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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Powder is very aging if you have wrinkles. Kate Middleton could really use a professional. Black is very harsh. [/quote]

Agree on powder, even the “good” ones. I had oily skin my entire life and used powders forever. In my 40s, my skin got much drier and I found that the powders just didn’t absorb into my skin as well. It’s still oil prone, and I can get shine on my forehead. But it’s drier overall. If I’m going to be photographed, I’ll do a little powder on my forehead and nose, but otherwise I embrace the glow— matte really is aging.

Disagree on black though. I am fair with light hair and use to wear brown mascara and liner. But I’ve switched to black as I’ve got older because it offers better definition. But the key is not to line your lower rim (if you want a little definition there, you can bring your shadow down with a smoky application, as long as it’s not too dark). I also have found I need to step up my application game. It’s harder to apply makeup to your eyes as the skin ages and thins, and technique matters. [b]If you are struggling, go to a makeup artist for a lesson— there are lots of little tricks that make it easier.[/b][/quote]

I think a lot of these "don't do this" pointers are just the root of poor application or using a product that isn't a good fit.[/quote]

Yes! I also think often older women stick with the products they have been using for a long time. This is a mistake because makeup has gotten MUCH better in the last 10-15 years. Often I see women who are using a lot of an ineffective product, when they could just upgrade to a newer, more pigmented formula. I see this most often in eye makeup -- so many good options for liner, mascara, and shadow now. If you are still using some old product that transfers, has not lasting power, or is more weakly pigmented, you are selling yourself short. That's what I see in that Kate Middleton photo people keep referencing -- a lower quality liner applied too thick and sloppy. She really should embrace a makeup artist. The difference would be dramatic. She's a gorgeous woman.

Same with lipstick. A lot of older women I know are afraid of lipstick because when they were in their teens and 20s, lipstick was so bad. If most of your experiences with lipstick involved dry lips, flaking, having to use liner to get a strong line, and then having to deal with your lipstick fading and leaving the liner behind, then you might be wary of lipstick too. But the formulas now are so good. I am someone prone to dry, flaky lips, and I wear lipstick often now with no issues because the products are so good.[/quote]

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