What would make me look younger?

Fiorentina51 I love your grandson’s comment! That should go viral ?

I always wondered at what age do you suddenly feel like ohhh I must get some brogues a tweed skirt and a quilted jacket. Or does it creep up on you. I think attitude keeps you young

lemon grove, people have said I glide when I walk but ten days ago I had my right hip replaced and although there is only about a quarter inch difference in leg length I can’t say I’m gliding at the moment! Early days and I’m just pleased that this early on I can manage steps without a stick...but I’m being careful. The lack of exercise before and after this op have rendered me far weightier so that’s another thing ageing me at present. The cellulite doesn’t show up so much under the bruise!

1) Wear clothes made from natural fabrics not fabrics made from man made fibre.
2) Don't dye your hair a dark colour
3) Have a natural looking hairstyle -length not below your shoulders.
4)Wear dresses.
Two days ago I was in the Lake District.
It was a lovely sunny day and I was wearing a linen dress.
I did not notice one other person in my age group wearing a dress.
The town was full of pensioners ,mostly women and most were wearing beige ,brown ,grey or black trousers.
Depressing.

I was in the Lake District a few weeks ago wearing dresses not for walking but for dinner in the evenings. I shall be there again in another couple of weeks I love to put a nice dress on for dinner.

Another thing to add to my previous comment.
Find out which colours suit you.
I look better in Autumn shades than bright colours like bright red or bright blue or black or navy
Someone mentioned wearing a bright lipstick but I know that if I did that I would look awful so I stick to my pale colours.
Try to get hold of the book "Colour me beautiful 'by Carole Jackson.
By sticking to the colour palette which suits you you will look better and can do more mixing a nd matching so need fewer clothes.

merlotgran
You saved me typing the very same opinion(s)
Why many older women wear scarves/pashminas over one shoulder...I really can't understand.

Loved the M and S comment with which I completely agree. Do they have teenage designers who go by a picture of granny thirty years ago or do they think Mrs Brown on the TV is our style icon?
I have also decided that I'll go back to looking in the Jacques Vert range when I'm over 80!

And what makes us look older?

Loopyloo; Being escorted by a younger gentleman!
You'd always be mistaken for his mother.

Why should you want to look younger? Sheep as lamb is just sad.

Enjoy the advantage of old age - pensions, choice to work, ability cross the road and be avoided by traffic, cheap access to many things, time to walk the dog with a clear conscience and best of all, relief from the burden of responsibility for your children. They have their own lives and you can't live their lives for them.

Look your age and be proud of the experience you have gained. Help wherever you can to smooth the path for you family, friends and community and benefit from the interactions & friendships this provides.

Don't bear grudges; they are destructive and a waste of energy; avoid judging unless asked and then only suggest and respect the decision made. Remember that other don't see the world as you do and their experiences and skills will colour their attitudes. We need all sorts of people to keep our civilised communities functioning efficiently.

And enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! A smile goes so much further that criticism and condemnation.

Makeup almost always makes you look older.

I love dresses but hate tights - legs a no no to go bare. What do you wear with a dress?

We went to a memorial service yesterday and there were some very smart ladies there. Quite inspiring. Definitely losing the extra pounds might help. And I might try contact lenses again.
Seeing what other people are wearing is always so interesting.

Perhaps I should start a

Sorry sorry, dropped the tablet. I could do with a diet fitness image course.

Rufus, chance would be a fine thing. And being taken for mother wouldn't put me off. Having said that, older men usually have much better conversation.

Morethantwo - you are so right! A smile makes anyone look better and brighter. (Lovely colours too - I steer clear of greys and beiges.)

Colouring the hair, and if you don't want a block colour, some artful streaks, plus good eye makeup works for me.

Greys and beige are ageing, and pastels can be too.

I went out with DD yesterday and felt young and [for me] quite lively - and then she took a photo of us both!!!!! I just live in hope that what I wear, the way I speak and what I say outweighs what I actually look like!!!

The fastest way to look old is to try to look young I was informed, so I could not agree more with most of the comments here. When I was a young mum living in London, I walked behind a girl with a slim and dainty figure, long curls flowing , and a rather 'sweet' little dress tied at the back with a bow. I thought she must be about twenty at most, but when I saw her face I almost fell back with a scream. She was haggard and wrinkled, and she must have caused a similar shock to a lot of people. Given that she was slim and had good hair, had she dressed appropriately she could have looked really good instead of alarming.
A smile is so important, being scrupulously clean and fresh in person and clothing, a good haircut, and by now hopefully we know what suits us in terms of colouring and style. The single biggest asset that I believe keeps anyone looking and feeling young is a happy heart.

It helps to take a critical look at your clothes - colours that suited us when we were young may no longer suit our present skin tone or hair colour. On the other hand there may well be colours we couldn't wear then that we can wear now.

The main difficulty is finding clothes that are neither too young (suitable for a 20 year old) or too old and dowdy looking.

I would love to wear dresses but my legs and ankles are so swollen through medication that I have to take and sensible wide fitting shoes have replaced the high heeled shoes from my youth ful days

I wear a dresses. Tights are OK if you get very fine ones, the M&S ones with the toes out are good. I prefer bare legs with a little fake tan before I can get a real one. Nude fishnets, micro net, are very good too.

Smile
Great haircut
Natural makeup and accentuate your best features.
Find a unique clothes style that suits you.
Dance.
Hang out with who you enjoy regardless of age. I go clubbing every weekend with a young group and trust me it has done wonders for my confidence.
Nothing wrong with a younger man.

Do all the things you want too. We live once. I think vibrancy comes from within and being happy in your own skin xx

The only thing that makes you look older is your own or other peoples perception.