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  • wyo
    wyo Member Posts: 541
    edited March 2014

    HI all

    back after a whirlwind weekend in Montana getting a dose of blizzard haha.  I have caught up on all the posts and am back on line 

  • AndreaJ50
    AndreaJ50 Member Posts: 889
    edited March 2014

    Ariom, that very same thing happened to me last weekend.  Ii am 50, so I guess I am too old to be noticed... And not old enough to be respected, lol. Or maybe He was just rude!! 

    Do you know if Botox and fillers are safe for us? I guess I could ask my onc.

    Oh and maybe they will suck some fat out of my belly to fill in my breasts...I am all about repurposing, lol!!

  • Ariom
    Ariom Member Posts: 6,197
    edited March 2014

    Hi Andrea! I am sorry that you had that happen too, ouch! It isn't a great feeling is it?

    Invisible is what it is!

    I have no idea if Botox or Fillers are actually safe for anyone, they all have their detractors. Botox is being used for a lot of medical reasons now, so I think it has a bit more credibility for that reason.

    I have enough fat in my belly and butt to fill my face, several times over:)

  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited March 2014

    Ariom - I would stop coloring my gray tomorrow if I could have beautiful hair like yours!!!! (Sadly, I don't.....)

  • Ariom
    Ariom Member Posts: 6,197
    edited March 2014

    Thank you Blessings! It's a good thing I don't mind the color, because coloring wouldn't be an option, the regrowth would be through in no time.

    My Mother kept her almost black hair most of her life, and I started to go grey in my late teens. Go figure!

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited March 2014

    Leah, lol on not buying grey wigs. Why wigs and not a scarf? (If you don't mind explaining, because I have always wondered about that.)

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited March 2014

    "Unseen" ladies, sunglasses, big ones, just saying ;) If your dark glasses are big enough, they can't tell your age, especially not if you shake that thing.  Always cracks me up when some 30yo mistakenly gives me the eye.

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2014

    I remember when guys' eyes stopped looking at me...sigh. They'd kind of pass right over like I was made of Teflon or something. It's been gratifying working in the public eye again as I'm getting some feedback as men have to stop and actually talk to me. I can see flickers of "interest" or "respect" or whatever it is...not sure but I'll take it!! I wonder what they think when they check the rest of me out and see a flat chest! hehehehehhehehehe

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited March 2014

    I too like Helen Mirren, and she's proof, you can have "work done" and still look good. Pamela Harrison has the worlds BEST face lift...lng before she was US Ambassador to Paris ;-)

  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited March 2014

    Judge Judy had a great face lift some years ago. She looked exactly like she should have-years younger & well-rested. Not at all like she had work done. I remember thinking how great she looked.

  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited March 2014

    I saw Jane Fonda a few years ago on t.v. and could not believe my eyes! She is in her 70's but literally looked 35! I told my DH that's the facelift I want! Smile

    Edit, well she looks a little older than 35 but still great for somebody in her 70's!

    image

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2014

    FAB hair colour on Jane!!! Soft for her skin tones....

  • Ariom
    Ariom Member Posts: 6,197
    edited March 2014

    She looks amazing! Her body is tight and lean, but still muscular and her face looks sensational. The hair color and the style do her justice too. She will always be gorgeous.

    I saw an interview where she spoke of the work she has had done and that she is so fortunate to have the money to be able to do it, and to maintain it. 

    One of my pet hates is when a 70 year old is still coloring their hair the same flat baby blonde that they were at 4. That will never work, and in a few years "Whatever happened to baby Jane!" EEEEEk

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2014

    I HATE seeing older women dye their hair black!! Do they not see the witchiness it gives them??? I see them every day now in all sorts of garments, but it's the hair that ages them horrendously!! Our lightening hair as we age softens our faces.... I think blondes have it made as they age!

  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited March 2014
  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited March 2014

    Selena, so funny!! 

  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited March 2014

    Selena, scary, but true.

    Love all the discussion on hair color & work being done. I think plastic surgery has advanced  so much in the last 10 years. I have no plans to do anything, well,  I need to have my hair colored. It is growing out from chemo, the front looks ok, very white, but the back is ugly grey. It's too much. I have colored my hair for years, so not used to being grey. 

    Jane Fonda also has perfect posture, something I am working on....

  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited March 2014

    Holeinone... my pilates instructor said to imagine that you are a marionette with a string attached to the crown of your head; imagine that string being pulled up.  Your spine will elongate, your shoulders will settle, and your posture will improve.

    Yorkie... caught myself mid-sentence this weekend when the speakers in my head realized that, not only was I saying something my mother would say, but that I sounded exactly like her right down to the intonation.  My husband cracked up at the horrified look on my face.

