Tag: 40th birthday

Let’s Say You’re Over 40. Here’s How To Drink Like A Grown Up in Charlotte

Goodbye loud crowds, parties and shots... You're looking for something more sophisticated and low-key. Here are our top picks for where to grab a drink when you're a grown-up (or want to act like a grown-up) in Charlotte.  CORKBUZZ 4905 Ashley Park Lane, Suite J The Drink: Ashley Lane The Deets: Citadelle Gin + PAMA...

Where to Host a 40th Birthday Party in Charlotte

We have broken down a few different ways for you to celebrate the big 4-0 in the Queen City.  Charlotte's certainly got a lot of great options, from elegant spaces to casual places and plenty in between. You're So Fancy How would you like to celebrate...

Turning 40? 50? How to Keep Those Arms, Knees and Belly Taut.

It's been said that "life begins at forty." Unfortunately, so do stubborn weight gain, unwanted sagging, and perimenopause - that dreaded transition into some of the hottest years of our lives. While everyone else is fearing the inevitable - Scoop wants to help you...

Ideas for 40th Birthday Gifts to Give and to Get

Have girlfriends turning forty this year?  We've covered How to Celebrate in our 40th Birthday Parties post here. Not sure what to gift to spoil them with for their big birthday? Charlotte has a lot of great, locally-owned boutiques that have a variety of...

Things Every Woman Should Know About Her 40s.

For women, midlife changes occur somewhere between the ages of 45 and 60, when you are "middle-aged". Fortunately "middle-aged" has been moving closer to 60 in our perception, given that life expectancies for women in the upper economic brackets have reach the high 80s...

Beauty Product Picks for The Almost and Over 40

The dreaded "Four-O" is creeping closer.  Eek!  And of course with that number hanging over my head, everything I read or watch is about hormonal changes and all the other things that you really don't want to hear about.  There's loss of skin elasticity, the onset of wrinkles and lines,...

Here are Some Chill Outdoor Concerts & Music for Grown Ups in Charlotte This Summer

Fighting your way to the bar, shouting over friends, standing on your tip-toes just to catch a glimpse of the singer. Now that we think about it, we don't miss much about being a part of the concert-loving, barely legal crowd. Now that we know better, we've...

The Best 40th Birthday Party Ideas To Celebrate #40isfabulous

40 is the new 20, a sentence I now feel like I hear weekly. Is it true, or is it just because I am getting closer to that "new 20"?  I do believe that by age 40, women have more confidence and have gotten...

In Fashion, Is 40 the New 20? How to Dress The Best for Your 40s.

The 40s are the decade where the words "Just 'cause you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD" start to mean something. Women look fantastic in their 40s. You have the funds and the experience to keep everything in tip-top shape ~ with workouts, hair cuts &...

The Scoop on Turning 40. Our 40th Birthday Series.

Lawdy Lawdy now you're Forty. It's a big milestone and definitely one worth celebrating. And we are right there with you. This is a great decade for women ~ you've definitely still got it going on, but you've aged out of most of the insecurities, questioning...

Getting a Good’s Night Sleep Over 40.

Women are known as the fairer sex, which is why it's truly UN-fair that we're twice as likely as our male counterparts to suffer sleep issues. According to the National Sleep Foundation, women need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night to function well the...

Best 40th Birthday Trips with The Girls

Forty is a big number and one you should embrace - and celebrate. (Don't even think about buying an "Over the hill" balloon.) Instead, grab your girls and your car keys because we've got the best ways to throwdown for your 40th - without...

Best 40th Birthday Trips When You Want to Blow It Out

Forty may be the new thirty but our tastes are a bit more refined these days, and the celebration should be too. Whether you go with your main squeeze, your sisters or your best girlfriends, we've handpicked the best ways to ring in your 40's - in...