Life’s more fun if you are a thirty something

The poll canvassed more than 1 000 of its female readers in two simultaneous surveys which compared women’s lifestyles in their 20s and 30s. Each poll asked women to bare all when it comes to looks, work and confidence and results revealed that it’s definitely those in their 30s who are having the most fun.
Work
So how do your 20s and 30s compare workwise? Two-fifths of women in their 20s (40 percent) claim to be happy with their career choice and feel that they are on the right track to a fulfilling career.
However, uncertainty still looms large for nearly half of women in their 20s (44 percent) who admit they’re still not sure about what they want to do with their career.
In contrast, women in their 30s showed themselves to be less preoccupied with their career: well over a third (37 percent) claimed that that they work to live, seeing it as more a means to an end with their personal life taking precedence over career.
Looks
While 30-something women feel they have to work harder to maintain their looks, they feel less under pressure to do so. Despite not needing to work so hard for the perfect figure, the poll revealed that women in their 20s still don’t feel as confident as women in their 30s. In fact, it’s quite the reverse as nearly a third of 20 something women (30 percent) admitted to constantly feeling under pressure to look good, in sharp contrast to the more self-assured and relaxed attitude of those women in their 30s.
Confidence
And although 61 percent of those in their 20s claim they feel confident about the future, they also admit that they still can’t help worrying. A staggering half (51 percent) of those 20-somethings revealed that they can’t wait to reach their 30s and finally get some stability into their lives! And a huge sigh of relief from those already in their 30s as nearly three quarters (71 percent) revealed they are happier than ever and are enjoying themselves far more than they did in their 20s.
Famously, both Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow have spoken about their relief of leaving their anxiety-ridden 20s behind, while Kylie’s career exploded at 30.
Therefore, it’s no wonder that 79 percent of women in their 20s and a staggering 94 percent of women in their 30s chose these 30+ celebrities as their role models.
Thirty is an age for new challenges, testing limits and looking great. For active women who live life to the full and want their skin to stay young and beautiful, Clarins has created the Multi-Active Range with powerful age-fighting benefits.
Since its creation in 1988, the formulas of this legendary Clarins range have been continuously improved and reformulated, for the benefit of women who want to lead busy, active lifestyles without compromising on their youthful beauty. So no surprise then that Multi-Active Day has undergone yet another evolution!
An evolution to match the changes in young women’s lives: At 30 they are busier, more active and more exposed to the harmful effects of the environment.
Their skin care needs can be more demanding and they are more critical of the first signs of aging. And since there is no question of slowing their pace of life or accepting early wrinkles, Clarins Research offers an even more active skin care range.
One of the essential ingredients in the Multi-Active Day is Vernonia, a shrub growing on the edges of forests on the high plateaus of Madagascar.
What attracted the attention of Clarins Research was how it was used by the local forest workers. When they injured themselves, they would apply the leave to prevent infection and quickly heal the wound without scarring. This empirical use of the plant led them to believe that the Vernonia leaves had valuable regenerating properties.
Studies carried out in the Clarins Cell Biology Laboratory demonstrated that an extract of the plant has a global skin protection action: protection against free radicals and protection against the breakdown of collagen fibres. Further studies revealed improved skin cohesion in the first structures to be affected by skin aging linked to external aggressors.
Following these conclusive studies, Clarins chose to include Vernonia in the formulas of the multi-Active Range. Lionel de Benetti, director of Clarins Laboratories, said, “This plant, which stimulates and maintains the properties of the skin at optimal levels, without over-stimulating it, was exactly what we were looking for in a skin care range aimed at the 30-40 age group when the skin is still young.”
Another gem in the range is the Multi-Active Skin Renewal Serum. This is the first serum to combine an age-fighting action and a self-exfoliating action to provide tired skin with a new youthfulness and a new brightness. It is also the perfect solution for tired, stress skin which cannot tolerate aggressive skin products. The formula exfoliates skin by stimulating the natural exfoliation process and not through chemical action which can weaken the epidermis.
So overall, which is the best age to be and who is having the most fun? No contest. The 30s get resounding thumbs-up, with women in their 20s looking forward to it and 30 something women revelling in it! Especially when they use the Clarins Multi-Active range, so their skin stays young and beautiful!
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