Jamie Lee Curtis, Good Looks at any Age

Jamie Lee Curtis, Good Looks at any Age

by | Over-Fifty Beauty

Looking Young Naturally

Face of Jamie Lee Curtis

I think Jamie Lee Curtis is absolutely gorgeous. She has a look that is healthy, natural, and which any woman might want to emulate. Jamie Lee Curtis and I share something in common: we have some Hungarian ancestry.

With her athletic, yet feminine build, the gamin haircut has been the perfect foil for her, and it melds perfectly with her lively persona.

For those who want to borrow the style and look of this beautiful and magnetic star… read on….

Jamie’s Style: Her Look, Her Hair, Her Makeup

“…a classic cut for Ms. Curtis. Jamie Lee’s back and sides have been angle cut to create a messy, sexy look and her top section has been razor cut to add body and movement. This is an easy style to maintain with regular trims.” – Hairstyler.com

Of her Pixie haircut one commenter said, “you need good bone structure and a bit of bravery, since there’s no hair to hide behind” about choosing this style.

If you look at lots of pictures of her, it becomes apparent that her general style is to be very simple and striking in flattering cut clothing with usually one focal point of jewelry, fabulous earrings, or a stunning necklace. she often chooses silver metals with diamonds, but not always. The key is that with simple well fitting clothing and her short haircut the jewelry serves to highlight her face. It is a very effective look for an older woman.

One thing that is readily apparent about Jamie Lee Curtis is how fit and athletically slim she is. If you have rolls or extra pounds on your frame you can’t wear her clothing styles. but you can use her sense of color and design for your overall look.

“Jamie Lee Curtis enhances her gray locks with soft, neutral makeup.”

Beauty Tips for Women With Gray Hair

Natural Style

Natural Style

Jamie Lee Curtis source:NewsHound

  • Adjust your makeup to gray or silver hair:
  • Choose cooler tones for eyes like pewter and lavender.
  • Choose warmer tones for cheeks and lips like golden pinks and apricots.
  • Choose a light shade of  brow color and define the eyebrows.
  • Add extra sheen to your hair with finishing sprays that have glisteners, use mineral powder foundation with illumination for your skin.
  • No copper or orange shades of makeup- choose peachy instead.
  • Steer clear of dark lip colors, and make the lips look plump and juicy with shiny lipgloss.

A pomade gives hold and shine and is great for short gray hair like Curtis’ pixie cut. I haven’t seen what particular line of hair products she uses, but her stylist spilled about one that is both good for your hair and keeps a well groomed natural look like Jamie Lee’s signature style.

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Fabulous Makeup Products – Get the Look

To get Jamie Lee Curtis’ flattering natural look, all luminous and bronzed, consider that she endorses “Sheercover Makeup“.

My Own Curated Beauty Kit fro Older Women

Studying her photos, she almost always opts for a very natural look that includes pink lipstick, some blush, and accents her eyes with shadows and mascara, done with a light hand. Recently reported as using “Blush Brown” lipstick  – pinky brown, with a smokey eye for her appearance at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony..

Glammed-up events occasionally break the rule, but rarely appear better than her signature look.

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Jamie is beautiful in clear colors.

Eyeing the Details

Curtis has blue eyes, and a recent report on her look with a glamorous smoky eye included:

Aging Gracefully

Sometimes it really helps to have some guidance when entering a new phase of life, like becoming a mommy, re-entering the workforce, or any big and important, new phase of life. Aging is no different.

I liked the advice given in this book and the way it is presented. Maybe we have felt our best was behind us -looks wise, anyway, but the idea of “making a comeback” puts it in perspective. We just have to fine tune some things and polish up a bit… we are on our way to a new and exciting chapter of life.

Shimmer, Shine, and Health

Jamie Lee Curtis

Find Your Silver Fox Style

Analyze Jamie Lee Style

Hair Products With Celebrity Status


Recently stylist Sean James is quoted as using PHYTO Volume to style Jamie Lee’s hair for her FOX Los Angeles Screening Party of Scream Queens.

Try out PHYTO shampoo for Gray / White hair., if you want to color correct any yellowish cast.

