Mature makeup style

Mature makeup style .

Makeup is always a fine art, says the humble editor, here, who stopped wearing makeup 20 years ago, not as much by choice ; it just gradually faded out of my mind .

I am, occasionally, on the hunt for a miracle cream that will make my skin look flawless, gives perfect transparent cover and is absolutely invisible . If I am going out, I will add a little tinted foundation to my day creme, some mascara and a discreet colored lipgloss .

I suppose that my approach has been quite French all along, as the French philosophy seems to be that the preparation is key, not the cover up. This is not a beauty magazine and there are plenty of experts , so, for now, we will just add a few inspirational photos from our Pinterest board, called Mature makeup style, chosen by our Vintage Gurus for www.networkvintage.com.

There are, however, some general tips.

As we grow older, we get more wrinkles, or lifelines which is now a, popular, softer word, but whatever you call them, they are nevertheless wrinkles. With the wrinkles come thinner and more transparent skin. One of the French approaches to makeup is to wear lipstick and not much else. The lines around the mouth makes it, somewhat, prone to smudging, which is why a lipliner will keep it in place.

A bright red lipstick, like the classic Dior Rouge is the best option, but not for everyone. I once wore it with my light brown hair in a ponytail and a white shirt and my husband, said that I looked like something from a Fellini film, I, later, bought him a beautiful book, called Fellini faces and I don`t look like any of them.

Dior has several versions of the Dior Rouge, that can be seen here, there is also a little instruction video at the site.

Chanel also makes a beautiful classic red lipstick called Rouge Allure

When our skin becomes more transparent the veins can also get, slightly, more visible, making it necessary to find a red lipstick that doesn`t contain blue tones, simply a warmer shade of red. For the same reason it can make a world of difference if we change from a supermarket red lipstick to a tinted gloss or a lipstick with brown undertones.

When we do photo sessions at networkvintage.com, the powder seems to be clogging in the wrinkles, which is why we recommend a matening day cream/foundation instead of powder.

One of my aunts who enjoyed her cigarettes and cocktails had a beautiful complexion until late in her eighties, she used a set of powder pearls by Guerlain, that I have tried, but never managed. If you can, it is most certainly worth while. I am not the only one that have challenges so I have found a long and very inspiring instruction, Guerlain instruktion Meteorite. The trick seems to be to work the pearls into the skin, not as a surface powder, but like a cream.

Guerlain metorite powder pearls matte transparente

As the base is everything, with moisture both from the inside, in form of plenty of water, and from the outside, I have used these few products for many, many years and they cover my daily needs, in a fast and simple way.

For the daily moisture, I like this oil, it is inexpensive and widely available at pharmacies and online. It is made by a Germain company, that since it was founded in 1890, has had a no nonsense, scientific and simple approach to skincare for face and body. It does not spend much on commercials or packaging, and why should it, when the products work ? There is a wide range of products, especially a Hyaluron series that I like and also products that work for serious skinproblems, but this is the oil that I prefer for every day use

Eucerin elastic filler oil

I do not like the feel of makeup so when my skin looks very, very tired and worn out, I sometimes use a drop or two of the products from Dr Perricone, . I add it to my day cream, but it can be used as it is, as a light foundation. Dr Perricone has several products, they are quite expensive, but last a very long time, visit Dr Perricone to learn more