Women Over 40 Rock!

As the economy sags, so do faces. Fault lines ripple through the economy, signaling the return of frown lines, jowls, and chicken necks. Plumped up lips are deflatimg. Frozen expressions are thawing. It’s like a facial global warming. Yes, discretionary spending is off for such fun cosmetic treatments as Botox, Juvederm, and even the more unusual treatment like anal bleaching. You may not have heard of that last one but it’s a real procedure and let’s just hope Clorox isn’t involved!

The Los Angeles Times on April 5th ran a front page story, “Cosmetic Surgery Business Sags as Purse Strings Tighten” , about the decline in optional cosmetic treatments. This IS news. It’s another sad sign of the dire economic times we’re living in. Forced to decide whether to spend $1800 for Botox injections every 6 weeks, many women are opting to let their faces go. Money that had been carefully set aside for face lifts will now be used to pay for gas and groceries. What does this mean for our society? All over Los Angeles multiple expressions will be returning to women’s faces. Women, who had seemed continuously startled, will now startle you with a whole gamut of facial expressions. The Dorian Grey effect will kick in. Overnight a lot of women will look like they’ve aged 10 years. Whole segments of the population will start to appear very, very tired. You’ll be shocked to notice that the pretty, perky neighbor, who you thought was 35, is actually pushing 50.

But here’s the bright side. California has always been a trend setting state. So, maybe all the economic bad news and subsequent losses being racked up by panicking plastic surgeons will have a positive effect. California women will start a new trend:
Kiss my wrinkles, baby, because looking old is totally radical and totally happening!

Jan Bina, blogger for In the Trenches Productions
The First Entertainment Website Celebrating the Power and Beauty of Women Over 40