To ask if you have given up alcohol and/or sugar and if it has made you look better?

I don't think there's a specific age of no reverse as we're all different (excellent question though, as might as well take it to the wire! Lol.) but I do think some damage when it appears can't be reversed naturally. So, while you can improve fine lines and dullness and get a glow, any deep furrows and sagging is probably going to need some procedures to deal with. As far as bodies go, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that at 50, a 37" 24" 37" hourglass was still there under my apple shape once the weight was off, but some crinkles and saggy skin are the price of that, so its too late for me to be smooth and toned. Which is why clothes are a wonderful thing.

I'm 66, and have been a binger on sugary/fatty foods all my life. A month ago I decided that had to stop, and I cut them out completely (plus less alcohol).
I look better, but much more importantly, and surprisingly, I feel 100% better. Much more positive about life.

stopping alcohol will make your Liver smile, your skin will start to look clearer as the blotchy redness subsides. You will have more energy and clarity, those days of brain fog and ropey hangovers will fade away

Agree with this and have felt it.
I gave up alcohol as it was giving me awful anxiety. I've lost half a stone and my skin is glowing. The quality of my sleep has improved massively as a result so I suspect it probably that helping too. Also, I dont feel low level groggy in the mornings. Much more energy too. Alcohol increases inflammation in the body so it can definitely make you look bloated and increases facial redness and puffiness. If you want a quick term fix for tightening up the face try Clarins Facial V intensive wrap mask- put it on for 10 mins and when you take it off it will have de-puffed your face and tightened up the jaw line, It really works.

I stopped drinking alcohol a couple of years back, I will have some occasionally and only socially.

I think it's made a difference. I used to have a lot of bloating that I don't have now and quite a few people have commented that I look more radiant these days. I haven't changed much make up wise, but I just feel better and healthier and I think that just shows.

Why don't you just try it for a month or so and see how you feel? Sugar/alcohol effects can give the face a bit of a swollen or bloated look.

I dont take sugar in tea or coffee, so can't comment there. There is that staying that if you can drink both without sugar for two weeks, you will never go back. I think it's true as if I sip someone else's tea with sugar in, it's really ghastly tasting to me.

Have one drink a week after I heard Gwyneth did that and love it . I've lost a dress size and skin is much better - I think it was the alcohol but also the snacks and extra food after drinking . I wish I had done it years ago .. I've got so much more energy and am in my 50s .. also means exercise is a lot less arduous !

Maybe not in the immediate short-term, but not being dead of complications of diabetes or multiple cases in my friendship group of throat, oesophageal, and other alcohol-related cancers has certainly improved my appearanc.e

I see a difference in my skin if I go one week without booze, I can only imagine what it’d be like after six months (regrettably I’ll probably never find out).

I'd never give up sugar, but giving up alcohol made a huge difference to my appearance - much better skin, no jowls, and I have a 6-pack of muscles rather than beer!

Gave up booze. No change in anything. I'm 49. Sorry!

Gave up booze. My skin is much better, I looked really puffy before with a sort of ruddy complexion and dark circles under my eyes. Managed to lose 10kg too so am down to a 14 due to diet and exercise. I really want to get to a normal bmi by 45.

This is giving me hope! I'd love to look better at 50 than 46. I've lost 16lbs so that's something but I've a long way to go. What's the point of no return age wise, or is there one? I mean the time when there is nothing you can do to improve or reverse.

I drink and eat a lot of sugar. I’m a fucking state physically but look young facially.

Genes I suppose? My aunt in her late 60s is regularly mistaken for my 10yo son’s mum.

Stopping alcohol will make your Liver smile, your skin will start to look clearer as the blotchy redness subsides. You will have more energy and clarity, those days of brain fog and ropey hangovers will fade away.

Drinking plenty of water, incorporating a decent skin care routine (glycolic toner, double cleanse, hydration, spf) will help make the best of what you have, eat healthy, no smoking or vaping and plenty of sleep will all go towards that feeling of ‘a good day’.

I’m similar to @Bruciebogtrotter , I’ve almost given up alcohol, I only have one drink on social occasions now (I used to drink wine at home twice a week). Substituted the wine for water and my skin looks great.

I've only lost a pound though. At nearly 50, think I’d have to cut back on everything to lose more. 🤷

I’m jealous of anyone who loses weight by cutting out alcohol - I’m a lifelong non-drinker, so I don’t have any to cut!

I gave up alcohol 18 months ago. Lost 2 stone, my skin if clear and firmer and I sleep really well.

I'm 52 and it definitely made a huge difference to me x

I’ve cut out alcohol Sunday - Thursday, and joined a gym.

I’ve lost 1/2 stone in 3 months, my double chin is smaller and my skin looks brighter.

i’m 49.

i got to the point when I decided it was now or never to make changes if I want to stay healthy and active as I get older. I don’t want to be getting towards retirement and be restricted in what I can do.

My friend gave up sugar and started intermittent fasting and looks 10 yrs younger than her age. I keep meaning to follow her example but alas, I am too weak

I haven’t drunk alcohol for a couple of years. Skin is clearer and brighter but not firmer.

I gave up alcohol, all animal products and processed foods age 50 and started to drink water, moderate excercise and eat 8-10 plant foods per day. Its took at least ten years off me.
I also look a lot better than an ex smoker, ex junk food consumer and avid sunbather who's had more than her share of stress has any right to expect; and I attribute that entirely to the fact I've never been much of a drinker, and then only ever on nights out.
(BTW, Could your one sided jowel be dental related? Do you have a missing tooth? Or maybe hardened abscess in the jaw? And if its on the side you sleep, start sleeping on your back.)

Gave up alcohol. No difference anywhere.

I never drank much and now I drink only once every couple of months. I also don't have a sweet tooth, so I hardly eat sugar. I look exactly like everyone else my age, neither better nor worse. I have sagging and jowls.

Sugar can damage your skin because of a process called glycation; it produces free radicals which damage collagen and elastin. The glycation process makes your collagen and elastin dry and brittle and the results are sagging and wrinkles.