Hello! My name is Anna, I am 16 years old. I am the oldest in the class. It's not that this is my problem, no, I'm already used to the jokes of my classmates, but ... NOBODY BELIEVE THAT I WILL BE 17 THIS YEAR! I have normal growth, I'm thin (I have no complaints about the body), but I have a small face, not very small plump lips and eyes with rather heavy eyelids, dimples. All this gives me seemingly cute features, but no one takes me seriously! I probably still consider myself a child ... if you look at peers or even those who are younger than me, it seems that they are all several years older than me. I don't know the terrain very well, I don't always know where and what things to buy. Of course, at times, I tell myself that today's teenagers have become too early adult girls - heels, hair dye, glamor in a word ... What am I, no, I also use makeup. I paint my eyes to make them a little bigger, but with shadows I can’t use it because of my eyelids, so I use eyeliner, I paint with a foundation. But even if you put a ton of makeup on me, I will remain a child ... Well, of course, I am not an adult yet, but often I am shy about my appearance. Of the guys, I pay attention to those who, even if by a few months, are older than me.
I have best friend, she also uses cosmetics, only much more than me. At the same time, she does not have skin problems, but she is a little larger than me. She knows where and what to buy and what is now possible, sometimes I don’t even know where this store is and it becomes somehow embarrassing for me. Increasingly, it seems to me that I recently turned FIFTEEN, and she will soon be 17!
In addition, only recently I began to buy normal things! I was always attracted to some children's things. Now some kind of soft jacket with a lock, then some other jacket, as if from the children's world!
I can only console myself with the fact that I am like a teenager and should be like me, that this is normal. Maybe that's how it is...
If the little girls who are in the photo look much older, but this is again not my case! Am I going to be this kid for the rest of my life?
I think yes. After all, it also depends on the character, and I have it, well, just like a five-year-old! I am jealous of my relatives and friends, I take everything to heart, I remember the offense and the offender for a very long time, I remember all the terrible words that they say to me, but I quickly forgive for this, I am kind, I want to become a veterinarian.
They tell me that when I'm 40, I'll look like 25) Well then it won't be bad at all...
I hope you will answer me, despite the rather short story.
Thanks in advance!
Someone is lucky to have a beard, someone has a masculine appearance, and someone is not lucky to be born frail and overly youthful. This article is full of grief, sour male tears and suffering about them.
People talk to you like a kid
"Kid, any whitefish?" - asks a pimply schoolboy from the 9th grade. He comes up to you, asks you for a favor, but he does it without respect and doesn't even call you "young man" or address you with a sexless and ageless "sorry". He does not offer you his friendship, he communicates with you as an equal, although you have long forgotten what a school is. You even have a master’s degree behind you, you haven’t “lowered” schoolchildren in the comments for a hundred years and you don’t know how to hurt a negligent junior. But don't be angry, be glad that at least he didn't ruffle your hair. You don’t need to come close with the demand: “Firstly, to“ You, young man, and secondly ... ”, - this is useless, just glare at him with your piercing gaze and leave so that he understands everything. No matter how they communicate with you, remember: you are still higher than a hobbit.
Although, recalling my teaching practices, I can say with confidence: if your face is not covered with a network of wrinkles, and your chin is not framed by a beard, if years of hard work in the mine or commitment bad habits didn’t make you old (or you’re just not Caucasian), then don’t count on serious attitude to yourself, especially in the professional sphere.
Women's question
There is one very amusing case connected with gentle inclinations towards the weaker sex. Imagine that sad picture when you are 16, but the seal of youth froze on your face, nailed on top also with fluff above your lip. But you are one of the few who worked in the summer and earned their own pocket money. Your peers and classmates have turned into lovely girls, the lust sensor has gone off scale for a long time, and your amorous biography is taken by a friend who looks older (although you saw this light six months earlier), and has that rare gift of charming ladies.
And at the very moment when the partner hooked on the insidious bait two "fish" formed in the girlish, but by no means moral plan, when he led them to acquaint them with nice addition of your promising quartet, one of them delivers a great line: “Is this your little brother? God, how old is he? This is even more offensive than when your peers, fascinated by high speech and complex but beautiful metaphors, take you for an overly self-confident schoolboy.
