What beauty mistakes do women over 40 commonly make?

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Anonymous wrote:Black eyeliner - go softer, brown, it looks better

Navy and gray are also good.

Depends. My older cousin has been using blue eyeliner (kinda like Kate Middleton) for decades. It's such an outdated look as is my cousin's long feathered hair. Granted she went to college in the mid-west so I think her adult look has been frozen like this for at least 3 decades by now.

I think that look may be coming back again

Not for the middle aged

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black eyeliner - go softer, brown, it looks better

Navy and gray are also good.

Depends. My older cousin has been using blue eyeliner (kinda like Kate Middleton) for decades. It's such an outdated look as is my cousin's long feathered hair. Granted she went to college in the mid-west so I think her adult look has been frozen like this for at least 3 decades by now.

I don’t think it’s the color that makes an eyeliner outdated, it’s the manner in which it’s used. Kate likes to outline the entire eye, which is a rough look after a certain age.

Melania Trump goes overboard with the dark eyeliner as well. I agree it is not flattering as you get older.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Black eyeliner - go softer, brown, it looks better

Navy and gray are also good.

Depends. My older cousin has been using blue eyeliner (kinda like Kate Middleton) for decades. It's such an outdated look as is my cousin's long feathered hair. Granted she went to college in the mid-west so I think her adult look has been frozen like this for at least 3 decades by now.

I think that look may be coming back again

It's been back for a couple years. Now it has morphed into a blue eyeshadow trend. Like, 60s-70s style, bright but matte blue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black eyeliner - go softer, brown, it looks better

Navy and gray are also good.

Depends. My older cousin has been using blue eyeliner (kinda like Kate Middleton) for decades. It's such an outdated look as is my cousin's long feathered hair. Granted she went to college in the mid-west so I think her adult look has been frozen like this for at least 3 decades by now.

I think that look may be coming back again

Not for the middle aged

PP above. Agree. My cousin is around 55 although she doesn’t look old (pretty slender and few wrinkles) but the look is very very dated. I don’t see it changing. Kind of like the mom from there Goldbergs on ABC but not as over the top with the hairstyle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

NP - I was thinking the same thing LOL.

Ummmm.....black, brown, Asian, bi-racial women can wear too much make-up, not just white woman. Actually, women of all colors/races can wear too much make-up. Same with hair, outdated hair styles aren’t color/race specific. Nor or outfits. The last time I checked Botox and other cosmetic procedures aren't race specific either.

I would have to disagree there. Black and hispanic women are not getting Botox and fillers in any significant numbers unless they are celebrities. Our skin doesn't age as fast and it's just not something we worry about.

I think this perspective is increasingly becoming an age-related/generational perspective. I have not used Botox or fillers. Both of my nearing 30 millennial daughters are planning to start Botox as a preventative measure. And one of them is a dermatologist so I am going to assume she's an informed consumer.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

NP - I was thinking the same thing LOL.

Ummmm.....black, brown, Asian, bi-racial women can wear too much make-up, not just white woman. Actually, women of all colors/races can wear too much make-up. Same with hair, outdated hair styles aren’t color/race specific. Nor or outfits. The last time I checked Botox and other cosmetic procedures aren't race specific either.

I would have to disagree there. Black and hispanic women are not getting Botox and fillers in any significant numbers unless they are celebrities. Our skin doesn't age as fast and it's just not something we worry about.

I think this perspective is increasingly becoming an age-related/generational perspective. I have not used Botox or fillers. Both of my nearing 30 millennial daughters are planning to start Botox as a preventative measure. And one of them is a dermatologist so I am going to assume she's an informed consumer.

Your daughter has an advanced medical degree, so don’t patronizing “assume” she’s an informed consumer. She’s a freaking expert in skin health and care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

NP - I was thinking the same thing LOL.

Ummmm.....black, brown, Asian, bi-racial women can wear too much make-up, not just white woman. Actually, women of all colors/races can wear too much make-up. Same with hair, outdated hair styles aren’t color/race specific. Nor or outfits. The last time I checked Botox and other cosmetic procedures aren't race specific either.

I would have to disagree there. Black and hispanic women are not getting Botox and fillers in any significant numbers unless they are celebrities. Our skin doesn't age as fast and it's just not something we worry about.

I think this perspective is increasingly becoming an age-related/generational perspective. I have not used Botox or fillers. Both of my nearing 30 millennial daughters are planning to start Botox as a preventative measure. And one of them is a dermatologist so I am going to assume she's an informed consumer.

