Feeling Your Age? – Makeup Tips for Looking Younger

When you’re a young girl, you think about makeup as some mysterious privilege that you don’t yet need to take advantage of, but which you’re fascinated with all the same. Then, in your teen years, you look to makeup as a way to express yourself, and a way to speed up the aging process which is such a bore in your adolescence. As an adult, you might have started to think of makeup as a quick way to mask the signs of aging that might be showing up in your face, but it’s becoming more and more apparent that using makeup unwisely can actually make you look older instead!

Many women develop the habit of starting their daily routine with a layer of foundation, followed by pressed powder, then blush, or bronzer, followed by eye shadow and maybe even more layers after that. Although habits can be hard to break, it’s now know that piling all these things on your face year after year, denies your skin the oxygen that it needs to survive. Your pores become clogged, and your wrinkles become more pronounced with every addition. To down play the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, it’s necessary to find a light weight foundation or even skip the foundation all together.

The eyes are one of the most common areas for women to complain about when they feel that their age is starting to show in their face. The under eye areas is a good place to find out whether you’re taking good care of yourself, and age as well as dehydration, poor diet and lack of sleep can all show up there. If you’re eyes are betraying your age, a concealer can be a good trick for freshening up your look. Always dab small amounts of concealer on with your ring finger, and never rub it in. After you’ve dabbed it in, cover the area with a thin sprinkling of buff powder.

Although pink blush might make you think of a younger time in life, it’s definitely not going to make you look younger. Instead, opt for a more neutral color with light shades of rouge mixed in. Many of the most popular cosmetic brands are offering these combination mineral blushes and bronzers that have a much more natural appearance. Using the proper brush, lightly apply these products to the apples of your cheek only, and your face will instantly have a more vibrant look.