I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in middle age (unless they are beauties, entertainers or prostitutes) are rather sad, as one should surely have something more substantial to recommend one by this time, such as kindness or cleverness. – Julie Burchill
Surely being a Professional Beauty – let alone an ageing one – is one of the most insecure and doomed careers imaginable. – Julie Burchill