Older Women Have Stopped Caring About These 6 Things – And It Feels Like Freedom

Grey hair, don't care.

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Actor Helen Mirren once told People magazine that she thinks ageing and all the changes that come with it are something to embrace rather than try to hide.

“I think women were just so terrified of having white or grey hair because it immediately puts them into a different category,” she said.

“And of course, you are in that age group. I’m sorry, but you are! So, why not just embrace it, go along with it, and welcome it? Make it a positive thing as opposed to a negative thing.”

For some, it’s a tough pill to swallow, but ageing is inevitable and happens to all of us. Throughout our lives, we evolve with socially constructed beauty standards that try to dictate what we’re supposed to look like at every decade.

That may lead to using hair rollers daily for perfectly bouncy curls, waxing your body monthly, or indulging in new makeup trends.

But it’s not unusual to come to a point where you don’t want to deal with the upkeep, and you simply don’t care about investing so much time and money in your appearance.

This can mean letting go of decades-long rituals and routines that used to boost your confidence or even felt like a necessity – and it’s incredibly freeing.

We spoke with six women over 50 who shared the things they just don’t care about anymore and why it’s liberating.

A rigid daily beauty routine

At 50, Lisa Richards let go of almost every beauty routine she once felt committed to. “And it’s been........

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