Comments on: Unanswered Questions About Cosmetic “Enhancements”

By: Joanna Jenkins

Joanna Jenkins — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:13:11 +0000

Hi Rowe, Thanks for your comments. Wow at 2 year old at 47! I’m sure the joy your little tike brings you gives you a lovely glow. I’m with you on MAC products. And, I totally agree I’d rather be a happy elderly lady than a nasty looking unfriendly one!

By: Rowe

Rowe — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:30:30 +0000

Well, having a 2 year old at 47, I have zilch time for beauty treatments. I am fairly low maintenance and quite daggy 98 percent of the time, and at the moment don’t really care too much, until it is time to step outside, of course. I go to the hairdresser on average once every 3 months for a maintenance cut, tint my own hair at home and use a simple facial cleanser and moisturisers (not expensive ones). Plus, I use make-up to enhance my appearance, I could not live without MAC products, they are my fave and get me out my front door appliances. And as long as I am clean and smell nice, well, my daughter is my beauty accessory for now. I guess there is not much I will have to give up when it is time to give up. But, in saying that, when I see older ladies, say over 65 or 70 and older looking swell, I think I would like to be like them at their age. Unless they look nasty and unfriendly, then I want to look like any elderly lady who looks happy and lovely for a chat.

By: Joanna Jenkins

Joanna Jenkins — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:55:58 +0000

Hi Carol, Thanks for stopping by. I too am disappointed with all the airbrushing and perfection seen in advertisements and in magazines. I wonder what the women themselves think when they see the airbrushing– then look at their real selves in the mirror. It must be pretty discouraging.

By: byjane

byjane — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:42:42 +0000

Carol,
I saw that ad yesterday too and was shocked. My guess was that they photoshopped her, ’cause she is a remnant of her former self. Maybe if we all complain to the Milk Board (or is it the cows?), they’ll admit what they’ve done to Dana.

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 25 May 2009 10:32:24 +0000

I am so glad I ran across this site. I just saw a picture of Dana Torres in her “Milk’ ad. I was so sad. Why, because I had respected her so much for accomplishing what she did, and she looked ‘natural.’ Now she looks like she is 18 not 42! Her body looks the same. Matter of fact, I kept the cover of Time and it seems to be the same swim suit, minus the logo. BUT now she has that youthful, ‘summer blond’ look. From the neck up, she looks like any other ‘pin-up girl’. The face thing, whether cosmetic or Photo-Shop makes me sad.
I try to take care of myself and look good for a 53 yr old woman. I am tall and thin, work out and color my hair. I buy reasonably priced clothes (Kohls, even thrift stores) and am attractive FOR MY AGE!
I’ve worn sun block forever. But I also have deep creases around my mouth, one side droops a tad AND I have a little chin ‘waddle’!
Torres was one of few females I admired from a ‘physical fitness’ stance, momhood, age and she has let me down.
Written on my refrigerator wax board her is her famous quote: ‘Age is just a number.’
Now I think….oh really? Time to pull out the eraser.

By: Joanna Jenkins

Joanna Jenkins — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:52:12 +0000

KAREN I take my hate off to you – BIG TIME!!! Acceptance and grace are key! I’m going to spend more time working on finding those two qualities and less time worrying my wrinkles. When the day comes that I can appear before a thousand people in a strapless dress in my modeling debut– like you– I’m going to pop the champagne corks and invite YOU and everyone I ever met to celebrate! Congratulations! You rock!!!

By: Joanna Jenkins

Joanna Jenkins — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:41:22 +0000

CINDY L. Thanks for your comments– I’m thinking of dumping all my women’s magazine for the same reasons you mentioned. I find I get better feedback from Blogs by like-minded women–AND I read feeling less isolated and better about myself.

BARBARA B. I’m still searching for “the answer” but when I find it, I hope waxing is at the top of the list of things to stop sooner than later!

CATHY T. Ahhh, a Grandmother in her “right mind”. If there was a lotion to slather on daily to guarantee my mind would “be all there”, I’d dunk myself in it daily.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY LADIES – Joanna

By: CG

CG — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:22:28 +0000

My question is, are there a lot of people out there like us – silently tolerating being utterly invisible and expendable to the culture? Day to day I notice the absolute indifference toward anyone over 40. Especially women. What an odd circumstance and maybe it’s exaggerated here in LA, I don’t know. I see women way past “childbearing” sporting huge breasts and wrinkle free faces. Isn’t that an oxymoron of some sort? When they say things like, “You look 10 years younger” I wonder which 10 years should I suppose are now gone? I don’t truly want to loose any years. Then, even with all the “enhancements” the mental youth just doesn’t always follow. It’s all very confusing and quite painful at times. Especially when faced with the magazines and media screaming youth, youth, youth. Being completely invisible and yet having all the vitality and experience of a worthy life is a sad statement on our times and our culture.