[Anti-Aging] I feel like everyone basically looks their age, but everyone I know thinks they look 8+ years younger. wth?

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Huge skincare fanatic here so obviously I spend a lot of time looking at my own skin and others'. I'm a few months away from officially being my late 20s, and I'd say my skin is pretty normal for my age. I take great care of it so it's in good shape, but there are moments where I catch a glimpse of my eye after wearing makeup and I'm like "yikes, where did that under-eye line come from?!" I'd say I have nice skin, but I don't think my skin makes anyone think I'm 20.Anyway, pretty much everyone else I know thinks they look way younger than their age, and apparently hears it often. I have no clue what they're talking about, because basically all of them look their age. I've seen people on Reddit complain about looking way too young for their ages, but their actual faces often look exactly how old they are, and it's their attire or height which is making them seem younger. In the comments section on anti-aging skincare articles, I see a plethora of women claiming that they're often pegged for 15-20 years younger than their age but...really? I don't think I've met ANYONE who looked more than 5 years younger than their age. I've only seen two people who maybe fit this description, and it was in Facebook photos, with all the good lighting and whatnot. I've met people who had good skin, but I could still tell they were their age. I know a woman who is tall, thin, angular, with visible lines even from far away in FB photos, and she's in her early 30s. I'd say she's beautiful, but definitely looks early 30s. When we chatted about aging this one time she said it's "annoying" how often people think she's barely out of college. Um, I'm calling BS.Just to check out this theory, I went on LinkedIn and checked the college graduation years of people in my office, with an estimated age in mind. I was right about all of them within a margin of 3 years.I don't think people are lying about hearing this, but I don't know how they hear it when it's just demonstrably untrue. Maybe it's because I zoom in on the actual skin, not the attire or voice or posture, but I've yet to see anyone who really shocked me with their real age. I have no idea what everyone else is on about. The few times people have posted to this sub about looking 10+ years younger than their age, I see someone exactly their age who is purposefully posing/dressing in a way to seem young or ambiguous. Can anyone else relate? Sometimes I just feel a bit inadequate, because I feel like the only person who's like "yep, I look my age."
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