Every woman over 50 knows the problem: the make-up tips for young women no longer work. Concealer smudges, eye shadows collect in the wrinkles, lips look thinner. The explanation is very simple: after the age of 50, your face changes and your make-up should be adjusted accordingly. With the right instructions, a natural lifting effect can be achieved even without Botox. We explain how you can apply make-up to look younger and make mature skin appear firmer.
Make-up for women over 50: Contouring tricks for a lifting effect
For the next make-up instructions with a lifting effect you will need: highlighter (in a cool brown tone), contour stick, pink blush, contour brush and beauty blender. Proceed as follows:
1. First, look forward in the mirror and find the center of your eye. You will apply the contouring products to the right of this line. You should also blend the products to a maximum of the middle of the cheek.
2. Stroke the contour stick underneath the cheekbone. Also apply the product at the transition from cheeks to chinto contour the faceand create the desired lifting effect. Take the beauty blender and blend the product for a natural look. The goal of contouring is to create shadows in such a way that certain areas are concealed. Therefore, you apply the dark, brown shade specifically where you want to conceal the areas.
3. Now is the time to use the highlighter. This is blended with a brush under the eyes, at the highest point under the eyebrows, and at the highest points on the face (the cheekbones). Please note the rule in point 1 - blend the highlighter up to the middle of the cheeks at the most so that you visually tighten the face. Positive side effect: This also ensures that the products don't smear when you laugh or smile.
4. Apply the blush to the cheekbones and blend it with a brush. Do not apply blush around the eyes. This will accentuate the small wrinkles around the eyes.
5. Blend, blend, blend! Even after you've finished contouring, you can continue to blend the products with a brush if necessary.
Lifting effect without Botox: Tricks against droopy eyelids
Droopy eyelids are a problem for many women over 50. But with the right make-up technique you can make up the “tired eyes” away. You will need: eyeliner, angled eyeliner brush, eyeshadow brush for application and blending, airbrush blender sponge.
In your 30s and 40s you still have firm skin. From the age of 50, the eyelids begin to droop, the skin has many tiny wrinkles and this makes it difficult to apply eye shadow. Creamy products collect in the wrinkles and applying powder eyeshadow is no easy task. In addition, the droopy eyelids make it even more difficult to apply eyeliner.
What helps: Light eye shadows make the eyes look bigger and are easier to apply because any flaws are not immediately visible. Choose a darker shade (but still look as natural as possible) for the outer third of the upper eyelid.
6. Wear this dark shade a little higher than usual so you can counteract the slip effect. This makes your eyes look bigger and no longer look tired. Blend the eyeshadows with a brush. Take your time; the colors should blend seamlessly into one another.
7. Slightly pull the eyeliner up and out on the outer third of the eyelid. If you want to apply the eyeliner thinly and as precisely as possible, lift the movable eyelid with your fingers. Don't draw the eyeliner all at once, but step by step. Any mistakes can be concealed with the angled eyeliner brush. It can gently blend the eyeliner.
8. The final step is to apply mascara. Choose a brown shade, it looks natural. Look down and apply the product from the lash line upwards. One layer is completely sufficient.
Full lips over 50: How to make yourself look younger
Thin lips can completely transform your entire face. As you age, your lips can lose volume. Luckily, there are also some tricks you can usefull lipsbe able to do make-up. You need contour pencil, lipstick and lip gloss. You can also mix the lip gloss with peppermint oil.
9. First, conceal the fine lip wrinkles with concealer. This is applied to the lips. This also ensures that the skin becomes supple and prevents the lipstick from settling in the wrinkles.
10. Take the contour pencil (preferably the same shade or a shade lighter than the lipstick). First paint line on the heart of the lip and then paint the middle of the lower lip. Now all lines are connected to each other. The contour pencil is then lightly blended with a brush.
11. The next step is to apply lipstick with a special brush. After that, all that remains is to further emphasize the lips with lip gloss (in the middle of the upper and lower lips).
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