Seems like simply existing at the age of 48 is my problem, then. That and;
Having feet. Feet need shoes. Shoes of all kinds are ageing, it seems.
Having hair - it's too long, too short, too styled, not styled enough, too flat or too fluffy.
Wearing makeup - and not wearing makeup.
Dying my hair - and not dying my hair. If it's a light colour, it's too light too young looking and therefore looks too old, if it's dark, it's too dark and too young to look anything but too old, if it's mid range, it's too boring, which is too old, if it's bright, it's too young for my age which looks too old, if it's a pastel colour, it's too young for my age, which looks simultaneously too young for me and too old for me.
Wearing clothes. They're either too young or too old. Or they're too generically middleaged.
Having a body that is not perfect either aesthetically or functionally. I might be able to do a bit about that, but the actions I take to try and get the body functioning normally have a side effect on appearance in other ways (you try taking medications that mess with your immune system and not show it somewhere - and not taking them makes the condition flare up which again makes you look old).
Wearing glasses that are in fashion, not in fashion or switching to contacts.
Having skin. It's either too dry, too dark, too light or the wrong colour.
Having lips. They're too old for matte lipstick, too old for glossy lipstick, too old for dark lipstick or gloss, too old for light lipstick or gloss, too old for skin tone lipstick or gloss.
Having eyebrows. If they're darker than their natural colour, they're too dark, if they're the same as their natural colour, they're too light. If they're relatively thick, they're too thick, if thinner or shaped, they're too thin or shaped wrongly.
Having eyes and putting makeup on them. If it's done in a younger trend style, it's too young and therefore too old. If it's an older method, too old. Until that comes back into fashion and then because it's done by those younger, it's too old.
I suppose that as long as I'm seen looking too old whatever I do, at least I'm not invisible yet, though.
Seriously, this is like a collection of Daily Mail headlines about what causes or cures cancer - give it long enough and whatever has been 'revealed' to cause it is announced as the cure for it.
Can we not just like things?