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CellyCell /img/forum/go_quote.gif I like doing my Mami's makeup and she's going on 42 this year but looks younger for her age and I did my Aunt's makeup the other day and she's 32 I believe but looks younger as well. I bet they enjoy having you do their makeup. My daughter is 13 and we started doing each others makeup when the boys are gone to camp. I make her look soft and natural and she always puts some god-awful bright color on me that she wont even wear herself, lol! Lots of fun.
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Anyway, the thing with older when - the more natural the better. But you shouldn't shy away from colors either. Green, blues, pinks, purples can work well too. It just depends on application - nothing heavy looking. No fushia or bright lime... I find that tacky on older women.
Otherwises, have a good variation of beiges, browns, gold, and whites eye shadows.
Blushes can be your best friend too as they give you a warm glow. I really like peach-pink shades as oppose to just pink.
I will have to start sampling more colors then. The gold sounds nice. Someday, I will find that one new color that I fall in love with..!
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I would only line the top eye, but that's my personal preference. If you have wide eyes, then line your bottom line also. And making a bit of wing with the liner is a must!
Yeah, there are no rules to makeup and it's all a personal choice - but I think with age, there should be a limit. Enhance features instead of bring crazy attention to something that isn't flattering at all. I'm young but that doesn't mean I should wear certain things because of age, ya know?
Hope that helped
Thanks so much. All of this information is very helpful. Its a lot better hearing from other ladies personally than just reading articles!
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sesame /img/forum/go_quote.gif Try mineral makeup. The natural glow and luminous quality helps us look younger. Dewy foundation helps too as the luminous finish to the complexion mimicks the natural light-reflective quality of young skin. If using a red lipstick, choose something that is soft and matt instead of something too vampy or angular. Bah...mineral makeup drives me nuts. I've got Bare Minerals, Silk Perfections and one other brand (a sample kit)...it looks cakey on me. But my skin tone is uneven so maybe thats why. I buffed it on just like the tutorials say but the coverage never looks even to me. And there is this one dry patch on my forehead...every time I put anything on it, it looks like i've got a dirty forehead, lol!