Your daughter has an advanced medical degree, so don’t patronizing “assume” she’s an informed consumer. She’s a freaking expert in skin health and care.

Shrug, it doesn't seem to bother her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

NP - I was thinking the same thing LOL.

Ummmm.....black, brown, Asian, bi-racial women can wear too much make-up, not just white woman. Actually, women of all colors/races can wear too much make-up. Same with hair, outdated hair styles aren’t color/race specific. Nor or outfits. The last time I checked Botox and other cosmetic procedures aren't race specific either.

I would have to disagree there. Black and hispanic women are not getting Botox and fillers in any significant numbers unless they are celebrities. Our skin doesn't age as fast and it's just not something we worry about.

I think this perspective is increasingly becoming an age-related/generational perspective. I have not used Botox or fillers. Both of my nearing 30 millennial daughters are planning to start Botox as a preventative measure. And one of them is a dermatologist so I am going to assume she's an informed consumer.

Your daughter has an advanced medical degree, so don’t patronizing “assume” she’s an informed consumer. She’s a freaking expert in skin health and care.

A lot of doctors are total nut jobs. Haven’t you seen the plastic surgeons who went waaaay overboard on their own faces?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of these tips are for white women.

NP - I was thinking the same thing LOL.

Ummmm.....black, brown, Asian, bi-racial women can wear too much make-up, not just white woman. Actually, women of all colors/races can wear too much make-up. Same with hair, outdated hair styles aren’t color/race specific. Nor or outfits. The last time I checked Botox and other cosmetic procedures aren't race specific either.

I would have to disagree there. Black and hispanic women are not getting Botox and fillers in any significant numbers unless they are celebrities. Our skin doesn't age as fast and it's just not something we worry about.

I think this perspective is increasingly becoming an age-related/generational perspective. I have not used Botox or fillers. Both of my nearing 30 millennial daughters are planning to start Botox as a preventative measure. And one of them is a dermatologist so I am going to assume she's an informed consumer.

Your daughter has an advanced medical degree, so don’t patronizing “assume” she’s an informed consumer. She’s a freaking expert in skin health and care.

A lot of doctors are total nut jobs. Haven’t you seen the plastic surgeons who went waaaay overboard on their own faces?

+ 1 My dermatologist told me he put his whole family on Accutane, then he tried to put me on it because I get a couple zits a year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can anyone recommend a fragrant free tint moisturizer?

Laura mercier makes the best.

Hate it. Not enough coverage. Lancôme Perfectionist foundation is very light. Love it. Use moisturizer underneath.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP - I agree with the posters who say this is really all about white women.

Women of color don’t age the same way white women do, so when we are 40, we don’t typically look like we are 40. There are obviously exceptions, such as people who work outside or with their hands a lot. Hair is not really a concern for Black women and Latinas as we age. Black women continue to do cool protective styles or whatever they want and it isn’t shamed. Latinas typically have long hair forever, and it looks great.

I am white. Early 40s. I look younger. Most people guess 8 years younger. It is not always women of color who age well.

[Anonymous]

Another mistake is matte makeup. Matte foundation and/or powder isn’t forgiving. Better to go with tinted moisturizer, cc/bb creams, etc.

[Anonymous]

I think showing a lot of boob is aging for the over 40 set.

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Anonymous wrote:Dated hairstyle. Just because it looked good on you in your twenties doesn't mean it necessarily still looks good on you with changing jawline, skin and hair texture, etc.

I mean, it can still be right for you. The mistake is not re-evaluating to check.

I agree with this. I think the same goes for makeup. Getting stuck on a look and not evaulating if it continues to work for you and flatter as your age. One of the worst makeup offenders:

This woman has to wear make up for cameras, every. single. time. Photo makeup is heavier and everyone knows it. Leave her alone, JFC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dated hairstyle. Just because it looked good on you in your twenties doesn't mean it necessarily still looks good on you with changing jawline, skin and hair texture, etc.

I mean, it can still be right for you. The mistake is not re-evaluating to check.

I agree with this. I think the same goes for makeup. Getting stuck on a look and not evaulating if it continues to work for you and flatter as your age. One of the worst makeup offenders:

This woman has to wear make up for cameras, every. single. time. Photo makeup is heavier and everyone knows it. Leave her alone, JFC.

She's been doing it since she was a teen no one had heard of. It may be partially tattooed on. Every other celeb has managed to evolve and not look dated. She famously insists on doing her own makeup.

Perfect example of clinging to a look and not updating.