I have been on vacation this week, actually a staycation due to a trip to NYC being cancelled due to weather….so….I have had a lot of thinking time as I work away on some jewelry…and I’m wondering…..
I work with about 6 gals, all of us about the same age, between 50 and 60…and it seems to me they do more “girly” stuff than I do…that is, when I get up and get ready for the day, I spend a half an hour doing it, I buy make up that lasts really well and looks fresh all day (and it is drug store mabeline), I have very manageable hair that I do not give another glance to all day (It is a beautiful shade of blond thanks to Preference), and I don’t wear nail polish because of typing a lot and making jewelry just wwrecks the manicure anyyway…
However, this is in comparison to a couple of the gals at work who are always fussing…one gal spends an hour straightening her hair, carries around a shopping tote full of Sephora, is never without a manicure, and even does a french pedi — we wear boots and socks all winter around here!….She works a half day, so before she leaves she reapplies all her makeup gain…huh??Not to mention the fact we are in a back office where the only people we usually see is each other.
So I’m wondering from my VN friends if I am being enough of a princess about personal care stuff…really the only time I look in the mirror is before I leave the house, then it is just by accident in a store etc.
I’m wondering if a trip to Walgreens is in order for some girly stuff?? I have 4 days left of my vaca, maybe I should spend it on myself buying exfoliants, nail polish, maybe a new fragrance,eye lift, stuff to take care of the turkey neck, undereye roller, lip gloss, etc. etc.
The toughest part for me, as an adult who has put my difficult childhood behind me, is dealing with family members who are in denial about anything being amiss about how we were raised and the impact this has had on our on-going relationships.
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Agreed. I never thought I was vain until I had a mastectomy at age 39. I was devastated and told the doc I wanted to wake up with implants. Now at age 60, I am lopsided and wondering if I was just avoiding the inevitable. You get what you get and you
Sounds very interesting.
Or maybe I should just splurge on gorgeous undies, because I”m sure they all wear thongs as well!
Wow…are you asking the wrong person. I never wear makeup to work….wash and wear salt and pepper hair. Jeans and sweaters, that’s me!
You don’t have to feel you’re less beautiful or girly than your friend who takes hours to make herself look presentable. Maybe she has to work harder and longer at it than you do because she wasn’t as blessed!
Or maybe all her preparation makes her feel like she’s doing something special for herself, specially if those closest to her don’t make her feel that way.
Just be you! I had my hair cut so I wouldn’t have to do all that work anymore. Less can be more.
She obviously needs the extra work!!!! Don’t worry about it – if you are comfortable with yourself why spend all that money & time on something useless?
I’m a 51 year old “Tom-Boy” I’m all women, but not” girly girl” when I do get dressed up I need guidance, usually from my mom. I never wear make up, mostly because I don’t know how…. mascara, eyeliner tried but just poke myself in the eye. I do take care of my skin, get facials maybe every 6 weeks. Drink lots of water, and good diet. To me a healthy, clean look is attractive, men, women, old, young. I also think some women are great at make up, and really do a good job.
I wear earrings sometimes, but putting them in make me nauseas. I have to lay on the floor.
Too funny about the earrings…I have to do that if I want to get into my size 12 jeans—that makes me nauseaus…..
The two of you are hilarious. But seriously, Sunblossom, I’ll bet if you went out and bought a bunch of stuff you wouldn’t even use it after the first week or so. If you really want to, then try just one thing and see if you continue to use it–or simply be happy with yourself as is, as you seem to be. Bottom line, that’s what it’s all about anyway.
Your right…I didn’t go out and buy anything, but am considering a new nail polish for spring….just ’cause the sun is finally out and the snow is melting!!
Isn’t feeling like a princess an attitude? Grooming is far more important than all the makeup, nails and stuff. You know you could go to a makeup artist, have them do your makeup as if you were one of those girly girls and see if you feel more girly. I’ll bet that you won’t. Do what makes you, yourself be you.
As I age, I find manicures, pedicures and facials to be more of a maintenance necessity than an indulgence for special occasions. As we mature (euphemism for “get older”) we need more attention given to our physical selves. I believe it helps to bolster our sense of beauty, but it also helps to present a great package in the workplace. Aging presents all kinds of satisfactions, but learning how to look with it in an over 50 body is a whole new thing to learn.
Boy, do I agree, Tandy!! In fact, I feel that I have much more self confidence as I have spent more time on “maintaining” myself. I was beginning to feel “invisible” but no longer. Pedicures, facials, and a bit of a touchup here and there. It all helps me feel great about getting older. Sure, I am trying to make myself better. Why Not?