When it comes to effortless glamour, Isabella Rossellini has it in bucket loads. The boundless charm, beauty and style that has driven her film career for more than 25 years - from her first iconic appearance in 'Blue Velvet' - seems set to continue  forever.  She makes anti aging look so incredibly easy.

When we look at pictures of Isabella Rossellini today, it's difficult to believe that aging hasn't been without its problems, especially as her celebrity has been largely based on her looks. After 14 years as the face of cosmetic giant Lancôme, at the age of 40 she was dropped for being 'too old'. But as she moves into her mid-fifties, she's no longer quite as worried about losing her looks and believes that beauty is far more than just a person's physical features.

Why Mature Women aren't Confident

Isabella Rossellini once placed the blame for the problems women experience with aging on women's magazines for printing dramatic stories about the damaging affect of growing old while simultaneously promoting anti aging creams, plastic surgery and whatever else women can spend their money on in order to retain their looks.

"When you read women's magazines you always read about this drama of getting old, about anti-aging cream and plastic surgery and whatever
elseBut I think if you're independent, like I've grown to be, aging is welcomed" she said in a recent article.

Having said that, like most celebrities - as well as women the world over - Isabella Rossellini retains an interest in anti-aging and beauty  products.  So much so that in the mid 1990's she developed her own line of perfumes and cosmetics.  Manifesto was her first perfume and is still the best seller.  'Daring' and 'Isabella' soon followed on the success of Manifesto - all reflecting her own independent spirit and attitude to aging.

She says that the idea of women needing to '"correct" their faces is something she finds depressing - so plastic surgery obviously isn't her first port of call when offering beauty advice believing rather in a simple but consistent skin care routine.  She doesn't believe in beauty 'standards' - preferring women to be seen as unique individuals.  For this reason, she's developed a line that allows women to retain and celebrate their individuality, something that's reflected in her advertising campaigns.

Rossellini knows that - with enough money and the right plastic surgeon - good looks can be bought.  But cosmetic surgery is still a process she's uncertain about. One side of her argues that it's a technology that should be explored while the other side argues that it's unnatural and potentially disfiguring.

In the end though Rossellini accepts that when it comes to anti aging, each woman - whether she's a celebrity or not - has to be in control of their own choices. If women truly want plastic surgery then they should be able to go for it.  The reality is that it's probably not going to be for her.

Like other role models featured on these pages Isabella Rossellini firmly believes that the most beautiful women are those who remain true to themselves. 

It's those women who refuse to submit to beauty standards who are the most interesting and, ultimately, they're the ones who eventually define what beauty really is.

 

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