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Anonymous wrote:43
Strength train 5x week with the peloton app
Walk the dog on the trails every day
Root color every month
Pedicures in the summer
Forehead Botox 2x year
GLP-1
HRT
Adapalene
Sunscreen every day, drugstore makeup

Why are you on HRT at 43? I feel like so many women here are so extreme. All of this money and horseshit, baby Botox this and microdosing GLPs that and all of this fqing spending and bragging. And for what, be real.

I watch Slow Horses on Apple and because I was bored and watched it before, The Morning Show queued up for me. Both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are doing all of this sh!t and neither is technically Jocelyn Wildebstein and yet they both look strange, ugly, and cheap as hell next to Kristen Scott Thomas.

Stop pitting women against each other. If a woman does or doesn’t do anything it’s not a moral argument or representative of anything larger. It’s individual choices. Stop the madness.

DP It's a valid comparison, and I don't think the PP was making a moral judgement or pitting women against each other. I prefer watching actors male or female who look relatively normal, and it's relevant to the discussion to caution about using extreme measures in a losing battle against aging.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:43
Strength train 5x week with the peloton app
Walk the dog on the trails every day
Root color every month
Pedicures in the summer
Forehead Botox 2x year
GLP-1
HRT
Adapalene
Sunscreen every day, drugstore makeup

Why are you on HRT at 43? I feel like so many women here are so extreme. All of this money and horseshit, baby Botox this and microdosing GLPs that and all of this fqing spending and bragging. And for what, be real.

I watch Slow Horses on Apple and because I was bored and watched it before, The Morning Show queued up for me. Both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are doing all of this sh!t and neither is technically Jocelyn Wildebstein and yet they both look strange, ugly, and cheap as hell next to Kristen Scott Thomas.

I know KST talks a good game about naturally aging, but I’m skeptical. She looks great for her age and still gets good roles - so it’s easy to take the high road at that point. Also all actors (even British ones) are really super vain. I want it to be true, but I’m doubtful.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, you know women have hysterectomies so they might want to be on HRT. Please stop when you know nothing.

—no dog in this fight

Big girl, please. Yes, certainly surgical menopause would generally necessitate HRT but when that’s in the laundry list of Forever Young Techniques, I doubt it.

Mommy wars and how we value unpaid labor is pitting women against each other territory, not this shit. And everyone blessed with a brain knows it.

Well you seem worked up about it, so it sounds like you’re trying to convince yourself your way is the right way. Just own it.

47. I run a few miles several days a week. Should do strength training, but I just can’t seem to get into it. I don’t gain weight easily so still a size 4/135 lbs.

Halo Laser/BBL once a year. I think I am going to start PRP with Microneedling for my under eye area to reduce puffiness and dark circles. I have forehead lines and a 1 rather than 11s, so I’m sure Botox would look great, but I’ve never done it, just not for me. Totally ok with lasers though.

Hair cut and color about every 12 weeks. Tret, vitamin c serum, sunscreen daily.

Just turned 40. I do Daxxify in my forehead and 11s but stopped putting it in my crows feet, undereye, and chin because I didn’t see as much of an effect there. I wish I didn’t need this but I didn’t use sunscreen when I was younger and tanned like crazy so I had deep lines that were only improved by starting Botox around age 35.

I have a Crunch membership and lift weights 3-5x a week which I’ve done for 10 years. This is on the lower end of my fitness budget- in 2022-2023 I was doing orange theory and barre combined which cost over $400/month, but then I got bored of them and went back to the regular gym.

I don’t do nails or facials. I’m very low maintenance about my hair because I’ve gotten some bad cuts in the past so I don’t like going to the salon anymore. Skincare- I stay middle of the road with inexpensive products . Paula’s Choice toner, Trader Joe’s invisible sunscreen, Good Molecules retinol.

Healthy diet, good genes, and a 10 year foundation of fitness have helped tremendously.

Just turned 49. Have been doing Botox for 11s since Covid (staring at myself on video all day for work really did a number on my self esteem). Skin care: daily sunscreen, daily cleansing with CeraVe, vitamin C serum, oil moisturizer. Makeup: tinted sunscreen (Paula’s choice), cream blush, mascara. Hair care: natural color (not gray yet), daily shampoo & conditioner (oily hair with pin straight texture; I use Native products), daily home blow dry, salon trim every 4 months, no other products due to hair texture. Occasional manicures, frequent pedicures. Workout: daily walking at least 10k steps, heavy weightlifting 2-3x week, Pilates 1-2x week. Supplements: creatine, multivitamin. Just got a Mirena IUD.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of people seem to be using Vitamin C serums. Does anyone have a specific brand recommendation?

18:25 PP
I have a biochem background (though a lawyer now) so I like to get into the weeds of ingredient/interactions/sourcing of different products, and have tried several. (Vitamin c serum helps with brightening/collagen production/anti ox protection and I find it to be a perfect complement to tretinoin). The most effective will be a L ascorbic acid or a derivative. The two I love are skinceuticals vitamin C (quite expensive) and Cerave (cheap drugstore). But of course with all products, ymmv. I also liked drunk elephant and Sunday Riley ok but neither was any better than cerave

NP. Thanks for posting this! Which moisturizers do you recommend?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:43
Strength train 5x week with the peloton app
Walk the dog on the trails every day
Root color every month
Pedicures in the summer
Forehead Botox 2x year
GLP-1
HRT
Adapalene
Sunscreen every day, drugstore makeup

Why are you on HRT at 43? I feel like so many women here are so extreme. All of this money and horseshit, baby Botox this and microdosing GLPs that and all of this fqing spending and bragging. And for what, be real.

