HOW TO DISGUISE UNDEREYE HOLLOWS This hack on how to disguise undereye hollows is going to change your life! Concealing our undereye area is so challenging especially if you're over a certain age. If you have undereye hollows applying it incorrectly can make your hollows look worse! (This post contains affiliate links. See disclosure policy) CONCEALING UNDEREYE HOLLOWS First step is to color correct if you have a lot of darkness. Most concealers are full coverage so you don't have to color correct. But if you do you'll want to apply that first. The one I recommend is from Bobbi Brown. Next is the concealer. You can skip the first step if you don't need to color correct. Using a concealer with a peach undertone will help conceal without using a color corrector. APPLICATION ... View Post
DO YOU REALLY NEED A FACE PRIMER?
DO YOU REALLY NEED A FACE PRIMER? The question is do you really need a face primer? I have mature dry oily skin. And over the years I've tried many face primers and none of them worked at keeping my foundation on. Remember the days before face primer was a thing? Let's talk about when I don't think you need a face primer and what you can do to prep your skin for makeup.(This post contains affiliate links, see disclosure policy) WHY YOU DON'T NEED A FACE PRIMER There are different face primers on the market. They all promise to do many things. One primer suggests that using it will help to minimize the look of large pores. These are applied only in the areas that pores are large and blended in. This goes on before your foundation. Which these days I wear very little of. I talked ... View Post
NO FOUNDATION MAKEUP MATURE SKIN
NO FOUNDATION MAKEUP MATURE SKIN As we age the less makeup we wear on our mature skin the better. I'm going to share some tips on how to create a no foundation makeup look that's easy to create on mature skin. Don't worry if you have sun damage, redness or discoloration because I'm going to share tips on how to conceal those as well. I've been doing this look more and more lately because I'm sick and tired of my face looking like I have a mask on after several hours of wearing a foundation. I do have a few foundations that I do wear but this not foundation look is so easy to do and it's been my makeup look for my mature skin. PREPPING THE SKIN Before you start applying your makeup you should have a good skincare routine. If you have dry skin make sure you're addressing ... View Post
OVERRATED BEAUTY PRODUCTS TO AVOID!
OVERRATED BEAUTY PRODUCTS TO AVOID! Recently I decided to test out some new makeup products that have been overhyped and overrated. These were recommended by several beauty youtubers. After testing these out I'm here to share some overrated beauty products to avoid. I know everyone has different expectations but these are luxury items so I personally have much higher expectations not only for the product itself but packaging because let's be honest it's partly what you're paying for. I also know that age plays a factor in one of these product because my skin is different than someone that's 10 or 30 years younger than I am. For reference I am 54 with oily dry combination skin. I purchased all of these items myself. I'm disclosing that because I do often receive PR from ... View Post
MAKEUP FOR DROOPY HOODED EYES
MAKEUP FOR DROOPY HOODED EYES As we age our skin starts to sag. One of the most noticeable is our eyes. That sagging hooded skin that makes it hard to see our eye shadow. I'm going to share makeup tips for droopy hooded eyes. I've always had slight hooded eyes but as I've aged my yes are more droopy, sagging and hooded. CONTOURING EYES When you're applying makeup to your droopy hooded eyes you have to apply it so it looks like you have a crease and it looks like your eye isn't droopy. First you want to apply a medium color shadow in your crease area. You want to use a fluffy brush to apply your shadow in your crease. Relax your eyes and look straight into a mirror. Then apply your eye shadow just above where your crease actually is. Don't stretch your eyes up because once ... View Post
BEST ANTI-AGING SKINCARE TIPS FOR MATURE SKIN
BEST ANTI-AGING SKINCARE TIPS FOR MATURE SKIN When I was in my 20's and 30's I could use anything I wanted on my skin and it always looked amazing. I never read labels and just assumed that if it said it would tighten or lift my skin it would! Then I got into my 40's and my skin changed. I started researching for the best anti-aging skincare tips for mature skin. I couldn't fall for the hype that some companies give. I needed to start using skincare that was proven to work on mature aging skin.(All links are affiliates. Please see disclosure policy) DON'T FALL FOR THE HYPE Before I share some of my favorites I just want to remind you once again don't fall for the hype when it comes to anti-aging skincare. If you have a sagging neck or chin any cream that claims it will ... View Post
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