Faith Hill is on the cover of the Spring-Summer issue of New Beauty magazine. She and Tim McGraw have been married for 21 years. There were rumors that they had problems many years ago, when Tim had a self-admitted drinking problem, but they weathered that story. They seem really well matched and happy to me now, I hope my perception is correct. Anyway, in addition to two decades of marriage, they have three daughters, Gracie, Maggie and Audrey and two successful music careers. Plus, on a superficial note, they are very attractive people who are both pushing 50. According to Faith, her secret to beauty is to just not worry about it. I realize that easy to say when you look like Faith Hill, but she makes some good points on the subject, especially about social media vs. a realistic view of aging.
When it comes to the subject of beauty, and aging in general (she’ll turn 50 this September), Faith says it’s something she tries not to give much thought to.
“I honestly don’t pay attention to it. If I did, my girls would notice and I don’t want that. It’s not a message I want them to have. The secret is being confident—with your age, with yourself. Life is so precious. We only have one; what’s the point of stressing about all of that?”
“Each decade has been different. Each day is a blessing. That’s how I want to look at it.”
One thing Faith does stress in the anti-aging game: having a realistic take on beauty, something she thinks is so important in this digital age.
“Social media can be so cruel, but we’ve always emphasized the importance of having a realistic take and a healthy view regarding beauty to our girls. They know it’s not just on the outside. It’s really important to us to teach them that beauty is on the inside. People can see your heart by the expressions on your face and by the way you carry yourself—they can see your happiness.”
Which works out perfectly, because she says Tim’s favorite look on her is “just natural.”
“He likes when I have no makeup on and crazy-curly hair. Before I put it up in my ponytail, he always tells me to wear it down because it’s his favorite.”
“But I really do swear by the fact that if you are happy and if you spread that happiness, you skin will be rosy, your smile will be bigger, your eyes will be brighter—no matter what decade you are in; no matter what stage of life you are in. It’s what I strive for. Take care of yourself; take care of your soul.”
“I’m OK with having lines. I’m almost 50, I want people to know I’ve smiled a lot.”
I, too, am not that far away from 50 and I agree almost down the line with Faith’s thoughts. I notice the lines on my face and the grey in my hair but I don’t mind them. I know that if a guy is looking in my direction he is likely looking at someone behind me (or I have spilled my lunch down my front… again). But I really like Approaching-50 Hecate and if this is what she looks like, then I’m fine with that. 20-year-old Hecate may have had breasts where they belong and smooth skin on the back of her hands but she wasn’t as happy – given the trade off, I’ll take the lines. Plus, I’ll admit, I love crows feet on eyes because I like evidence of laughter in a person’s life.
I also agree with not getting too worked up about your appearance around your kids. I lost a lot of weight after I had my second child. I talked about weight and dieting constantly during that time. And now my children talk about weight and dieting constantly and I can’t seem to undo it. They’re like sponges with anything you say, the problem is, you don’t know how they are processing it until it’s too late.
For Faith/Tim music fans – they are recording their first album together and going on tour. The album won’t be released until later this year but their single, Speak to a Girl, debuts today and they will perform it together at the ACMAs April 2. Their Soul2Soul Tour begins in New Orleans this April and is only the second time they have ever toured together, the first being in 2007.
Photo credit: New Beauty Magazine, Instagram and WENN Photos
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