Now it's about wrinkles

[Crankin]

I had a friend who went to a fashion school for college. She used to come around and make presentations about how the history of fashion (and beauty, too) is intertwined with our actual history. I invited her to come to the high school I taught at and she was besieged with requests to speak to history classes. I used to sit in when I could. It was fascinating.

[badger]

I liked it when Dove had those series of commercials focusing on beauty being the way you are, especially for young girls who think they're either too tall, short, fat, skinny, have red hair, wear glasses, etc. A reminder that self confidence comes from within, not how you look - and that's how it should be.

But, that aside, I do hate that as I approach the age of 40, I battle zits and wrinkles at the same time, it's just not fair!! I've noticed the texture of my skin changing a lot over the past 5 years. It's just not as supple anymore, and especially on my hands, the skin looks so dry no matter how much moisturizering I do. And my hair's getting more frizzy, too.

Oh well, all part and parcel in getting older, I guess!