Having this has been tell me she gets her inner strength and power from some drug store moisturizer in just plain insulting. . . and stop with the pretend yoga- it has nothing to do with the product .
I'm 42 and it never fails...whenever people talk about women my age and older being attractive or beautiful, people say
OF COURSE WOMEN OVER 40 ARE BEAUTIFUL LOOK AT JENNIFER ANISTON AND HALLE BERRY AND ALL THE OTHER WOMEN WHO CAN AFFORD FILLERS BOTOX PLASTIC SURGERY AND A SEPHORA BUDGET OF 100 K A MONTH.
I understand that society is ruthless toward aging women but I admit I get a little depressed when that's the standard. Doesn't anyone realize that Jennifer Aniston spends over a million dollars a year on her face alone? Along with God knows what else her income allows. How brainwashed are these people that think she just wakes up in the morning looking like this? In my eyes their faces are so tight and narrow it looks like someone is systematically shaving off parts of their skin and features.
IDK it's probably because I'm on my own for the first time in my life and not in the confines of a safe marriage. I'm really astounded by women's beauty standards--not to age at all, no hair below the eyebrows, a virtually impossible cartoonish figure is what's popular right now (like we have any control over our body type at the end of the day) with skin that looks like an 18 year olds.
I've started watching perfume reviews on YouTube, or else I'd never have noticed this, but most of the (white) women around my age all just...kinda look the same. Like lots of filler in their face, lots of makeup, dyed blonde hair, etc...IDK I'm working class and even if I could afford all that shit I probably wouldn't want it, it just feels so false and so forced.
This is probably all roped into my reluctance of being single and alone at my age but damn. What an impossible standard. Makes me almost want to call it and go home to my husband! He loves me no matter what I look like.
ETA: This has been such an interesting discussion and it's good to hear everyone's viewpoints, whatever they happen to be:)
