What age did you start Botox?

It is an absolute game changer I found out after having it for a while that people call it 'blow-tox' lol it means your blow-dry will last longer 😂

That’s the reason I’ve never had it. I’m vainer than a vain thing and I really like my face, I’m terrified of not recognising or liking the person I see in the mirror. I’ll stick with the lines.

Incidentally, nobody at work gives a shit how old you look unless you work in the beauty industry. I was over 60 when I got my last promotion, it was my skills and experience that mattered.

Late 50’s and never.

I would never inject my body with any chemical. ( especially as we have no idea of any longer term issues).

7% of women.
And actually, what’s wrong with wrinkles? Faces which show their age are way more beautiful and interesting.

eh? What’s childish in that poster’s comment?
Yours, on the other hand…

Just wondering, if it isn't 'obvious' that someone has had it done (as some are saying), then I don't see the point in having it done really. But from the before and after photos from a PP, you can tell.

I had it twice in my late 40s, it was a drastic treatment for tmjd, a painful condition which is caused by stress and tension. I did wonder whether to ask the clinician to do my frown lines too! (For tmjd it was injected into my left masseter muscle)

Now I am 51 and don't intend to have it done. My hair is pretty grey and I can't be bothered to dye that....basically I have finally got to an age where I am not concerned with what I look like and it's great!

Fresher? Do people who don’t use it look stale or rotten then?

*Definitely

I've got lots of friends the same age give or take a few years. I definetly think some of them look younger than some of the others. As far as I know aprt from one maybe don't have botox. The women on my Dad's side age more than the ones on my Mum's side too.

Ooo this is potentially interesting! I have the sweatiest head in the world.

I started when I was 27 for horizontal forehead lines. Now 30's and get it for forehead lines, 11s and crows feet. The full effect only lasts 3 months on me :(

I'm 52 and look good for my age and I've never had it.

I am trying to lose a bit of weight (have a BMI of 27 at the moment) and I do wonder if I do lose the weight I will look older.

60. Never had Botox. Don’t dye my (white) hair. Haven’t worn make up for a decade at least. And yet I have a full and happy life and nobody thinks I’m decrepit - largely because they can see all the stuff I can do.

It's the only thing I do / pay for. I'm not a procedures / treatments kind of person. But I feel a lot happier for this little change. Good luck!

That looks great! Thanks for this!

@cornflakes123 2019 and today. Sorry for the old bad brows!!

Sounds good to me. I think I will try it at some stage in the future . Thanks

Thank you for saying this. The comments saying that it's ALWAYS noticeable are really short sighted!

For every woman that you can tell, there are literally tens that you can't. Which is probably why people think it's noticeable 100% of the time 🤣

Obvs there are exceptions 😂. My father as he aged and went grey always told us he wasn’t going grey he was going blonde. 😂

It worked right away. I think she warned the first session may only fade it by 80% but I'm sure they disappeared. Obviously not overnight as your face needs to rest for the crinkles to come out! Then it was just maintenance. Not a mark there now. Will try and find an old pic.

I had it for over 20 years. Told the world and his dog from the get go, so in return have had a lot of people tell me with they did or didn't. I can reliably report that the only time you 'know' is when there's been too much used or when the rest of the face is extremely out of step with the treated area. By far the majority of people didn't fall into either category, so I really wouldn't have known had they not shared it.

@Rainingalldayonmyhead I don't know what you mean! I'm definitely a natural blonde. I get lowlights to tone it down 😉🤣

I agree with this, I have a very low maintenance look, I’m the ‘natural’ looking one in my group, also the one who has botox.

24 - now late 30’s not a line on face

I don't think it's that rare anymore. I genuinely don't. I was recently out with some friends -all of whom I would never have thought used Botox as they spend most of their time make-up free in joggers, etc. 80% of them have had it done. It was a real eye opener for me. Also a little scary as it seems quite a few were having it done by a non-medical professional beautician.

Do I hate the fact that we live in a society where we feel that age/tiredness/stress is unacceptable to show on our faces? Yes. Do I judge women for navigating their way through that society - that DOES still judge women BTW - the best way they can? No. None of us live in a social vacuum. One woman's Botox is on the same spectrum as another woman's hair dye or another woman's must-have designer gown or simply the fact I shave my legs when wearing a skirt. They're just in different places on that spectrum. Most of us are conforming to a greater or lesser degree. It's a rare woman who doesn't.

It's a trend that's gaining traction among men, too.