Beauty

[shoesnbags]

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@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.

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@blueroses47 

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

[On It]

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@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.

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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.

[Pook]

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!

[Shanus]

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@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.

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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. 

[Foxxee]

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.   

[on the bay]

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.

[SilleeMee]

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. 

[BlueFinch]

@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. 

[mom2four0418]

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@Shanus wrote:

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@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.

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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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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? 

[SeaMaiden]

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.