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?

yes, but it's the small daily doses of UVA that cause ageing- they are present even on cloudy days and hit your face when you are outside even just walking across the car park, or driving.

A lot of sun damage doesn't show up until people are well into their 50s and 60s because the damage is below the skin's surface.

I have a friend with a potential skin cancer on their face and the consultant said the damage would have been done 30 years ago when she lived in a hotter climate than the UK.

Sunscreen itself is carcinogenic, hence it is better not to wear it every day unless you are in a climate where the dangers of the constant sun outweigh the dangers of constant sunscreen use.

A lot of skin damage is caused by holiday makers going on their yearly or twice yearly holiday to hotter climates and bombarding their body with very hot sun that it is not used to. You can see it also in the UK when the sun shines people strip off immediately and stay out as long as the sun shines and get very very burnt each and ever time year in year out.

On looking through the internet the jury seems to be still out on whether zinc oxide is safe or not though.

^sunscreen itself is carcinogenic*

ok. so why do consultant dermos say we should use it?

Bonsoir- are you really saying that sunscreen causes skin cancer or other cancers?
Please link to scientific papers.

I haven't read this in scientific papers.

My DP works with many major suppliers of sunscreen and they all know this and are working hard at inventing sun protection that isn't carcinogenic. It is an ill-kept secret in the pharmaceutical industry.

The only 'evidence' so far is that some types of chemicals may cause some damage to skin but the researchers point out that there is nothing conclusive.

I don't mean to be rude but having a 'DP who works with major suppliers of sunscreen' is meaningless as a statement to validate a point.

I'd rather take the advice of consultant drs.

I'd rather take the advice of the chemists at l'Oréal and Pierre Fabre who've done the research and are desperately searching for better products before the storm breaks!

Agree the fleece,pale blue jeans and cropped hair is ageing.
The same comfortable style could be achieved with dark indigo straight leg jeans,cashmere or merino jumper and a hairstyle that actually suits,be that short or long.
Not sure about sunscreen safety,but until proved otherwise I will continue to use.

futter my mum's friends love Per Una but they are all in their 80s.
Just shows how M&S got it so wrong as PU was first aimed at 25 year olds.

Sunscreen has a lot of bad press Jaffa. Have a look on the internet yourself rather than me linking information to you. Sunscreen is fast absorbed into the skin and then can cause problems in its own right. Some believe that the sunscreen itself can cause cancer. Doctors beliefs and opinions are not always correct. Read read read and then make your own decisions.

English dermatologists are particularly ignorant unreliable!

I suppose that must include face cream / moisturisers which include sun screen? Are they best avoided too?

I avoid them all, yes, unless actually in the sun.

That's disappointing as I thought it was one thing I do right for my face and I've just today bought nice moisturisers with sunscreen for my daughters. Hey ho.

Bonsoir...there are a lot of things that we are told to do, eat, use ect by the so called experts and people follow without question. I question and then question some more. Its very hard to avoid chemicals, very hard but I don't think any cream that is full of chemicals can be good for keeping the skin and face truly younger.

I saw an older lady the other day walking her dogs and she looked amazing. She had suede biker boots on and what looked like a Boden coat. Long grey white hair in a messy loose topknot and lipgloss. She look so alive and youthful. Im sure if she had been dressed in "old lady clothes" she would have looked much older. She was probably in her seventies.

Hydrate all the time to keep the wrinkles at bay. :)

I love the pic of the biker boots. I still wear mine too at 54...

MillyRules - I agree, we need to take all the "expert advice" with a large dose of scepticism. My mother and her friends (late 70s) have never put on weight - they grew up thinking carbs not fat were the enemy and always limited their intake if potatoes, bread, sugar etc. Boy were they right!

I love white hair, providing if is properly cut. But it requires a complete wardrobe and make-up overhaul as it is such a strong style statement and requires a look in harmony.

Morning everyone, interesting stuff about sunscreen. Must admit, I've been slapping it on since my thirties as I have fair skin, very prone to burning. Why are things so complicated?

Anyway what's everyone wearing today? I'm in:
White Stuff skirt - White Stuff aren't normally my thing but this is heavy cotton/lace, burgundy, knee length, slight A-line, very structured.
Plum, Top Shop cropped jumper. Calm down, Mutton Police - my belly is not on show.
Purple/grey stripy, long-sleeved T. Quite old Boden, just a couple of inches visible.
Merino tights - M&S
Boots - thought about the bikers but have gone for knee length, dark brown, flat (I don't do heels) several years old from John Lewis. Vair classic.
Ring from Berlin flea market.
Lipstick - I've decided it's time to learn. I like the colour it gives my face but it'll all be gone by the time I get to work. How do you make it last?

I think you/we need to put this sunscreen thing in perspective. Most of us are going to die from heart disease or cancer anyway- you have a 1:3 chance of cancer in a llifetime. Many people will get lifestyle-related cancers through lack of exercise and diet- the suggestion is that 40% are caused by lifestyle. Milly everything we eat, drink and breathe is a chemical substance- whether you slap it on your face, eat it or whatever.

Not using sunscreen does give you cancer. Using sunscreen? I'd need to read some very good evidence, ( and i will research this) but at the moment I think the odds are in favour of protecting your skin.

floisme lipstick is a bugger to stay on, isn't it? I don't think it's just seepage into surrounding wrinkles that's to blame either. I'm sure the formulas are less rich.

Prep your lips, and powder across top. Get a lip pencil that either tones or is slightly darker than your lipstick. Draw a line round your lips. Use your lippy to colour in. Pretend you're an artist creating a masterpiece. Blot when you've created the desired result. Voila! It should last all day.

You can get stuff to paint on top, too, to keep more firmly in place.

Personally I don't find it necessary, though.

I have very fair skin and burn really easily so I think I'm probably more at risk from the sun than from sunscreen. Interested in any research though.