Please show documents
It seems to you that you look like the same age as the mummy of Tutankhamun, but the bartender and the saleswoman in the store think otherwise, demanding that you document your right to use this package of delicious vodka. But in those moments when they do not require documents from you, you freeze anxiously with the thought: “What happened? Am I grown up or do I just look like crap?!” Classic story, just take it as a compliment.
Anxiety during an interview
As a rule, a very serious and responsible step towards a new life and new opportunities. You must be perfect appearance, demeanor and answering questions - everything should betray you as a fierce professional. But you apply for the position of deputy director with such a young face! How will labor veterans listen to you? The catch is, the employer also thinks about it. All that remains for you is to show miracles of eloquence and pray to yourself to be taken.
The youthful look still takes you by surprise
Now you have matured, matured, overgrown with vegetation and a mound in the place of the former press. But when you look at old photographs, you are horrified to find your boyish image against the background of adult uncles. But this is a wedding, and people around ... This man is two years younger, this man is generally a schoolboy, and this is your age. And in your suit you look like a graduate. Graduate of the ninth grade. Thoughts run through my head: “Why didn’t anyone warn me?” - and you remember sidelong glances in your direction ... And in the end, you consulted with your mother about the outfit, and she said that it was so very beautiful. Just forget the past and don't panic, because The Clash sang: "The Sheriff does not like it when the Kazba is rocked." Don't fidget.
You are the only one who cares about the problem
Dude, trust me, it's not a problem. On the contrary, be glad that you look so fresh. At 40, you will be just as fresh and young, and your friends will already begin to die. Enjoy, there's nothing wrong with that, you're just exaggerating the problem. Your youth does not bother anyone, most importantly, behave like an adult. Translate it all as a joke, the world will not change. And spit on the opinion that ladies choose hefty, curly and tall. If a lady is taller and, this does not mean that she will not become yours.
Are you tired of being confused with your younger brother or sister? You may look older and seem more mature than you really are. Just watch how you dress and how you act, and people will start to think that you are older.
Steps
Wear the right clothes
- Guys should only buy straight jeans. Girls can also purchase with slightly flared legs, loose or tight jeans. If you decide to buy skinny jeans, make sure you don't feel too tight in them.
- Change highlights or ripped jeans for darker models. You should not walk in jeans with rhinestones or other accessories.
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Wear the right shoes. Complete your look with the right footwear. Do not walk in sneakers or shoes made of fabric. You should also not wear too flashy shoes. If you are a girl, it is not at all necessary to wear shoes with very high heels or overly sophisticated style. Regardless of gender, you should not wear slates. Instead, it is better to purchase durable shoes.
- Guys better wear boots. Black boots look good with almost any outfit. Lace-up leather boots can also be paired with all types of clothing. Moccasins are also handy when you don't want to wear boots. Patent leather shoes give a mature look.
- Girls are advised to wear high heels. However, heels should not be very high. If you do not want to wear high shoes, get ballerinas. Sandals will look good in summer.
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Dress smartly. This is another way to look mature. Present yourself as a neat, professional person. This will help people see you as an adult, not a child.
Get rid of your backpack. You should not take a backpack when you go somewhere, it makes you younger in the eyes of people. Guys are advised to carry a messenger bag or a leather briefcase. Girls can take a simple clutch or a small handbag.
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Develop your vocabulary. This does not mean that you should throw in long abstruse words in a conversation. This behavior will just give the impression that you are desperately trying to get attention. Concentrate more on removing childish and teenage words from your vocabulary that make you look childish. Speak slowly and meaningfully. Choose the right words to express a particular thought.
- Use difficult words. For example, use: "This is unusual idea!" - instead of: "This new idea". Ask to be open with you instead of being honest. The more a person has a vocabulary, the more mature and intelligent he seems.
- Try not to overdo the use of slang. Avoid the word "clearly", use "in particular", "you see" in sentences. Try to eliminate the words "cool" and "dude" from your vocabulary. In correspondence, do not write words and sentences completely capital letters. This can be perceived as a harsh tone or even a shout. In most cases, profanity should also be avoided.
