If you have physically aged well.. to ask...

[TheSmilingBeaver]

What is your secret? =p

Light hearted thread.

I am 31 and with more time on my hands due to lockdown started to Introduce new skincare to my daily routine, including vitamin C, retinol and BHA.

Got me thinking of whether those who have aged well physically have had a good regime (I.e skincare, diet, spf, exercise, water etc) or whether it has been mainly down to genetics.

I have also noticed my teeth are yellowing from too much coffee so I need to take more care and get them whitened !

Wrinkles are now cropping up and I have dark eye circles!

I also have noticed as I've got older I gain weight so much quicker, up until I was 25 I physically couldn't PUT ON weight and was stuck at 7 stone. I definately don't have that problem now and I need to kick my bum and get back to running!

I’ve aged well. If you ask anybody they will say I look late 20s. I’m 34. I’m afraid to say it’s genetics and genetics alone. Both my GMs were the same and I take after them both.

Regular exercise 3-4 times a week.
1.5 litres of water every day
Clarins
Lightened hair.

Having said that though, I rarely wear makeup, cleanse every day and moisturise but only exfoliate twice a week. I never dye my hair and very rarely use heat on it. I’ve been a smoker in the past but gave up in my 20s. I’m not a big drinker. I dress to make myself feel comfortable and happy regardless of the latest trends. I eat for the most part an unprocessed, low-meat diet. Maybe all that helps, I don’t know.

I’m 55 but look mid 40’s. I’m petite and have a young voice that adds to the illusion.
I eat a reasonable diet including sugar, carbs and the occasional takeaway. Drink too much alcohol, brandy and tea. Hate exercise, used to sunbath and use sunbeds when younger, but find sunbathing boring now.
I have to dye my hair, my hair hasn’t faired as well as my face to be honest. My hands look a lot older than my face.
I need to lose a stone, I’m interested to see what effect that will have on my face.
I’ve never earned much and have had far from a stress free personal life and ‘career’. I had my DS at 35, he’s wonderful but for various reasons has caused me a lot of stress since he was born. Despite breastfeeding my breasts have not sagged at all and was back in my size 8 jeans when he was 3 weeks old so presume I have the type of skiing that ‘bounces back’.
I’ve always looked after my skin as well as I could on a limited budget and have always worn make up.
I put it down to genetics. Apparently I have thick skin and good bone structure. I don’t have any wrinkles but I am starting to sag very slightly along my jawline. Both my parents look good for their age. I suppose I’m just very lucky.

Forgot to add I sleep badly, rely on pills more than I should. I also started menopause at 38.

I'm always fascinated by these threads where dozens of people come on to say they look ten years younger. I've only ever met one person in my life who I thought was much younger than they really were, and she is mid 30s but I had assumed she was early to mid 20s. I've never met someone in their 50s that looked in their 30s or 40s. Where are all these people??? I think I look ok for my age, but when I am in a group of my peers we all look in our age - some better preserved than others, but we are all clearly in the same age range. I am not sure that looking younger is a particularly realistic aim - I think looking nice is perfectly possible regardless of age, whereas looking markedly younger than your actual age seems pretty difficult given how few people in the real world actually achieve it.

I'm always fascinated by these threads where dozens of people come on to say they look ten years younger
I agree with you and the rest of your post.
I posted on how I look after myself earlier but I think I look good for my age rather than a good deal younger!

I've never met someone in their 50s that looked in their 30s or 40s.

Maybe you have but because people generally don't go around announcing their age you just assumed they were in their 30s or 40s .

I think some of it is psychological. People at work in three previous jobs expressed surprised when I told them my age, but I work with people who are mainly in their 20s and I just don't think they can comprehend that someone in their 40s isn't utterly decrepit 😂 I look no younger than any of my peers out of work.

@EveryPlanetHasAYorkshire but how would they know they definitely look 10 years younger unless it was frequently noticed/commented on?? It may be that all my work colleagues think I'm 23 (they don't...) but I wouldnt be posting on here saying how young I look unless it had been brought out, perhaps in general conversation about age or because it was my birthday etc. They would be obliviously thinking I was 23 and I would be unaware that they had that thought. So whilst there may be people out there that I have met and assumed to be younger, the posters here have presumably been told they look younger so people must be aware IYSWIM.

I know I must look my age because I have a senior railcard and can get reduced entry to many places, and no-one questions it (sob)

Exercise.

I am nearly 60, but have exercised for most of my adult life.
I still feel as physically fit as I was in my 20s.

I'm 39 and last got ID'd 2 years ago! I was regularly ID'd in my early/mid 30s.

Cons: I smoke, I drink far too much, my diet isn't great. I'm a total sun worshipper.
Pros: I'm petite & slim. I dress young and have a young attitude (all my friends are between 7 and 10 years younger than me). I dont have children. I hate anything sweet and sugary.

My skincare regime is terrible (regularly go to sleep with makeup on) but have had a bit of botox around the eyes.

I'm sure bad habits will catch up with me, but I think it's mostly luck.

If looking young is important to you then you need to wear make up & dye your hair.

Genetics.

I'm 40 and people are shocked when they find out I've got a teenager. More than one person has said I look in my 20s. I was pregnant this year and the first time I saw the consultant she apologised and said she thought the records had been mixed up. But no it was me. She thought my date of birth was way off!

I have a shot diet. I drink. I used to smoke. I only wash my face in the shower. No creams or anything fancy.

But I never go in the sun or wear make up.

My dad is 86 and he looks in his 50s. My mum was the same.

If I didn't dye my hair I would look a lot older. It's mainly white under the brown dye.

Genetics and not sunbathing due to a sun induced skin allergy. Often wear a hat in summer rather than sunglasses so my face has been shaded more.

Until the menopause I did look a lot younger than my years. I can't say that it was genetics because my mum always looked older than her years. She was a very heavy smoker though, so maybe smoking does make a huge difference.

Regular sleep has made a great deal of difference for me. As a man, were it not for grey hair I would look the same as 15 years ago.