How to look older?

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Dress more conservatively, pull your hair back, wear less or lighter colored makeup. Why do you want to look older, are you trying to not get carded at the bar, or something?

What? You are f'ing nuts. I'm 26 and people still think I look under 18. I always say THANK YOU. Be grateful.

Grow a beard

PS: See if still want an answer to this question in 30 years.

I am 23. When I was about 10 pounds lighter than I am now and had short hair last year, I walked into a liquor store, the dude behind the counter started yelling, "Hey young man, you can't be in here!" I had to explain to him that I was not in fact a 12-year-old boy. I feel your pain.

I could pass for my early teens until my mid-twenties. I rather enjoyed it.... especially people underestimating me. Made impressing them all the easier.

Don't wear a bra.

my children aged me. Maybe babysit some horrible kids

What? You are f'ing nuts. I'm 26 and people still think I look under 18. I always say THANK YOU. Be grateful.

Okay, may I reiterate... I understand that when I'm old, being told I look 12 may be a compliment. At the moment, however, I would rather look my age, which is 19... There's no need to make suggestions along the lines of smoking cigarettes, etc... I don't want to look 50, only 19.

I'm a medical student, undertaking clinical placements, which is why it's not favourable for me to resemble a young child, that's all.

you are a young child.


just dress in as a professional manner as possible when working or going on interviews.

When I had that problem I grew a mustache, but probably not an option for you. I would think the way you dress, accessorize and how you wear your hair could help. Maybe add glasses?

I'm a medical student, undertaking clinical placements, which is why it's not favourable for me to resemble a young child, that's all.

Now that I can sympathize with! I did a program that put 7th and 8th grade into one year, so when I graduated vet school, I was a year younger than the typical grad. I did worry about looking too young for people to feel comfortable trusting me with their pets' health.

Lucky for me, I had started getting grey hairs in junior high, and had enough at my temples to be noticeable by the time I was a working veterinarian, so I just let it be grey and made sure it showed. I still got a few comments how young I looked, but at least I looked like I might know what I was doing.

Now, when I'm well established in the practice and still single, I've started coloring my greys so that I won't look too old prematurely. As an official Dark Auburn, I finally look my age. And I picked a color as close as possible to my real color, so roots don't show as much, and one with a Root Touch-Up Kit so I don't have to bother with the whole thing too often.

I wonder if there's some way you can give yourself grey hairs? I don't mean really, but maybe there's some sort of highlights or localized coloring that would be light enough to give that impression? Only other things I can come up with to look older are along the lines of movie make-up to give yourself crow's feet or somesuch, which might need to be redone a few times a day.

I had a friend in high school who looked twelve, and even got into movies at the child's price. We made him split the savings with us when we went together. Meanwhile I could get into the R-rated ones without being carded. When I'd go to a campus restaurant with friends who were in college, the waiter would bring a pitcher of beer and a glass for each of us, and I'd politely tell him that he could get in big trouble for doing that.... The *only* place that ever carded me was a comic book store!

my children aged me. Maybe babysit some horrible kids

Lol!

when i was 12, people thought i was about 18.

now that im 19, people think im about 14 without makeup.