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Be prepared to stand up for yourself politely. If someone is disrespectful to you, you have the right to ask them to stop. After all, an important part of a mature person is that he or she is respectful. Be direct and say what you want. Try not to use sarcasm or an offensive tone. If you use sarcasm and offensive tone during jokes, you will look unattractive and are unlikely to achieve the results you are striving for.
- For example, if someone interrupts you, ask them to wait and not interrupt themselves.
- Don't say, "Wow, I can't believe you interrupted me! Some people don't know when to shut up."
- Learn to let go. Everyone has unpleasant situations with people, but it is necessary to have the wisdom to know how to behave in a quarrel. Angry behavior or resentment can show your immaturity.
- Often people don't even notice when you've been hurt. Therefore, be respectful of the feelings of others and sometimes even try not to notice mistakes or, if necessary, tell the interlocutor that he hurt you.
Get rid of teenage fancy clothes. One of the components by which we are judged is clothing. What we wear can affect the opinions of others about us. If you want to look older, stop wearing teen clothes. Start buying things in other departments of stores. Just walk past the children's section and head to the adult section. In the usual children's departments, you will find clothes made of cheap, thin and translucent materials that give baby look. Consider wearing good material instead.
Wear clothes in your size. Swap baggy clothes for tighter ones. You don't need clothes to completely absorb you. This style gives you an unsightly and unkempt look. On the contrary, tightly fitting clothes give an immature and youthful appearance.
Don't wear graphic t-shirts. A T-shirt with some kind of logo or a funny inscription speaks of the immaturity of a person. This includes brand names, logos, and so on. If you want to look mature, remove t-shirts from your wardrobe altogether.
Wear quality jeans. Jeans are an integral part of the wardrobe of any person, regardless of age. However, you should choose your jeans more carefully if you want to look older. Buy jeans exclusively good quality. Make sure they are not high or low waisted.
It's almost a bad taste to look your age these days. Women are ready to give all their money and soul in addition to hear the cherished: “You will never give your age!” Yes, and men have not considered their years as wealth for a long time, although they do not demonstrate this so clearly. Against this background, it seems even strange that there are people who consider too young a look to be a real problem.
And they are. We tried to find out what prevents those who look 10 years younger than their age from living.
Daria, 27 years old: “They will crush the child!”
- It's nice to look younger than your age, but it often gets in the way. I worked in mall promoter, and every day a woman came up to me and said that the employer has no right to exploit me for 10 hours, because I am a minor, and this is a violation of the Labor Code. I could not convince her that I had already graduated from the institute. At rush hour, aunts on the bus usually shout, looking at me: put the child in, otherwise they will crush him!
Maria, 26 years old: “Everyone is rude to me!”
- I almost do not paint, I wear a backpack, overalls and panama. I am twenty-seven, but even the doctors at first decide that I am seventeen years old at the most. There is only one concern: having automatically decided that I have not even crossed the threshold of adulthood, people often treat me condescendingly, if not rudely. It is especially difficult to deal with the official world of Russia like passport offices and hospitals. There, everyone is always rude to me: from those waiting to receiving. True, as soon as they find out that I will soon be thirty, they fall into confusion - a clear illustration of "expectations and reality." Such dynamics are especially offensive: why don't I deserve the same detailed, calm tone of communication if I am N years younger than you thought?
Andrey, 29 years old: “They demanded to return the car to their parents!”
Because of my teenage appearance, I look 14, so I can't arrange a personal life. It is difficult to find a girl who wants to look older than her man. I dreamed of working as a driver, but they constantly stop me and check my documents at every post. When they see age, they are surprised. A couple of times I was stopped in the middle of the road and demanded to return the car to my parents. When I showed the rights and invited to my 30th birthday, they apologized. You have to travel by metro and bus, because you never know how the trip by car will end.
Marina, 36 years old: “They decided that I was a young mother!”
