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Is this a thing?? I'm a millennial and don't look my age and have noticed the same for plenty of other women around my age. I've always wondered about it, but hadn't heard of it in a broad sense.
Yeah it's kind of a running joke but true. I suspect it's because of sunscreen and a lot of us never smoked. Idk. Our generation just seems to look younger.
People can't believe I'm in my 40s now. I also have a baby-face so that just adds to it. And I've always been good about wearing face sunscreen because im pasty and burn easy.
Never smoked.
Also no kids.
I see the generations after us looking older than us. I don't know what changed.
I suspect many of them overdo skincare, diet, etc.
Ive been washing my face with bar soap since I was a teen. That's my skincare routine. And I grew up eating junk food. Though I do eat better now. 🤷
I'm the same but with moisturizer (I typically make my own out of cocoa butter, coconut oil, and olive oil) and sunscreen. Also I don't wear foundation and only wear makeup for nights out and other occasions. I get the occasional zit, but my face is aging gracefully for now.
My hair on the other hand, I do very little for and is a disaster.
But yeah I think that it's really possible to overdo skincare, especially if you buy into all the propaganda that the beauty industry puts out.
Having children takes a huge toll on the body. Millennials tend to have none or a lot fewer children than previous generations. Also, millennials eat way healthier and smoke less than their parents and grandparents.
Alcohol, too. While I do believe many/most did the whole "social life is at the bar" out of high school, I think millennials were the generation that started breaking the cycle more and started doing more things while drunk (like board game bars, video game bars, escape rooms, etc), and then transitioned to not getting as drunk so they could do the things better and not be as much of a burden on those around them who weren't just trying to get wasted for the night.
Also more options that weren't as destructive as alcohol for those that still wanted to get fucked up. And less judgement about those options.
and sunscreen
edit: plus maybe clean air laws.
And even though we grew up without it, we now wear sunscreen.