Age 10 to 60 – through Make-up & Photography
Vogue Paris had a very interesting editorial featuring a series of photographs of the 20-years-old model Eniko Mihalik portrayed in the age of 10, 20, … 50, 60 respectively. It’s quite amazing how the overall look can be so malleable, achieved (perhaps not so) simply with tricks of the trade like hairdo, facial expression, make-up, photography angles, etc.
At 10, a certain wide-eyed innocence with a strong suggestion on bare-chestedness, half-exposed teeth (make them seem smaller and less full-grown), very light make-up, looking almost fresh out of a swimming pool or something.
At 20, a rather typical high-school/college girl first getting acquainted with mascara and lip-gloss; expressions of youth with straight hair, painted finger nails and fun accessories (ring); there is a sense of eagerness and anticipation in the expression.
At 30, she looks like she’s been through some really bad relationships, on the roads, and maybe have her life mortgated to drugs and alcohol, doused generally with a sense of cynicism towards the world.
At 40, life reins in as she matures and develops into a more assured woman; the wild sides has not been eliminated totally but tamed to a more nuanced portrayal;
At 50, back to a very classic and enduring look showing a sense of refined sophistication after living through the many decades; tastes have been distilled and generally looks more classy.
Finally at 60, the beauty grows inwards as the outer appearance are toned down in favor of more subtle expression (cropped hairdo, plain top), with a sense that the inner wisdom is now far more distinguishing than the outer appearance.
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It’s really quite amazing that all these were achieved simply by modifying the external “packaging” on a person – that probably goes to show how precise the media can turn and distort “reality” by modifying how it is presented. Great works.
[via Miss at la Playa]
Wow, this is really impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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Dear god may I look like that at sixty…
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In her “30s” and “40s”, she looks amazingly like Ashley Judd
i like this idea but i don’t know any 40, 50 or 60 year olds who look that youthful. the 60 year old looks like she just hit 40.
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yet another false perception purported by the beauty and fashion industry. Age is reflection of ones conduct and self awareness. Not outward appearances.
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It makes sense. There are days when people are surprised that I am as old as I am (29), and others where I don’t get carded because I look over 35. All depends on my hair, makeup, clothing and attitude.
~ Kristi
“…Finally at 60, the beauty grows inwards as the outer appearance are toned down..:
umm…so this means you DIE at 60?
Thats it? No more? NO one who is older looks
good or even EXISTS?
Bite me, you young little bastards!
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I have never in my life met a 60 year old wihtout one wrinkle at all.
All this is is a 20 year old pretending to be 60. Try taking a 60 year old and making them 20 if you really want to impress me.
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A 60-year-old with nary a wrinkle. That’s not unusual at all, no!
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Well….I have photographed plenty of beautiful women in my day….but the “60″ year old version looks more like a really hot 40 year old.
Sorry…the styling might be right…but that’s about it.
Oh my gosh, I hope not. I’m almost 40 and I think most women my age around me look a lot better than the 60 year old image. I would not find that hot. Well, I guess the face looks pretty good, but the hair would totally be a turn off.
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Significant parts of the body, such as the neck and the hand, lips, change over time, but not here.
Not very impressive…They should watch the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” to get some good ideas!
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I foudn this via grahamcreative.me – these photos are really good. Although I’d like to think that 20 seems a bit young, perhaps because I’m a defensive 22 year old.
Very eye opening! The older age pictures don’t look that old, but if you didn’t take exact ages into account and covered up how old they’re supposed to be, you’d likely still be able to sort the pictures in the order they’re meant to be in!
Great article
so good
the 50 looks younger than the 40 in my opinion on here
Wow, awesome! I think that’s pretty acurate. I certainly don’t think the 60 year old version looks like a 40 year old. Oh my gosh. That would be an old lookiing 40 year old. The only thing is I don’t see how the suggestion of bare chestedness contributes to the 10 year old perspective. 10 year old girls usually wear shirts. I do think the 50 year old looks better than the 40 year old. It’s so true though, that the way we carry ourselves also makes us look older or younger. I’ve heard a lot of guys find the length of a woman’s hair is one of the biggest factors in how attractive she is. It’s the hair cropping that makes guys less attrated to older woman more than the physical aging.