The number one, no doubt about it, secret to growing more beautiful with age is to grow up and grow confident in yourself.   It can be depressing to sit and think back to the body and face we may have had years ago.  Even when you think back to those days, you may remember that you did not fully appreciate the natural glow and lack of lines back then.  Today, the lines are slowly creeping and the glow isn’t a given either.   However, what you have today can be just as beautiful, if you stop looking back and appreciate what you now have.

Our beauty does not fade.  It evolves.  As what makes us individually beautiful does change and evolve, it too can grow and become more apparent.  With this in mind, forget virtually everything you have ever heard or have seen about aging and realize that it is possible to grow more beautiful with age.

One thing that surely can make any one of us more beautiful with age is the fact that our sense of self finally comes to the forefront.  We no longer flounder or stumble trying to find a sense of style or project a preconceived idea of beauty that simply isn’t true to who we are.   With age comes the confidence needed to simply be who we really are in any given situation and circumstance.

We learn to truly see which physical traits we naturally possess are infinitely beautiful and timeless regardless of the number of candles on a cake.  Feeling comfortable in your own skin is beautiful and shows even when you are unaware of it.  Find what it is that makes you unique, be it eyes, body type, a crooked smile, or a contagious laugh and play it up.  Flaunt it.   Project it out into the world.

When you walk into a room with confidence, knowing exactly who you are, you automatically stand taller, smile more, and send out a vibe that makes your beauty more enhanced than any lipstick could do.

Also, as you grow older don’t just focus on those individual features which make heads turn but take care of your whole self.  Nothing is sexier or more alluring at any age than being totally and completely healthy.  Part of that youthful glow you long for stems from what you put into your body.  Knowing as you get older you are taking better care of yourself than you may have bothered to in your youth will project strength and a sense of power.  This isn’t to say you shouldn’t use those miracle creams and add concealer under your eyes, but also remember those little efforts need to be part of a larger picture when it comes to being beautiful at any age.

A major part of growing up and therefore growing more beautiful means outgrowing all of those misconceptions about youth and beauty. When you are young in age, you spend so much time and energy craving all of the attention in the room, many times for all the wrong reasons. However, when you are confident, mature and growing more beautiful with age, you will command that same attention without effort or care.  And, you will deserve it.