What Style And Aging Means To Her (And Oprah)

I made a commitment to being physically strong at 51

~ JLC

Getting fit is a big part of the look

Jamie Cool Casual

Jamie’s Cool Casual Look

Getting fit is important to any woman’s health, and the look of the simple form-following wardrobe that Jamie Lee Curtis wears hangs on a body that is not skinny, but certainly is not packing extra pounds.

In recent years Curtis cut back on her favorite carbohydrates in breads, etc. to cut her weight for health reasons. Modifying your weight by losing extra pounds will reduce the blood pressure and the cholesterol readings. It also makes you look better in your clothes.

True confession: I’m writing this as motivation for myself- to eat healthier and see these results.

You like a Gap T-shirt, and then six months later you want the same one because the baby pukes all over you. And then they don’t make it anymore. So I’m a replicant. When I know something I like, I just want to replicate it.

~Jamie Lee Curtis

Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45
Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45

It’s not over yet! We are just beginning to awaken to making the most of our beauty now. A mature beauty, yes, but it has its own attractiveness. Just as we see in celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis!

What most helped me is the advice on clothing. That is more of a challenge than hair or makeup for me. This book has it all covered, though. Chapters on each part of your look given in an encouraging, spirit uplifting way.

Fun and Freaky Movie

I had so much fun watching this movie.

Freaky Friday is my favorite Jamie Lee Curtis movie. Her great comedic talent really shines out. Jamie Lee was perfect for this part. It is a light and well-paced comedy that plays off the fact that we all imagine we would play another’s role in life so much better: mothers would behave better if they were in their daughters shoes, and the daughter would presumably do everything differently.

Yes, there is a moral here, too- that everyone should give a bit more love and tolerance to each other.

Her Activia Commercials

Youthful and Gray? Yes

Youthful and Gray? Yes

One of the ways you might have seen Jamie Lee Curtis is due to her involvement with representing the yogurt ‘Activia’ in TV commercials.

“A lot of celebrities do product endorsement. Curtis just stumbled into the big one. “I never in my life thought when I first was asked by this company, Activia, Dannon, to be their representative, I really don’t think it was just like, ‘Oh, it’s going to be a check, I’m going to do it.’ I really thought, ‘Okay, wait a minute. I’m going to go out and talk about bowel movements and about how people’s digestive tracts work. Some work better than others and why and blah blah blah and that this will help.’

I really thought, ‘Okay, is that going to be weird? I mean, is that going to be weird? You’re an actor, you’re a writer. Is that going to just be a weird thing.’  It has turned out to be the most fun thing.”

-from Starpulse interview

What do you think about celebrity commercials?

What Are You Doing? – How Do You Feel About That?

How Jamie Lee describes our parenting now…. She is a funny, and articulate. person.

Try to discourage your loved ones from falling prey to this system of dissatisfaction. Men, honor your women and girls. Tell them that they are beautiful and show them that you mean it. Pattern your behavior so that young men can learn about what are and are not appropriate ways to talk about women. There are plenty of things to be anti about as a family. Let’s try to stop aging as being one of them.

~ Jamie Lee Curtis on The Huffington Post

Continuing To Grow

People know Jamie Lee Curtis as an actress, child of actors, and as a spokesperson for Activia on TV commercials, but she is also a children’s book author.

Her books are best sellers.

I like celebrities who have more than one side to them, who have taken time to develop other talents.

Book Written By Jamie Lee Curtis

Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day

An endearing book for little children. Fun to read and a great way to connect with your grandchildren.

The illustrations are colorful, breezy watercolors that capture the best moods of childhood.You will like reading it as much as your grandchild loves hearing it.

 

Her Talent

Jamie Lee Curtis is Part Hungarian

Hungarian pepper stickers
Hungarian pepper stickers

You knew Jamie Lee Curtis is partly Hungarian, right? Her father , Tony Curtis was an Hungarian Jew (his father was born in Ópályi, near Mátészalka, and his mother was a native of Nagymihály).

She and her father helped finance the rebuilding of the  “Great Synagogue” in Budapest, Hungary. Check out  my page for more famous people with Hungarian ancestry.

Everyone Has Role Models

Who was Jamie Lee Curtis’ role model for aging gracefully?

Jamie’s Ideal of a Beautiful Celebrity

Jamie's Ideal of a Beautiful Celebrity is another great actress who aged with beauty and grace.

Jamie’s Ideal of a Beautiful Celebrity is another great actress who aged with beauty and grace.

