Beauty

There comes a moment for many older adults, both men and women, when the image in the mirror does not quite square with how you feel internally. And while fine lines, wrinkles, sags, and folds in your facial skin are a natural part of aging, for many of us there’s…

So, like most of us, you’ve likely been through a few hard years and are yearning for better times, and maybe a version 2.0 of yourself. Maybe you’ve let your hair go gray, have given up the expensive manicures, and are allowing yourself to live and dress comfortably, rather than…

It’s a source of embarrassment, even shame, yet apparently it’s a more common occurrence than most of us realize. While we are all familiar with older men, or even middle-aged men, becoming bald, we have deep reservations and reluctance to accept that a similar fate can happen to women as…

Maybe you’ve noticed the disconnect. You see the face of a beautiful woman and wonder how lucky she is: no lines around her eyes, no creases surrounding her mouth, no ridges above her lips. And then you glance at her hands and they are a sure giveaway- the lines, wrinkles,…

It’s a perennial challenge for older women: How to look your best (and feel the confidence that goes along with that) without trying to look too young or foolish with too much makeup or too artificial an appearance. While many of us retain some sense of vanity no matter our…

The pressure is real for so many of us who have crossed that line (wherever it runs) from middle-aged to the next stage. When we see women in their 50s like Jennifer Lopez or Nicole Kidman look slim and glamorous, it’s hard not to take note of the fact that…