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Featured articles for women over 50 – these articles are selected specifically for women at midlife who want to read it all, from midlife fashion to divorce after 50, from reinvention to hair care and so much more. BA50 has got it covered.

Rainbow hair

You Really Shouldn’t Dye Your Hair

Delia Lloyd
“Your hair’s just like my sister’s!” she cooed, as I entered the salon. “Let’s do a mixture of blonde, brown and ginger!” Who knew that, in London, “ginger” meant pink? (Answer: my mother, who read all those nineteenth century English novels I never managed to get around to). Here I thought I was softening my look with some kind of golden honey tone, and instead I emerged with magenta streaks. I looked like some rare breed of Eurasian squirrel....
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When My Body Becomes This Old House

Ginny Poleman
My gynecologist stood up from between the stirrups, peeled off her surgical gloves with a snap, and said, “you have a loss of vulvar architecture.” “Pardon me?” “Post-menopausal women commonly lose physical definition of the vulva,” she said. Is this something ELSE I need to maintain? I can’t exercise my vulva like I do my ass to keep it lifted off the back of my thighs. Can I? Thankfully I can’t see my vulva in the 10X magnification mirror—...
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BA50 Bloggers: Meeting in Person Is the Best

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The very first BA50 Blogger Meet-up in Person. "A lunch invitation turned into an overnight plan. Each of us was going to be driving at least two hours. Why not make a mini-vacation of it? Ellen did the hotel Googling and we made reservations for an overnight, Thursday into Friday, at the Hotel Northampton. Our own rooms. At 60+ we’re big girls and don’t need to share a room anymore. A flurry of texts were exchanged. What time are you getting there? What are you packing? Drinks first, then dinner? We were as giddy as high school friends going away on their first vacation without parents. Only… have I mentioned we had never met each other in person before?"...
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Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale: Cool Shorts, Workout Gear, High-End Denim & More!

Katie Handlmaier
We have compiled a list of new & fabulous items that are just some of the many fashionable clothes, shoes, etc to be shopping from this sale. There is no better time to update your workout gear, splurge on a new go-to pair of jeans, or restock your wardrobe basics! Check out some of these amazing deals right here from Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale! ...
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Bathing Suits and Coordinating Cover-Ups to Flatter All Shapes and Sizes

Sharyn Greenstein
Aerie, a brand formally reserved for youngsters, now has expanded their swimwear collection to appeal to all age groups. Lands' End has partnered with Reece Witherspoon's Draper James brand and has some beautiful offerings in plus sizing. Read on for my curated selection of swimsuits with coordinating cover-ups to flatter all shapes and sizes. Happy Summer!...
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WTF Is Cheugy? Learn A New Word Cuz Gen Z Is Calling Us Cringe

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Thanks to the rise of the catch-all insult cheugy, declaring millennial lifestyle staples as cringey has gotten easier than ever before. If the emergence of a trendy new term is making you want to, not take a nap, but just rest your eyes for a bit, then I regret to inform you that you’re old you’ve come to the right place. WTF is cheugy, am I cheugy......
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