At 58, Shania Twain Shares the Unexpected ‘Positive Side to Menopause’
Shania Twain, 58, reflected on the “positive side to menopause.”
She shared her thoughts while demonstrating her nighttime skincare routine in a video.
In the past, she has shared an optimistic point of view on the life change.
Shania Twain’s optimism shines through in whatever she does—in her music, of course, and even in her approach to menopausal skincare. The 58-year-old recently shared her nighttime skincare routine with Harper’s Bazaar, and in the video, the “Let’s Go Girls!” singer discussed “the positive side to menopause.” Believe it or not, not all changes that the hormonal transition brings are so bad.
Twain started the video by letting viewers know her skin type and concerns. “I would describe my skin as combination skin. I have the classic T-zone oily area. Now that I’m in menopause, I don’t get the flaky skin anymore, and I don’t get the breakouts,” she said, victoriously. “Ah, benefit. There’s a positive side to menopause.”
You’ve probably heard all of the not-so-fun things menopause can do to skin, like contribute to a loss of elasticity, sagging, and dryness, per the American Academy of Dermatology Association. So, it’s encouraging to hear a few upsides from Twain. But, again, it isn’t a surprise that the singer chose to look at the glass as half-full.
After removing her makeup with sugar and olive oil (!), Twain looked noticeably refreshed. “It’s nice to feel good without makeup on because I don’t do anything else to my skin. Maybe I should? But right now I’m just all nautrale,” she said.
This isn’t the first time the 58-year-old got honest about menopausal perks. For one, the change helped her grow into self-acceptance, which encouraged her to pose nude for her Queen of Me album art in 2022.“I was just so unashamed of my new body, you know, as a woman that is well into my menopause,” she said at the time. “I’m not even emotional about it; I just feel okay about it. It’s really liberating.”
She also chose to find the good in going gray—it opened the door for her to express herself in a new way, through wigs. “As I go gray, I’m like, ‘I might as well toy around with different colors,’” she told E! News. “It’s almost an excuse to play with color and embrace it. I just enjoy playing around with it, like fashion.”
Menopause is no easy sell, and yet, Twain manages to make it look not so bad—proof that there is power in optimism and in embracing the change.
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