A professional makeup artist reveals the most common mistakes that we all make with our mature skin and that age our face rather than beautify and rejuvenate it.
If we wear makeup to show off, certain makeup trends and reflexes don’t have the most flattering effect on mature skin. “As we get older, makeup evolves, we no longer wear the same makeup as we did at the age of 20!” assures, in fact, the professional makeup artist @Makemebeautiful, who has been an expert in the field for more than 20 years. In one of the videos she recently posted on Instagram, she returns in particular to the bad habits that we have when we put on makeup after 50 yearsand which mark wrinkles and age the face.
The makeup artist notably recalls that “the most beautiful makeup for mature skin is makeup as natural as possible”and to achieve this she lists the gestures to ban from your make-up routineand those with which to replace them for a lifting and rejuvenating makeup. Here are the most common mistakes that we all make with our mature skin, to avoid at all costs after 50 to achieve makeup that really highlights us.
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- Not preparing your skin before make-up
This error is valid at any age and applies to all skin types, but it has even worse effects on mature skin (drier and duller in nature), and especially if you have dry skin. The makeup artist is formal, without hydration beforehand: “make-up will look cakey and heavy”, which ages the face and tends to mark wrinkles. It is for this reason in particular that she also insists on the fact that you must also hydrate your eye area with a specific treatment in addition to your facial moisturizer.
- Using foundations that cover too much
Thick, full-coverage foundations tend to mark fine lines and wrinkles. Therefore, give priority “fluid and light textures” as the makeup artist advises. They are perfect for unifying without overloading the complexion. And if they are not sufficient to camouflage any imperfections that need to be covered, “instead use a concealer on top in small touches” for better coverage, but only on areas where it is really necessary.
- Apply foundation to dark circles when you are already wearing concealer
This habit, which has no consequences before the age of 50, ends up overloading the eye area with makeup on mature skin. The best is to “leave the eye area free of foundation if you plan to use concealer” warns the makeup artist, because if there is too much material, it will accentuate wrinkles and fine lines.
- Using too much concealer
As the signs of fatigue are concentrated in the eyes and become more and more visible with age, we often tend to use more concealer when we have mature skin and marked dark circles. However, this fills the eye area with makeup and accentuates wrinkles. If you have colored dark circles, use a color corrector instead to camouflage them lightly as recommended by the makeup artist.
To make sure you stay well made up all day, it is common to apply setting powder too much. Only downside after 50 years, “mattifying powders tend to get into dark circles and fine lines”, which accentuates wrinkles. The makeup artist therefore invites “use a small brush and apply (powder) only to areas that might shine during the day”.
- Use a powder blush
Powder blushes “tend to stain” for application on mature skin according to the expert. In addition, their powder texture dulls the complexion and can quickly give the impression of an excessively made-up complexion. This is why the makeup artist recommends applying a cream or liquid blush which will blend better on the face, giving the makeup a brighter, less heavy look.
- Applying bronzer or blush too low on the face
If this way of applying products which are used to enhance a healthy glow is not dramatic on younger skin, on mature skin, it will accentuate the loss of elasticity of the skin and the drooping oval of the face. For a lifted effect, “apply it to the cheek bone instead”as the makeup artist explains.
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