Makeup for Older Women

How many times have you tried a makeup or skincare product that had amazing claims about reducing wrinkles, evening out our skin tone, reducing pores, etc. – but which ended up being a total bust? Well, I imagine it’s happened to all of us more than once…

About six months ago, Martha’s husband passed away after a long battle with cancer. We had met when he was ill, so our discussion quickly turned to how she was adjusting to not only grief, but a life lived solo. Martha and I live in Ecuador…

Eyebrows are one of the most important – but also the most underappreciated – features on our face. They just don’t get the credit they deserve for their ability to truly transform our face…

In this makeup tips for older women article and video, we discuss simple makeup tips with a special focus on choosing the right lipstick color. In the course of filming our makeup tutorial video series with Ariane Poole, we saw time and time again…

If you told my 40- year-old self that I’d be doing some of the things that have changed my life for the better after 50 and beyond, I would have said “No way.” So today I’ll share 7 unexpected tips that truly changed my life after 50…

Wow, have our eyebrows changed! And they keep changing, so who knows what we might be dealing with six months from now! Not only can our brows look more like sisters than twins, but as one of my YouTuber viewers recently said, they can…

Finding the perfect lipstick can be a game-changer, especially as we age. Our lips may lose some of their natural color and fullness, but the right lipstick can restore vibrancy and define your smile. Here are some of the best drugstore lipstick colors for women…

Tamara grew up believing she wasn’t pretty. Her mother had longed for a daughter who was girlie and into things like wearing pink fluffy skirts, makeup, jewelry, and Barbie dolls. Tamara, on the other hand, felt gawky, tomboy-ish, and not up to her mother’s…

Sandy has lived in Ecuador for 9.5 years. We happen to live in the same neighborhood and met one day as I was headed to buy some vegetables at the local tienda (store). Her cute little Shih Tzu ran up to me, jumping up and down as if I were an old friend…

Have you ever looked in the mirror and realized that your foundation looked heavy or cakey? That’s certainly a look that most of us want to avoid at all costs. As a makeup artist who specializes in working with women over 50, one of the questions…