Anyone 50 plus out there? How do you dress?

[fedupandfifty]

Just wondering what you wear when in this age group? I tend to wear pretty much what I'd wear if I were 20 years younger. I don't work in an office any more, so don't have the problem of having to dress formally.

What do you lot all wear?

getting brows shaped by someone else and then tinted is amazing

thats all really

I always think I look great in the mirror, MrsDavidBowie - it's when I see myself in photos that I get a shock

Thanks, Dr Nick So it's not just a tweezers and mirror job then? You need to go to a salon?

I have made an appointment for a month's time with a dermatologist who is supposed to be an anti-aging God. The friend who gave me the recommendation looks amazing and totally natural with it. We shall see!

i think so - to get out of bad habits and to embrace changing fashions with brows - plus you might do them too thin and they are much stronger/thicker now

dont plan to go anywhere that evening as they have to over tint them IMO to get it to last

once they have done that get a DIY tint to top it up - its dead easy to do

Oh I hate photos.

Unlike my namesake. She is 59 and looks amazing.

You need Atelier du Sourcil in Paris. A friend of mine is transformed.

ye s- just hop over to paris to get them done

Hmm not sure about the tint thing. I have very fair eyebrows and never used any kind of brow pencil/make up as I think it looks weird on me. Still maybe I should get out of my comfort zone and give it a go. Thanks.

tell the beautician that.

Am 46 so very interested in this thread
I find I have to look more groomed,but that is just me.
I always wear make up.and love Benefit Browzing .
Only just started using this at my DDs suggestion - she is make up artist- and I have them professionally waxed
and shaped regularly.
I don't really follow fashion religiously ,more with a nod towards,if that makes sense.
I don't look great on skinniest unless with knee high boots,so wear straight cut indigo jeans with other boots.
I wear dresses quite a lot but casually with boots or flip flops or wedges in summer .
I like snoods or scarves in winter and necklaces in summer.
I don't wear biker boots though

I stopped wearing black at about age 44 which was difficult at the time as it was my staple and I previously looked ravishing in it. But when it no longer suits you, it's very definite.

I've had to invest more in my hair and skin (I use Philosophy and Dr Hauschka). I have a colourist at the hairdresser. And I'm there a lot.

When I was younger I wore lots of eye makeup and even if I wore no other makeup, I looked good (imo!). Now that my eyebrows have got a bit sparse, I've invested in various eyebrow makeup, gels etc. My favourite is a Bobbi Brown eyeshadow, possibly the shade is called cement, applied with a little slant brush. Then I brush it through and instantly my face looks 'the same but better'. I haven't given up on eyeshadow I just go for subtle greige-y shades over a bit of concealer (eyelids have got a bit discoloured), do the tightliner thing, and plenty of black mascara. I read somewhere that as we get older we should tone down the mascara, totally disagree, my eyes have become a bit hooded and lots of mascara really opens them up.

My lips have lost a bit of colour so for the first time ever I'm starting to wear lipstick or gloss on a daily basis instead of just on special occasions. I've had my hair dyed a bit darker, used to always be some shade of blonde but it was starting to wash me out.

In my forties I struggled with the ageing thing, especially as someone else said when men don't look at you in a certain way. In fact I felt a bit invisible for a few years. But once I turned 50 I seemed to get a new lease of life, decided to experiment with clothes and makeup and to accept the things I can't change. I realised I could easily become a frump but since I absolutely didn't want that to happen, I had to shake myself up. And I've really enjoyed the past couple of years of experimentation!

What's with the " no longer pretty. I'm still pretty

I just turned 50. I pretty much dress "uniform", holdover from school days I guess :). For work, (Just a small part time job) I wear Khakis and a black turtleneck sweater. At home, it's jeans and the same sweater. In summer colorful t shirts (a bit more formal ones) and same khakis.

I am 64, slim all my life until the dreaded menopause. My dancer's legs are still OK so I wear leggings / jeggings, boots and tunics a lot; dresses or skirts for going out (not often). I wear black on my bottom half, but not near my face. Most of the time I am doing what old farts do in the French countryside, which is gardening, walking, DiY, so I wear awful old t-shirts, shorts, jeans etc and nobody sees me. My 40 year old DD is brilliant at buying me things that push me towards stuff that I wouldn't have thought of myself; have just discovered Seasalt and love it to bits.

I'm 55 and work in a casual environment. I'm lucky that I am tall and reasonably slim so haven't changed shape that much despite being a stone heavier than my 20's. I do have a much thicker waist but that can be easily disguised.

I wear slim jeans and cords, everything which I did when I was younger just a bit more toned down and also pay a bit more so it all drapes a bit better. I wear stuff from Boden, M & S, Next and places like that, rather than the fashion shops.

I am a bit limited, as being above average height I have to buy longer length clothes, so there are a lot of places where I cannot shop.

I quite like statement necklaces!!!
I buy more from the higher end high street now,Phase Eight,Jigsaw,Mint Velvet,plus some carefully chosen Boden,Great Plains,White Company.
I also like small independent boutiques for things the are a bit different.
Plus I always wear lipstick,usually Bobbi Brown.
I look dead without it!

Oops sorry everyone - the 'no longer pretty' remark was purely about myself! It's true by the way - I am definitely past the prettiness stage now but I like to think I still look good.

Flo I'm sure you look lovely

Dr Nick, you've just said everything my friend and me (I?) say to each other! I hate, hate, hate getting older. I hate everything about it! Weight gain, changing body shape, wrinkles., crepey body, broken veins on my leg! How can anybody embrace this? And don't give me the 'more confident in my own skin now' 'forty is the new fifty' NO IT ISN'T !!!!! It's fifty!!!!! There is nothing good about it! Nothing!

Thanks Milly although I don't look lovely either But I still get called 'stylish' and even 'cool' and that will do for me.

Olddear it is hard; there wouldn't be any need for this thread if it wasn't. I know I don't look as good as I used to. That is a fact. I guess I choose to 'embrace' it because, what's the alternative? I still get a lot of enjoyment from looking as good as I can and from trying out different styles and new looks and I refuse to be intimidated by the occasional knobend. I think we're all just trying to give each other a bit of moral support really.