Makeup after 50 years

Makeup after 50 years

If your makeup ritual has not changed much in 30 years, it's time to update it. Here's how to fix the 12 most common mistakes after 50 years.

Makeup after 50 years

Mistake # 1: Stop putting on makeup

As soon as the time of retirement rings, many women stop playing with makeup. Too bad ... As you get older, makeup becomes a precious ally: it hides certain imperfections, hides the signs of fatigue, enhances the complexion, lights the eyes. A tip for all those who do not know how to update their makeup: go to a beauty counter in a department store. Several major brands offer free makeup sessions.

Mistake # 2: Use a rich base cream

Older women often apply excessively rich eye and face creams. As these products do not penetrate completely, the skin shines and highlights wrinkles and imperfections. It is better to opt for fluid textures during the day and to keep nourishing formulas for the night.

Mistake # 3: Use an over-covering foundation all over the face

Some continue to buy the same thick, matte foundation they used in their twenties, and then apply it all over their faces. But for 30 years, the textures have evolved greatly. The new foundations are lighter, which gives brightness and a much more natural effect. Ideally, the problem areas (dark circles, redness, dark spots) are worked with the concealer, then standardized with the foundation. Warning: contrary to the belief, putting a good foundation layer does not hide wrinkles and fine lines. On the contrary. The product accumulates in them and accentuates them.

After the fifties, women tend to turn to lifting foundations. We must be wary: because of their matte texture, they can enhance the appearance of wrinkles and give a frozen face. Because mature skin is thin, thin and dry, moisturizing foundations are much better. And to counter the loss of brightness due to aging, prefer slightly rosy beige. Finally, instead of uniformly covering the entire face with the foundation, we put a hint on the middle area and, with the fingers, it is stretched to the maximum around the perimeter to melt well and avoid the plaster effect. It can also be placed by small touches, in strategic places (forehead, chin, cheekbones, wings of the nose) to simply give a boost.

Mistake # 4: Too much concealer

The excess of concealer will lodge in wrinkles and makes them more visible. To counter this inconvenience, we first choose a concealer liquid or cream rather than stick, and it is used as a cream around the eyes: we deposit a small amount on the tip of the little finger, then spread it by tapping.

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Mistake # 5: Heavy use of bronzer powders

Thirty years ago, tanning was particularly fashionable, and some like to perpetuate this look by using bronzing powders. The trouble is that such powders reflect very little light, while mature skin - naturally duller - just need brightness. A solution: powders formed of a mosaic of colors that diffuse a slightly tan color, but more natural and more uniform. For the application, bring a large brush that can cover a large area and eliminate streaks. Another trend: put too much bronzer, which makes you age. It is better to superimpose several thin layers until the desired color is obtained than to put a single dark and opaque one. To avoid: the powders too orange.

Mistake # 6: Too powder

A face too powdery takes 10 years in one fell swoop! With age, it is therefore necessary to use the powder sparingly. The right way: dip the tip of a large brush in the powder, shake it to remove the excess, then simply brush the face, from the center to the outside. A good choice: a lightly pink powder that gives a feeling of freshness to the skin.

Mistake # 7: Apply your blush like at age 20

As you get older, women are inclined to apply a little more blush on the cheeks to enhance their duller complexion. Error. Better to go sparingly. On the other hand, because the cheeks are deepened, the blush is posed differently, slightly in front of the cheekbone and going up towards the top of the ear.

Mistake # 8: Neglecting her eyebrows

After 50 years, the eyebrows follow the downward curve of the eyelids and the hairs become more sparse. It is also after this age that women neglect hair removal the most. However, by brushing the underside, specifying the bow and defining the line of the eyebrows, we turn on the eyes and expand the eyelids. It's easy to pull up the eyebrows a bit and fill in the sparse areas by simply using powder eyebrow powder, which is much more effective and more natural than pencils. Less fat too, they hold much longer. The eyebrows are often too shaved, too arched or too round. A tip: consult an expert to learn to draw his eyebrows.

Mistake # 9: Apply eye shadow in the wrong place

Many women have the habit of closing an eye or raising their eyebrows when they make up their eyelids. Avoid if you have heavy or droopy eyelids. Because once these in normal position, the route - especially under the bone - is likely to be no longer in the right place or to be camouflaged under the skin. It is suggested to wear makeup by looking straight in the mirror and maintaining a natural expression. A simple trick to know where to put the dark or medium shade that "digs" the eyelid at the outer corner: press the brush on the bone and, in this spec Eyes and lips

Mistake # 10: put a bright color on the entire eyelid

At age 50, we do not pick out in a color palette as broken as at 20 years. But that does not mean that you have to give up all fantasy. You just have to review the abc of the pose. For example, it is always permissible to use shades of green, blue or purple to bring out the eyes, but by going in small touches. These accent shades are now played in the center of the eyelid rather than on the entire eyelid, and are paired with neutral hues, such as beiges and moles. Iridescent eyeshadows are to be avoided: they are ruthless for wrinkles. But if you stick to it, you only apply a hint under the eyebrows to give a little sparkle.

Mistake # 11: Overloading Eyes

As you get older, less is better. Thus, after the fifties, especially if one has eyelids wilted, it is better to give up the eyeliner and the famous kohl of our 20 years that apply with difficulty and harden the look. For a smooth tracing: powder shadows that apply to the lash line with a bevel brush. Another mistake is to thicken your thinned lashes by multiplying the layers of thickening mascara. Result: Eyelashes all agglutinated. Prefer the lengthening mascaras.

Also to forget: the black pencil line, unless you make a very, very fine line. Opt instead for shades of brown or gray. Also avoid putting on the underside of the eye to avoid creating shadows that would accentuate dark circles. Ultimately, at the birth of the eyelashes a hint of brown makeup is deposited, but on the third of the eye only, from the outside by degrading inwards. And little or no mascara.

Mistake # 12: Apply a color too dark on his lips

Women of a certain age are often seen using a darker outline pencil than lipstick. Terrible, especially when the red has spun and that remains only this fine line. In reality, the pencil line must be discreet. The trick to give the impression of a well hemmed lip and to prevent the color from sliding in the wrinkles: underline the outline of the mouth with a pencil contour matte of the color of the lips or the lipstick, then to degrade the color towards the inside of the lips with the pencil or a brush. Then we put the lipstick.

Lip gloss gives volume and luster to thin lips, provided it is placed only in the center of the lower lip. We must also ban dark colors (brown, burgundy, etc.) if you do not have a mouth impeccable or perfectly white teeth. In any case, the light shades reflect more light and help make the lips look fuller. Last tip: you have to be careful with teeth whitening. Indeed, after 50 years, it is not natural to have ultra-white teeth as a child of 5 years. To whiten, yes, but in moderation.ific place, put the makeup.