I agree, it is mostly life style and genetics. My Mom had lovely skin till she died in her 80s, slightly wrinkled but smooth.
I use a lot of olive oil and baking soda mixed as a cleanser. And whatever is on sale at the grocery store for make up. I'm told that I look much younger than I am, and one sister won't speak to me any more since a friend told me, way too loudly, that my oldest sister was hunting for me. That sister is number 4 down the line, about 6 years younger. Of course at the time she was dying her hair a stark black, not a good idea after 40 years old!!
I think that total cleansing at night is one thing that really should not be neglected, and some kind of cream put on, I usually use a little bit of Coconut Oil most of the time as a cream. And HoofMaker on my hands since I wash them so often at work, dries them out fast even when wearing gloves all the time. Everyone there seems to love the HoofMaker hand cream.