- I'm petite, not tall. The clients at the bank did not perceive me because I looked like a teenager. I had to add years to myself with "age" hairstyles and strict clothes. And when I got married and my husband and I moved to a new house, the neighbors began to have questions. When my daughter was born, I began to go outside with a stroller and noticed that the grandmothers at the entrance were looking at me somehow askance. Once I heard how they discuss me. They decided that I was a young mother, although I was already 27. Once in kindergarten the new teacher, giving me the child, muttered that the parents themselves could come for their daughter, and not send a sister for her. But I can wear youth clothes And I don't look stupid in it. My daughter and I buy the same funny T-shirts or sundresses for a family look in a children's store. And on the playground, I can climb any ladder or slide with my child.
Evgenia, 27 years old: “They didn’t hire me!”
I have always looked 10 years younger than my age. Because of this, I was not hired by a bank, despite having a red diploma. Although at the university I could not learn anything at all, the teachers were ready to give me grades for the angelic look. I tried to make up more, but it looks ridiculous. I'm married but not ready to have kids yet because I feel like I'm half a child.
Irina, 42: “He just didn’t know what to do!”
- It turned out funny with my second husband. I fell in love so that for the first time in my life I began to take more or less active steps, made it clear that I wanted to meet him. And he just didn't know what to do. I am 39, I looked young, the men were surprised, they say, a maximum of 32 can be given. And he is almost 50, and he thought that the difference between us is 18-20 years. And now he almost shied away from me, saying, why does he need such a big difference, he wanted a family, he was looking for a woman a little younger than himself, but obviously not for almost 20 years! When I found out my age, I exhaled straight and relaxed, began to make appointments.
- I'm 26, but I look outwardly at a maximum of 16! This gives me great inconvenience! It's okay that the store asks for a passport, I'm used to it. Although it's funny to see how the sellers' eyes widen when they see my date of birth. In the hospital, when I go through medical examinations, they also constantly ask how old they are, like, boy, do you need to go to the children's hospital - it infuriates! When I meet on the Internet without a photo, they give me 25 years of communication, but when I show my photo, they write: don’t lie, it’s not you! But those who like it, and especially those who are older and we are on the same level in communication, always do not let go beyond the friend zone ... Sometimes I just negotiate with available girls, because I am not interested in my peers, and youngsters are not interesting to me.
Olga, 27: “They thought I was 12!”
- I have long been accustomed to the fact that they do not sell alcohol to me, so at the checkout I immediately show my passport, without waiting for questions. The funniest thing happened at a wedding cousin. The guests opposite noticed that I had a bottle of whiskey in my hands, and they said: “Try a little, and then give it to adults, okay?” They thought that I was 12. Friends reassure me that at 40 I will look 30, but now this does not make it any easier.
Tatyana, 28 years old: “I was late for the lesson!”
- Pupils also sometimes think that I am still at school, and colleagues take me for a student. Last winter, I went to the school where I work, I stood waiting for my glasses to sweat, then the janitor came up to me and asked so warmly: “What, were you late for the lesson?”
Anastasia, 30: “How did you get such an expensive camera?”
- I have long been accustomed to the fact that they give me approximately 22-23 years old, and if without makeup, then generally 16-17 years old. The matter is aggravated by my short height - 160 cm, natural blonde hair and baby dimples on the cheeks. Funny situations happen in connection with my occupation. I am a photographer (I shoot weddings, portraits and so on). And a couple of times when I came to shoot, the groom's parents, for example, or other people who didn't know my face, came up to me and said: “Girl, when will the photographer come? How did she trust you to keep such expensive equipment? ..” I laugh, and they blush and turn pale with embarrassment when it turns out that I am a photographer, and not just guarding the camera ...
How old is Millie Bobby Brown, and how does Jennifer Lopez keep her figure at 49? There are 10 girls on BeautyHack who look younger or older than their real age.
Keith Upton
Kate has been modeling since 2008. Then she signed her first modeling contract with Elite Model Management. The girl's portfolio includes covers for Maxim, Shape, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Glamor magazines. In 2016, Kate became the face of Bobbi Brown. More regalia - 18th place in the list of the sexiest women in the world according to FHM and the sexiest woman on the planet according to Maxim magazine in 2018. Now Kate is pregnant and, together with her husband, baseball player Justin Verlander, is expecting their first child. Do you think the girl managed to do all this by the age of 30? On June 10, the model turned only 26.
