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more make up tips
yep – more tips from the internet. from harpers bizarre this time. topic? “tired of looking tired?” hope it’s useful!
Tired of looking tired? You could be making the following makeup mistakes.
Heavy-handed foundation: Lay it on too thick and you’ll look like you have something to hide. While you may want to camouflage signs of ageing, full-coverage foundation is not the way to go. “Tinted moisturiser actually suits older skin,” says makeup artist Elsa Morgan.
“It plumps it and blends beautifully over dry spots. You can always tackle capillaries or pigmentation with concealer.”The wrong shade: “Many women think as skin gets more sallow, they should go lighter and pinker,” says Rebecca Morrice Williams of Becca Cosmetics. Wrong. “It looks like a mask. Stick to your exact skin tone. You can even go up a level in a sheer tint to glow.” Morgan adds that bronzing gel can be mixed with foundation to match a fake-tanned body. “Bronzing gels and creams are more flattering than powders, which can make you look weathered.”
Cakey concealer: Interestingly, Williams doesn’t conceal under her eyes. “I think concealer here only accentuates lines,” she explains. But what if your dark circles are making you look haggard? “It’s a trade-off,”
she shrugs. Morgan agrees that heavy concealer doesn’t sit well with lines and suggests a light, brightening formula instead.Piled-on powder: “If you have lines, powder falls into them,” says makeup artist Charlotte Blakeney. “Even with good skin, powder can flatten it out and age you.”
Her tip: invest in a lightly pigmented, translucent-style powder to control shine.Extreme contouring: “As we age, we become gaunt in the face, and contouring can make you look more severe,” warns Blakeney. “So take a light-handed approach.” She advises using a pale bronzer and sweeping it under cheekbones and around the hairline with a blush brush. “You’ll get a subtly sculpted effect.”
Excess shimmer: A certain amount of glow deflects light from lines; too much will only attract unwanted attention. “Use a fine shimmer, and keep it away from smile lines,” says Williams. A dab along upper cheekbones, brow bones and the inner corners of eyes should suffice.
OTT eye makeup: First things first: leave glitter to the girls. “Steer clear of heavily metallic eye shadows,” says makeup artist Max May. “They move and fall into creases.” Still, don’t be scared of a smoky eye. “Just try it in a lighter hue, such as brown or dove-grey,” suggests Morgan.Not enough eye makeup: Go to the other eye makeup extreme and you’ll risk looking tired and washed out. “A subtle way to define is to line the upper inner rim in black,” says Williams. “This brightens the eye as well as making lashes look thicker.”
Saggy blush: “Blush is a brilliant way to lift the face,” says May. But too much colour, worn too low, can drag features southwards. “Apply high on the cheekbone, above the apple,” he advises. “This also has the effect of brightening the eye area.”
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