END OF SUMMER BIKINI REVIEW - Day One

     So, another summer has gone by and a bevy of aging women got to hit the beach in their bikinis. Among them were celebrities once considered to exude sex appeal, now it's questionable. Fortunately for us, someone had a camera handy and now I get to share these sightings with you.

     Observe one Katie Holmes on Miami Beach on June 18, 2011: she's as thin as ever and only 32 years old but click on the photo to enlarge and you will notice how one of life's stages has wreaked havoc on her stomach. It seems pregnancy was not too kind and even with 5 years to recover, the skin of her stomach is all stretched out and lined with wrinkles. It's as if someone zapped her tummy with an age-ray gun. It'll be awhile before the rest of her catches up with that (maybe 20 years).

WTBT #3

In this installment of Will This Become That?, we take a look at Sarah Michelle Gellar. You know how they say that if you want to see how a woman will age, just take a look at her mother? Well, take a look at Sarah's mother. Things do not bode well for our dear Sarah. They look a hell of a lot like each other face-wise. Body-wise? We love Sarah. She's beautiful but that can fade. Let's just hope that Freddie didn't marry her based on looks alone. Poor Sarah.

More Mom & Daughter Fun

In trying to find more mother and daughter images, I chanced upon this set here by a photographer (Ulric Collette) on Flickr. He calls this concept, "genetic portraits" where  her blends in half the face of the mother and half of the daughter. It's an incredible result that resembles age progression.

In the first pic, the mother (age 56) is compared to the younger daughter (age 23). While in the second image, the older daughter (age 29) is compared to the mother.

Daughter & Mom

I love comparing faces in photos of mothers and daughters. Especially when they are dressed similarly as in this picture from Flickr.

In many cases, you can see how the daughter will eventually age to look like the mother. Effectively, you're looking at an age progression image without the aid of Photoshop or some hi-tech software package.

I'm constantly comparing my woman's features to those of her mother and even grandmother. I'm awaiting with great anticipation the day that my woman will be old too. In the meantime, I'll close my eyes and use my imagination.