Beautiful women ageing

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I watched Saltburn last night and was struck by how Rosamund Pike’s looks have changed over the years. She looks fantastic and she has done it without trying to look artificially younger than she is- she definitely looks like a 45yo woman rather than a 45yo woman trying to look like a weird 30yo. An utterly beautiful woman fully growing into herself.

What’s the secret of this? (Other than being born beautiful?)

Nothing about what Victoria Beckham has done to her lips is high class.

Colleen Rooney looks like a different person. So does Danni Minogue. VB doesn’t have the same face. The one person I’m always amazed how good she looks while still looking like herself is Jennifer Aniston.

I think Lindsay Duncan looks great.

As does Olwen Fouéré.

Good teeth are everything.
45 is easy. The playing field levels at 50+.

Secret to ageing beautifully is... Be Beautiful to begin with.

Christie Hynde looks good too.

A stress free atitude is the biggest secret

A good attitude, regardless of what occurs in life, is indeed a necessary part of ageing well.

But the poster's mother, as described, has led by most standards a very stress-free life.

All the above and good posture. Sitting straight standing straight. So important. A smile helps as well.

Lots of beautiful women already mentioned but one other person who springs to mind is Jennifer Connelly. If she’s had any work done, I personally think it’s been done very well because I cannot detect it at all. I just think she’s so beautiful. She does fall in the very slim category though, as already touched on.

I’m really hoping that I age well. I’m 36 and people always seem to think I’m much younger than I am. Definitely a combination of good genes (I have those much talked about cheek bones and a defined jaw), always wearing SPF, not smoking, not too much alcohol and reasonably good diet… However, I feel that having two children in the last 3 years has taken a bit of a toll. I’m prone to stress too, which cannot be good.

My mum has always been obsessed with aging and looking young, but I’m sad to say that smoking, lots of sunbathing, lots of alcohol and a life where I’m afraid she has caused herself a lot of stress hasn’t been kind. I wish she’d look after herself more in general 🙁

@SeriousFaffing You're deluded, in the nicest possible way! 36 is nothing. I still looked like a movie star at 46. I thought ageing wasn't happening to me and I wasn't like everyone else.....and then 50 and beyond hit and you can stand up straight all you like and have great skin cos of tret and SPF and great cheekbones but ageing will still come along like a runaway train in ways you can't yet imagine.

I really wish we would stop telling women to smile all the time. We are human beings with a full range of emotions and we have every right to express them. I also think fierce women look great.

@Boke by no means am I saying that I think I’m old at 36. I gave my age for context only in terms of where I am currently and what I currently do which might have a bit of an effect. Of course aging will happen (or ‘hit me like a train’…) but I would prefer to age gracefully and naturally, if I can help it, as opposed to aging more than I should or having unnatural procedures.

How does this work if you’re naturally slim though? Do people really purposefully gain so much weight? I’d have to gain 3 stones to hit this and I can’t imagine my blood pressure or dodgy hip would be happy.

Rosamond Pike straight back and lovely smile at the Saltburn awards looked great. Substitute a trout pout fierce sneer and slouch not so great. However much money or tweaks thrown.
Also Kristin Scott T in the above photo. Great look in her 60s. Ageing extremely well.

I read somewhere that after a certain age women have to choose between their body and their face.

I choose my face!

Kristen Scott Thomas is exquisite, so classy. I think the top,part of my face is quite similar, high cheekbones.
The bottom half, hmm...........🤣

@BaconAndAvocado it's definitely arse or face at one point in life. I'm 40 this year and don't consider that old but my face is already losing fat and I look haggard if my bmi goes any lower than 23-24.

I think that's because I have a slim face/high cheekbones

Agree on the 50 plus comment re; ageing & a runaway train. Those with almond shaped eyes can find they enter piss hole in snow territory & those with rounder eyes fare better.All eyes look smaller due to sagging.

Me?

If it is, then yeah! Well done for precipitating that.

These threads are like catnip to me obviously.

What is wrong with being 50+ and really liking yourself?

Because it's alright to like oneself.

It's ok. I think I look brilliant.

What always makes me post myself is the hatred and discussion about how women can't like themselves.

I bloody love myself.

And?

That's a very low BMI. It's the bottom of the healthy range. Might be ok in your 30s and 40s but after that, a low BMI will really age you in the face. I also think it's dangerous for an older person to be very thin in case they become ill. They will have no resistance.

A bmi of 20! Wow, are you tall, i think bmi isceasier on tall people.im 156cm, 62 kilos and i don't feel plump but bmi is in overweight category and won't budge.

i bet you claim you eat well and don't undeestat! Metabolisms vary hugely. They do. Won't be told otherwise.

I've been losing the same kilo for a year. Each time it takes effort (as maintaining is just 1400 for me - real food obvs)

i lose a kilo, and the moment I go back to normal (ie rnough healthy food to feel satisfied) it goes back on.

I would love to lose 3 kilos, but am very healthy though, skin, hair, mobility, im lucky overall. Would like to be a bit thinner but my body does adapt brilliantly to fewer calories. My ancestors survived a famine.

From of my circle of friends I would say the following:
Money- tweakments over 50 only go so far, ultimately you will need surgery if you’re serious about looking youthful and anyone who thinks the actors mentioned so far haven’t had surgery are largely deluded (Jodie Foster is an unusual exception). The surgery needs to be performed by a top class surgeon not a bargain basement job in Turkey.
Good Taste- you need a sense of the aesthetic, if you have this you would simply never get a trout pout or try and banish every wrinkle- a face needs character and if you’re trying to stay looking forever 30 you will end up in Uncanny Valley.
Weight- too thin at 50 plus and you start to look frail.

Smiling and feeling grateful to still be here when so many aren’t. Being kind and nice. Gardening, reading and just enjoying the simple things in life. Finding a moisturiser that is right for your skin. Spending time with the people you love. Not envying anyone else or what they have or what they do or what they look like.

I am 52 and my BMI is around 19.5. I am definitely not ‘very thin’ (size 10-12) and my face looks fine. As I said earlier, I don’t see how it’s a good idea to gain several stones just because I’m a bit older.