Eva Mendes didn't think ageing "was really going to happen to [her]".
The 50-year-old actress actually went through a denial phase before she accepted that she needed to wear reading glasses.
The Hollywood star told PEOPLE: "I was around my late thirties, and I remember the moment that ingredients became a little harder for me to read.
"I was like, 'That's weird!' In my late thirties, I just didn't think ageing was really going to happen to me. I was at that point where I thought that only happens to other people."
Despite this, Eva eventually accepted that she needed to start wearing glasses.
She said: "I was like, 'They're changing things on me!' They're making the type so small on prescription bottles and things like that. And then I came to the terms like, 'Oh my God. I really need readers and possibly other lenses like progressives.'"
Eva has gone through various fashion phases during her time in the spotlight. But the actress remains particularly fond of her 90s style.
She explained: "I full embraced the '90s when I was in high school.
"There was a Forever 21 around, and it was just like, hits of dopamine going to the mall and hitting up Forever 21, and leaving with all these gems that were reasonably priced.
"The '90s were just serving so much."
Meanwhile, Eva previously revealed that she finds doing housework to be a "meditative" experience.
The movie star - who has been in a relationship with actor Ryan Gosling since 2011 - told PEOPLE: "For me a clean sink equals clear mind. And I find doing the dishes meditative. It is a time to think and relax.
"The rest of my family pitches in; however the dishes are really my domain - my happy place."
