10/15/2026
Version one is the lens so many women are taught to use when looking at their own faces. It’s the language of flaws, correction, prevention, and fixing, and we’ve been steeped in it for as long as most of us can remember.
For some women, age-related changes are something they genuinely want to address, and that’s their choice.
Version two asks something different of me. It takes more intention to soften, reframe, and accept what I see as I age—but it also feels far more peaceful in my body.
I’m choosing version two for myself.
Not because I never notice the lines, the gray, the changes, or the imperfections. I do.
I just don’t want to spend the rest of my life treating my face like a list of problems to solve.