Makeup for Older Women

The 1960s rocked brown. Here we are in 2025 and ladies, brown is back. Like a blitzed rendition of I Can’t Get No Satisfaction while wearing bell bottom pants and a wide collared brown shirt, the proverbial color of mud rolls in as a badass color. Can you dig it, man?

Are there some things you loved doing a couple of decades ago, but which you don’t love so much now? A few days before Thanksgiving, I spent a wonderful few hours with my long-time best friend Joyce who lives in another state. We reminisced about giggling…

Here’s what professional makeup artist Laura Geller says about wearing makeup after 50: “We’re never too old and it’s never too late.” In my years as a makeup artist who specifically works with women over 50, I’ve found that many women give up on makeup…

After I joined the 50+ group, I noticed one day (seemingly out of the blue) that my makeup wasn’t cutting it anymore. My foundation looked cakey and grabbed onto my previously oily skin, my eyeliner ran, and my shadow didn’t last and didn’t blend well…

It’s January, and your wallet is cringing. Your wallet, let’s call her Dorothy, was singing and dancing in an ugly holiday sweater, eating pecan pie, sipping eggnog with slightly too much rum, and suddenly, WHAM! Everything came to a screeching halt. Dorothy, overwhelmed…

If you had a crystal ball in front of you so you could look back at your face when you were in your 20s or 30s, what word would you use to describe your 20- or 30-year-old skin? Perhaps the word clear comes to mind – or wrinkle-free. And one quality that most likely…

Since I’ve received some questions lately about how to cover up those white and grey eyebrow hairs that just seem to keep popping out, I thought this would be a good time to discuss some solutions. Now, many of us have only a few white…

61-year-old Janet arrived at the makeup counter wearing full makeup. As she gradually became more comfortable talking with me, she shared that her 9th grade best friend had taught her how to use makeup…

Whether we’ll be attending special events over the holidays or getting together with friends or family, knowing that we look our best can give us a wonderful boost of self-confidence. And the holidays are a perfect time to update or tweak our makeup routine and get tons of…

As we age, our eyebrows tend to thin, fade, or change in texture, making it harder to maintain the defined arches that can frame and lift the face. A well-chosen eyebrow pencil can help create fuller, natural-looking brows that complement your features…