4 Different Approaches to Aging Gorgeously
Find out how these women keep the world guessing their ages and what you can learn from them about the beauty of having choices.
By Jenny Bailly
Nancy Gibson, 53
What She's Done
Monthly spa facials
What She'll Never Do
Anything that involves a scalpel
What She'd Consider
Anything short of a scalpel
Her beauty role model: "My mother is 88 and stunning. She's never put anything on her skin except moisturizer, and she's always been very active—she still swims four times a week. I'd love to look like her in my 80s, so I'm following her example."
A portfolio of her beauty investments (she spent 20 years in finance): "Ninety-five percent fitness and nutrition. Five percent haircare, skincare, and makeup."
The 95 percent: "I do Pilates two or three times a week and walk and hike regularly. I consider sleep part of fitness—you have to be disciplined about getting quality rest. I eat a lot of green vegetables and drink green vegetable juices."
The 5 percent: "My makeup consists of ChapStick, an eyebrow pencil, and a pair of sunglasses...do they count? But skincare is a different story: I love experimenting with products. Every morning and evening, I wash my face, then apply a serum and moisturizer."
One age-defying secret that's hard to quantify: "Love. The comfort and support of feeling loved keeps me from focusing on, or stressing about, physical imperfections."
YSL Eyebrow Pencil in #5
"This is the only real makeup I own. My brows are thin; filling them in gives more definition to my face."
$28, yslbeautyus.com.
Murad Firm and Tone Dietary Supplement Pack
"These vitamins claim to firm your skin. I don't know about that, but they're great multivitamins, and they come in convenient morning and evening packets. I also take extra vitamin D, fish oil, and probiotics."
$138, Murad.com.
Water
"I drink two to three liters of water every day because I believe hydration is good for my skin."
Dress, Edith A. Miller, $180, Bonadrag.com. Belt, Burberry, $275, Burberry.com. Bangles, T Tahari, $85 and $95, Dillards.com. Shoes, Bottega Veneta, $610, Couture.Zappos.com.
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Monthly spa facials
What She'll Never Do
Anything that involves a scalpel
What She'd Consider
Anything short of a scalpel
Her beauty role model: "My mother is 88 and stunning. She's never put anything on her skin except moisturizer, and she's always been very active—she still swims four times a week. I'd love to look like her in my 80s, so I'm following her example."
A portfolio of her beauty investments (she spent 20 years in finance): "Ninety-five percent fitness and nutrition. Five percent haircare, skincare, and makeup."
The 95 percent: "I do Pilates two or three times a week and walk and hike regularly. I consider sleep part of fitness—you have to be disciplined about getting quality rest. I eat a lot of green vegetables and drink green vegetable juices."
The 5 percent: "My makeup consists of ChapStick, an eyebrow pencil, and a pair of sunglasses...do they count? But skincare is a different story: I love experimenting with products. Every morning and evening, I wash my face, then apply a serum and moisturizer."
One age-defying secret that's hard to quantify: "Love. The comfort and support of feeling loved keeps me from focusing on, or stressing about, physical imperfections."
Her Extra Assists
YSL Eyebrow Pencil in #5
"This is the only real makeup I own. My brows are thin; filling them in gives more definition to my face."
$28, yslbeautyus.com.
Murad Firm and Tone Dietary Supplement Pack
"These vitamins claim to firm your skin. I don't know about that, but they're great multivitamins, and they come in convenient morning and evening packets. I also take extra vitamin D, fish oil, and probiotics."
$138, Murad.com.
Water
"I drink two to three liters of water every day because I believe hydration is good for my skin."
Dress, Edith A. Miller, $180, Bonadrag.com. Belt, Burberry, $275, Burberry.com. Bangles, T Tahari, $85 and $95, Dillards.com. Shoes, Bottega Veneta, $610, Couture.Zappos.com.
Next: 13 surprising statistics about plastic surgery
Published 04/13/2012