Re: “AS WE AGE….”

Gabidog · ‎04-21-2010

I have mixed feelings about this. In one way it is great we try and improve how we look to ourselves but if these products were working then we all would have long flowing shiny non gray hair and smooth skin! And we would never smell bad! Most products presented are very expensive and i wonder how they sell when it is tough just buying necessities.

SportyShorty07 · ‎04-15-2014

@JoyFilled Warrior wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
@SportyShorty07 wrote:
@CaliGold67 wrote:
@SportyShorty07 wrote:
@CaliGold67 wrote:
I haven't seen this same "anti-aging" marketing push for Aging Men (well, gray hair & the V pill).
@CaliGold67 That's a really great point! I see commercials for Old Spice 3 in 1 bodywash, razors, and Cialis for men on tv. I see so many anti aging commercials for women on tv. Why is all of the pressure put on women to fight our skin aging while men are encouraged to just let nature take it's course? I want to see anti aging commercials for men on TV and in magazines
Thank you for getting the point I was trying to make! As always - women are being treated differently but in a very subtle way. It's NOT equitable.
@CaliGold67 I agree! The pressure for women to look younger is immense on TV, online and print ads. I don't see any of this fear mongering about aging in advertisements directed towards men. QVC hosts scrutinize the "before photo" of an older woman's beautiful and natural face and mention nasal labial folds, fine lines, hyperpigmentation etc. The pressure to optimize, soften, blur, firm, smooth, brighten, exfoliate etc is very apparent. Men and Hollywood actors are allowed to "just be" and are applauded for looking weathered or "seasoned" in old age whereas all of the pressure to defy or lessen the natural process of aging is put on women. It's not equitable.
@SportyShorty07 Women are the ones putting pressure on older women and on themselves. You can't blame anyone else. Just read these boards and see what women do to pick apart other women.
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Hi @SportyShorty07 and this very thing, breaks my ever-luv'n heart! Esp as a woman who broke thru many of those glass ceilings, for myself, & same others.

But, as they say:
"~Women are natural enemies of one another."

In my own la-la land, I so wish this isnt/wasnt true.

@JoyFilled Warrior I agree, Joy Filled Warrior! I think its so important for women of all ages to lift each other up, compliment each other and empower each other. Way to go for breaking through many glass ceilings, Joy Filled Warrior!

mrshckynut · ‎06-19-2011

@SportyShorty07 wrote:
@CaliGold67 wrote:
I haven't seen this same "anti-aging" marketing push for Aging Men (well, gray hair & the V pill).
@CaliGold67 That's a really great point! I see commercials for Old Spice 3 in 1 bodywash, razors, and Cialis for men on tv. I see so many anti aging commercials for women on tv. Why is all of the pressure put on women to fight our skin aging while men are encouraged to just let nature take it's course? I want to see anti aging commercials for men on TV and in magazines

@SportyShorty07 who buys more of these products most companies base their ads to their bigger audiences

mrshckynut

monicakm · ‎03-16-2010

The products are out there for anyone. If it's your desire to let age do what age does, that's OK. If it's your desire to try to counteract it, you have options. Sellers are going to sell. Buyers will buy if they want to and give up when they want to. I do not see the problem. Want it and have the funds for it, buy it. Don't and don't, then don't. No one is making anyone buy beauty products or anything else. If, as an adult, you're influenced to buy something, that is not the fault of the seller. It's called restraint. Like when I only get a single scoop of icecream at Braums instead of THREE like DH (who lacks control) lol