The man makeover: I got Botox, threading and a pedicure at 56

An editor decides to put a new coat of paint on a writer in his 50s. Here’s how it went.

Ben Rowell

Jan 19, 2023 – 5.00am

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At a garden party last northern spring, I had a minor epiphany. All the men in attendance wore sandals and all of us had grim, pale, gnarly feet. “Are men ... ugly?” I wondered. “Look at the ladies’ feet. I’m booking a pedicure.”

At home, I asked my wife how to book a pedicure, and if I really needed one. “Yes, I’ve been telling you for years,” was the reply. In the end, I just bought foot balm (6 per cent uric acid), which succeeded only in making me feel like a pensioner. Cheap, though.

The Telegraph London