- Bobbi Brown reveals what she finds most “surprising” about aging.
- In a recent podcast interview, the 68-year-old got candid about getting older.
- The makeup artist and Jones Road Beauty founder discusses her life story in her memoir, Still Bobbi.
Bobbi Brown has built a career helping women feel confident in their own skin, but even the 68-year-old legendary makeup artist and founder of Jones Road Beauty admits that aging has thrown her a few curveballs. On a recent episode of Wild Card with Rachel Martin, she opened up about the changes that come with age and how she’s choosing to deal with them.
After Martin asked what Brown found “surprising about getting older,” it didn’t take her long to come up with an answer—and it’s one a lot of us can likely relate to. “The texture of your skin,” she admitted. “I’m like, whoa.”
True to form, Brown isn’t taking it lying down. She describes herself as “competitive” and said this is one area where she’s “not going down easy.” Still, she thinks it’s important to understand the difference between what you can realistically change as you age and what you simply have to learn to embrace.
For example, she’s made peace with fine lines on her face. “Yes, I can go get Botox. I don’t want to,” she said. “I can do softwave and lasers that tighten your jawline. Yes, I will do those things. There are things. And when my skin looks dehydrated, I could put a mask on it. I could exfoliate, I could do those things.”
She knows what’s doable and what’s not. “So there’s just knowing what you can change,” she added, “but other things you just have to accept.”
Even beyond taking care of her skin—as important as it is—Brown said she’s made a point of ensuring she knows how to take care of her whole body as she ages. “I really learned and understood how training my body, not like a crazy athlete, but someone that is conditioned to be able to get up off the floor, to get up out of a low chair, to put my suitcase on top of something,” she said. “It’s strength and mobility.”
The biggest surprise that Brown has discovered, though? That she doesn’t feel her age. “I don’t feel my age and I don’t think I look my age all the time,” she admitted, “but the changes that happen naturally are a little surprising.”
Though she’s leaning into aging naturally, she’s not opposed to makeup, of course! Snag some of her past recommendations for glowing skin, below.
Jones Road Beauty The Face Penci
Jones Road Beauty Just Enough Tinted Moisturizer
Jones Road Beauty Rich Eye Cream
Jones Road Beauty The Mascara
The Lip Pencil Your Lips But Better
Want even more Brown insights? Snag her memoir, Still Bobbi, for an inside look at her life, career, and wellness journey.
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