I am 77 and Am Always Asked If I Have Had a Facelift

A woman walked up to me right after I finished speaking at a longevity conference. She looked me over for a moment, then asked the question I didn’t see coming:

“Have you had something done?”

I smiled and told her exactly what was sitting on my bathroom counter. She pulled out her phone and wrote it down on the spot.

And she isn’t the only one.

Take Rebecca B., for example. She’s 80. Her sister-in-law lives in another state, saw a recent photograph of her, and called to ask what she’d had done to her face. Rebecca pointed her to the same two products on her bathroom counter — and skin that has quietly been getting better every single year instead of worse.

I hear versions of this all the time.

Women sit across from me, look me dead in the eye, and say, “I’ve tried everything. I spend a fortune on my skin. And every year it just gets harder to look in the mirror.”

Every time I hear that, I want to reach across the table and tell them the same thing: You have not been doing anything wrong. You have just never been told the truth.

Beautiful skin is an inside-and-outside job

I learned this the hard way myself. Back in college, my skin was constantly broken out. I was afraid it would always look that way. The dermatologists told me diet didn’t matter, but my own skin told a different story. Sugar and chocolate made it react every time. Fruit juice did the same. Once I cut those back, the breakouts eased. That experience is what first pulled me into nutrition.

I realized my complexion was a barometer — it showed me exactly what was happening inside. To this day I still look at chocolate differently because of it. Radiant skin has always been an inside-and-outside job for me. What you eat matters just as much as what you put on your face.

But supporting your skin from the inside is only half the equation. The outside still has to be able to receive the right nourishment — and most of what women put on their skin never gets past the surface.

The problem is not your skin. It’s what you’ve been putting on it.

Flip over the moisturizer sitting on your bathroom counter right now and read the first few ingredients. If you see aqua, mineral oil, petrolatum, or dimethicone, here’s what you need to understand:

That cream is sitting on the surface of your skin and going absolutely nowhere. It hydrates the outer layer, makes your skin feel soft for a few hours, and then it’s gone. Think of it like watering a plant by spraying the outside of the pot. The water never reaches the roots. Nothing changes. And the plant keeps struggling no matter how much you give it.

This is what most women spend years and thousands of dollars finding out the hard way.

So the brown spots keep multiplying. The jaw that used to have a clean, sharp line keeps softening. The skin on your neck that has started to look crepey and tissue-thin in photographs keeps thinning. The lines around your mouth and eyes that no makeup quite covers keep deepening.

Why I designed BeauCle to be different

Your skin has a barrier whose entire job is to keep things out. And it is extraordinarily good at that job. Every water-based and petroleum-based cream you have ever applied has hit that barrier and stopped right there. The ingredients never reached the tissue that could actually do something with them.

The brown spot is still there because nothing ever got close enough to address it. The jaw is still softening because the collagen underneath has been waiting for nourishment that has never once arrived.

Underneath that barrier is the living tissue where your collagen is made, where your jawline either holds or begins to soften, where a dark spot deepens or slowly disappears.

BeauCle is built on an aloe base of such exceptional purity that its molecular structure is virtually indistinguishable from your skin’s own chemistry. The barrier does not recognize it as foreign and does not stop it. It goes straight through, and it takes everything it is carrying with it.

Once you understand that, you will never look at another moisturizer the same way.

I’ve had both the Purifying Cleanser and the Ultra Hydrating Moisture on my bathroom counter since the line launched nearly 15 years ago. Once I understood what I was looking at, there was simply no going back. That’s why I put the line together the way I put together everything I use myself — starting with the research, staying true to the science, and refusing to compromise on the purity of the base. Because without that, nothing else gets through.

Amy wrote to tell me: “The dark spots on my face have lightened just like they said it would. I love this moisturizer and use it with confidence when I read about the natural ingredients and all of the other things that are thankfully not in this cream.”

Cheryl said: “Best moisturizer I’ve ever used. I’m hooked. My skin never looked so good.”

The dynamic duo

Most people focus only on the moisturizer. That’s a mistake. What you cleanse with determines whether you’re starting from a place of balance or from a stripped, compromised barrier. The BeauCle Purifying Cleanser is soap-free and built on the same pure aloe base, so it cleans without stripping and prepares your skin to actually receive the moisture that follows.

Together, they are the complete two-step routine your skin has been waiting for.

FAQ

Do I really need both products?

Yes. The cleanser sets the stage. If you strip the skin first, even a great moisturizer is working harder than it should. Using them together is what makes the difference.

I’m older / I have sensitive skin / I’ve already tried everything. Will this still help?
All I can tell you is that these are the products I use at 77. Rebecca is 80 and gets the same questions I do. The formulas are free of the usual irritants (mineral oil, parabens, synthetic fragrances, and the rest) and built on a pure aloe base that works with the skin instead of against it.

How long until I notice a difference?
Many women notice softer, better-feeling skin quickly. Changes in spots, firmness, and overall tone take consistency — because you’re finally feeding the skin instead of just coating it.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.