I watch Slow Horses on Apple and because I was bored and watched it before, The Morning Show queued up for me. Both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are doing all of this sh!t and neither is technically Jocelyn Wildebstein and yet they both look strange, ugly, and cheap as hell next to Kristen Scott Thomas.

Happy to answer your questions - I’m on HRT because I’m in perimenopause and was having symptoms that were really messing with my day to day life. It has been life changing - I can’t recommend it enough.
I do Botox for tension headaches that have plagued me since the advent of working long hours in front of a screen. So perhaps I shouldn’t include it as part of my “beauty routine,” though it certainly helps. Another life changing addition that has drastically reduced my reliance on medication.
The GLP-1 is because I’m borderline diabetic, which runs in my family. It also has the benefit of weight control along with controlling my A1C, which had steadily risen throughout my 30s (despite lots of exercise, strict diet, and adding all kinds of supplements).

Anonymous wrote:Also, you know women have hysterectomies so they might want to be on HRT. Please stop when you know nothing.

—no dog in this fight

Big girl, please. Yes, certainly surgical menopause would generally necessitate HRT but when that’s in the laundry list of Forever Young Techniques, I doubt it.

Mommy wars and how we value unpaid labor is pitting women against each other territory, not this shit. And everyone blessed with a brain knows it.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot! Lagree, light botox, high quality medical grade skin care, low dose semaglutide, HRT. I look great (I get lots of compliments on my skin, and my BMI is 19), but it's expensive and time-consuming. Haters are going to hate on here.

Your BMI is 19! And you are on a semaglutide? WTH. Do you not care about your health and bone density?

19 is a healthy BMI. It's absolutely a fine, healthy weight. Maybe it would be too thin for you personally given your own bone structure, musculature, etc but let's not project your own biases on PP.

18 is considered underweight. In what world it is appropriate for a middle aged perimenopausal woman with a BMI of 19 to be on weight loss injections? What Dr would even write for this? I’m assuming she gets it from some online “doctor”

You're missing the point.

PP was likely at an unhealthy BMI when she started weight loss injections and now continues taking them to maintain her HEALTHY weight at 19 BMI. She didn't start taking GLP-1 with a 19 BMI.

Again, I think this is some warped thinking on your part. BMI 25 is outside of the healthy range even if it means you wear a US size medium and look 'normal' compared to your (also largely overweight) peers.

19 is not a heathy BMI when you are over 40. It just isn’t. You can’t have enough muscle mass to get you through aging with a BMI of 19. Gaining 10 lbs would only put BMI up to maybe 21. But really, as you head into 50s, a BMI 22-23 is more ideal

Also, you know women have hysterectomies so they might want to be on HRT. Please stop when you know nothing.

—no dog in this fight

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:43
Strength train 5x week with the peloton app
Walk the dog on the trails every day
Root color every month
Pedicures in the summer
Forehead Botox 2x year
GLP-1
HRT
Adapalene
Sunscreen every day, drugstore makeup

Why are you on HRT at 43? I feel like so many women here are so extreme. All of this money and horseshit, baby Botox this and microdosing GLPs that and all of this fqing spending and bragging. And for what, be real.

I watch Slow Horses on Apple and because I was bored and watched it before, The Morning Show queued up for me. Both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are doing all of this sh!t and neither is technically Jocelyn Wildebstein and yet they both look strange, ugly, and cheap as hell next to Kristen Scott Thomas.

Stop pitting women against each other. If a woman does or doesn’t do anything it’s not a moral argument or representative of anything larger. It’s individual choices. Stop the madness.

Anonymous wrote:43
Strength train 5x week with the peloton app
Walk the dog on the trails every day
Root color every month
Pedicures in the summer
Forehead Botox 2x year
GLP-1
HRT
Adapalene
Sunscreen every day, drugstore makeup

Why are you on HRT at 43? I feel like so many women here are so extreme. All of this money and horseshit, baby Botox this and microdosing GLPs that and all of this fqing spending and bragging. And for what, be real.

I watch Slow Horses on Apple and because I was bored and watched it before, The Morning Show queued up for me. Both Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon are doing all of this sh!t and neither is technically Jocelyn Wildebstein and yet they both look strange, ugly, and cheap as hell next to Kristen Scott Thomas.

43
Strength train 5x week with the peloton app
Walk the dog on the trails every day
Root color every month
Pedicures in the summer
Forehead Botox 2x year
GLP-1
HRT
Adapalene
Sunscreen every day, drugstore makeup

50 here. Prescription skincare, around $100/month. Botox, 500 every 3 months. I don't wear a lot of makeup, so maybe 30 max per month. Hair, around 300 with tip every 6 weeks. Pedicure 50/month, I don't get manicures. I'm naturally thin, so I don't spend a lot on fitness, I try to lift weights for bone density at a regular gym, nothing fancy. I do solidcore from time to time and yoga.