35 Ways to Feel Hotter After 35

Forever Young

1. "I feel hot knowing that, just because you ask me my age, it doesn't mean I have to tell you. When someone asks me how old I am, I simply tell them that I'm still breathing and getting my period."–Katherine, 40-ish

2. "Feeling sexy comes from within. You're that same person on the inside as you were 30 years ago. Those feelings don't change with time."–Jane, 52

3. "'Hot' is a state of mind. When I'm taking care of myself, when my clothes fit well, my hair looks good and I'm emotionally on the right track, I feel really hot."–Myrna, 76

Let's Rock

4. "I feel my hottest when I'm dancing to loud music in a crowd of people."–Claire, 36

5. "Dancing always makes me feel alive! I lived through the break dancing era, so I can do a body roll and out-dance kids 20 years younger than me."–Akiyo, 36

6. "My 'hottie' experience is dressing up and going to see a rock concert by any of my favorite bands: Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and The Mother Hips."–Tracie, 40

7. "Give me a wedding band, a little Madonna and watch out."–Beth, 35

Unwind & Indulge

8. "I paint my toenails some giddy color like purple or turquoise blue—how can you not feel on top of the world with purple toenails?"–Diane, 55

9. "Regular spa days that include meditation make me feel fabulous and young."–Karen, 49

10. "Nothing beats a professional blowout. Hair is the one part you're still happy to have bounce well into middle age."–Susannah, 40

11. "I have two kids and another on the way, but I still get a bikini wax and feel sexy afterward—even at 6 months pregnant."–Aryn, 36

Love & Affection

12. "My husband jokingly calls me his trophy wife, although he's only two years older. Traveling together feels like our honeymoon all over again."–Sylvia, 61

13. "Each and every time a person holds open the door for me, I feel happy...and beautiful."–Eileen, 54

14. "To have my daughters look at me when I put on a dress for a party and say, 'Momma, you look soooo fancy," is simply the best!"–Les, 42

15. "My boyfriend stops to look at me after I've put on my PJs, have my hair up and my glasses on. That's when he tells me I look great."–Beth, 35

Cinematherapy

16. "My feel-young and sexy movie? Tootsie. If you haven't seen it, rent it. Right now."–Katherine, 40-ish

17. "I'm a sucker for Under the Tuscan Sun."–Beth, 35

18. "Dirty Dancing is a Cinderella story where Cinderella is smart and wins Prince Charming with her strength of character, not her looks."–Diane, 55

19. "I've always loved Shirley Valentine."–Myrna, 76

20. "The Runaways reminds me of those carefree days in college—dancing in a steamy club with bodies all around."–Erica, 36

Role Models

21. "Diane Keaton has grace and style—and never gives the impression she's trying too hard."–Sylvia, 61

22. "Helen Mirren always looks great and classy next to woman half her age."–Jane, 52

23. "Anyone who HASN'T had work done!"–Anne Marie, 52

24. "Anjelica Huston is forthright, funny and seems comfortable in her skin."–Eileen, 54

25. "I wish I had the guts to go gray like Emmylou Harris or Jamie Lee Curtis."–Diane, 55

Music to My Ears

26. "I Just Called to Say I Love You brings back a time in my life when I wasn't actually young, but I felt young and sexy because of where I was in life."–Myrna, 76

27. "Give me an Adele song: smoky, soft and full of feelings and emotions."–Les, 42

28. "I have a CD of girl groups from the '60s: Supremes, Shirelles, Ronettes. What could be better?"–Diane, 55

29. "Beyonce's Irreplaceable."–Angie, 35

30. "Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl."–Sylvia, 61