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As you age, your skin undergoes natural changes that can impact your makeup routine. However, by making a few adjustments, you can still achieve a stunning look at any age! Start by cleansing and moisturizing your skin, then apply a light foundation for coverage. Add color to your cheeks, eyes, and lips to enhance your natural beauty.
Step-by-Step Guide
Creating a Flawless Base with Foundation
Begin with a gentle facial cleanser. Cleanse your face using a mild cleanser and lukewarm water to remove impurities and prep your skin for makeup application. Avoid harsh cleansers and opt for moisturizing formulas to keep your skin hydrated and youthful.
- Avoid products with alcohol, perfumes, or parabens, as they can dry out your skin.
- Look for cleansers containing nourishing ingredients like shea butter or glycerin to hydrate and minimize signs of aging.
Pro Tip: If you have rough or flaky patches on your skin, consider using a salicylic or glycolic acid cleanser three times a week instead of your regular one. This gentle exfoliation can give your skin a more youthful appearance.
Apply Moisturizer with Careful Motions. Washing your face can dry it out, aging your skin and causing makeup to look uneven. After cleansing, gently apply moisturizer or hydrating serum in upward motions from the center of your face. Use light sweeps with your fingertips to aid absorption and enhance circulation.
- Extend moisturization to your neck and jawline, moving from bottom to top for optimal results. Opt for a moisturizer with retinoids or hyaluronic acid to combat wrinkles and firm your skin. UV protection in your moisturizer can also prevent premature aging and sun damage.
Use Primer for Smooth Skin. A primer creates a flawless base for makeup, reducing the appearance of wrinkles, redness, and inflammation. Apply primer from the center of your face outward using fingertips.
- Choose a moisturizing primer for a dewy, youthful look.
- Specific primers for mature skin often contain hydrating and wrinkle-reducing ingredients like hyaluronic acid.
Opt for a Sheer, Buildable Foundation. Avoid heavy foundations that can cake in fine lines, emphasizing wrinkles. Instead, choose a sheer foundation with buildable coverage for a natural finish.
- BB or CC creams offer light coverage and a subtle glow, enhancing your youthful appearance.
Choose a Foundation Matching Your Skin Tone. Select a foundation close to your natural color for a healthy, glowing complexion. Avoid shades that are too light or dark, as they can age or wash you out.
- Test the foundation on your neck, jawline, and face center to ensure a perfect match.
Start blending your foundation from the center of your face outward. Apply small dots of foundation on your forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin, then use a damp sponge or foundation brush to gently blend it outwards and upwards.
- Avoid rubbing or pulling the foundation to prevent skin irritation, especially under the eyes.
Apply concealer to problem areas and blend gently. Use a concealer wand or brush to cover under-eye areas and around the nose with a light shade. Dab full-coverage concealer on blemishes or dark spots, then blend with a brush or your fingertip.
- Choose a slightly lighter concealer shade for under-eye areas to brighten the skin.
- Tap gently when blending under-eye concealer by squinting slightly to reach the creases.
Set your makeup with a light dusting of powder. Use a soft powder brush to apply a thin layer of setting powder on oily areas like the nose, cheeks, and forehead.
- Avoid applying too much powder to prevent a dull appearance or settling into fine lines.
- Remove excess powder by tapping the brush before application.
Add a touch of cream blush to your cheeks. Use your fingers or a sponge to apply cream blush on the apples of your cheeks for a youthful glow. Pat and blend gently for a natural look.
- Avoid applying blush under the cheekbones to prevent a sunken appearance.
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Enhancing Your Eyes and Brows
Define your brows with a soft brow pencil. Well-shaped brows can add youthfulness and highlight your eyes. Use a pencil that matches your brow's natural shade, applying gentle strokes for a natural look. Start near your nose's outer corner and extend slightly past your eye's outer edge.
- If your brows are graying, consider tinting them at a salon for a more defined look.
Hydrate your eyelids and under-eye area with an eye cream. The skin around your eyes is one of the first areas to show signs of aging. Applying makeup on dry skin can emphasize wrinkles and bags. Use a moisturizing eye serum or cream, focusing on the delicate under-eye area.
- To avoid tugging on the skin, gently tap the moisturizer to blend rather than rubbing.
- Massage the skin under your eyes by moving from the inner corner outward, following the natural curve of your eye.
Achieve a brighter under-eye look with highlighter or light eyeshadow. Apply an under-eye highlighter in a bright triangle shape under each eye and blend gently with fingers or a brush. This technique helps conceal dark circles for a refreshed appearance.
- You can use an under-eye brightener, concealer, or light eyeshadow for this purpose.
- Opt for cream or liquid formulas to prevent dryness around the eyes.
Apply primer to your upper lids for a smooth base. Use primer to create a dewy finish and even out your eyelids, preventing eyeshadow from settling into lines and creases.
