I’m 40 and people think I’m a teenager — and my secret to staying young only costs around $4
A 40-year-old woman says she gets IDed all the time — and puts her youthful looks down to wearing factor 50 every day for 28 years.
Rosie Morrell puts on her sunscreen — which she buys from Lidl for £3.23 ($4.31) — every morning and has worn the protection, rain or shine, since she was 12.
She started doing this after her mom gave her the tip, and says it’s the reason she looks so young.
The therapist claims she is hit on by 19-year-olds who think she is a teenager — and is mistaken for being her partner’s 21-year-old daughter’s sister.
Rosie mixes her sunscreen with a Nivea moisturizer she buys for £2.50 ($3.25).
And reckons she saves roughly £40 ($51.94) a month by not buying expensive creams
Rosie, a sex therapist and web-cam model from the UK in Dorchester, Dorset, said: “I’ve just always worn the factor 50 and it’s great.
“I mix them together and they last me about three months — that works out about £2 ($2.60) a month.
“About ten years ago I used a more expensive sun lotion and a more expensive face cream and spent about £40 ($51.94) a month — it just wasn’t worth it.
“My mom taught me aged 12 to wear factor 50 and it’s really stuck with me.
“I put it on without fail — whatever the weather and I’ve not missed a day.
“Fancy face products just aren’t necessary for me.
“I also don’t wear foundation or anything that might block up my pores: I love bold eye makeup though.”
Rosie said she gets IDed every time she buys alcohol — and has even been asked for ID for an 18 film at the cinema.
She ran as a MP in the general election, as the deputy leader of political party Everyone is God.
She said people told her ‘how nice’ it would be to have someone so young as an MP.
When she goes out with her partner Marcus White, 51, and his 21-year-old daughter, Rosie said people always think the women are sisters or friends.
As well as her young skin she said she sounds young and likes to wear youthful clothes like crop tops, mini skirts and tight jeans and likes bold bright colours.
She said: “It was hilarious a couple of months ago.
“I was chatted up by a 19-year-old who thought I was his age – actually I’m as old as his mom.
“Someone was delivering alcohol to our house recently and asked if my parents were in to sign for it — it was very funny!
“Another time someone was working on our house and Marcus said he had a daughter, but she wasn’t there, the guy said ‘I’ve just met your daughter Marcus’, but it was me — that was very funny too!
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“Mostly we can laugh it off but it can be very frustrating. I am young at heart but also have the wisdom of my age.
“I don’t like him to be thought of as my sugar daddy, so I’m always trying to tell people my age, or to be seen to pay for things.”
Rosie said she’s mistaken for being in her 20s almost every time she interacts with people.
She said they look shocked when she starts talking about her work as a political leader and sex therapist.
She said: “They just aren’t ready for me to start talking about anything deep, or really sexual.
“I really believe in freedom of expression. I think all people should feel free to express themselves.
“I believe following my heart is the secret to looking young too — the happier you are the better your wellbeing, the better and healthier you will look.”