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The New York Times reported fashionistas are looking forward to Fashion Week (starting February 7) with rising panic. This time however, it's not about the clothes. Any attendee seen sniffling or clutching shredded tissues will probably be downgraded to standing room only. Editors, buyers or…
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson, age 70, got her cartoon-esque, lightning bolt chest tattoo way back in 1974. However, it wasn't until Melanie Griffith inked a heart labeled Antonio on her right bicep in 2000 at age 42 that body art for grown-up girls became the edgy thing to do. Susan Sarandon…
Most of us will never walk the Red Carpet, dance at an Inaugural Ball or win an Oscar, but thanks to ramped up post-50 lifestyles, drop-dead dresses and full-on makeup, a stunning look can still be part of the game plan. We do obsess now about how much skin to show. We debate baring a mature…
We love comfort and so do plenty of our famous girlfriends like Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres, Goldie Hawn, Madonna, and Lauren Hutton (especially for off-duty hours). They hang out in a combo of flats, sneakers, soft jeans, cargoes, slouchy sweaters, tanks and tees and so do we. Makeup is another…
No, de-aging jewelry is not a pierced belly button ring or a nose stud. That looks like you're trying too hard. It's certainly not a watch since everyone n0w checks the time on their phone. Your everyday jewelry at 50 is probably a mash-up of real and fake selected by habit, emotional memories or a…
A new year and we've got good intentions: we're going to exercise more, eat healthier, and update our looks to stay in the game. Uh-huh. It's not that these things don't work, they do. But even the thought of all that extra effort when we're already multi-tasking 24/ 7 stresses us out. Three small…
No hairdresser on Earth will advise you to cut your own hair but lots of smart stylish women 50 + are doing it anyway. We like the idea of saving money, being in control and adding another skill to our set. I'm not suggesting you try a major chop or anything tricky like a chiseled bob but trimming…
How do you balance looking hot but sophisticated? Ageless and yet age appropriate? Edgy but not easy? We do like to blur the boundaries but we also like a dose of taste and tact too. This is why animal prints are our idea of a sexy, youthful wardrobe "neutral." They're our generation's plaid. Back…
Standing in the skin care aisle of any drugstore or mass marketer and it is easy to become overwhelmed as hundreds of anti-aging products claim miracles. Jars, tubes and pump bottles say they "sculpt and lift" saggy skin, provide "an immediate tightening sensation" or "instantly correct dark…
Hands provide good, bad and downright ugly "gotcha" moments for us. Good because we get to wear trendy polish that shows our ageless style attitude. Bad because despite whatever we do neck up --facelift, Botox, laser, filler --hands give away our true age. Ugly because if we do dishes, garden or…