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer is 49 years old. She looks very commendable! On the one hand, the singer does not stop working hard on her figure (she regularly does push-ups and planks and trains with her instructor David Kirsch, how exactly - read on) and gives concerts (the photo above was taken just after one of them). And on the other hand, does not refuse the help of cosmetologists. The head doctor of the Remedy Lab clinic, Tatyana Bykovskaya, says that J. Lo is doing hardware lifting, botulinum toxin injections, courses of biorevitalization and mesotherapy. It is also believed that Lopez resorted to a circular lift.
Carey Mulligan
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Carey Mulligan has been acting in films since 1997. Then the actress was 12 years old. Now still young, Carey is 33 years old. Her most famous roles are Daisy in The Great Gatsby and Jenny in Education. No matter how hard the make-up artists try, the girl always looks younger on the set. Red carpets are no exception. It's about romantic hairstyles and polka-dot outfits. And even wine lipstick does not make her look older.
AT real life Carey is a mother of two children, she gave birth to her second child in 2017.
Bella Hadid
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Bella is 21 years old. And it's really hard to believe! Perhaps because everyone saw pictures of the girl before her modeling career, or her name has been around for an eternity (in fact, four years old - then Bella was only 17). Natalya Grigoryeva, managing partner of the Premium Aesthetics clinic, explains that in order to meet model standards, Hadid underwent rhinoplasty several times, removed Bish's lumps and enlarged her upper lip with fillers. This whole story has only one nuance - the “new” appearance adds ten years to Bella. By the way, in one of the interviews, the model admitted that her icon is Cher (more facts about the star - by).
Millie Bobby Brown
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Millie Bobby Brown is a different story. She is only 14, which is impossible to guess without knowing the actress personally. In the photo from the red carpet, she looks 25, although she also gets "young" roles. The most famous is Eleven from Stranger Things. Millie began acting on the show in 2016 and received an Emmy Award nomination.
For a year now, Millie has been representing IMG Models, and in January 2018 she became the face of Calvin Klein.
Bella Thorne
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Bella Thorne first appeared on screen in 2003 when she was 6 years old. By simple calculations, it is easy to understand that now she is only 20, and the actress has already managed to say goodbye to her career in TV shows and took up a full-length movie. Bella plays young girls (high school students, for example), but in life she looks 25+. It's all the fault of either bright makeup on the red carpet, or candid photos in Instagram Millionaire.
Lily Rose Depp
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Lily-Rose's parents are Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. Therefore, the girl grew up on the set. But she herself got into the frame relatively late, starring in the 2014 film "Tusk" in the company of her father. Then she was 15 years old. But the girl became famous all over the world later - when she closed the Chanel show arm in arm with Karl Lagerfeld. Now Lily is 19, and she is friends with Kristen Stewart, with whom they seem to be the same age (although Kristen turned 28 in April).
Hailee Steinfeld
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Hailey owes her popularity to the Coen brothers, who gave the 14-year-old actress a role in the film "Iron Grit" in 2010. And if Steinfeld really looks (and plays) a teenager in the western, then three years later in Romeo and Juliet there is not a trace left of the child. Now she is only 21, and even in Instagram she looks much older.
Alyson Hannigan
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Fans of the series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the movie "American Pie" will shudder now: Alison turned 44 in March 2018, and her two daughters are growing up, who this year went to 1st and 4th grades. Infectious smile, red hair color and always fresh look (without filters in Instagram) - everything, as in the best roles of Hannigan in the 90s.
Anna Kendrick
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Anna, who presented the film A Simple Favor with Blake Lively in September, turned 33. It's hard to believe, because back in 2012 she played a schoolgirl in Twilight. Despite her youthful appearance, Anna's track record is impressive - 47 films and one Oscar nomination for the film Up in the Sky, in which George Clooney was the girl's partner.