Researchers have discovered that women’s skin undergoes changes as they age, following a pattern similar to their mothers’, with the most visible effects observed around the eyes starting at approximately age 35. However, many celebrities appear to defy this natural process. Why not challenge genetic laws in the same manner? Let’s compare actresses over 40 with their mothers, photographed at the same age.

On the left is actress Blythe Danner, alongside her 44-year-old daughter Gwyneth Paltrow.

Actress and writer Joan Collins is on the left, with her daughter, singer Tara Newley, both aged 53.

Annabelle Lucy Veronica Jones and Samantha Cameron, wife of the British Prime Minister, are both 45.

Actresses Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith, aged 59.

Vanessa Redgrave and Joely Richardson, both 51.

Eve Pollard and Claudia Winkleman, both 44.

Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, both 37.

Catherine, Duchess of Kent, and Eileen Windsor, 52.

Sally and Kate Winslet, both 40.