When I was in my fifties, I got a job working as a modeling and acting Instructor. Since I was teaching young ladies how to model, I decided to try modeling myself. Although I modeled when I was in my 20’s, I was now 52 and had to start over with new pictures. I found photographers who were willing to shoot TFT (time for prints.)

I looked great in the photos, but my face and body had changed since the 1980s. After having a baby, my body had gone up a few sizes; my love handles grew, even my feet grew a ½ size. My face had more lines, wrinkles, and sunspots.

There are hundreds of beauty tricks if you’re a woman aged 50-plus. Over my forty years in front of the camera, I’d like to show you a few of my favorite tips.

 1. Always start with a clean, moisturized face.

• Use a gentle, non-abrasive cleanser that does not contain alcohol.
• Wet your face with lukewarm water and use your fingertips to apply a cleanser. Using a washcloth, mesh sponge, or anything other than your fingertips can irritate your skin.
• Resist the temptation to scrub your skin because scrubbing can irritate the skin.
• Rinse with lukewarm water and pat dry with a soft towel.
• Apply moisturizer if your skin is dry or itchy. Be gentle when applying any cream around your eyes, so you do not pull too hard on this delicate skin.
• Wash morning, before bed, and after sweating.Wash your face once in the morning and once at night, as well as after sweating heavily. Perspiration, especially when wearing a hat or helmet, irritates the skin. Wash your skin as soon as possible after sweating.

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2. Apply makeup and skin products upward and outward.

Be gentle with your skin. Never pull, tug, or stretch, especially around the eyes.

Blend on creams, serums, and foundation in gentle sweeping movements, working from the center of your face outward. You are subtly lifting as you massage up and out. Start at the base of your neck and work upwards to the jawline, then sweep outward along the jawline, from chin to ears, cheekbones to temples, blend eye cream from the outer eye inward toward the nose, as not to stretch the skin outward and cause more crow’s feet.

3. Test makeup in the right places.

Test on the skin, like the area where you will apply the product. Many people test on the back of their hand, but your hand is an entirely different color than your face. Try a sample below your cheekbone, along the jawline. For lipstick, try it on your hand, near your thumb; it is more like lip skin and gives a more accurate lipstick shade.

4.  Start at the top and work your way down.

After foundation, I start with my brows by filling and shaping the brow before jumping to liner, shadow, and mascara. Unless you have tattooed or microblade your eyebrows or have genetically gifted strong full brows — your own are not what they used to be. Dark hair? Go one or two shades lighter in brow makeup. Light hair? Go one or two shades darker in brow filler.

Improving or inventing mature brows is a biggie, but we often pay too much attention to fullness and shape, not length. Line up any pencil vertically from the outside corner of your nose to align with your inner eye corner, this is where your brow should begin. Fill in your brow with small, hairlike, upward pencil strokes, then angle the pencil from the nose to the outer corner of your eye. This is where your brow should end, and pluck hairs that drag your eye down. Comb brow hairs up and fill from the bottom to top with pencil or powder.

5. Our faces become more asymmetrical with age.

By age 50, unmatched features are the norm. Your top lip may have thinned to a nearly invisible line, while the bottom lip is still pouty. One brow may be higher or differently shaped than the other. On your face, one side might be more lined and wrinkled than the other. Usually, the side you don’t sleep on is firmer, less lined. Sleeping on a silk pillowcase may help with this. These quirky little “off” things give your face personality and individuality. Embrace them.

6. The center of your face is where you need the most makeup coverage.

Stop obsessing about those irritating brown spots — no one else is even noticing them. Start at your nose and its surrounding area since this is where redness, dark circles, broken capillaries, enlarged pores require coverage. Apply foundation in the center, and blend outward from there toward hairline, jaw, and ears, blending as you go.

7. Apply foundation.

Stick to a lightweight foundation. One of the biggest makeup mistakes someone with mature skin can make is using a foundation that’s too heavy. Full-coverage foundations might cover everything, but they also settle into wrinkles and fine lines.

Unlike fingers, makeup sponges suck up a lot of face makeup. You end up using more makeup for each application and running out of that bottle or tube very quickly. The more expensive teardrop sponge is trendy, but those triangular ones have been around forever and do the job just as well. Use them to freshen a makeup overdose or retouch makeup during the day or evening. Run a makeup sponge under warm water, squeeze out the excess, and dab; It will remove any excess color, too much foundation, or makeup settled in crevices and lines.

