Be honest. How old are you. How old do you look?

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Anonymous wrote:I am late 40s and work with people in mid thirties. They all think I am younger than them and some even think I am in my 20s/boast about their careers, not realizing I have been at it longer. So I will take looking 20 years younger if it is true. I know I know, photos or it ain't true.

But I hear once you hit 50s, white women age in dog years so fingers crossed/trying to enjoy the ride.

FWIW I wear sunscreen, don't sun myself, am not a frowner, don't smoke or drink, wear fairly basic clothing (nothing too tight, loose, colourful or trendy) and am medium sized- not fat, not skinny.

Likewise though having fuller cheeks helps! I do have cheekbones and a defined jaw though but hey I went trick or treating at age 35 and everyone thought I was a kid lol

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If Kylie can look older at 20 I can look younger at 40

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Anonymous wrote:If Kylie can look older at 20 I can look younger at 40

Omg. That poor girl

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I am 51. I have lost a lot of weight but am not slim so for years looked people pegged me for 5-ish or so years younger than I was. I think I am currently a fresh looking 51, which works for me. Looking like a great version of the age I am is the goal vs trying to look 10 or years younger, that's chasing a dream. I am 51. I am alive and healthy and happy and feel attractive. I won.

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I'm 28. Young mom for this area (have a toddler). Got promoted recently at work so have a relatively high title for my age. I worry people think I'm in my mid-30s and my looks confirm it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think I looked about mid-20s until I was ~32 and had my first child. I aged at least 5-10 years during that first year of parenthood. I then probably looked about mid/late-30s until ~47, when the stress of working long hours, parenting/schooling kids during the pandemic, and a mild illness made me age rapidly in a short period of time again. Now, I think that I look like a rather haggard 48. Wishing I had the bandwidth to take better care of myself so that I could feel and look better.

This was my timeline almost exactly.

mid-20s until mid-30s
rapid aging due to kids/sleep deprivation/stress
mid-30s until early 40s
at 45 started to see more lines
at 47 could see changes almost daily
now at 48 look very much 48

I am 47, but this exactly. I also will say that the stress of the pandemic and the change in my workout routine in the past year feels like it aged me. Ugh.

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I’m 32 with two young kids. I think I look like I’m 32 when I’m with my kids but when I go out with girlfriends, many still single or newly married, I am approached by guys in their 20s so I think I can pass as mid 20s.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m 32 with two young kids. I think I look like I’m 32 when I’m with my kids but when I go out with girlfriends, many still single or newly married, I am approached by guys in their 20s so I think I can pass as mid 20s.

Yes. 28yo mom PP here. It seems to be context (and clothing) dependent for me. If I am dressed up I am more likely perceived as 30ish but I am carded, etc if my child is not with me and if I am not dressed up.

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I'm 52 and don't fool myself that I look a day younger.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Kylie can look older at 20 I can look younger at 40

Omg. That poor girl

But she can also look twelve:

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 52 and don't fool myself that I look a day younger.

Same at 50. I’m not bothered by how I look, feel pretty positive, but talking to friends and other parents w kids the same age, is when I really realize we aren’t young anymore, and people (like check out clerks) must see age first. No big deal, just reality.

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Anonymous wrote:

As ZaZa Gabor said, “At a certain age, you’ve got to choose between your ass and your face.”

I think that’s why older actresses used to look better. Now they have to stay rail thin. Back in the day, it was ok for an actress to carry a little bit of extra weight.

I'm not sure why we often hear this quote pointing out that it's better to carry some extra weight since we'll have less wrinkles. You'd still walk around with some extra weight and I'm sorry, but that never signals "young", unless you're a baby.

ZaZa Gabor's quote is about compromising. Yes, with some extra weight you will look younger in your face, but not your body.
Meg Ryan's figure looks younger than Liz's and I'm pretty sure she'd look as good in her face if she had some makeup on.

You people can’t be serious. Find an unretouched picture where Meg Ryan looks as good as Liz (after 50) and post it. I think the problem is that actresses are under pressure to fit into couture sample sizes for the red carpet, and they so little body fat it makes their faces look terrible, so they resort to fillers, and that looks worse.

Here’s Meg with fresher fillers and more makeup. When she tries to smile, she looks like the Joker.

What's your point, that excessive plastic surgery makes one look terrible? Ok...

The question remains, does carrying extra weight makes middle aged women look younger?
Liz Taylor in 1982, age 49. And Meg Ryan in 2019, age 58:

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I'm 51. I'm tall and thin and have no sun spots/freckles on my chest, so in a swimsuit with a hat and sunglasses I can pass for much younger. Someone called me a "young mom" last summer lol.

In winter though, the skin around my eyes is so dry no matter what I do, so my eyes look like "old Rose" in the Titanic movie.

So I guess it depends on the day

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I was in a gathering with moms of Indian descent. These are moms with kids in college...easily mid forties some in their fifties. Most could pass for 30s, no kidding. I mean.. Maybe it’s their diet. Or genes. I don’t know

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As ZaZa Gabor said, “At a certain age, you’ve got to choose between your ass and your face.”

I think that’s why older actresses used to look better. Now they have to stay rail thin. Back in the day, it was ok for an actress to carry a little bit of extra weight.

I'm not sure why we often hear this quote pointing out that it's better to carry some extra weight since we'll have less wrinkles. You'd still walk around with some extra weight and I'm sorry, but that never signals "young", unless you're a baby.

ZaZa Gabor's quote is about compromising. Yes, with some extra weight you will look younger in your face, but not your body.
Meg Ryan's figure looks younger than Liz's and I'm pretty sure she'd look as good in her face if she had some makeup on.

You people can’t be serious. Find an unretouched picture where Meg Ryan looks as good as Liz (after 50) and post it. I think the problem is that actresses are under pressure to fit into couture sample sizes for the red carpet, and they so little body fat it makes their faces look terrible, so they resort to fillers, and that looks worse.

Here’s Meg with fresher fillers and more makeup. When she tries to smile, she looks like the Joker.

What's your point, that excessive plastic surgery makes one look terrible? Ok...

The question remains, does carrying extra weight makes middle aged women look younger?
Liz Taylor in 1982, age 49. And Meg Ryan in 2019, age 58:

Who cares? They both look haggard and older than their years in these pics.