AARP Eye Center
Does your perfume make you smell old or tacky? You know what I mean. We pass peers on the street or hug at holiday parties and one whiff says crone, cougar or agelessly delish. This season scents faced by rock and reality stars are booming again. Not to bash Snooki or Lady Gaga, but they don't make…
Front page love affairs and sexual politics are irresistible but the photos are what really grab us. We root for the wives caught down and dowdy by the paparazzi and boo the new mistresses looking spray-tanned, buff, Botox-d, with extra creepy long manes (extensions?), super-high heels and bright…
It is time to ignore the sales spiel about age appropriate rimless or tortoiseshell specs and jelly bean colored readers. They scream "I am an old person." Do your looks and psyche a favor and get a pair of bold black glasses. A new pair will give your eyes a welcome break from contacts and it is a…
A picture is worth 1,000 words. Any 50+ woman networking on Facebook, LinkedIn or Match.com will tell you so. Our lives, jobs and relationships all depend on the photos we post. But our hair, makeup, clothes, body language and expression get the future friends, mates and employers we want. The…
Jane does it. So do Meryl and Rita. Some women just know how to work a V-neck! Why hide in turtlenecks all winter when V's emphasize your shoulders (balancing your hips of course), whittle your waist (hello, illusion) and make your neck look longer and more elegant too? The only possible excuse is…
Our knee-jerk reaction to the question of "are you too old for long hair?" is "no way, look at all the celebs over 50 with long hair." However, the truth is: superstar hair is not to be believed. It's been prepped, propped and staged with a shelf-load of products and extensions by pros laboring for…
While Mona Lisa's famous brow-less look is probably due to paint erosion, not plucking-gone-wild or a medical issue, what about us? We're stuck at 50 with weird tadpole or comma-shaped curves, skinny arcs and skimpy brows that never grew back; affectionately referred to as "bad brows." And let us…
Our mothers warned us to look good 24/7 because "you never know." This is why photos of celebrities like Madonna and Sharon Stone without makeup are one of our favorite guilty pleasures; the naked truth is a great equalizer! Oddly enough show and tell has become a huge trend for television stars.…
Eye makeup is usually hit or miss for women after age 50. Either we simply load up lashes with mascara or skip eye makeup altogether and rely on lipstick. Big mistake babes! Black eye liner is the one cosmetic that restores definition and powers up our eyes (and faces!) making us look alert,…
We 're the smartest most accomplished women this age ever in history. So why do reunions reduce us to nervous wrecks? Whether the event is high school, college or family related- our jitters could shake the sequins off a DVF sheath. You've already redefined what 50+ looks like with a fitness…