topic Feet Show Age in Beauty

Feet Show Age

On It — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:24:06 GMT

I noticed a model today whose feet looked older, drier, and more wrinkled than the other two models. Yesterday an older host on another network was modeling a thong style shoe. Her feet revealed her age even though her hands and face had been carefully maintained and looked much younger than her calendar years.

Don't forget to put foot care in your daily skin care regimen especially if you like sandals and flip flops. I am talking about year-round care not just a little buffing and lotion in the summer. This is particularly difficult to do in those long, cold winter months. Many companies like L'Occitane, Bliss, etc. offer specific foot care regimes. All the time, money, and energy spent taking care of face, neck, and hands may be betrayed by the feet.

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blueroses47 — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:32:33 GMT

As a person who had hands and feet that looked much older at a younger age, I just want to add that there is a difference in them looking "older" and looking uncared for.

I just have older looking hands and feet because of things I can't do anything about. The shape, maybe? The veins, the thinner skin.

I can take the most meticulous care of them, with manicures, pedicures, creams and lotions, exfoliating, you name it. They would still look old.

Other parts of me ( I was told, anyway) looked a lot younger than my age, so I guess it was just the hand I was dealt in the genetics game.

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mom2four0418 — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:35:25 GMT

@On It wrote:
I noticed a model today whose feet looked older, drier, and more wrinkled than the other two models. Yesterday an older host on another network was modeling a thong style shoe. Her feet revealed her age even though her hands and face had been carefully maintained and looked much younger than her calendar years.

Don't forget to put foot care in your daily skin care regimen especially if you like sandals and flip flops. I am talking about year-round care not just a little buffing and lotion in the summer. This is particularly difficult to do in those long, cold winter months. Many companies like L'Occitane, Bliss, etc. offer specific foot care regimes. All the time, money, and energy spent taking care of face, neck, and hands may be betrayed by the feet.

So, how old is she?

Re: Feet Show Age

On It — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:41:40 GMT

@mom2four0418 wrote:
@On It wrote:
I noticed a model today whose feet looked older, drier, and more wrinkled than the other two models. Yesterday an older host on another network was modeling a thong style shoe. Her feet revealed her age even though her hands and face had been carefully maintained and looked much younger than her calendar years.

Don't forget to put foot care in your daily skin care regimen especially if you like sandals and flip flops. I am talking about year-round care not just a little buffing and lotion in the summer. This is particularly difficult to do in those long, cold winter months. Many companies like L'Occitane, Bliss, etc. offer specific foot care regimes. All the time, money, and energy spent taking care of face, neck, and hands may be betrayed by the feet.
So, how old is she?

Well up there in years. Far above the average hosts. I don't want to provide a name or age so this post doesn't get taken down. I told my husband her age and he could not believe she was that age. He is the one who noticed her feet and pointed out that they looked that age but not her hands.

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manny2 — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:50:56 GMT

If everything else looks good I'd rather have old looking feet.

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On It — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:56:05 GMT

@manny2 wrote:
If everything else looks good I'd rather have old looking feet.

I agree that is the first area I would sacrifice. However, my point was it doesn't have to be a problem area. Just take good care of feet like you would face and hands. Then everything will match.

Re: Feet Show Age

Desertdi — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:57:58 GMT

I have had thin, bony feet and hands......FOREVER. People would take my hand and say, "Oh you poor thing".......since I was 20.

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mom2four0418 — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:15:44 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
I have had thin, bony feet and hands......FOREVER. People would take my hand and say, "Oh you poor thing".......since I was 20.

They are the ones with the problem.

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NicksmomESQ — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:38:17 GMT

I don't understand the criticism. We as women are under a lot of pressure to have perfect hair,skin,body shape etc. Whereas men seem to get a pass.

I think the worst thing we can do is judge eachother.I'm sure the older model you speak of is beautiful.By the way we also need to stop judging ourselves.We look better than we give ourselves credit for.

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4kitties — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:44:02 GMT

I just never really look at people's feet. I would never have any idea if someone's feet looked "old". I no longer watch QVC so I am not familiar with the models.

I keep my own feet lotioned as I have had painful dry heels in the past. I also wear toenail polish as I like to wear sandals for as long as it is warm enough.

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shoesnbags — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:49:10 GMT

@blueroses47 wrote:
As a person who had hands and feet that looked much older at a younger age, I just want to add that there is a difference in them looking "older" and looking uncared for.

I just have older looking hands and feet because of things I can't do anything about. The shape, maybe? The veins, the thinner skin.

I can take the most meticulous care of them, with manicures, pedicures, creams and lotions, exfoliating, you name it. They would still look old.

Other parts of me ( I was told, anyway) looked a lot younger than my age, so I guess it was just the hand I was dealt in the genetics game.

@blueroses47

You're not alone. I could have written your post, word for word. Just genetics, I guess.