Jamie’s Ideal of a Beautiful Celebrity is another great actress who aged with beauty and grace.

Influencer

Everyone has heroes, and the actress that Jamie Lee Curtis looked up to was Jessica Tandy. She was another fine actress who was well known for her great character roles and for aging well.

She acted well into her older years and wore her gray locks beautifully. I think Jamie Lee has followed her own inspiration and given us a role model of aging with grace and panache. Her whole look inspires woman to be more natural and make efforts to be healthy and vibrant.

We can take cues and add notes to our own integration of those things into our own choices as we age.

Woman Over Fifty? Start The New Year With A Beauty Toolkit

Woman Over Fifty? Start The New Year With A Beauty Toolkit

by | Over-Fifty Beauty, Over-Fifty Fashion

Aging Gracefully

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I’m Older, Saggier, Gone Gray – Now What?

You wanted a prettier picture, didn’t you? But prettier pictures aren’t true reflections of reality, and we are just going to feel, and look, more frumpy until we take that reality and turn it to our advantage. OK, that sounds pretty dismal, doesn’t it? The reality is that though aging isn’t what it used to be, it still presents challenges. (Let’s be honest here). If you are like me, and find that aging is sometimes much more awkward than graceful, but you are ready to tune things up and refurbish your chassis a bit…. this is the toolkit for you.

This Beauty Toolkit is extensive in scope.

Follow all, or go to the section Fashion Hair Health Habits/Beauty Products

Women Over Fifty Aging Gracefully

While some of the most helpful tools and tips for anti-aging are included here, reader tips are quite welcome (actually if you could see me I am begging with pleading eyes). Please share any tips that you have found to help the rest of us maintain health, preserve beauty, reconstitute our dreams, or whatever is in YOUR toolkit…
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Stylishly Dressing The Part

Helen Mirren’s Style Helen Mirren elicits admiration from many, including me, for her her mature beauty and elegant style. I’ve looked to her for clues in how I might gain this look for myself.

I am no longer young and slim, so what do I wear now?

older woman of the past

Aging has never been easy

It doesn’t matter if the only part of that statement is that you are no longer young, now a woman over fifty. No, I take that back… you are actually a step ahead if you had to deal with a curvier, heavier body to clothe, because you know that there are clothes that make you look better and feel more comfortable and those that are a fashion crime to wear. You know the clothes I’m talking about, the ones they sell to us, every season, which some of us (not naming names) buy. …Every season… because we haven’t learned our lesson yet. But like some other parts of the toolkit, this tip has a few universals, too. Take for instance, posture. Good posture gets rid of lots of rolls that you thought you had, but were just re-situated flesh. More flesh just makes that more obvious. Besides, you feel better and your frame operates better when you have good posture. Good posture is one of those things that depends on the strength of your muscles, especially your abdominal muscles. Yes, those. Whoa, Nelly, why are we talking about good posture when this was supposed to be about the fun stuff, like buying clothes? Well, hold your horses, there, friend… you have heard of a clothes horse, haven’t you? ( yes, I’m having too much fun with this). A woman who has good posture has an air of confidence, and her clothes just look better on her. As older women we need that. Put that in your toolbox.

Changes in Clothes for Women Over Fifty

back to contents I had to change the types of clothes I buy. I now appreciate stretchy waists (I know: the abdominal exercises, etc… but I am not totally there yet). Looser flowy (but not too flowy) tops are my friends. Tight Tshirts and low-waisted jeans are my enemies until I lose alot of weight, which is not happening soon, but hopefully at some point. That admitted, my body has rearranged and I am not sure what exercise and weight loss is able to do about that.

Helpful Mature Fashion Tips

Better to have shirts and jackets that skim the waist, don’t tuck things in or cinch them if your waist and surrounding areas are a little bulgy. Clothing tool #1: refuse to wear something too tight As always, I LOVE white cotton, buttoned shirts. LOVE them. They are my best friends. But gaping open at the bust area indicates the size is too small, and defeats the classic good looks of this wardrobe staple. Clothing tool #2: wear good shoes that are comfortable for you. Pinched toes and poor arch support lead to health issues. Clothing tool #3: get a good quality, well cut coat. Another tool in my personal toolkit is to take my tasteful, honest daughter shopping with me. I made my better choices on a coat and purse that way. My look tends to stay in a rut, otherwise. Allow a fresh pair of eyes guide your choices at times. Clothing tool #4: find brand names that work for your body.-buy those brands. Don’t buy your ‘age’, buy your ‘style’. Another self-explanatory fashion tool tip.

