At what age does someone start to lose their looks?

I know what you mean, but I would suggest thinking of it another way. The implication there is “lose their good looks.” But people don’t become looksless. People’s looks change. Most of us never were, say, the beauty that Olivia de Havilland was in her prime, and so we won’t be the beauty she was in her nineties.

An expression like “the bloom is off the rose” is very demeaning, suggesting that one’s value lies in one’s appearance, and that without youth nothing is beautiful. Youth is beautiful, something the young really can’t understand; but age has its own beauties.

I hate to invoke a cliche, but if she goes around with a sad or angry expression, she won’t show the beauty she does have. She needs to pay more attention to the things that are less susceptible to change with time.

Oh, and “at what age”: impossible to say. Some people look the best they ever will when they’re two or three years old. Some won’t start to peak until they’re past sixty. There’s no reason to look for a one-size-fits-all rule.

Older lady: I used to be young and beautiful like you.
Younger lady: Now you’re just beautiful.

@Mama_Cakes I know you are still good looking.

It really gets down to how they take care of them selves, and that applies to both men and women.

Drink too much, one gets bloated and haggard. Smoke cigarettes, your skin and hair lose vitality. Eat too much and don;t exercise,the weight makes you look drawn down and tired.

Eat properly, exercise, careful about ooze and no smoking, a 70 year old can look thirty five years younger.

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I have seen people look better at 40 than they did at 20.
It’s all judgemental.

Must be sometime after 69 for penguins.

It depends on how one looks after there body.

NO alcohol ( or very little)

NO make up ( look at those chemicals that age you on those products..Formaldehyde?

Sleep patterns ( get at least 8 – 12 hours sleep ( real restful sleep to recharge the body).

Sometimes stress can cause early grey hair plus other aging effects.

DNA inherited also comes into play as well, so look at your mother/father,even grandparents aging stages….( however stress in some eras makes a difference and how one handles stress too).

Diet also a big factor.

My late mother looked younger and her skin was healthy because she NEVER Drank alcohol and never used makeup unless lipstick and light blush.

She had lots of stress in her life but she handled it well and remained positive so that made a difference. She had her husband ( my late father) as a good support sometimes.

Age isn’t the only factor of aging..all the above does.

The good news is that one can look after themselves better now and possibly slow down the aging process somewhat.

By the way age 50 years old is a “baby” when your older that that and many would love to look that age, now.

I think stress has a lot to do with it. The past two years have been horrible for me with both my mother and sister dying. And now with all the Covid crap. I feel and look like I have aged ten years. (btw, I am 52)

You lose your looks when you die.
Or I guess when you reprogram your brain to stop believing suburban housewife gossip BS.

Smoking, drinking, drug use, sun damage, illness, stress – all are bad for skin and appearance.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.