No. Almost 45. I’m very pale and have avoided the sun my entire life.

I'm in a well educated, professional woman, very high income. 46. I started botox 2 or so years ago. Very subtle, looks great. I'm a super low key person when it comes to my looks. I work from home, blow dry my hair maybe once a year, only wear make up when we're going out. I like clothes and looking nice, but not to the extent I have to put effort into it.

With that said, yeah, botox makes me look great. My DH was blown away by how natural and de-aging it looks. I had pretty minor wrinkles. Mostly crows feet. No 11s. It just smoothed them a lot. My DH liked it so much that he's started going too. And he's also the opposite of a vain, spend-money-on-looks kind of guy.

Then you start subtly bringing it up to your colleagues and friends, and yeah, if a woman has a good paying job in her mid 40s, it seems they are all doing botox. It seemed so shameful to begin with, but now I find everyone is happy to talk about it and just own it.

A law school friend of mine started getting Botox in our early 30s, despite having almost zero wrinkles.

One of the strongest memories I have of her was when I was visiting her for a few days as a respite break from caring for a friend on hospice status with breast cancer - I was crying and she was saying comforting things, but her face was frozen solid, no empathy there at all. It was the most discomfiting thing.

A few years ago I read an article in the NYT about how Botox interferes with micro expressions and how we experience empathy; I couldn't help but think of my friend who had just had a baby when I visited her and later had another - what is the experience of babies and young children whose mother's faces don't register emotion in response to theirs? I would think it would be disruptive to development and bonding.

Just something to consider if you are considering Botox and have chlidren.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/well/mind/can-botox-and-cosmetic-surgery-chill-our-relationships-with-others.html

I started when I was your age OP. I'm a POC and benefitted from good genes and dark skin. You can do as little as you like, a few times a year. It's fine.

My white friends have all been doing it for years at this point (we’re all in late 30s/early 40s) but the Asians, Black women and Latina’s haven’t started yet.

The super sleek puffy look is filler. A lot more people than you’d think do get light botox

I have fairly deep grooves between my eyes (I think they call them 11s?) and noticeable lines on my forehead. They are the result of 53 years of crying over my own trauma and the trauma of people I love and people I have advocated for in my work and frankly also strangers all over the world whose suffering has moved me to tears over the years. They are the evidence of my life as an empath. I see no reason to try to erase them away.

I’m 53. Haven’t gotten it yet. Didn’t think I needed it, then recently saw myself on video and the lines between my eyebrows bothered me —so I might start?

Almost 40. Got it last year and noticed no difference in my upper forehead lines. Am wondering if I should try again or skip it. Anyone else see no effect? I also had a bad headache after for about 5 days.

I'm 45 and I don't, but most of my friends do. I think if I had deep 11s I would, but I don't have those yet.

Everyone I know gets Botox

55, and no. Like others I think it’d be hard to maintain. I have college age kids so not much extra money available right now.

However…a PP said it helps tired eyes. That I could use! What area of Botox causes the bunny lines, is it the forehead? I don’t want to work on one area and create another issue.

My main concern are the lines around my mouth and marionette lines. But Botox won’t help that and I don’t like the idea of fillers.

Trying new skin products and they’ve been helpful in overall look of my skin but really want to start tretonin this month; I was waiting until holidays were over.

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Anonymous wrote:I have been getting a small amount of Botox since I was 28, initially only to my 11s because I looked permanently angry, but over time, I've done a little in my crowsfeet and now in my chin. It's not noticeable. Many years into my marriage, my husband started going off about crazy women who get Botox - he lives with me and has no idea.

You all have seperate bank accounts? Interesting. How long have you been married?

NP, but I put mine on my Amex.

I only get my 11's, though, and only pay $12 a unit. It's helped my tension headaches, so it's worth the price.

Also 48 and I don't, but 90% of my friends do. I think I'm going to start this year. Peri is a Biatch.

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Anonymous wrote:In my 60's. Haven't gotten it. No plans. Former model.

Love it. The naturally beautiful former model has not done it. Therefore, no one should!

Wow, Ms. Defensive. She didn't say that.