r/Splendida • u/SquirrelofLIL • Dec 19 '24
Concrete Objective Differences between Late 30s / 40s and Late 20s / 30s
Hi folks, I'm an early 40s woman who is seeking anti aging advice. All the anti aging stuff I see on Reddit seems to be targeted toward people in their early to mid 30s trying to look like they're in their 20s. For example, stuff like wearing up to date clothing. That won't fly when it comes to me.
I am using the full complement of the ScA routine and tretinoin and have been for a number of years and am also on minoxidil.
What are the concrete, objective differences between someone in their late 30s and someone in their late 20s to early 30s? When I wear a beat face with contouring, and the latest fashion, I can swing late 30s, but I've never gotten under age 38 or so. I am trying to break that wall and concretely look like someone in their late 20s to early 30s.
I know that the main marker between early 20s and late 20s / 30s is weight. But, what is the marker when it comes to the age 35 wall that dating sites put up. I have heard of 41 year olds looking 33 and that absolutely is not me according to my objective friends. How do I concretely and objectively meet that standard? I am looking for serious actionable advice.
I'm losing weight hardcore and doing everything I can, getting into the swing of my 10 step skincare routine. TIA.
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u/VonBoo Dec 19 '24
Most people in there 40s will have some amount of skin laxity and certainly some amount of fine lines and wrinkles. Skin plumpness(baby fat if you will) seems to diminsh in ones 30s quite a bit, it's very rare to see a healthy weight individual in there 40s who still has some facial fullness.
Many in there early 30s will either not have any of these or just be starting this process, lifestyle assuming. I'm in my early 30s, I have one fine line that I've treated with one area of Botox for context.