Photo Gallery: What 60 Looks Like

These people in their 60s tell you why they're happy in their own skin

by Natasha Stoynoff, AARP The Magazine, November 2011 issue

Carlos Gutierrez, 61

Houston, Texas
Hair Salon Owner I stopped coloring my hair two years ago. I decided, "I'm a grandfather now, and telling the truth is more important to me." When you're young, men lie — about everything. "I love you" — they start with that! When you realize what fake looks like, you don't want to be caught in that. I don't worry about my wrinkles, but I do from time to time examine myself closely. I get facials. I get regular massages. And I get my nails done. Think about this: You go home, you want to get in bed with your wife with your rough feet and dirty fingernails? I tell other men, "You can't do that!"
— Photo by Ben Baker

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