When putting makeup on mature skin, the same makeup rules that most women know don't apply. For example, black eyeliner and heavily pigmented eyeshadow can make wrinkles, fine lines, and crow's feet appear more noticeable. In this article we reveal some make-up tips for women over 50 that will ensure a fresher, younger look. We also show a few examples of how you can achieve beautiful and advantageous make-up results even with droopy eyelids.
The right care for mature skin over 50
The secret to looking younger is having healthy skin. The better your skin looks, the less makeup you need. Since mature skin is often prone to dryness, you should make sure that it is well hydrated. For best results, use a hyaluronic acid serum as part of your anti-aging routine. Hyaluronic acid forms an air-permeable layer on the skin that binds moisture. Apply a moisturizer afterward. Additionally, moisturizing masks twice a week can work wonders. Healthy skin is beautiful skin!
Good sun protection is the be-all and end-all against premature wrinkles
The sun's UV radiation causes the skin to age particularly quickly. In particular, you should not expose your face, décolleté and hands to the sun without protection. Therefore, a day cream with a sun protection factor under make-up is a must in the sun and rain. By the way, sunglasses can not only protect your eyes, but also prevent eye wrinkles.
Choose the right foundation
Many women still use the same foundation as they did ten years ago. However, your skin changes not only annually, but also seasonally. During the winter months, you may need a creamy, high coverage formula in a lighter tone. In the summer months, a tinted moisturizer in a darker tone is sufficient. Make sure that the foundation should not be too thick, as this would increase the wrinkles. A liquid concealer is used for the eye area. Find out how to remove wrinklesin this article.
Use cream instead of powder formulas
Oil-free foundations and powder blushers are more suitable for women with oily or combination skin. Creamy formulas are best for dry skin. Beauty products such as liquid blush, foundation and concealer are ideally applied with synthetic brushes. Real hair brushes are usually recommended for powder formulas.
Women over 50 should best avoid powder as it can easily settle in the facial wrinkles. A fixing spray is a good alternative. The light and transparent formulation fixes the make-up and does not weigh it down.
Make your eyes shine!
Bright eyes distract from facial wrinkles! Choose eyeshadows that match your eye color. Gold, brown and blue tones can highlight brown or hazel eyes. Blue eyes go particularly well with grey, silver or even beige nude tones. Green eyes can be made to shine with purple or earth colors. In this article you can find out more aboutthe best makeup for your eye colorread.
Apply make-up to droopy eyelids over 50
Over the years, droopy eyelids appear, which visually make the eyes smaller and give a tired impression. The upper eyelid or the eyelid crease is hardly or not at all visible. However, you can use make-up to create alert and open eyes. These are the best tricks for “putting on droopy eyelids”:
– A primer is an absolute must for long-lasting eye make-up if you have droopy eyelids.
– The eyelid crease can be visually enlarged with a dark tone.Apply makeup with your eyes openand apply the dark eyeshadow directly over it, ideally from the outside to the inside. Then apply a light shade to your movable eyelid.
– The eyeliner should be drawn as finely as possible around the lash line.
If your eyelids are already hanging above the eyelash line, you have particularly pronounced droopy eyelids. It is best to fill the entire movable eyelid with a dark eye shadow. The lower edge of the eye can be emphasized with a white or gold-colored eyeliner.
Use eyeliner pencils instead of liquid eyeliners
An eyeliner pencil blends well and looks more natural than a hard eyeliner. To soften the line even further, use an angled makeup brush to apply dark eyeshadow as close to the lash line as possible. Under no circumstances should you emphasize your waterline at the bottom and top with black eyeliner. This makes the eye appear smaller.
Long eyelashes visually enlarge the eyes!
Prominent women with droopy eyelids swear by a tried and tested trick: eyelashes, eyelashes, eyelashes! Beautiful, long eyelashes make the eyes appear more impressive and larger.
With an eyelash curler you can easily add the necessary curl to your eyelashes. Warm the eyelash curler with a hair dryer for 3 seconds and then shape your eyelashes. Make sure you test the temperature on your arm first so you don't burn your eyelashes. Then apply the mascara.
If your eyelashes aren't as thick and lush as they used to be, you can either invest in eyelash extensions or apply false eyelashes. However, use individual lashes instead of a whole lash line. ThisVariant looks more natural.
Choose the right mascara
In general, for women over 50, it's best to choose a lengthening mascara over a volumizing one. The goal is to add as much length to your lashes as possible. Volumizing mascara, on the other hand, can make short lashes look stubby.
If you have a fair complexion and blonde or gray hair, dark brown may look more harmonious than black.
You don't need to line your bottom lashes. In fact, most makeup artists advise against it.
Add a radiant touch of color to your cheeks
Many women either use blush incorrectly or not at all. With blush you can add a warm touch of color to your cheeks and freshen up your complexion during the day. Prefer more natural, rosy tones such as light pink, peach and dusty pink.
While young women apply blush at the top of the bump, more mature women should start at the center of the cheekbone and blend the blush toward the temples. This creates an optimal lifting effect.
Add accents with highlighter (also called illuminator).
To further distract from drooping eyelids, it is also recommended to apply highlighter under the eyebrows and in the inner corner of the eye.
Conceal wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes by applying highlighter diagonally above the blush with a powder brush.
Create the illusion of fuller lips by emphasizing the Cupid's bow and the center of your chin.
Lip gloss for more lip volume from 50
As you age, you will notice that your lips appear thinner. For this reason, the goal here is to make lips fuller.
Use contour pencil in the color of the lipstick and outline the lip contour. Then fill in the lips with the lipstick of your choice and apply the gloss.
Avoid dark lipsticks. Choose a lipstick color that suits your complexion and is one to two shades darker than your natural lip color.
Check out the makeup looks in our image gallery and find out which style suits you and how to do it.
