Latinas' beauty sabor makes for rich profits.(Beauty market leads)(Cover story)

'[I FEAR] THAT I'LL GET LAZY AND RETREAT FROM LIFE, INCLUDING YOUNGER PEOPLE, AND BECOME BORING. I DON'T THINK IT WILL HAPPEN, BUT THE FEAR OF IT PUSHES ME TO STAY INVOLVED.'

'TIME MARCHES ON AND THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP IT, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE CONCEPT OF IT AND DEAL WITH IT IN A MATURE MANNER. OLDER DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T STILL HAVE FUN AND HAVE A ZEST FOR LIFE.'

'I AM A WORK IN PROGRESS, AND AS I GET OLDER--AND HOPEFULLY WISER--I AM KINDER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS AND MORE AWARE OF MY PLACE IN THE WORLD. NOT IN THE ROMANTIC WAY OF AN ADOLESCENT, BUT IN A MORE TANGIBLE, PRACTICAL WAY AS I MATURE. I CHANGE WHAT I CAN AND ACCEPT WHAT I CAN'T CONTROL OR CHANGE.'

'I AM HAPPY WITH MYSELF NOW …