THIS IS 71 WHAT LOOKS LIKE
Angela laws lives in Brighton with her husband John. she is a social media manager for a petsitting business.
GOODBYE RETIREMENT
I BELIEVE we need a purpose at any age. Trusted House Sitters (trustedhouse
sitters.com) gives me this: people often say I’m the oldest social media manager they’ve ever met. But I love a challenge. When I started, we had 13,000 Facebook followers; now it’s more than 220,000. I just won the Drum Awards Community Manager of The Year. It keeps me young and I have no plans to retire.
TRY POWER CLEANSING
I’M FASTIDIOUS about skincare. My best investment was a Clarisonic cleansing brush (£120, feelunique.com). I’ve used it every morning since 2001, with Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser (£20). It’s a brush that gently pulses, like an electric toothbrush, and you massage it around your face. In 60 seconds, it cleanses six times better than by hand.
HORSE-RIDING HOLIDAYS
I’VE BEEN riding since childhood. A hip replacement means I no longer own a horse, but I still go riding four to five times a year, usually on holiday. At 68, I did a three-hour Lord Of The Rings ride in New Zealand. Last year I rode in South Africa. It keeps me fit, on top of the regular exercise I do, walking dogs when pet-sitting. I find it so therapeutic to spend time with animals — they are the best antidote to loneliness.
MONTHLY HYDRAFACIALS
EVERY month, I get a Guinot Hydradermie Youth Moisturising Facial (£65,
beautysecretsspa.co.uk). It is designed to re-hydrate mature skin, using a massage roller to maximise the absorption of gel serums. My skin feels much plumper after, and the dewy glow lasts for several days.
LASER TREATMENTS
I HAVE intense pulse light (IPL) laser treatments (£300) twice a year that help to treat skin pigmentation — a problem I developed after living in several hot countries due to my husband’s work as an engineer. My dermatologist recommended it and it’s made a big difference. I’m in my 70s now and see no reason to stop, I do it for me, to make the best of what I’ve got.
Do you look good for your age? Email your secrets to: inspire@dailymail.co.uk