The fact is that asyour body ages, it goes through a whole lot.
Your skin will have different needs in your 50s than it had when you were a teen.
It becomes less oily and more prone to looking flat.
Facial features tend to thin and lose fullness.
Fine lines and wrinkles develop.
Plus, personal style changes throughout the seasons and stages of our lives.
That’s where we come in.
Here are the most common beauty blunders by mature women and how to fix them.
Makeup artist Sandy Linter advised choosing a base that’s a shade or two darker than your skin tone.
Start there and mix in lighter or darker shades as you need.
Linter explained that warmer tones make skin look younger.
The key is to avoid making the skin look ashy, especially since older skin gets dehydrated more easily.
Savrani suggested buying a foundation that reflects light to give you a fresh glow.
The goal is to look natural and healthy, rather than like you’re wearing a mask.
Foundation that’s applied to thickly will settle into wrinkles and can make your skin look flat.
Makeup artist Frances Hathaway toldOprah.com, “Only use foundation where you need it to even out discoloration.”
Alternatively, you’re free to use a tinted moisturizer for a natural look.
Chrisanne Davis provided Allure with another trick to keep foundation out of fine lines.
Davis dampens a makeup sponge and presses it over wrinkles to catch any extra foundation that might settle there.
Lip liner can be really flattering, though.
It makes your lips look fuller and defines your lip shape,Healthexplained.
In addition, it “works as primer to prevent feathering.”
You don’t want yourlipstick smudgingand wandering outside the line of your mouth, right?
Lip liner prevents that by helping your lipstick stay in place.
Now that you’re convinced that lip liner is a must-have, what kind should you be looking for?
We recommend using a creamy lip liner to make system easily.
Plus, a creamy formula will prevent the makeup from highlighting dry patches on your lips.
Teenage you would be rejoicing to know that they wouldn’t always be shiny by lunchtime.
Young skin reflects light (thanks to all that oil), which powder prevents.
Putting powder on skin that isn’t oily just looks too matte and unnatural.
It can also dry your skin out further.
But, only use it on your chin and nose.
In case your skin does get oily, reach for some blotting tissues to soak it up.
Using eyeliner on your lower eyelid is like an arrow pointing to your dark circles.
In addition, putting eyeliner on your lower lid makes your eyes look smaller, according toHuda Beauty.
As if you needed that many reasons to convince you not to use liner on your lower lid.
This will make your eyes look bigger instead of narrower.
Be sure to curl your eyelashes and apply mascara to make your eyes look bright.
Not everyone is watching makeup tutorials online, however.
And it’s likely they aren’t watching them either.
There’s no such thing as too much blending.
Don’t use this brush for applying eye shadow use a different brush to put color on first.
Then, use your blending brush to soften the color.
For cream shadows, just use your fingertips.
Tap your finger in the eye shadow and then tap the color onto your lids.
Don’t pull on your skin as you blend, though, since this is a delicate area.
Lip liner can draw attention to fine lines around the mouth.
To avoid this makeup mistake, it’s critical that it’s done in a way that looks natural.
This will give you the most natural effect.
You’ll get an accurate line that’s still soft.
Scott Barnes, makeup artist forJennifer Lopez, suggested the “blush sandwich.”
As far as placement, Barnes advises putting blush on the apples of the cheeks under the eyes.
It’s also a good idea to use concealer on the inner half of your under-eye only.
Alternatively, you could use a highlighter pen on the area to brighten it.
Jennifer Lopez’s makeup artist, Scott Barnes, revealed a similar recommendation when speaking toHuda Beauty.
“All you need is a lighter shade of foundation that you may not instinctually pick.
It’s all about brightness, not about coverage,” Barnes explained.
Don’t forget to blend.
This will be even easier if you choose a lightweight concealer.
For a more flattering and on-trend alternative, choose a neutral, matte shadow.
This will lift the eye area."
It turns out that Hadid may have good reason for being against it.
You don’t want heavy mascara weighing down your lashes, as that could make your eyes appear saggy.
Focus on your top lashes instead of applying mascara on the bottom lashes.
According to the expert, sheer lip colors are more flattering.
Duvall explained that matte formulas can be aging.
Dark, overly drawn eyebrows can make you look like a cartoon.
Ignoring them all together is a mistake as well, especially because eyebrows can become thinner with age.
Makeup artist JoAnn Solomon agrees.
Finish with a clear brow gel to keep it in place.
“We don’t keep the same clothes or wear the same thing every day.
The same thing goes for skincare and makeup,” celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg toldWho What Wear.
“If it’s old, throw it out,” Greenberg said ofexpired makeup.
