As you get older, you update your wardrobe, and your style changes as your body and tastes in clothes do. But when was the last time you updated your makeup bag? The products you used five, maybe 10 years ago may no longer benefit your skin or enhance your features. Two makeup artists shared their number one priority when it comes to makeup, and explained how they can make you “look years younger”.
Creamy formulas and hydrated skin
Foundation covers the largest area of the face and so it’s important to choose the right formula for your skin.
As women age, their skin gets drier, so you may not need to powder, matte-ify or set the skin like you used to a few years ago.
Style Space’s makeup artist Joleen Emory said: “With powders, there is a risk of making fine lines more apparent, which will have the opposite effect and in turn make us look older.”
If you don’t want to enhance fine lines and wrinkles with powders and matte products, pick creamy foundations and blushes instead.
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If you prefer not to use a heavy foundation or are worried about how to apply it, consider a skin tint.
Skin tint or tinted moisturisers “enhances the skin for a natural look” and many contain moisturising ingredients.
In terms of blushers, dry blushers have been around for decades, and creamy products are relatively new.
If you’ve never used a creamy blusher before, just remember not to add too much as it can look unnatural.
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Focus on eyelashes
Enhancing the eyes is one of the “fastest, easiest, and most effective ways” to make a difference in the face.
Eye shadows and eyeliners can take a bit more skill and patience to apply, so stick to mascara.
Myah said “many people find their lashes lose density over time,” but there’s an easy way to create the “illusion of a dense, full lash line” in minutes.
“Start by curling the lashes. Then apply a soft kohl pencil underneath the top lash line by gently lifting up the lid and wiggling the pencil right at the root and between the lashes. Follow with mascara.”
