Women under 50 need not respond

[AnotheChinHair]

Sorry for such an ageist subject title, but I am often drawn to threads that ask for foundation, shampoo, etc. recommendations and then realise that the OP and respondents are in their 30s and feel like I need some discussion with women my age.

My hair has changed, my skin looks different, my body aches, my eyebrows are faint and full of greys... I was wondering if you're 50 or over, could you share your wisdom on how you've adapted your grooming?

I'd be particularly interested in hair products (my hair is fine, prone to frizz and def. thinning and receding), my skin is still combination I think, and I would like to find a long lasting oil free full/medium coverage foundation that doesn't look dry around my eyes (currently using ELDW), and also supplements that make you feel and look better.

I have a horrible carb face after the sugar excesses of Christmas, and I have stopped drinking alcohol as I clearly don't tolerate it anymore.

I should exercise more but my knee hurts.
Recently started hrt patches and that has helped with night sweats.

Hope others can share what's been helpful.

I'm not quite 50 yet (please don't boot me out of here!) but thought I'd share my thoughts because I went through early peri-menopause and a lot of what you are describing relates to that, I suspect.
For grey eyebrows I recommend using Just for men beard and sideburn dye kit- it's about £8 and it will do you for about 20 applications, unlike the eyelure kits which are tiny. It's really great stuff.
I use mild tretinoin on my face and wear sunscreen and lots of moisturiser, drink loads of water and I take hormones. My hair is finally sorting itself out (which may be down to hrt or the Nourkin supplements I take) but I doubt it will ever be as good as it was in my 30s. When hairdressers reopen I'm going to have some inches taken off and accept that my long hair days are over- I look too witchy, sadly. I stopped drinking a few years ago as it didn't agree with peri-menopause and I found that just a few months without booze took years off my appearance (and inches off my midriff.)
I've always been a keen runner but now I run less and lift more- cheap barbell and weights set from argos and bodypump videos on YouTube. Kettlebells also excellent for low impact high effect training.
I think I've tried very foundation in the world but they all make me look worse now- prefer IT cosmetics or trinny London cc cream.
All of the above is practical advice but I think the biggest thing has been acceptance- that my body has changed and what worked before doesn't work anymore and I need to grow mentally as well as physically to accommodate the changes that ageing brings.
It is hard but it's also good to feel happy to look groomed, healthy and glowing rather than necessarily "beautiful" (not that I ever was- but I definitely aspired to be!)

Great post @CardinalCat