that my face reflects that. I don't think I'd want to have the plastic face of a Barbie doll staring back at me, when I look in the mirror. On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with playing to your strengths, and doing the best you can with what you've got.

I need some more moisturizer, so this morning I'm looking at the magazine ads to see what's available, what new advances have been made - and at what creams promise that younger, more vibrant looking skin...