A woman, 94, putting on red lipstick. She misses her lip line, laughs, wipes it with her thumb, tries again. “There,” she says. “Still here.”
That image alone is the thesis: It’s the way a weathered face lights up when a familiar voice calls. The way a body that has survived decades knows exactly when to be still and when to laugh loud. Age and Beauty Vol. 3 -2021-
Here’s a reflective post exploring — the third installment in the series that looks at the evolving relationship between growing older and our perception of beauty. Title: More Wrinkles, More Light: On ‘Age and Beauty Vol. 3 – 2021’ A woman, 94, putting on red lipstick