At what age do your looks fade?

[Katie901]

I am coming up to 30 and really worried about this

I'm 41 and noticing that I don't have that fresh look anymore. Takes me more time to do hair and make up. More interested in face creams,vitamins and hair treatments as well now as skin and hair have become dry.

My Mum's side all looked/looked young for their age so I do feel glad I've inherited some good genes. People always say I don't look my age. However I'm hitting I've yet reached menapause and I'm hoping I don't just age all of a sudden.

I'm not menopausal yet I meant.

Don't waste your time worrying about your looks 'fading'. Our looks certainly change as we age, but growing older is a privilege that not everyone gets. When you look at it like that, a few wrinkles or grey hairs are not the end of the world. That doesn't mean not taking care of yourself, eg eating healthy, nourishing foods, not smoking, not drinking too much. Haircuts and makesup if that's your thing.

I think your 30's can be your most attractive. I'm starting to not like how my face is looking, I'm nearly 55. I'm going to have bits done. Tear trough filler is one thing. I don't agree with keeping out of the sun or no alcohol to possibly look a bit better in your 50's. To people, especially men who value just looks, they want younger women, not older women who look young. Don't curtail any part of your life so you can boast not looking your age, because if that's your focus, post menopause, then something has gone wrong. I find that my physical health is more important to me.

Agree with PPs, if anything I look better as I've grown older (at 40). Be kind to yourself!

It doesn't matter what you look like, you still have equal intrinsic worth as a living being as the next person.

Same 😭 i now look distinctly middle aged and frumpy

I know a dance teacher in her 70s. We were recently tidying out an old store cupboard for her and she let us watch some old news videos from years ago. She looked older in her 50s than she does in her 70s.

She'd updated her clothes since then and her hairstyle and makeup. She may have had some help with fillers and all of that, for all I know, but she is also slim and very health conscious (and keeps fit via ballet teaching).

I personally noticed signs of ageing (fading?) after 30, same with friends, beginning with looking more tired and less refreshed. I still look fine and I'm happy with my appearance, but it's not as effortless as it was in early 20s.

It’s sad how everyone is so obsessed with how they look and worrying about this. You never really lose your looks, you just age, and everyone around you also ages. It’s all relative.

I've looked my best in my 30's for sure. Hit my 40's next year and not that concerned. My Mum is 77 and still looks great even though ill health has taken it's toll.

I really think I looked better in my late 20s/ now I’m early 30s than I did when I was younger. A lot of it’s clothes. Weirdly when I was 23 people assumed I was older because of my mannerisms but at 30 People often thought I was younger 🤷🏻‍♀️

Unfortunately mine have already faded at 24 :( Just two years ago I was working for the top airline and was chosen to model for them. Since leaving the job I have had a lot of stress, accompanied by sleepless nights, especially now being a single mum so my skin has aged terribly. Also, unlike before I can't afford expensive skincare products or treatment, neither get my hair done regularly. So I don't have the time to look after my looks anymore.
The worst thing is when I used to smoke, eat terribly and drink I had perfect skin. Now I don't do any of them and I look about 10 years older.

I’m 42 and don’t look my age.

I don’t use any skin care but I’ve never any make up either as I my skin is good.

I’ve had a lifetime of horrendous stress and struggle, 3 children over 20 years, the youngest of which is a baby who doesn’t sleep.

Dh jokes that I must have a portrait hidden in the attic.

I’m just very lucky that both my parents looked very young too, my dad still does in his late 80s, people think he’s in his 60s.

One thing I don't like about ageing is that my teeth have changed. Two at the front have started twisting, the dentist called it 'late life crowning'. Nothing I can do, but I've stopped tea and coffee as they stain so easily.

I'm 37 and men still turn around to look at me in the street, especially if I'm wearing anything nicer than jeans and a hoodie so I can't look too bad but I personally feel I've aged loads over the past two years and wish I'd appreciated how youthful I looked even a few years ago! I've started using retinol and more creams and sunscreen in the hope that will help.

I think if you have good bone structure and a bright and curious spirit, your looks never fade and in fact only grow more beautiful over time. If you don't have good bone structure, the beauty of your face will be carried more in your expression and eyes as you grow older. But I am thinking 70s, 80s, 90s, 100+... Not 30, ffs!

About now.I'm going through some stuff and have let myself go a bit, unfortunately. I really need a haircut at the very least. I'm in my 40s.

I’m 49 and nothing special to look at but I’ve never been short of male/female attention as what I lack in looks I make up for in personality and there isn’t anything I don’t know about football as I’m from Liverpool 🤣

The Queen looks stunning at 96
She certainly hasn't lost her looks

Looks are not every thing

Be kind

I think it depends on the person. I suspect my looks peaked in some sense in my 30s and they stayed very similar into my 40s although different people would prefer how I looked at different times and I might now myself raise an eyebrow at how much attention I got as a young adult who did look very very young 😡 I also agree with the person who said you can lose youthfulness but gain character and also sometimes you gain confidence which can be very alluring. It's a shame that you are worrying about this. I rather like looking older it has many advantages.

I’m 29 and feel look I look really good, can’t see it changing significantly anytime soon? I still get ID’d regularly (and I also have an almost 10 year old so can’t say it’s because I don’t have children!)

The time to worry is when you look through the mirror & see your grandmother looking back at you. My Grandmother looked beautiful, hardly a wrinkle, lovely white hair, a twinkle in her eye, and young for her age not that that aspect is important for me I'm happy 'to look my age' and what does that mean anyway? She also had hobbies and friends far and wide having been a widow for a long time who threw herself into her second life as it were. She also did the cryptic crossword and I expect that kept her mind sharp. This was at 70 and upwards so unless I'm only fifty when I see her looking back at me in the mirror it will be a privilege and a joy to do so. I do look more like my other Grandmother who was unfortunately affected by serious illness at the point I remember her. So we'll see. Healthy and longlived is what I'm aiming for not fussed what I look like if that is the case.

Late 30s/early 40s

To be clear I looked in my 20s and early 30s like my other Grandmother in some formal photographs of her in her 20s, and I am not sure who I will look most like as I age.