Makeup for Older Women

The one makeup item that I simply can’t live without is mascara. I wear it every day, and sometimes that’s the only thing I put on for those natural-look days. I have been wearing mascara since I was a teenager. Needless to say…

With Halloween behind us, it seems appropriate to take a look back and focus on some of the truly outstanding skincare and makeup products that are new or new to me this year. Let me note that many of them are from the drugstore. First up is Merit’s Great Skin Instant Glow Serum…

Whether we use makeup every day, only for special occasions – or we don’t use makeup at all – one thing is certain: these creams, powders and liquids can transform us. Makeup can hide signs of tiredness, skin flaws, signs of aging and can give us a wonderful sense…

Upon finishing our makeup, you look in the mirror for a final check and there it is: the annoying problem that many of us deal with as we get older. Rather than looking smooth and flawless, our makeup has managed to settle into a number of fine lines which makes those wrinkles look…

Do you use a makeup primer? If you do, then you know that primers can help your makeup last throughout the day, can stop your foundation and concealer from creasing and creating unwelcome lines on your face, and also minimize the look of pores and fine lines…

You are in the most powerful time of your life, and your makeup should reflect that. I am a pro-aging advocate, so using words like youthful, face lift and anti-aging makes me spit up, but they are the search words and terms we use to describe our preferred look. Having said that…

I’m often asked, “How can I make my hooded eyes look bigger, brighter and just plain better?” Since the eyes are usually the first thing we notice about another person, it’s not surprising that we need to learn some new techniques to highlight them as changes occur. So today I’ll guide…

Makeup trends and eyeshadow colors go in and out of style. At our age, we have seen many of these trends come and go and sometimes even come back. I went through phases where there were periods that I couldn’t leave…

Have you ever finished applying your makeup, looked at yourself in the mirror and thought: Something’s off here. My makeup just doesn’t look quite right. It might be that your complexion products just aren’t working well, or something might be off with your brows…

Are you, like me, an eyeliner fan? I’m constantly on the look for the best eyeliners, and as I grow older and the skin around my eyes is changing, I like to be on the lookout for the best eyeliners for older women. The skin around our eyes is sensitive…