What beauty mistakes do women over 40 commonly make?

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Anonymous wrote:The grey hair skunk stripe and bald spot combo. It's one thing if you are growing out your grey, but when you look completely put together otherwise but don't take the 5 minutes to fix these. I do not understand. All I can see is that stripe and grey yamaka

A neighbor of a certain age sports that look - it is at odds with her snobbish demeanor .... you nailed the look!

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[b]Running wrecks your skin worse than the sun. I don't get why women do it,

Wait, why is running itself bad for skin (aside from the sun damage from being outside)?

There is a misconception (yes, a misconception) that running bounces you and is rough on the skin - causing it to sag, etc. You will hear this from people all the time. In reality it is the sun damage (any exposure to sun over periods of time damage your skin regardless of sunscreen) and usually runners tend to be thin. It is the dilemma of your face or your ass, which do you want to look good.

In reality if you are lighter and once in your 40s you will age. Your skin will sag and you will lose the volume in your face. People will say botox helps (it helps with forehead lines and the v that appears between the lines) but that is about it. Lines and creases can be helped with fillers - but it is usually short lived (18 months) and makes the face look puffy and fat. You can do threading in the face, which will also give you a few years of a better look and is similar to a facelift in that it will take off years.

For most women aging isn't that big of a deal. But if you are switching companies and trying to get positions it can be, and most professionals end up doing mini facelifts and threading to appear younger.

Sunscreen is the most important thing to help. But the issue is that you should have been doing that in the 20s to prevent that aging in the 40s. Wearing sunscreen now (40s) is to prevent aging in the 60s.

Running and sunning at any age is going to do permanent damage. It accelerates your skin's aging, but every day I see foolish women l doing both.

Huh? Running and sunning. I run at 5am so no sun there. Lots of people run at off hours (dawn/ dusk).



I know a lot of thin women who do a lot of yoga and eat well. And I know a lot of runners. Runners look awful when they hit 50 - their faces are gaunt and just so ugly. And their butts and chests are flat and saggy, no matter how thin.

Until the pandemic, I only ran about 15 miles a week, so not much, but I did a lot of hot yoga and pilates. I'll probably not go back to running again unless it's interval training with a trainer or in a class. Long distance runners look bad as they get older. I can pick them out at a dinner party. No one looks worse in a dress and makeup.

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[b]Running wrecks your skin worse than the sun. I don't get why women do it,

Wait, why is running itself bad for skin (aside from the sun damage from being outside)?

There is a misconception (yes, a misconception) that running bounces you and is rough on the skin - causing it to sag, etc. You will hear this from people all the time. In reality it is the sun damage (any exposure to sun over periods of time damage your skin regardless of sunscreen) and usually runners tend to be thin. It is the dilemma of your face or your ass, which do you want to look good.

In reality if you are lighter and once in your 40s you will age. Your skin will sag and you will lose the volume in your face. People will say botox helps (it helps with forehead lines and the v that appears between the lines) but that is about it. Lines and creases can be helped with fillers - but it is usually short lived (18 months) and makes the face look puffy and fat. You can do threading in the face, which will also give you a few years of a better look and is similar to a facelift in that it will take off years.

For most women aging isn't that big of a deal. But if you are switching companies and trying to get positions it can be, and most professionals end up doing mini facelifts and threading to appear younger.

Sunscreen is the most important thing to help. But the issue is that you should have been doing that in the 20s to prevent that aging in the 40s. Wearing sunscreen now (40s) is to prevent aging in the 60s.

Running and sunning at any age is going to do permanent damage. It accelerates your skin's aging, but every day I see foolish women l doing both.

Huh? Running and sunning. I run at 5am so no sun there. Lots of people run at off hours (dawn/ dusk).



I know a lot of thin women who do a lot of yoga and eat well. And I know a lot of runners. Runners look awful when they hit 50 - their faces are gaunt and just so ugly. And their butts and chests are flat and saggy, no matter how thin.

Until the pandemic, I only ran about 15 miles a week, so not much, but I did a lot of hot yoga and pilates. I'll probably not go back to running again unless it's interval training with a trainer or in a class. Long distance runners look bad as they get older. I can pick them out at a dinner party. No one looks worse in a dress and makeup.



Maybe long distance runners run not because it makes their skin look good but because they like it. Gosh, what a concept.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The grey hair skunk stripe and bald spot combo. It's one thing if you are growing out your grey, but when you look completely put together otherwise but don't take the 5 minutes to fix these. I do not understand. All I can see is that stripe and grey yamaka

A neighbor of a certain age sports that look - it is at odds with her snobbish demeanor .... you nailed the look!

If your neighbor also flirts with her son's friend we have the same neighbor.

