Helen Mirren has been voted number one
Helen Mirren has been named the celebrity growing old most gracefully in a new survey that found that 59 is the age we're expected to realise are age and start acting it.
The poll of 2000 women aged 45 plus and 500 men found 80 per cent felt they needed to abandon some styles as they got older with many trends needing to be ditched as early as their forties.
Researchers have pinpointed the age women believe they should to drop certain looks like false nails, high-heels and tight fitting clothes. And now that the party season is in full swing, women may need to think twice before they head out of the house.
The poll by anti-aging brand Nurture Replenish Skincare found over a third of women said fake tan should be dropped by the time they reach 40 and a third say false lashes are out for anyone over 43. 45 per cent of women say that anything glittering must go by 40, but red lipstick is seen as a beauty classic, with 38 per cent saying it’s ok to wear whatever your age.
They might be in fashion this season, but leather trousers are also a no-no for the 40+ woman, as nearly 60 per of women polled agreed they were not for the over 40’s.
The study found that miniskirts need to be relegated at the age of 41, knee-high boots get the heave-ho at 45 and baseball caps need to go at 40.
Not surprisingly, over half of those in the study said women over 50 could not get away with tattoos and a third said bleached hair was not becoming for an older lady. Nearly a third of the women polled said they worry they’re too old to wear certain items in their wardrobe.
A spokesman for Nurture Replenish Skincare said: ‘’Many women will be able to relate to these findings.
‘It’s true that as you get older you may have to adapt your look and 50 is a watershed decade for most women.
‘But every woman will face this stage at different times in her life and what age is right for one woman won’t necessarily suit the next.
‘What’s important to remember is to be yourself and don’t be forced to look a certain way because you feel you have to.’
Despite living in an age-conscious society, a confident 59 per cent of women said they think they look younger than they actually are and said they don’t need the latest trends in fashion and make-up to look good.
Only a quarter said they would consider cosmetic surgery with the health risks and cost implications being the biggest deterrent.
And half said they would be petrified of anti-aging surgery going wrong.
A very comfortable 74 per cent said they are happy to let nature take its course and not succumb to drastic anti-ageing measures such as cosmetic surgery whilst most agreed there comes a time when you’re fooling no-one by dying your hair.
The study also found that Helen Mirren was named the celebrity that is growing old the most gracefully.
Runner-up was Bond actress Judi Dench, followed by Absolutely Fabulous Star Joanna Lumley.
But Madonna, Anne Robinson and Jerry Hall were at the bottom of the list and failed to make the top 20.
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