I have always worn make up and kept my hair nice and coloured It has been a way of life for me.
I feel, if l give up looking after myself and presenting myself in the way l always have, then l might as well give up and just go and sit in God’s Waiting Room!
Some would disagree with me and say, wearing make up is a vanity thing and only for the young or, if you are trying to attract a man.
I disagree, l feel if you look good with a bit of make up on and your hair is nice, then there’s nothing wrong with that and it’s good for your self esteem.
It is different strokes for different folks…What are your views?
Art you are quite right, some just let themselves go. I have seen my married friends just not bothering. Such a shame, then they wonder why their men stray.
I do have a make up free day once a week.
But I will never not bother.
You look lovely Art, I hope I will as I age.
Many older women look fantastic.
Like Joanna Lumley.
Well I will be 76 in December Art, and I still wear make up, and present myself in up-to-date styles. My hair and all my eye brow trims etc. are up to date, and looking good…
I am not like this every day but I wouldn’t leave the house without it.
If I am just working around and not expecting company, I won’t put on make up and I am usually in shorts, even in winter…very casual, but that is only around the home…
If I had a call right now from a friend wanting to go out for supper or something, I would be in the shower in a flash, I would probably spend over and hour getting ready…if I can’t have enough time to do it all, I wouldn’t go !!
I think it was easier to “make up” when I was young…now being in my early 50s its a little more challenging lol
I cant wear much mascara cos it irritates my dry eyes…ive never worn lipstick
My hairs shot to pieces through no fault of my own (cancer chemo) so yes id love to look good but sadly fate and nature has her own agenda going on …we cant all be glamour pusses lol (well thats my excuse an im sticking to it )
I say if youve got it then flipping flaunt it while you can !!
always have worn make up -had my hair done on regular basis …think a lot of 50s women are attractive with age ’ low cut looks tarty’ but now we have loads of great choices in clothes - I still where heels on special occasions’
I wear eyeliner daily, I don’t like myself without it, I look right tired when I haven’t got it on. Sometimes I wear mascara and a bit of lipstick. When I was younger i used to use foundation and powder and eyeshadow but I don’t much anymore because it seems to accentuate my laughter lines, note I don’t say wrinkles haha.
I agree with Carol about low cut tops and miniskirts not suiting old ladies, there was a woman in the front of me at a checkout in Home Bargains last wednesday and she had a miniskirt, ankle boots and thick tights and a bomber jacket, she looked really nice from the back but when she turned around I was shocked to see how old she was, it truly was a case of mutton dressed as lamb and it just didn’t look right, I know I shouldn’t judge but…I think you should dress your age, make up fair enough but mini skirts and low cut boobs popping out tops are a no no I reckon.
Joan Collins is one of the most glamorous women in the world IMO must be in her late 70s by now. So no it’s for any glamour puss wants to be glamorous.
I don’t think glamour is only for the young, but I don’t like to spend too much time on it. Fortunately for me my skin is very good for my age and I don’t wear a foundation, just moisturiser. I do my eyes with a khol pencil and have stopped using mascara - just smudge the khol top and a bit on the bottom. I don’t like to go out without my eyes done and a bit of lippy on, plus my earrings in. A good, easy care, hair cut is essential for me but it is not coloured It’s gone grey all around my face, but not at the back which gives me “wings” and a bit of contrast. There are some lovely clothes around these days - easy care, affordable and suitable for all ages. I don’t really think if they are for the young or older person - if I like it I buy it. I am not really tall enough to look elegant, but I try for a classic look with good quality accessories and generally wear expensive perfume. Long gone are the days when I spent time in front of the mirror worrying if I looked good. I know what I like and what suits me. I think I have learnt to be discerning. When I experiment it is not with anything major - just bits and bobs to ring the changes. Sounds boring I suppose.
I do agree with Carol and Queenie about not over-doing make-up and clothing style as we age.
I always think it’s a bit sad when an ageing person - male or female - tries to look 21 again. I have never seen one yet who can pull it off.
I also agree about Helen Mirren and Joanna Lumley still looking good in a ‘sophisticated’ sort of way, which is nice.
Part of me can’t help but wonder if it is fair to judge someone purely by their make up skills, though?
Wouldn’t it be more accurate to appraise on their 'natural 'beauty perhaps?
After all, most older men (celebs excluded) go out in public, and on dates etc ‘au natural’ and are therefore looked at and probably judged just as they truly are, without artificial enhancements.
This thread is not about women being mutton dressed like lamb’. It is about women enhancing what they’ve got and feeling good and confident about themselves.
I read somewhere, if an older woman wears a low cut top, she must wear her skirt longer and not wear a mini skirt!
If she wears a short skirt, she mustn’t wear a low cut top as well.
I usually wear trousers all the time and sensible tops, so l needn’t worry about that!
Now that I’m older I don’t wear my make up the same. Less is best for me now. Black I could never wear but even more so now so I choose brown or blue mascara. I’ve never worn foundation, just a hint of blush.
I’ve got a question about appropriate clothing.
The mini skirts and low cleavage thing I get. That’s never been my style anyway BUT I am very much into sports so I wear skorts. They aren’t mini skirt short but are a few inches above knee. My girlfriend who is a few years younger than me got the same ones from Costco and I think they look great on her. What’s the consensus on Skorts? I mean my legs aren’t all fat or wrinkly. They are in good shape. Maybe?
I’m worried I’m looking like a mutton dressing like a lamb .lol
Years ago, when an older woman in the office wore a really low cut top with her cleavage showing. We used to say, ‘Ooh, Look she’s wearing her tea money dress’.
The joke was, that’s where she popped the tea money she collected, down the front!
