What Real Women Wish You Knew

Beauty is so tied to youth in our society. The two ideas are almost inseparable. More often than not, the models you see in beauty campaigns are barely out of puberty, and the faces on magazines that have a few more birthdays under their belts are retouched to remove any signs life after 25. Let’s be real; we’re all vain here. We all want to look beautiful. But with such a limited definition of beauty, we leave out a lot of the real kind. Beauty isn’t a constant—it’s always changing; that’s kind of the, well, beauty of it, right? And certainly it doesn’t have just one definition, which is why we asked women ages 50 and above to speak candidly about beauty—how they view it, how they approach it, and how they wish the rest of society would understand it. To get more news about 黄色视频在线免费观看, you can visit our official website.

What do women over 50 wish you knew about their beauty style and concerns? One of the overarching themes that emerged was that they don’t view aging as a bad thing.

Understand that we don't want to look like we wish we were 30. Let us be 50 and fabulous. We've earned that right.” — Kimberley, 54

“In an ideal world, the young would see the lines and aging on someone’s face as a marker of the life they’ve been lucky to live.” — Julie, 55

“I’ve turned aging concerns into a healthy, more subtle pursuit to look as young as I can. Still blond? Heck yes! Youthful but classic cuts? Absolutely. On-trend polishes? Toes only! The concerns about looking young are still there, but my approach is much more realistic than looking in the mirror and hoping to see a much younger version of me.” — Janet, 59

“We’re having so much fun in our 50s! We can breathe a little more and are more comfortable with ourselves.” — Katie, 52

They’re also real about it, though. Aging isn’t a bad thing, but no one is bemoaning youth here either.

“I still feel like the girl in her 20s or 30s, but the face and body have changed. I just don't remember the years going by so fast. That has been a challenge to accept and get comfortable with, but I am adjusting.” — Celia, 65

“Do I wish I looked younger? Of course. Who doesn't? But the bottom line is this is my face, it is my life, and I earned it.” — Kathy, 66Given this more positive outlook on aging, it follows that women over 50 aren’t pleased with the pressures to look younger—pressures that, as one woman shrewdly pointed out, don’t apply to men.

“I get tired of the constant push to 'do' something—to counteract aging. Sometimes I feel like parents at Christmas, being inundated with ads for expensive toys to put under the tree so their kids won't hate them!” — Kathy, 66

“I would like other people to remember that we all grow older. That is a concept that is hard to grasp in our youth.” — Celia, 65

“I know so many women who are so beautiful naturally. I wish the world would appreciate more the beauty of women who don't go under the knife or inject stuff into their faces, and because they live healthy lifestyles, look beautiful—wrinkles, droops, and all. The standard of beauty has been raised to a bar that is fake and can't be maintained by 98 percent of the world.” — Cynthia, 55

“I started with a few highlights, before my hair started going gray. And now I am trapped. I would like to grow my hair out, but I am just vain enough not to want to look like a skunk while I do it. And no stylist I know will help me make the transition. They all simply freak out, yelling that I will look old, overlooking the fact that I am not exactly 40 anymore. And it really frosts me that men do not feel the need to color their hair. They get to be gray and no one says a word or pressures them.” – Kathy, 66