Bit late to the thread but hey.
I'm 50, spend about £750 a year on Botox and lip fillers. My one terror with fillers was looking 'done.' I emphasised again and again that I just wanted a tiny bit of volume to plump my lips up a bit and avoid the dry chapped look that no amount of drinking water and lip balm was changing. It's done more for my confidence now as when I get up in the morning I don't look like a haggard wreck.
And that's exactly what my Dr has done. I just look "fresher." People who haven't seen me since before lockdown have said I look great. Lipstick goes on beautifully and the Botox has made my eyes look more open and awake. I still have movement in my forehead.
Interestingly she was saying that "preventative" Botox ( which is becoming more prevalent in people in their 20s and 30s) is mainly pointless. Insofar that at whatever stage in life you start to have Botox, it's going to eradicate your lines. So if you start at 20 you're going to have to maintain it indefinitely because as soon as you stop, your lines will start to form. But generally, people don't have significant lines until they reach their 40s, after which point a couple of treatments usually sorts them out. No judgment from me, I just found it interesting, because it's a lot of money to have to keep finding year on year, especially as younger people may be in less of a position to afford it.
I also use retinol, vitamin c and a sunscreen, as I figure the canvas should be as good as it can be!
For people wanting London recs, Cosmetica in Balham is excellent. All the practitioners are doctors and mine very much has a "less is more" approach.