What age did you start to think "this is it, I'm looking older"

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Light hearted thread as I know it's a privilege to grow older.

I'm 37 and it's hit me. Lol

I thought I was lucky and blessed with one of those eternally young kind of faces (round, button nose, full lips) but boy oh boy the past few months have come at me quick.
I changed my blond hair to brown so now my greys are SO much more noticeable
My skin is just dull
My neck and chin feel 'looser'
My under eyes are dark and this morning I noticed crows feet without even smiling.
I can't lose weight as easily as I used to so I've got this middle aged spread way too early that won't budge

Ah well, I've had a good innings
Time to embrace it and grow old gracefully? Dye my hair back to blonde and get some Botox once lockdown is finished

About 28 when I started to get wrinkles.
Obviously there have been other moments along the way when they got worse, but late 20s was the big one so far. Haven't reached the change yet.
I don't think it's a privilege to get older. Not everyone does of course, but it is normal.

51 - about a year after menopause. I've always had a young-looking face but I look much more grim and careworn now. I looked good in my 40's but years of dealing with a parent with dementia plus terminal illness/inlaws have caught up with me. I think, to a degree, I've lost my sense of joy although I do make a point of clinging on. I've noticed my skin is more dry (never was before) and seems less firm.

I'm 55.
At around 30 I noticed a change. Then I seemed to plateau for a good few years. Over the last 3 years my lines between my eyes have gone really deep. I have out weight on and this has aged me in a bad way as well.

After my second son I really aged (25). The pregnancy really took a toll on my body, the stress of watching how sick he was and then the grief after he died done a lot to my body.

New colleagues that joined later in the year were surprised that I am "only" 25, they thought I had another decade on me at least so that confirms my thoughts of my body having aged.

Plus my husband told me I look old now 🤦‍♀️

I am nearly 40. I looked 10-15 years younger right up until I gave birth, then aged a lot in the three months after that, but now have started to go back to normal after focussing on diet / exercise / water / sleep.

I'm very sorry for your loss TwittleBee

45. I am 47 now and starting to love how I look again. I'll never look as young again as I do right now, so I am embracing how great I look today : )

About 54

Every 5 years or so.
If I look back at photos is hard to put my finger on how I have aged but it's a combination:

Duller hair & skin
Yellower eyes & teeth
Thinner face & neck & hair & lips

It's these things which have aged me, as I don't really have wrinkles yet. (Mid 40s)

The differences are so minute, but they all add up. I think as humans we are so attuned to reading other humans faces that we find even the slightest ageing changes very easy to spot.

Recently. I'm 41.

Straight after the baby. Never recovered. Down hill slide....

33 had kids young and my health has gone down hill this last 2 years so now I'm fat knackered ugly and depressed. Currently feeling the worst I have ever done and cant climb out of this horrible pit ☹

A week into lockdown and home schooling.

Wow. I'm so sad reading the list of things we women beat ourselves up and criticise ourselves about.

I'm no different, of course. 41, marionette lines and bingo wings make me not want to look in a mirror on a daily basis.

But men don't do this to themselves, do they?

Around 37. Kids have accelerated it.

About five minutes ago. I took time to actually do my hair and makeup today for the first time since Christmas, thought I looked not bad then tried to take a selfie.

Fucking hell my eyesight must be shit or my mirrors magic because the camera on my phone showed up every grey hair, wrinkle, eyebag, massive pore.

I look awful.

I'm only 30

Not yet.

I am 59.
Daily yoga, glossy hair, size 10, proud attitude.

44 now. Deffo got a couple of wrinkles forming 🙈

25

@speakout
Me too!

So not yet - unless stood next to my daughter.

55
Great skin

Big believer in fresh air and exercise - walking in my case.

I'm in better shape than I've ever been.

I do eat healthily but have lots of treats too.

Never smoked though and only a moderate drinker.

37 too

33

About 12weeks into my first pregnancy age 33 I bloated up and never regained my shape. Previously I looked underage.
Hands and face are starting to look older.

Goodness, this is a depressing read. I'm sure you all look marvellous, because you look exactly like YOU. And you're worthy and beautiful and strong and capable. And all the other good things.

I look at myself every day and think, ' Fuck me, you're lovely', I don't see the bad things, I see the good things. We all have good things. Focus on them.

32 and I’ll be doing something about it