Staying SEXY at 30 40 50 60

Sex appeal isn't about age, it's about attitude. As stars like Winona Rider, Meg Ryan, Jane Seymour and Martha Stewart reach oh-no! birthdays this year, they say they've got plenty to celebrate. Here are the secrets behind their sizzle

Staying sexy at 30
JADA PINKETT SMITH Sept. 18
JENNA ELFMAN Sept. 30
REGINA KING Jan. 15
ANNABETH GISH March 13
WINONA RIDER Oct. 29

Staying sexy at 40
MARIEL HEMINGWAY Nov. 22
HEATHER LOCKLEAR Sept. 25
Locklear isn't dreading the big 4-0 at all. "Everybody makes a big deal out of it," she says. "You know what? I'm alive. I'm still around." And still sexy. After two decades of playing vamps—on Dynasty in the '80s and Melrose Place in the '90s—Locklear now brings the same sizzle to the ABC sitcom Spin City, both onscreen and on the set. "Honestly, she's as pretty out of makeup as she is in," says costar Barry Bostwick, "because it's coming from someplace real."
     What seems unreal is the 5'5" actress's ability to fit into her favorite body-conscious outfits (she's partial to Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci)—in spite of her admitted jones for junk food. "I think, 'I definitely shouldn't have that Krispy Kreme,'" she says, "then I have three!"
     Lately, though, Locklear has been trying to rein in those bad habits, signing up for regular delivery of healthful meals to her L.A. home. "It's not really a diet, it's just eating healthy," she says. Locklear also stays active ("She works out some, but even if she didn't she would stay in amazing shape, says her friend and makeup artist Lisa Ashley) and has become savvy about the aging effects of the sun. "I use sunblock now," she says. "Up until, like, 32, I didn't. And I always take my makeup off at night. Always."
     Afterward she gets plenty of rest, usually turning in by 9 p.m. ever since the birth of Ava, 3, her daughter with her husband of almost seven years, Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora. "When I was single I went out a lot," says Locklear. "Now I'm in bed way before I'd start getting ready to go out." But she'll make an exception for Sept. 25. "I don't think she cares about turning 40," says Ashley. "All she thinks about is having a party."
MEG RYAN Nov. 19
CAMRYN MANHEIM March 8

Staying sexy at 50
JANE SEYMOUR Feb. 15
BEVERLY JOHNSON Oct. 13
CHERYL LADD July 12
ANJELICA HUSTON July 8

Staying sexy at 60
FAYE DUNAWAY Jan. 14
MARTHA STEWART Aug.3