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Anonymous wrote:The grey hair skunk stripe and bald spot combo. It's one thing if you are growing out your grey, but when you look completely put together otherwise but don't take the 5 minutes to fix these. I do not understand. All I can see is that stripe and grey yamaka

I bet you are one of those starfishes in bed.

Not following the tie between finding a skunk stripe unflattering and how wild you are in bed. Did this post hit a never with you, PP?

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Anonymous wrote:The grey hair skunk stripe and bald spot combo. It's one thing if you are growing out your grey, but when you look completely put together otherwise but don't take the 5 minutes to fix these. I do not understand. All I can see is that stripe and grey yamaka

I bet you are one of those starfishes in bed.

Not following the tie between finding a skunk stripe unflattering and how wild you are in bed. Did this post hit a never with you, PP?

No, not really, but I do find it disturbing rhat you are so fixated on the “aesthetics” of older people women. Don’t you have anything else better to do with your time?

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Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

+100.

So contribute. Add something. Share.

Non-white women don't age as fast as white women, so I don't have anything to share.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

+100.

So contribute. Add something. Share.

Women at any age should stop trying so hard. No need for botox and a thousand different things to look younger. Make sure to hydrate, sleep, and enjoy your age. You'll look young if you're happy and healthy.

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[b]Running wrecks your skin worse than the sun. I don't get why women do it,

Wait, why is running itself bad for skin (aside from the sun damage from being outside)?

There is a misconception (yes, a misconception) that running bounces you and is rough on the skin - causing it to sag, etc. You will hear this from people all the time. In reality it is the sun damage (any exposure to sun over periods of time damage your skin regardless of sunscreen) and usually runners tend to be thin. It is the dilemma of your face or your ass, which do you want to look good.

In reality if you are lighter and once in your 40s you will age. Your skin will sag and you will lose the volume in your face. People will say botox helps (it helps with forehead lines and the v that appears between the lines) but that is about it. Lines and creases can be helped with fillers - but it is usually short lived (18 months) and makes the face look puffy and fat. You can do threading in the face, which will also give you a few years of a better look and is similar to a facelift in that it will take off years.

For most women aging isn't that big of a deal. But if you are switching companies and trying to get positions it can be, and most professionals end up doing mini facelifts and threading to appear younger.

Sunscreen is the most important thing to help. But the issue is that you should have been doing that in the 20s to prevent that aging in the 40s. Wearing sunscreen now (40s) is to prevent aging in the 60s.

Running and sunning at any age is going to do permanent damage. It accelerates your skin's aging, but every day I see foolish women l doing both.

Huh? Running and sunning. I run at 5am so no sun there. Lots of people run at off hours (dawn/ dusk).

I know a lot of thin women who do a lot of yoga and eat well. And I know a lot of runners. Runners look awful when they hit 50 - their faces are gaunt and just so ugly. And their butts and chests are flat and saggy, no matter how thin.

Until the pandemic, I only ran about 15 miles a week, so not much, but I did a lot of hot yoga and pilates. I'll probably not go back to running again unless it's interval training with a trainer or in a class. Long distance runners look bad as they get older. I can pick them out at a dinner party. No one looks worse in a dress and makeup.

I completely agree and I've noticed the same thing on women. For some reason male runners look great,but female runners look awful. It's the darnedest thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

+100.

So contribute. Add something. Share.

Non-white women don't age as fast as white women, so I don't have anything to share.

Who cares? They still age

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

+100.

So contribute. Add something. Share.

Non-white women don't age as fast as white women, so I don't have anything to share.

Who cares? They still age

Black don't crack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

+100.

So contribute. Add something. Share.

Non-white women don't age as fast as white women, so I don't have anything to share.

Who cares? They still age

Black don't crack.

Everything does, eventually.

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Anonymous wrote:Refusing to do anything fun/avoiding brights because they're over 40. Morphing themselves into some depressing Karen cookie cutter look that really isn't as flattering as anyone thinks it is.

I'm good with not looking like an extra from a "Hunger Games" movie.

I think that woman looks gorgeous and find it interesting -- but not surprising -- that "how can I look as drab and dry as possible DCUM" is throwing rocks at her.

We know. It's because your conformity type is I'm Not Like Other GirlsTM.

DP here. I agree with other PP. If you are an adult and dressing like everyone else, you have a problem.

+1 This is why the DC area has a reputation for being so boring with zero fashion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The grey hair skunk stripe and bald spot combo. It's one thing if you are growing out your grey, but when you look completely put together otherwise but don't take the 5 minutes to fix these. I do not understand. All I can see is that stripe and grey yamaka

Confused...isn’t this what graying out your gray looks like? How would she gray out her gray and “take 5 min to fix this?”