How to hide wrinkles Less is more. It has never been more true when it comes to makeup and our faces as we age. Here are some tips on the right and wrong ways to apply foundation and powder.
Be light on your foundation use. Most women use too much foundation in an attempt to cover wrinkles and fine lines. This actually has the opposite effect of highlighting blemishes instead of covering them up. Use a tinted moisturizer instead and only on the parts of your face that you feel need it. Go one or two shades darker, no matter how fair your skin is. Darker shades can also help hide those wrinkles, as lighter shades tend to highlight them.
power powder When you were younger, you probably had the problem of too much oil on your skin and therefore you used powder all over your face. Quit this habit. Now. The powder absorbs moisture and oil as it should. Mature skin lacks moisture and doesn’t need it. Use only on the nose or chin areas.
Professional makeup artists NEVER use powder on women over 50. Dust has a nasty habit of settling on wrinkles and making them stand out.
Loose skin and what to do about it Plastic surgery? Facelifts? botox? Expect! Don’t run and find a plastic surgeon just yet! Makeup can also work wonders here. Jowl lines are sometimes called funny lines, as they run from the nose to the jawline. They appear most prominently when you’re laughing and that’s why they’re known as “fun lines.” These tend to deepen as we age. You can minimize them by drawing attention away from them. Wear longer, more prominent earrings as it will draw your eyes away from your jaw lines, but don’t wear large chokers or necklaces as they will draw attention to your jaw line.
A trick to hide those drooping necklines is to use the right haircut. Haircuts that fall just below the chin will draw attention away from your chin. Longer cuts are better as they will draw the eyes even further down and take attention away from your neck.
Crow’s feet – No, not another exotic Chinese dish! Crow’s feet are those wrinkles and fine lines that appear on the outer edges of our eyes. They also usually appear when you laugh while we crinkle our eyes when we do it. When you were younger, your skin was elastic enough to recover from this wrinkling act. Not so when you get older. Your skin loses its elasticity and these lines become permanent.
Don’t use large amounts of concealer or you risk getting “raccoon eyes.” Simply apply a few drops of concealer and pat gently with a good quality brush. Don’t use powder around the eyes as it will settle into those lines.
droopy eyelids Do not use mascara on the lower lashes. Curl your upper lashes and use the darkest colored mascara you have to make your eyes pop. Use eyeliner only on the upper lid as well. Use liquid eyeliner instead of a pencil as it stays on better. Apply a natural-looking curved line to the outer corners to give them a faux lift. Make the lines light and not thick. Don’t line the inside of your eyes.
Don’t wear bright or light eyeshadow. Use darker shades to create a shadow effect to minimize the look of crow’s feet.
hair thinning No. We are not talking about a new hair growth product! We can go to the moon, but we can’t grow hair back…yet!
Facial hair also thins. For us women, particularly our eyebrows. Thin eyebrows need special attention. Why? With brows becoming thinner, loose, misplaced, and uneven-length hairs will stand out more than usual. Do them professionally. Do not try to draw your own eyebrows. They NEVER look good. If you must draw to complete, also have it done by a professional.
Hair is not the only thing that thins! Your lips will also get thinner as you age. This happens because we will lose lip fat as we age. That is why women have fat injections to plump up their lips. But it is not necessary to go to this extreme. Makeup can also help here.
Pick the right lip color. Skip the bright colors. Wear a color that is a shade or two darker than your natural color.
Your lip line fades as you age, so create a lip line using lip liner. Then apply lipstick. Consider replacing your lipstick and using lip gloss instead. Gloss can create the illusion of full lips. Don’t use lip plumpers. They work, but the effects are very temporary and when the lips deflate, the lip lines and lipstick will shift.
Lauren Hutton has created a makeup line designed specifically for mature skin. She has been a world class model, once considered one of the most beautiful women in the world. Today she, of course, is a mature woman, but she retains that “classic beauty” look. One of her secrets, of course, is her makeup. She long ago realized that she lacks makeup formulated for mature skin. So she created her own.
Not only that, they also created a special set of high-quality makeup brushes specifically to use for your makeup and it’s perfect for use with mature skin. She gives away this special set of high quality makeup brushes with the purchase of her makeup.