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On It — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:55:09 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I don't understand the criticism. We as women are under a lot of pressure to have perfect hair,skin,body shape etc. Whereas men seem to get a pass.
I think the worst thing we can do is judge eachother.I'm sure the older model you speak of is beautiful.By the way we also need to stop judging ourselves.We look better than we give ourselves credit for.

My intent was not to judge a model or the older host. It was meant to alert the people on this forum to treat feet to avoid their not matching hands, face, etc. that did get treatment. The thongs, sandals, ankle pants, and shorter styles for summer showcase feet. My apologies to anyone who was offended.

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Pook — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:17:47 GMT

Who looks at others and points out "issues" they see as negative and then in an effort to save others from this awful thing doles out advice!!?? Maybe OP didn't mean to sound so judgy but it came across as just that. It would be different if the post was about her discovery of products that helped her or in answer to someone asking about foot care but that wasn't the case!

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Shanus — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:48:55 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I don't understand the criticism. We as women are under a lot of pressure to have perfect hair,skin,body shape etc. Whereas men seem to get a pass.
I think the worst thing we can do is judge eachother.I'm sure the older model you speak of is beautiful.By the way we also need to stop judging ourselves.We look better than we give ourselves credit for.

Amen @NicksmomESQ ....We need to stop judging others, but also give ourselves a break. Many are too hard on themselves, looking in highly magnified mirrors at every pore and wrinkle.

As a makeup and skincare "specialist", few women are perfect. You would all be shocked how younger models and/average women look "not so young" upon careful examination without makeup.

We're bombarded with this youth oriented culture and it's causing dissatisfaction and obsession with our skin's age. Spending hundreds of dollars on creams and serums may help the skin appear more moisturized, but will not bring back 20 yrs. as promised.

I deal with this daily. My advice? Accept where you are in life and whatever issues you feel can be improved non-surgically and then let it go. Accept that we're lucky to be at this age. The alternative is...well, you know. I prefer bring here with my blessings of grandchildren, DH, kids, health, etc. I would not trade any of that for a smoothe neck or hands that are spotless and supple.

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Foxxee — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:49:38 GMT

That's true @On It.

As we get older, they might need more moisturizer. Treatments of Vaseline and socks work wonders.

Wearing shoes bad for the feet shows up later on in life. High heels, shoes too small and narrow, poorly fitting, and cheaply made without much support.

Sitting too much can cause spider veins, but so can medical issues.

Veins show up in the elderly because of thinning skin, as well as, on those who have narrow feet.

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on the bay — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:55:23 GMT

So true @blueroses47!

I think too it is mostly genes.

The creams lotions serums that don't do much now or from using them for years may not have had much to do

with how any part of us looks now.

Though of course there are lots of factors, sun, health, habits etc that can make a difference, good or bad genes.

Re: Feet Show Age

SilleeMee — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:01:05 GMT

The skin on feet and hands gets significantly thinner with age. More visible veins, bones and tendons are seen with thinner skin. Makes it look old. On the bottoms of the feet especially gets thinner which causes the response of the skin to produce more callous in order to protect itself. Blisters and corns are more common the older you get b/c the skin on your feet is thinner.

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BlueFinch — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:25:40 GMT

@NicksmomESQ You gave me a good laugh this morning. Yeah, we never would look at a guy wearing sandals and say -- 'dang, his feet look old.'

Nope, it would just be a guy doing his own thing, not wasting hours of time, weekly, primping and pruning. And, his pals would never sit around comparing feet, when there were ribs and beer to consume.

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mom2four0418 — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:57:16 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@NicksmomESQ wrote:
I don't understand the criticism. We as women are under a lot of pressure to have perfect hair,skin,body shape etc. Whereas men seem to get a pass.
I think the worst thing we can do is judge eachother.I'm sure the older model you speak of is beautiful.By the way we also need to stop judging ourselves.We look better than we give ourselves credit for.

Amen @NicksmomESQ ....We need to stop judging others, but also give ourselves a break. Many are too hard on themselves, looking in highly magnified mirrors at every pore and wrinkle.

As a makeup and skincare "specialist", few women are perfect. You would all be shocked how younger models and/average women look "not so young" upon careful examination without makeup.

We're bombarded with this youth oriented culture and it's causing dissatisfaction and obsession with our skin's age. Spending hundreds of dollars on creams and serums may help the skin appear more moisturized, but will not bring back 20 yrs. as promised.

I deal with this daily. My advice? Accept where you are in life and whatever issues you feel can be improved non-surgically and then let it go. Accept that we're lucky to be at this age. The alternative is...well, you know. I prefer bring here with my blessings of grandchildren, DH, kids, health, etc. I would not trade any of that for a smoothe neck or hands that are spotless and supple.

No, not all of us would be shocked. Many of us know that there are no "perfect" people in the world. Why would I want to look like anyone else?

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SeaMaiden — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:09:44 GMT

I just have ugly feet... I do use products to keep them soft and callus free just for health and comfort... but not to make them look good or young... that I could care less about.