Beauty

[JYWilliams]

Good for her. I think she looks great

[on the bay]

...and a lot of women "go gray" because they might actually like how their hair looks naturally-some are white, silvery platinum and very pretty!

When I was in college, I wanted my hair to look like my grandmother's-a beautiful silver white that she had since she was in her thirties. So I tried dying it that color with the help of a friend. It turned out orange lol!

Now I have that color naturally and was told by a hairdresser that women would pay to get that color. And a man at the gas station told me the other day that I have beautiful hair. 

So, you can't always say it's cause women have "let themselves go."

I really don't like that expression.

Not everyone is overly concerned with all of that.

But if enhancing everything you can is what makes you feel good about yourself, than that is what is important to you. Everyone is different.

You know that song-

"Everyone is beautiful, in their own way..."

[I am still oxox]

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@monicakm wrote:

@I am still oxox 

No one mentioned letting your hair go gray.  Her hair is not gray.  Look at the top of her head, it's all brown.  Those are likely highlights or she's growing them out.

I think women let their hair go gray either because they can't afford the maintenance, or don't want to do the maintenance or have physical issues that keep them from doing it.  I have more gray showing right now than I EVER have.  It's mostly on the left side and towards the front.  Hubby likes it.  It's not staying.  In fact, I may color my hair today while he's gone.  My hairdresser and I discussed this last week.  She said, "just know that if you do decide to go totally gray, it's going to make you look older...not bad, just older.  That's all I needed to hear! lol

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@monicakm Going grey was a personal decision its never been about the money. I still get haircuts and a keratin (Brazilian) treatment every 3 months. I do not look older I do not have wrinkles 

[bmorechick]

@monicakm  I'm not there yet either...now, you all know who read my posts, I'm a minimalist with make up and that is what looks best on ME.  I will NEVER let my grey hair come in as long as someone can do it for me - I agree that it ages you.  And I care about that.

This woman looks much older than 69.  I am 69 and I feel very youthful, am extremely physically active, meanwhile knowing I'm 69 and not 39.  69 is not old - I can't figure out why people think it is. To me, she's  very heavily wrinkled for her age.  

I don't have wrinkles on my face, nor is my face falling on the sides of my nose.  What I do see more of  are wrinkles around my eyes and there isnt a cream on the planet that will stop it. Only surgery.  I do not like the way it looks, but I know I either embrace it or do something about it (not happening).

[beach-mom]

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@FranandZoe wrote:

That first pic of her looks more like Courtney Love.  I'm sorry but I don't think she looks good let alone beautiful.

I've not had any Botox or fillers.  But I use retinol and other skin care products.  I started using "good" skin care in my 30s.   I can't see doing absolutely nothing. And I wear makeup daily.  I think I look good for 73.

Just thinking - I think so much has to do with genes too.  My Mom was 91 when she passed away - all she ever used was Oil of Olay. And she smoked her whole life.  She had lovely skin.  Some wrinkles but great for her age.

@FranandZoe - You could have been describing my mom! The sad thing is I didn't have her as long. She died early- and suddenly- from septic shock syndrome.

She smoked her whole life, from the time she was a teenager. My dad was anti-smoking, so she never smoked at home. And she looked a lot younger than she was. She loved makeup, but didn't cake it on, and people always said how pretty she was. The only thing she did was wash her face with the original pink Oil of Olay. 

She was a swimmer and just missed qualifying for the Olympics when she was young. So we spent a lot of time outside at pools in the summer. She never wore "suntan lotion" unless we were at the beach. Then she put it on once, but didn't reapply it. And I don't remember her ever having a sunburn! 

Until recently, the only skincare I used was sunscreen, every day, in or out, rain or shine. I just started using a serum and a day and night a few months ago 

Some of my friends have had work done. If I did anything I would try to get rid of my hooded eyes I inherited from my father. Of course his were "bedroom eyes"!  I have three  friends who have had eyelifts. Two of them are still having problems years later, and the third looks like she is always surprised. So I'm reluctant to do anything. I do have another friend who had it done discretely without telling anyone, and she looks great. She hasn't had any problems at all. 

So I will never say never, but I will say highly unlikely for me!  

[PJinIA]

I admire Linda Hamilton for being secure enough in her skin to post these pictures of herself with no make up knowing full well there will probably be a lot of unkind comments.  I'm always amused at the comments from other women on the internet who state, anonymously, from behind a computer screen how great they look, how they don't have wrinkles and EVERYONE comments on how they look 20 years younger than they really are and I'm not just talking about this forum.

Easy to say, I wish they would post their pictures  next to Linda's to show how a woman should look at 69!  Women are definitely women's worst enemies!!  

Maybe Linda's priorities are on things other than superficial beauty.  

[foxywoods]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

Hamilton has been a heavy cigarette smoker for many years and she looks like it to me...skin glycation.

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@SilleeMee  yes the smoking does that and she could use some lazer resurfacing.

[on the bay]

I don't like the whole mindset of so many, including young 20's and 30's to not have any wrinkles; not to look your age-the horrors! Like a competition, and the pressure to always keep any wrinkle, any sign of aging at bay. And the commenting on everyone's looks all the time.

It used to be that maybe you could see a beautiful person in every kind of face. A face with a lot of life to tell.

Age was respected and honored, at least in especially other countries and it didn't look like a face with botox and fillers, like creepy Stepford wives.

When the first thing so many notice is how someone looks and "for their age," something not good about that. It would be nice for the first thing to notice might be the smile, or eyes, or how they treat and listen to others.

It always reminds me of that Outer LImits episode where they changed her face with surgery because it was so ugly. Then they show that the face they changed was what we would consider today a beautiful and young flawless face. They considered it very ugly.

Still, I can admire a woman who has applied beautiful makeup and looks happy and confident in a nice outfit, the same as I can see something good or wonderful in a woman who doesn't have any of that.

[Klimt]

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@PJinIA wrote:

I admire Linda Hamilton for being secure enough in her skin to post these pictures of herself with no make up knowing full well there will probably be a lot of unkind comments.  I'm always amused at the comments from other women on the internet who state, anonymously, from behind a computer screen how great they look, how they don't have wrinkles and EVERYONE comments on how they look 20 years younger than they really are and I'm not just talking about this forum.

Easy to say, I wish they would post their pictures  next to Linda's to show how a woman should look at 69!  Women are definitely women's worst enemies!!  

Maybe Linda's priorities are on things other than superficial beauty.  

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Linda is wearing makeup. 

[Klimt]

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@on the bay wrote:

I don't like the whole mindset of so many, including young 20's and 30's to not have any wrinkles; not to look your age-the horrors! Like a competition, and the pressure to always keep any wrinkle, any sign of aging at bay. And the commenting on everyone's looks all the time.

It used to be that maybe you could see a beautiful person in every kind of face. A face with a lot of life to tell.

Age was respected and honored, at least in especially other countries and it didn't look like a face with botox and fillers, like creepy Stepford wives.

When the first thing so many notice is how someone looks and "for their age," something not good about that. It would be nice for the first thing to notice might be the smile, or eyes, or how they treat and listen to others.

It always reminds me of that Outer LImits episode where they changed her face with surgery because it was so ugly. Then they show that the face they changed was what we would consider today a beautiful and young flawless face. They considered it very ugly.

Still, I can admire a woman who has applied beautiful makeup and looks happy and confident in a nice outfit, the same as I can see something good or wonderful in a woman who doesn't have any of that.

 
I agree. Who decides what a certain age should look like? 🙄