Personally Speaking: Color Seasons

I almost wish girdles were back in style, though. Never mind, pretend I didn’t say that. Even if you color your hair, but especially if you have gone gray, your skin fades, and that needs an adjustment in the hues you buy for your wardrobe. I’ll tell you a personal story. I colored my hair for a number of years, I chose a warm brown with caramel highlights mostly ( the stylist did the work, but I chose the general color I wanted). Warm colors and I went with an Autumn wardrobe palette, even though I’m one of those hard to pin point seasonal colors (“Winter? Autumn. Autumn? Winter… um I don’t’ know ..OK Autumn“). Anyway, once my hair turned steely gray with a winter white shock of it near my face, clothing in oranges and mustards didn’t look so good on me anymore. Corals were a bit iffy, too. Yellows were downright bad. So I had to rearrange the color scheme of my wardrobe. Unfamiliar with the “color seasons” wardrobe concept? Read about it here. One color I know I look good in is Charcoal. Still in the learning curve.

Have you found your best coat color?

stylish coat

Fashion Coat

Clothing That Fits

Your middle is thicker, you may have changed dress sizes, and your bra may not fit right. Adjust your self image with your reality. That doesn’t mean old fashioned style! Keep open minded about incorporating new style into your look. Quality construction and fabric count. Smooth, well fitting clothes shaves off the years.

Get a Good Looking Jacket

classy black car coat length jacket

Find a Brand that Fits YOU: a Women Over Fifty!

Certain brands are kinder to the mature figure. Look for stretch fabrics, good cut, forgiving waistlines, tummy minimizing panels. I had found that Gloria Vanderbilt pants and jeans fit me well. I now stay with brands that cater to women who have my shape (tailored for older women, that is). A slimming pair of pants are ones that fit well, and are comfortable at the same time. This is one of those brands that fit. Today, I gravitate toward ‘Chico’s’ brand, for comfort fit, and good looks. The little extra bit of stretch and the cut are what set jeans apart for me, now. Do you find more need for fabrics with “give”? Woman in comfortable,stylish pants Pants With A Forgiving Fit

Have a Favorite Handbag?

  Does Its Style Flatter You? – Carry it fashionably   A bulky, out-of-date handbag can date women over fifty. Take cues from fashion and the younger generation on this accessory. Accessories are an easier transition than clothing. My daughter-in-law picked out my all time favorite handbag as a gift for me. It holds everything, but has a very slim outline and not too heavy. When I go on vacation I like something bigger to carry more with me. However, for most occasions a too-big bag weighs me down with everything I am tempted to carry around in it, so a smaller bag with lots of organized pocket space helps save my energy. It encourages greater organization, as well. Look in the mirror when choosing a handbag to see the overall silhouette. Better quality materials, as in clothing, make accessories contribute to an overall svelte or youthful look. Stylish black Fossil brand handbag As you can tell by now, I let brand names guide me when it comes to fashion, style, and fit. Fossil is my fav name in purses. Generally, it is because the brand name creates a certain continuity of quality and design. additionally, it saves time when one is not a “shopper”. Fossil Willa Leather Shoulder Bag

Tools For Health

Keep Active, Eat Right, Use Effective Products

Jamie Lee Curtis is a good role model for the fifty and over woman. Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis,Good Looks At Any Age I think Jamie Curtis is absolutely gorgeous. She has a look that is healthy, natural, and which any woman might want to emulate. Jamie Lee Curtis and I share something in common: we have some Hungarian ancestry. With her athletic, yet feminine style, she has a youthful look to emulate read more.

