How Can I Look Older?
People are always surprised to hear that I’m three years out of college. They think I’m much younger. I have been working since I was 16 and I have a lot more experience than most kids just out of college. How can I get people to take me more seriously? I never wear jeans to work and it’s not like I’m showing up in pajama bottoms and flip flops. I almost always wear heels and a nice skirt or suit. But still people assume I’m really young and have no work experience.
Wear dark-rimmed glasses and bright red lipstick. You will almost never see a woman wearing that combination if she’s over 35 because it’s visual code for “I’m older than I look.”
Penelope
Unless of course, you are working in Williamsburg in Brooklyn. In which case, dark-rimmed glasses and bright red lipstick is the uniform for all the NYU young alums that roam around.
http://www.threadbanger.com/ispydiy/post/1915/hey-granny-nice-glasses