8. Use Concealer Sparingly

Your concealer is your best tool for a youthful, even-toned skin appearance. But beware of using too much concealer! Too much concealer can become difficult to blend and result in uneven coverage across the areas you want to conceal. Make sure you are using your concealer after you put on your foundation. Not only does this save you from using too much concealer, but it also makes blending easier. For best under-eye coverage, choose a shade that’s just a shade lighter than your foundation, and it will help you create some brightness around the eyes. For spot coverage across your face, a shade that matches your foundation is best.

9. Create a new eyelid crease

Aging eyes are beautiful, but they rob your lids of space, when deep, hooded, or saggy. This emphasizes the droopy overhang and diminishes eye size and shape.  A fine line of winged eyeliner makes eyes look brighter and allows the eyeshadow to pop.

1. Apply eye primer evenly across the whole eyelid to prevent any color transfer. An eyeshadow primer will ensure that the makeup you’re applying lasts, doesn’t crease, and the eyeshadow will look more vibrant. The goal is to reshape the eye by lifting and opening it up.
2. Apply an eyeshadow in a light neutral shade for your skin tone under the brow, following the bone in a small circular motion. This color will also serve as a transitional shade for additional colors you add.
3. Blend a deeper eyeshadow (anything from grey to light brown) to the outer two-thirds of the lid. Avoid applying the deeper shade further than the center point on the lid. The idea is to bring the eye up and out.
4. Apply the same darker shade to the lower lash line in the outer corner. To help bring the appearance of the eye up instead of down.
5. Apply a lighter shade to the remaining middle and inner corners of the eyelid to brighten the eye. This can be a lighter matte shade or even a shimmer. Blend this shade around the edges, so it seamlessly diffuses into the other shadows you have applied.

10. Vary placement and thickness of eyeliner

• You can, for example: rim upper and lower lids to emphasize eye shape and draw attention away from underage bags or lines.
• Line the upper lid at the lash roots and beneath them in the waterline to bring deepest eyes out or widen the top lid liner slightly at the outer end to lift the eyes.
• Use a gray or brown liner instead of dark, inky black, or chocolate for a softer look.

11. Lip liner and lipstick

Lining and filling in lips with a lip-toned pencil will prevent ring around the mouth and hold the color.

Step 1: Prep Your Lips.

Use a lip scrub to brush off any dead skin gently and follow it with a lip balm to create a smooth canvas. You will want to give the balm a couple of minutes to soak in before going in with color.

Step 2: Reverse Line with Concealer.

Dot concealer onto the skin just outside your lip line, working your way all-around your top and bottom lips. Blend it into your foundation (or bare skin) with your fingertips or a damp sponge until it meets the borders of your lips.

Step 3: Line Your Upper Lip.

If you’re using a traditional lip pencil, make sure the tip is sharp and fresh. Start at the highest points of your cupid’s bow. Then, work your way out from the high points in short strokes until you reach the outer corners of your lips.

Step 4: Line Your Bottom Lip.

Once again, you’re going to start at the centermost point of your lower lip and work your way out toward the corners of your mouth, staying on the line of your natural shape. For a slightly fuller look, line slightly outside of your lip line.

Step 5: Fill Them In.

Run some lipstick across your bottom and top lips and lightly smudge them together to blend the color out. Then, take a closer look at your lip line and use your lip brush or fingertip to blend the lip liner into the lipstick. Once you are satisfied with the coverage and blend, blot your lips on a tissue, then dab a bit more lipstick onto just the center of your lips and rub them together again.

12. Consider a Cream Blush Instead of Powder

A subtle hint of color on the cheeks can work wonders for the way your makeup looks. But if you’re applying makeup to mature skin, powders can easily settle into fine lines and wrinkles, making them look even more pronounced. Instead, consider switching to a cream blush that you can easily blend out with your fingertips or a damp beauty sponge. The cream blush will glide across your skin without disturbing your foundation and concealer or settling into any fine lines or wrinkles.

You are Beautiful the way you are!

 

Just because your skin is aging doesn’t mean you have to stop wearing makeup. It’s a matter of taking good care of your skin and using a few handy tricks.

As we grow old, creating certain routines that make us feel cherished and well-groomed can significantly improve our quality of life. Even if you’re staying at home, starting your day with a bit of personal grooming, like applying a good moisturizer that keeps your skin luminous and hydrated, is already a good start.

When creating or reinventing your beauty routine, try to focus on the natural features that make you feel beautiful. So, don’t hide your wrinkles under tons of foundation; those wrinkles and spots are a sign of how far you’ve come; wear them with pride and use makeup to highlight the beautiful features you already have. Above all, use your beauty routine to keep your spirits high, and as a way to start your day by taking good care of one of the most important people in your life: yourself.