Does it strike you when reading and seeing celebrities as they age on the internet

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Blessed

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It seems we all have a hard time of adjusting to our new reality. We may still feel we are the same physically but in reality we have aged. It doesn't bother me except when I look in the mirror. When I am out and about, talking to others in public, in my head I am still young. Then, I get home, if I pass a mirror I am like holy crap, when did that happen. I was reading an article about Gweneth Paltrow, who is 50 now. What was shocking is that she looks fifty without all the glam squads that normally transform them into something different. It gives me, sad to say, age comes to all, you either accept it or try to fight it and look silly.

I just accept it, no longer color my hair, no longer wear makeup other than special events. Most of all I have learned that there are just some types of clothing and shoes don't belong in my life any longer. God bless those ladies that can still pull off short or no sleeves, fitted dresses and form fitting jeans. I won't even discuss shoes with heels. I am jealous, I see many older ladies that are fashionable, I just don't happen to be one. How do you feel about the physical aging process and how do you deal with it?
 

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As I have aged, I have given up many things I used to do slowly. I wore make-up since I was thirteen. Always put my make-up on. Eye liner, shadow, mascara, eyelash curler, the whole thing daily. I stopped it slowly over time due to my eyesight. I had a hard time putting eye make-up on when I could not see without my glasses.

Heels! I am short, heels were always a part of my life. As soon as I started having trouble with my knees I had to give them up. Now I need a shoe with the smallest heel I can find. Usually 1/4" if I can find it in a comfortable shoe.

I feel complimented having people comment that I don't look seventy. Never know if they are sincere or not but they act surprise when I say my age. I hope to never stop coloring my hair and will do it as long as I can afford it. I don't worry about my age or how old I look mainly because I am busy and have other things to worry about or do.
 

I can still wear tight Jeans and short sleeeves , but my tum gets in the way of me cutting my toe nails , although I can do them at a stretch.
I really dont think I should care if im not the 7st teenager , im more curvy , I wear flat Shoes or Sneakers..Ive never wore make up all my life .
Im more wrinkly on my face and I accept that , I also accept my teeth loss,no dentures for me , Comfort is my only goal now .
 
I haven't colored my hair in almost a year but I bought several shades of hair color. I don't know if I want to bother any more but I used to feel better when I colored my hair. I rarely wear makeup but it makes me feel better when I put a little on.

As for aging It's been a struggle for me too. When I look in the mirror I put a smile on my face and look better that way I see believe.

I see nothing wrong with going natural or putting a little enhancing makeup on. When it's overdone that's when it looks strange.
 
@Ken N Tx, my husband did not have a brain illness but did have a traumatic brain injury and surgery before he passed and it was horrible. My Mother had dementia and I took care of her in my home for a couple of years before I had to place her in care. I am all too familiar with brain illness or injury. It is a very hard thing, to see that person you love not only decline heath wise but turn into stranger.
 
I know a physician, a specialist who owns a clinic. At his 60th birthday he got a candle like this one
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He immediately let it burn down until the number 60 had vanished.
I look in the mirror everyday so I got accustomed to my face and body and don't mind. I was never the stylish guy with suit and tie but more the casual one with plaid shirts. I can wear even short shorts without problem. And high heels? Have never tried them, since I'm afraid that my wife wouldn't allow it🤣. But I confess that I like them on the ladies:).
 
What makes celebrity aging so obvious is that the old shows and pictures are still out there. You can watch a 30 something Sean Connery or Barbara Eden and then a much older one the same day. Unless we did out old pictures that doesn't happen so much with us.

I am fine with it, particularly when they don't do too much to hide it, I don't like the pickled look. Watching the new Yellowstone spin, 1923, recently you can see very aged Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford. I think they look fine, just their ages. Both are actors I have always and still do like.
Ruthanne said:
When it's overdone that's when it looks strange.
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Yep, all too common.
 
Alligatorob said:
What makes celebrity aging so obvious is that the old shows and pictures are still out there. You can watch a 30 something Sean Connery or Barbara Eden and then a much older one the same day. Unless we did out old pictures that doesn't happen so much with us.

I am fine with it, particularly when they don't do too much to hide it, I don't like the pickled look. Watching the new Yellowstone spin, 1923, recently you can see very aged Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford. I think they look fine, just their ages. Both are actors I have always and still do like.
katlupe said:
As I have aged, I have given up many things I used to do slowly. I wore make-up since I was thirteen. Always put my make-up on. Eye liner, shadow, mascara, eyelash curler, the whole thing daily. I stopped it slowly over time due to my eyesight. I had a hard time putting eye make-up on when I could not see without my glasses.

