Beauty Isn't Something You Chase...

@celticeagle (168932)
Boise, Idaho
January 2, 2025 4:33pm CST
But it is something we hold inside ourselves. The beauty product companies keep telling us we need to be fixed. That laugh lines and wrinkles aren't signs of a life well lived and of character but of age. But who does chasing perfection really serve? I personally think that a woman with some brown spots or wrinkles are much more interesting than a person with caked on makeup that looks like a manicun. Many women spend the better part of their lives trying to reach this supposed perfection that society dictates when it is richer when nature takes the helm and things shift as they will. We can miss a lot of life by dropping authenticity and trying too hard not to just age.
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@wolfgirl569 (108954)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Jan
It's not just women now. They are pressing some of the same stuff towards men now
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@wolfgirl569 (108954)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jan
@celticeagle And they need smooth shaves head to toe
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@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Jan
@wolfgirl569 ....shaving? Lipgloss.
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@wolfgirl569 (108954)
• Marion, Ohio
15h
@celticeagle I just roll my eyes anymore
@LindaOHio (183178)
• United States
3 Jan
I stopped wearing makeup decades ago; and I stopped dying my hair when I retired on disability. I found out that I had really pretty silvery hair. I'm not the babe that I was at 21; but that's OK with me. Thank you for your post and have a good weekend.
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@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Jan
I did too. I rarely dye my hair. I'm not trying to impress anyone now days anyway.
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@jstory07 (140423)
• Roseburg, Oregon
3 Jan
Aging is part of life. I will except what comes.
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@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Jan
So will I.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50774)
• United States
2 Jan
So far I feel content with my signs of aging. I imagine that I will continue to except the changes as they come.
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@celticeagle (168932)
• Boise, Idaho
3 Jan
I took care of my skin when younger and don't have much of an issue now.
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@rakski (127008)
• Philippines
1h
Aging is a natural process that brings its own kind of beauty. Wrinkles, laugh lines, and age spots tell stories of joy, struggle, and wisdom.