    This long, cold winter has left me with skin so prickly and dry that if I smile I feel like I'm shedding a skin.  Even sweet almond oil and  the oatmeal-based moisturizers are only taking the edge off the itch.

  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited March 2014

    Selena, I laughed because I have had that same experience. My daughters are old enough that I bet they have also, although I doubt they're ready to admit it! 

  • Leah_S
    Leah_S Member Posts: 8,458
    edited March 2014

    Sorry for not answering before, Momine. I just saw your question.

    Orthodox Jewish women cover their hair after they marry but the method used is according to personal preference and/or community custom. I almost always wear a wig when I'm dressed up, otherwise I like a snood (more comfortable). One of my daughters always wears a hat, another always scarves. I used to wear scarves a lot but as I've gotten older I don't very often - they do a good job of making me look like I've gotten older!

    Leah

  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited March 2014

    Leah, that makes sense, thanks! 

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2014

    But Leah, I have to ask as I've always wondered. From what I understand, covering your hair is a modesty/pride issue; no one but your husband should see your hair. Is that correct? If so, wouldn't you have to cover your hair in something that is not as nice as your own hair? I mean, someone could have short gray hair, yet use a stunning blonde wig that attracts a lot of attention. Are their such things as Orthodox wigs? I hope you take this query with the sincerity that it is asked.

    I worked with a Muslim woman who kept her hair covered. She kept showing me pictures on her phone of her "real" hair which she was very proud of. Didn't all make sense to me.

    I am always fascinated by other religions and beliefs and find comfort in their "rules". I know that in the Jewish faith there is always an answer somewhere to relieve a stress or worry. It's like someone has already "taken care" of it.

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2014

    I have to add; being raised Roman Catholic the only "rule" we had was guilt!! If someone was wrong, it must have been my fault. If I was unhappy, it was all on me. If a relationship didn't go right - yep, my fault, yet again. Looking way back over the years I know I resisted a lot but also picked up a lot of the guilt issues. I consider myself Christian and believe that "when two or more are gathered in My name" then we have a "church". I don't believe in organized religion for that reason - politics, money and greed. But can't speak for other faiths, of course. Just my Catholic upbringing, right up to no meat on Fridays. A lot of church "rules" are based on the realities of the past. Apparently, there was no fresh meat by Fridays (market days on Saturday) and thus "no meat". That's why fish is allowed as it can be caught every day. Love when we find out what these "rules" all meant!!

  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited March 2014

    Barbe, that's why I was glad I was Episcopalian. Catholic without the guilt!

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2014

    I go to a book club at a United Church - I am the only non-member there and we have GREAT moral discussions! I've really enjoyed their religious beliefs as well. I haven't been exposed to Episcopalian but am sure that it is lighter than Catholic....

  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited March 2014

    I enjoy reading- and learning about all religions.  As an historian with a specialty in medieval history, of course, I learned a lot about the Catholic Church and its development throughout the ages.  And as someone who has been fascinated with Russia all my life and studied Russian in university, Orthodoxy, also, fascinates me.  There's something to be said for ancient religions: their beauty; their art; their mysticism; and their ritual is deeply comforting and fulfilling.  I'd like to learn more about Judaism and Islam; I'm working on that.

    I know that this sounds strange coming from someone who is a professed witch (and a skeptic), but one of the nice things about witchcraft is its polytheistic- and inclusive nature.  Plus, I'm just naturally curious about spirituality in all its forms and practises.

  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited March 2014

    Selena, I'm pagan. Merry meet!

  • SelenaWolf
    SelenaWolf Member Posts: 1,724
    edited March 2014

    Merry Meet!  It's not often that I meet other pagans.

  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited March 2014

    Interesting conversation. I have no belief, beside the " golden rule", and of course, try to lead by example. But I do find other people's faith, and religious discipline interesting. 

    My parents were agnostic, so I was raised that way. I married a Catholic & raised my kids that way.

  • wyo
    wyo Member Posts: 541
    edited March 2014

    This thread is so much more than just vanity- love it.  I am a catholic- raised catholic and raised my kids catholic but they kind of tapered off as they got out of high school.  One of my all time best experiences was going to the Vatican and going underground on the Necropolis tour and attending midnight mass.  I am not overly "religious" but I think any spirituality of any type that gives comfort and people find forgiveness has got to be okay.  Being a nurse I have seen it all- most interesting was when I had a native american patient whose son was a chief- brought the medicine man and they burned sage and the whole ritual in the ICU- I closed the door and said "don't set off the fire alarm"  the gentleman was so sick and I believe his senses were aware of what was happening

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