The Role of Nutrition and Exercise

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Cross-Generational and Cross-Color Tools:

  • Vitamins
  • Good nutrition
  • Regular exercise
  • Keeping the scalp clean
  • Gentle Handling
  • Conditioning
  • Right Products for the (our) Hair
Actually what you will notice is that many of our beauty tools are going to be multitasking to improve our skin, our energy levels, and our moods. That is because thefoundational belief that ought to have been drummed into us when we were younger was that the the basis for beauty is good health. In fact, good health is the basis for a lot of the better things in life. So we might as well make up our minds right now that we are going to learn how to use these tools properly and work with them every day. It is our job. Our job is to learn how to live our lives to their fullest. Sure, aging and all sorts of things get in the way, that is the backbeat of life, but our job is to maintain ourselves to the utmost of our ability. Why? Do I need a reason why? Of course I do, because like most everyone else I tend to forget: I cannot trade myself in or get replacement parts when somethings starts giving out. We need to take care of ourselves and keep ourselves as healthy as possible. That ought to be listed in the tools: a right attitude towards ourselves and our health.
My favorite exercise is yoga stretching and gardening activities. Taking walks has become a commitment my husband and I have made to each other.

Improve Your Brain

Feel Younger, Keep Sharp

More than Skin Deep! Not just what goes on cosmetically, when we utilize the tools of nutrition plus other activities to keep the brain healthy we are preserving our health, beauty, and life. I was introduced to Dr. Amen through PBS and what he has to say makes great sense. A better brain and keeping your weight down? I’m sold on that.
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Brain Matters

Dr. Amen’s Books

Vitamin Supplements for Women Over Fifty?

Improve your nutrition

There are sooo many supplements and companies that produce them that it might make your head spin. Generally I like to stay within certain brand names that I trust, but if you look at features such as “standardized” ingredients, you are likely to find good quality products. I’ve used “New Chapter” for years, ever since my health-conscious daughter recommended them. Although there are quite a few special formulations, I like to use a multi-vitamin as a basic start for good nutrition. I know there are lots of arguments (still!) about whether we should use vitamin pills, but I think that with modern farming methods that often strip away nutrients it is important to take supplements. I notice a difference in my health between times I am diligent in taking my vitamins and when I get lax.

Healthy Skin For Naturally Aging Better

A Good Skin Cream – For night repair Don’t forget to get a good night’s sleep, as well. “Beauty sleep” is more than a blithe cliche. Try out RoC Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Night Cream, 1 Ounce. I use it.

Anti-Aging Beauty Advice

Japanese woman applying make-up Keep these tips in your toolkit of daily habits: *You use sunscreen, don’t you? AND get plenty of time outdoors to get the vitamin D from the sun? It sounds contradictory, but you need to protect your skin from sun damage, getting sunburned, but good health requires some outdoor time, since the skin makes important vitamin D.

A Good Skin Care Regimen

I love Shiseido! I’ve tried many brands, but this has to be my all time favorite for great products with fantastic results.

Gray hair can stay- looking healthy

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Gray Hair Advice and Confessions

First a confession. I stopped coloring my hair and went naturally gray a few years ago, and I am radically happy about it. That doesn’t mean I am going to evangelize the rest of the women in the world to do the same. I am going to celebrate my choice. That said, the tools we are going to use for maintaining our beautiful (think positively, now) mane of hair are applicable across the spectrum of no color, highlighted, full-on colored treatments. In fact, most of the tools are things we should do no matter what our age.

Once Your Hair Is Healthy

Once your heir is healthy, keep it shined with a serum. Use a straightening iron to keep it smooth and bring out even more shine.
Older women need a bit of color, but nothing garish. Compliment dark clothes, and silvery hair with soft roses in your cheeks and on your lips.
Similar to losing color from lips, our eyebrows sometimes thin and need some accenting. I use eyebrow powder and like it much better than pencils. When I was young I had quite think dark brows, so this is another side effect of the growing older. My Curated Lists For Beauty

Take Care of Your Aging Hair

Lovely gray hair One of the most helpful tips I learned about my hair which seemed to be thinning out was to keep the scalp clean. I thought too many shampoos would make my hair too dry, but actually it is important for the health of the hair follicles to keep the scalp clean. Check out the Silver Fox gray hair lens for great hair products.
  • Putting The Shine On Silver HairPure Light Pravana Shampoo Brings Out Silver Lights,… One of the best tips for silver locks is to use a gentle shampoo that cancels the yellow and keeps the beauty of your gray hair. This is one of the best for you to try.
  • The Silver Fox, Stunning Gray Hair Styles So many women fight the appearance of gray hair? I say why not embrace this stunning look and make the most of it!
contents Got Gray Hair? – Leave a note about your favorite aging gracefully tip

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