Some beauty tips are ageless. Whether you're 19 or 90, you should heed the wise advice about always wearing sunscreen, drinking plenty of water, never smoking and regularly exercising if you want to keep your skin's appearance in tip-top condition. However, not every piece of beauty advice is as evergreen. Just as your face and body change as you age, acquiring wrinkles and age spots, so too must your cosmetics regimen. The products you worshipped in your 20s and 30s may no longer do the trick -- after all, how many things from your 20s still do? Here are some makeup and beauty tips that will help you put your best face forward.
- If you're self-conscious about fine lines and wrinkles on your face, you may be tempted to pile on the foundation and concealer. However, this move has the unfortunate effect of highlighting those very features. All that excess makeup builds up in the creases, drawing the eye right to the spot you want to conceal.
- Regardless of whether you decide lip liner is essential or not, you should reevaluate the kinds of products you're putting on your lips. Lip glosses will have a tendency to slip around now that lips are thinner, and even if you've loved dark shades all your life, it may be time to lighten up. Those darker palettes will only look harsher as you age; going just a few shades lighter will make a huge difference.
- To avoid the equivalent of drawing an arrow right to your wrinkles, adopt a "less is more" approach. Moisturizer is always a must because it evens out your skin, it's time to evaluate the light and dark spots on your face.
- Rather than just applying foundation to the entire face, use concealer first to get rid of shadows and harsh lines and to hide brown spots. Then, you can set the look with translucent powder all over.
- Brows should be kept well-defined, because with less hair, the stray ones become easier to notice. Then, use a pencil to provide further definition and to fill in the sparse spots. As for your eyelashes, a good volumizing mascara will plump them up and draw attention to the eye.
Women have the ability to continue looking years younger than their biological ages when using secrets of the pros. And then some of us have discovered our own little beauty secrets that help us seemingly defy aging.