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A few threads have popped up of late dealing with certain prominent females - Raven someoneorother and Maggie Thatcher - who, obviously, while in their hayday, were quite the capable looker. Raven still, obviously.

I thought about how the public has assumptions of looks and style based on what the market can angle, and how that kind of bilge is really irrelevant to the true beauty of a person.

Admittedly, if someone has their eyes open enough, they'll catch SOME public figure/celebrity that elicits enough response from them to make them want to see that celebrity/public figure on a regular basis (and not necessarily in centerfolds) - i'm not beyond that kind of thing myself.

So, i was watching Mythbusters today, and i noted how they had a perfect scene with Kari Byron (in the jetpack episode), just for a second - and how she has her charisma and beauty captured quite well there. It occurred to me that although there's probably hundreds, if not THOUSANDS, of salivating fans of her and what she does on the show, they might not be thinking of how gracefully she'll age.
I don't mean in the sense that "she ages with me and i barely notice since i'm aging too" - i mean in the sense of how she (and anyone else) has the kind of constitution that allows the beauty to stay in perpetuity through whatever course in life she/they take(s).

So, long story short:

If you have a particular public figure/celebrity whose eye you have on, how gracefully do you think they'll age?

Botox? Lifts? Cuts? Amputations? Appendages? Clones?

An example .... Pamela Anderson looked better BEFORE the breast enlargement, IMNSHO.
Now i see a careful confluence of chemicals that play on the light given in whichever public forum she intends to inhabit for whatever period of time the camera's on her. But i see the same thing happening to her that happened to Melanie Griffith.


Any specifically garner your fancy? (I prefer not so much vulgar porn explanations, if you would please.)

I don't know about celebrities, but I'm going to age well :p

My Mum is mid forties and boys my age say she's good looking! lol

My grandmother has also aged well, and, with the help of my indoorsy lifestyle, I am almost assured nice ageing :D

I don't know about celebrities, but I'm going to age well :p

My Mum is mid forties and boys my age say she's good looking! lol

My grandmother has also aged well, and, with the help of my indoorsy lifestyle, I am almost assured nice ageing :D
I sincerely doubt ANYONE here would disagree with you :)

I would say that Nancy Reagan, as looks go, aged quite gracefully. Too bad her love interest ended up being president.

I wouldn't say Maggie Thatcher aged too gracefully looks-wise, but as i've said before, she was pretty hot when she was younger.

Harrison Ford is another example of good looks throughout.

Of course, very few would disagree that Dick Clark aged as graceful as any pact with "the" "devil" could have come out, again looks-wise.

Just some examples.
Perhaps Deep "International Poster of Mystery" Kimchi will post with his opinion of how Jessica Alba will age ...

Angelina Jolie ... Brad Pitt ... Steve Urkel ... Jake Gyllenhaal ... oh yes, Britney Spears ;)

I think Rene Russo has aged pretty well.

oh yes, Britney Spears ;)

She'll age, but who knows when she'll actually mature.

I think Rene Russo has aged pretty well.

I don't know about that. There have been a couple times she looked scary to almost manish.

I am a huge Stockard Channing fan and i think she has aged rather well, and will continue to.

Joan Collins looks fabulous, but I'm sure she's had a little help along the way.

Tina Turner is still very beautiful.

Anthony Hopkins-I love him no matter how he ages.

I think Charlize Theron will age well.

That's a start....

Hmmmm?

Scarlett Johanson
Bryce Howard
Kiera Knightly

I'll throw Helena Bonham Carter in there for one who will age gracefully, adn Helen Mirren in for one who already has.

I'll throw Helena Bonham Carter in there for one who will age gracefully, adn Helen Mirren in for one who already has.

I will agree with that! :)

Hmmmm?

Scarlett Johanson
Bryce Howard
Kiera Knightly
As in, they'll age gracefully, or not ... given their current looks and charisma?

She'll age, but who knows when she'll actually mature.
I'm not seeing THAT happen anytime soon.
Frankly, if it weren't for that giant python/boa constrictor routine, i'd say she hasn't really got so much charisma at all. But oh well, i never really paid too much attention to her unless there was a good photo op.

As in, they'll age gracefully, or not ... given their current looks and charisma?