Heels! I am short, heels were always a part of my life. As soon as I started having trouble with my knees I had to give them up. Now I need a shoe with the smallest heel I can find. Usually 1/4" if I can find it in a comfortable shoe.

I feel complimented having people comment that I don't look seventy. Never know if they are sincere or not but they act surprise when I say my age. I hope to never stop coloring my hair and will do it as long as I can afford it. I don't worry about my age or how old I look mainly because I am busy and have other things to worry about or do.
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katlupe said:
As I have aged, I have given up many things I used to do slowly. I wore make-up since I was thirteen. Always put my make-up on. Eye liner, shadow, mascara, eyelash curler, the whole thing daily. I stopped it slowly over time due to my eyesight. I had a hard time putting eye make-up on when I could not see without my glasses.

Heels! I am short, heels were always a part of my life. As soon as I started having trouble with my knees I had to give them up. Now I need a shoe with the smallest heel I can find. Usually 1/4" if I can find it in a comfortable shoe.

I feel complimented having people comment that I don't look seventy. Never know if they are sincere or not but they act surprise when I say my age. I hope to never stop coloring my hair and will do it as long as I can afford it. I don't worry about my age or how old I look mainly because I am busy and have other things to worry about or do.
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Yep, all too common.
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You are correct, they are some that have fought aging so bad with surgeries and fillers that they look horrible. The ones that are living their true lives are just as beautiful and handsome as they were in their youth. I admire them the most, they are teaching the world that even as we age our blessings do not leave us, our outside appearances may be different but they have earned evey line, every gray hair, survived illness and kept going. That gives all older people confidence to keep going.
 
katlupe said:
As I have aged, I have given up many things I used to do slowly. I wore make-up since I was thirteen. Always put my make-up on. Eye liner, shadow, mascara, eyelash curler, the whole thing daily. I stopped it slowly over time due to my eyesight. I had a hard time putting eye make-up on when I could not see without my glasses.

Heels! I am short, heels were always a part of my life. As soon as I started having trouble with my knees I had to give them up. Now I need a shoe with the smallest heel I can find. Usually 1/4" if I can find it in a comfortable shoe.

I feel complimented having people comment that I don't look seventy. Never know if they are sincere or not but they act surprise when I say my age. I hope to never stop coloring my hair and will do it as long as I can afford it. I don't worry about my age or how old I look mainly because I am busy and have other things to worry about or do.
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I agree, you do not look your age at all to me. Putting on make up does become hard to apply when your vision fails. I have a special mirror to help me but I am just not motivated to do it everyday. Also, with my migraines my eyes are sensitive, I rub my eyes a lot. I have suffered from hair loss for a few years, no doctor could tell me why, I decided to stop coloring and blow drying as much as I could. It seems to have slowed down now.
 
Ruthanne said:
I haven't colored my hair in almost a year but I bought several shades of hair color. I don't know if I want to bother any more but I used to feel better when I colored my hair. I rarely wear makeup but it makes me feel better when I put a little on.

As for aging It's been a struggle for me too. When I look in the mirror I put a smile on my face and look better that way I see believe.

I see nothing wrong with going natural or putting a little enhancing makeup on. When it's overdone that's when it looks strange.
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I agree, you should do whatever makes you feel best. It does give me some kind of relief to see that even movie stars are not exempt from the aging process. It is something we must deal with the best way we can. My husband has died, I am not looking to meet anyone so I only do things to be acceptable if I have a special event. I no longer have the desire or drive to worry about my appearance. I find it to be quite freeing. We spend so much of lives trying to please others, not giving thought to what pleases us, who we really are. My truth is I a am not a girly girl, I would rather sit on the deck and fish than sit in the cabin painting my nails.
 
Blessed said:
We spend so much of lives trying to please others, not giving thought to what pleases us, who we really are. My truth is I a am not a girly girl, I would rather sit on the deck and fish than sit in the cabin painting my nails.
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Right! A woman who needs several hours everyday styling herself is a living dummy but nothing else.
 
George1959 said:
I remember an interview with Bette Davis who never had cosmetic surgery. She asked her son what he thought about it. He said she was right and added "Mum, after surgery this wouldn't be you".
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yes but if she'd been alive today with the huge numbers of celebrities having surgery she may have had a different mind set..
 
hollydolly said:
I don't know why Helen Mirren is held up as some aged goddess.. I have nothing against her, but she's far from any great beauty without all the slap ...
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Holly, I'm afraid that I must agree with you, at least if I am looking at this pic.🤣
 

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