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Don’t let anyone tell you you can’t wear bright I make up just because you’re over 40 or some other arbitrary age.

Photo via @1999.beauty — thank you for incorporating age-inclusiveness so seamlessly in your brand!

Click the profile link for more bright eye make up shopping options 🔗🛍️
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A marketing study out of the UK showed evidence of what Gen X woman already know: We are not one thing.

"...the evidence suggests a chronological model of age categorization is not appropriate for their understanding of Gen X females. Rather, they are distributed and dispersed across many groups—a moving, rather than fixed and predictable target."

Makes it hard for marketers, but also makes for a kick ass generation.

Also, is it possible to be both happily old and young at heart? 👵🏻💃

Read more about the study at .science: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-generation-women-age-ways.html

As I get older, my wardrobe has become more capsule-like, with multi-tasking staples that I turn to again and again.

Case in point is this shirt dress (and others I’ve collected over the years). Beyond just functioning as a dress, a shirt dress can serve as a duster if it’s long, or a layer over a sleeveless top or dress for hot days that turn into chilly evenings. You can layer it under or over anything, really, any way you want. There are no rules!

This photo is from last September on the day Mean Mag had been acquired, and I was really excited about my new role and what the future held. The future I imagined lasted 7 months, then I got laid off. The silver lining was they returned Mean Mag to me (see earlier video for details), and despite some uncertain, terrible, horrible, no good very bad days, I am once again excited about what the future holds ✨

And I’m still wearing this shirt dress with everything. Here’s to midlife resilience and wardrobe workhorses!

Link in profile for more!
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👋 Bye and hi! 👋 -

Mean Magazine Mean Magazine is for women who are diving into the second half of their lives with ambition, enthusiasm, and style. We see you, even though most media don’t seem to. We know that middle age doesn’t mean fading into the background. You might have grandkids, kids in college, babies, or no children...

Cute mani idea ❤️💙🤍💔
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