Glam-Mas: Women in their 60s feel most confident about their looks

Ageing is a huge concern to women approaching mid-life, but a new study suggests that this dissipates when women reach their 60s allowing them to feel more confident in their own skin.

A new survey of 1,000 British women, released by premium collagen supplement brand, SoBodyCo., has found that 66% of British women aged 60-69 years old claimed to feel confident in their appearance – which is more than any other age group, and significantly higher than those in their 20s. 

This is despite the fact that 29% say they had expected to feel most confident in their 20s – when in fact only 53% of this age group reported feeling confident about the way they look.

British women aged 70-79 were the second most confident group, with 57% claiming to feel this way about themselves.

This coupled with the fact that almost 1 in 3 (31%) women claim to have felt more confident with themselves as they have got older is great news for the 84% of women who say they dread the ageing process.

That's not to say that feeling good as we age comes easy… 1 in 5 (20%) admit that as they have got older, they had to work harder to feel this way, but still say they feel better about themselves than they ever have.

“It’s really uplifting to see how confidence changes as we age – and particularly to learn that British women’s confidence only seem to increase once they are past the core perimenopausal years,” Said SoBodyCo’s Hazel Walker.

“We can see from the data that a staggering proportion of British women are really concerned about ageing, but I think this will provide a lot of reassurance for those who are worried. Although people do have to work harder as they age, a huge proportion still feel better about themselves despite their advancing years.”

The survey also revealed a list of the female celebrities aged over 50 who British women are most inspired by, in terms of the way they look, and their health and fitness, with Jennifer Aniston (53 years old) topping the list, closely followed by Davina McCall (55) and Dame Helen Mirren (77).

The top 10 celebrities British women find looks, health and fitness most inspiring:

1. Jennifer Aniston

2. Davina Mccall

3. Dame Helen Mirren

4. Kylie Minogue

5. Nigella Lawson

6. Amanda Holden

7. Dame Kelly Holmes

8. Lisa Snowdon

9. Melanie Sykes, Jada Pinkett Smith and Naomi Watts (joint)

10. Thandie Newton, Sandra Oh, Winona Ryder and Stella McCartney (joint)