Things you think can make you look older than your years!

A lot of makeup makes women look older as do bright coloured nails which make old hands look like claws. Old fashioned clothes and shoes don’t help either plus dyed hair when it obviously isn’t natural!

Lucca it was a totally random list of stuff. Most of which I am ‘guilty’ of. I was joking

Riverwalk

Er, just to say that I'm not guilty of the Michael Portillo thing - would rather admit to elasticated beige slacks

I like Michael Portillo

There, I've admitted it ?
Again

I do hope that I’d never disappoint you Lucca

Tartan shopping trolley made me chuckle ! That was the best one I ever had and was given me by my glam elegant Italian neighbour. Besides I’m Edinburgh-born. Current one is purple though... When I am old I will wear purple ... something like that haha !

I have a purple shopping trolley. (With butterflies on)

Callistemon21

Riverwalk

Er, just to say that I'm not guilty of the Michael Portillo thing - would rather admit to elasticated beige slacks

I like Michael Portillo

There, I've admitted it ?
Again

As do I!!

Germanshepherdsmum

Oh how kind of you!!! That’s made my day!!! You should see me when I get up and when I’m wearing my gardening gear though with hair falling out of its clip. Not good!

I think we have similar styles gsm…. Allotment Chic!

I also like Michael Portillo.

Anything synthetic and, worst of all, satin, it is so aging. In fact any shiny material isn't kind to an older skin.
Elasticated waists are fine and comfortable as long as the waistband is hidden.
Open- toe sandels which reveal all the worst features of our aging feet....
I used to be proud of my size 4's but am happy to keep them covered nowadays.

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Its healthier to give your feet a good airing, in comfortable, open, roomy sandals.

For merlotgran.

If you saw my feet MissA, despite my best efforts to make them presentable, you would agree that exposure should be limited.?

Aww, I quite like feet.
Think of the miles they've travelled, the places they've been, and the injustices heaped upon them..

You wouldn’t like mine!

Oh I would! (I sound as if I have some strange fetish, now)
Long as they're clean, I'm happy.

They’re clean but no sane person would like them, I promise you. Ghastly things. I’m just grateful that they sort of work.

Allotment chic
That is utterly amazing
Well done merlot

My allotment chic does not extend to painted nails merlotgran more like ingrained dirt!

I like Michael Portillo now he is doing trains, but I was there at that 'Portillo' moment which we still occasionally replay.

PinkCosmos

I have stopped wearing black close to my face as I think it can make you look drained. On the rare occasion I do wear a black top I usually also wear a bright scarf

I tend to wear shirts/blouses these days rather than t shirts as they don't cling to ever lump and bump - and I have quite a few of those. I wear them with leggings, cropped trousers (narrow) or slim leg trousers.

I do like the way Prue Leith dresses with all the bright colours and chunky jewellery.

Hyacinth Bucket on the other hand, she always looked older than her years even when the series came out in 1990. Patricia Routledge (who played her) must have only been in her early 50's when the series started. My MIL still dresses like this and has done for the last 30 years.

Just browsing through the posts and saw this one. Patricia Routledge was 60+ when the series started. Born February 1929.

I like Michael Portillo to - now he knows how to wear colour! Colour clashing blazers and trousers ..... wonderful to see!!!

Yes, we always look out to see what colour clashes he's wearing.
Once he was wearing beige - most disappointing!

Long thin, straight hair.

Me! Many of my clothes were bought between 96-01, so old cut jeans, scuffed sandals in summer (comfy), OH hates make up and I don't know how to put it on, so don't wear it. Same hairstyle since age 17, suited me then and suits me now. Am I 'matronly'? Possibly but I am comfy and couldn't care less what people think of me! My clothes rend to be dull colours because that is what I feel safe in so stuff anyone else...oh and I'm not near 60 yet...