Gracefully! So far they have the charm. They seem to have a good attitude about things.....

I'll throw Helena Bonham Carter in there for one who will age gracefully
Hmmm ...
My God. I haven't been f*cked like that since grade school.
or for private screening ...
I wanna have your abortion!

Gracefully! So far they have the charm. They seem to have a good attitude about things.....
That's a huge part of it.
I've seen an interview with Sandra Bullock that convinced me as such, as well as an interview with Patrick Stewart. Both of them have ebullient personalities in interviews (at least what i've seen) which impressed me quite a bit, and admittedly made them much more attractive people IMNSHO.

Keira does indeed interview quite interestingly. As does Scarlett. I don't know anything about Bryce, though.

I am a huge Stockard Channing fan and i think she has aged rather well, and will continue to.

Joan Collins looks fabulous, but I'm sure she's had a little help along the way.

Tina Turner is still very beautiful.

Anthony Hopkins-I love him no matter how he ages.

I think Charlize Theron will age well.

That's a start....
I (forgive my blessed ignorance) don't know Stockard. But then again, i'm a sheltered boy.
Joan Collins ... help? ;)
I can't help thinking about the ST:TOS she was in. That rocked.
Hopkins rocks too - he has an interesting manner of optional composure.
(Surprised you didn't mention Connery! ;) )
After Charlize did that whole "Monster" thing, i bet A LOT of people had this particular line of thinking cross their mind. *nods*


Tina rocks.

I (forgive my blessed ignorance) don't know Stockard. But then again, i'm a sheltered boy.
Joan Collins ... help? ;)
I can't help thinking about the ST:TOS she was in. That rocked.
Hopkins rocks too - he has an interesting manner of optional composure.
(Surprised you didn't mention Connery! ;) )
After Charlize did that whole "Monster" thing, i bet A LOT of people had this particular line of thinking cross their mind. *nods*


Tina rocks.

Stockard was Rizzo in Grease(one of my fav movies eva!) and she also plays Mrs. Jed Bartlett on The West Wing

Here she is.......she's 62 btw (http://www.entertainment-news.org/images/thumbnails/stockard-channing-gets-probation-on-dui-charge.jpg)

Speaking of West Wing.....I think Martin Sheen has aged well.

And I love Emillo Estavez but not Charlie Sheen......whom I'm sure will resemble a pitted prune in just a few more years. Or at least his liver will.

Stockard was Rizzo in Grease(one of my fav movies eva!) and she also plays Mrs. Jed Bartlett on The West Wing

Here she is.......she's 62 btw (http://www.entertainment-news.org/images/thumbnails/stockard-channing-gets-probation-on-dui-charge.jpg)
Funny thing is i thought at first you meant Dakota Fanning, for which i thought it a bit peculiar that you would be talking about how gracefully SHE was GOING TO age ... ;)

I know of whom you speak now. Cool.

Speaking of West Wing.....I think Martin Sheen has aged well. Agreed. I liked him best in Catch-22, The Dead Zone and Wall Street.


And I love Emillo Estavez but not Charlie Sheen......whom I'm sure will resemble a pitted prune in just a few more years. Or at least his liver will.
That wouldn't surprise me much. What's Emilio doing these days (not Paula Abdul ;) )? I liked him best in Wisdom, Young Guns and Repo Man (no, i ain't never seen the Ducks).

Kiera Knightley will. She just radiates beauty.

Helen Mirren in for one who already has.
God, yes, Helen Mirren is beautiful.

I also think Kathy Bates and Patricia Richardson are aging / will age very well.

As for the men, Sean Connery obviously already has, and Denzel Washington certainly will.
And Richard Gere is one of the really rare people who just keeps on looking fabulous and sexy, no matter how old - I don't really see that changing any time soon. Other than for example Paul Newman, who was intensely beautiful as a young man, yet has been looking quite gaunt and drawn for a loooong time now.

I can't really imagine what really young celebrities will look like 30 or 40 years from now. Hmmm. I guess Reese Witherspoon will age gracefully. Dunno why.

And while Scarlett Johansson is kind of my girl crush, I'll be interested to see if she will keep her erotic allure when it's not paired anymore with that "experienced beyond her years"-Lolita quality anymore.