Pro Tip: Use an eyelid-specific primer rather than a regular face primer to avoid irritation and ensure effectiveness.
Enhance your eyes with a shimmery cream eyeshadow. Cream shadows with shimmer add dimension and brightness, unlike matte shadows that can appear flat on mature skin. Choose shades with a subtle shimmer for a youthful glow.
- Cream shadows are less likely to crease on eyelids compared to powder shadows.
- Avoid overly glittery shadows, as they can be harsh on aging eyes. Opt for a soft shimmer or satin finish instead.
Apply a medium eyeshadow on your eyelids and blend it above the crease. Enhance the appearance of your eyelids by using a medium-toned eyeshadow across the entire lid area. Blend the shadow upwards from your lash line to slightly above your natural crease.
- Ensure a soft and natural look by blending the edges of the shadow.
- Avoid eyeshadows with yellow or red undertones, as they can make your eyes appear tired. Instead, opt for cool or jewel-toned shades.
Apply a soft kohl eyeliner for a defined lash line. Achieve a lush and healthy look for your lashes by using a soft kohl eyeliner along the upper lash line and smudging it gently with a liner brush. For added definition, apply the liner between each lash. Consider using softer shades like brown, plum, or navy if black eyeliner seems too harsh.
- Avoid sharp, graphic eyeliners as they can look uneven on mature skin.
- Consider using liquid eyeliners for a smoother application, especially to avoid tugging on delicate eyelid skin. Choose a blendable formula to avoid harsh lines.
- Brighten and enlarge your eyes by applying white eyeliner on the waterline of your lower eyelid.
Curl your lashes for a wider-eyed look. Before applying mascara, use an eyelash curler to curl your lashes. Position the curler at the base of your lashes, squeeze gently, and hold for 5-10 seconds. Repeat mid-lash and at the ends for fuller-looking lashes and an instant eye lift.
- Invest in a high-quality curler with silicone pads to prevent pinching or crimping.
Apply mascara to add volume to your lashes. Mascara enhances eye size and youthfulness. Choose a volumizing mascara slightly darker than your natural lashes and apply it to the underside of your top lashes, moving from base to tip. Optionally, apply a bit of mascara to the roots of your lower lashes.
- Opt for black mascara if your hair is brown or black, and choose brown for blond or red hair.
Enhancing Your Lips with Lipstick
Remove dry skin by exfoliating your lips. Dry and flaky lips can cause lipstick to settle unevenly. Use a lip exfoliator like a sugar scrub to gently smooth your lips.
- Ensure to exfoliate around the edges of your lips as well.
- Rinse off the exfoliator with lukewarm water after exfoliating.
Even out your lips with a concealer matching your skin tone. Applying concealer can prevent lipstick from smudging and create a smooth base. Blend a concealer that matches your natural skin tone onto your lips and surrounding area using a foundation brush.
- Consider using a tinted lip primer for a flawless finish and longer-lasting lipstick.
Hydrate and smooth your lips with a moisturizing balm. Apply a moisturizing balm to keep your lips hydrated and protected. This helps reduce fine lines and prevents dryness when applying lipstick.
Pro Tip: Opt for a lip balm with SPF to shield your lips from sun damage, which can age your skin prematurely.
Enhance your lips with a natural-looking lip liner. Use a lip liner close to your natural lip color or the shade of your lipstick for fuller and well-defined lips.
- To create fuller lips, slightly extend the liner beyond your natural lip borders at the peaks and center of your lower lip. Avoid overdrawing the rest of your lips for a natural look.
Opt for a moisturizing lipstick to prevent dryness. Choose a hydrating formula over matte or long-lasting lip colors that can dry your lips. Moisturizing lipstick applies more evenly, making your lips appear fuller and more youthful.
- Sheer, buildable lipsticks provide a natural sheen and color without drying your lips. They are a great alternative to matte lipsticks.
- Avoid extremely drying long-lasting matte liquid lipsticks.
Avoid pale lip shades that wash out your lips. Pale lipsticks can blur your lip line and make you look older, ill, or tired. Opt for shades darker than the natural color of your lips.
- Don't shy away from bold lip colors like bright reds, deep berries, pinks, and corals—they can look fantastic on mature women.
Apply lipstick with a lip brush or your finger. Using a brush or finger allows for a more precise application compared to applying directly from the bullet. Apply within the lip liner boundaries for a defined finish.
- To enhance longevity, build layers with a brush, blot with a tissue, and add more coats if desired, focusing on the center of your lips.
Helpful Tips
Essential Items
- Gentle facial cleanser
- Clean towel
- Moisturizer
- Light coverage foundation or BB cream
- Primer
- Concealer
- Makeup brushes and sponges
- Cream blush
- Cream eyeshadow
- Kohl eyeliner
- Mascara
- Eyelash curler
- Exfoliating lip scrub
- Lip balm
- Lip liner
- Moisturizing lipstick
- Setting powder
