Make-up advice/suggestions please

I’ve been age checked three times this year for over 60’s discounts/vaccination Barleyfields so I assume I don’t look too old.
I’m fortunate with good skin, very few lines, dark lashes and clearly defined full lips.
Each to their own

Same here PN. A small amount of makeup makes a huge difference to how I look and feel. I’m not saying this about you Jaxjacky but when out and about I see so many older women without a scrap of makeup and they generally look tired, washed out and old. Such a shame when just a small outlay and a very few minutes would make them look so much better. Their choice of course. On the other hand, a ‘face full’ can also be very ageing, not a look I aspire to.

I fully respect choices PoliticsNerd, just not one of mine

My makeup takes 10 minutes. Look Fabulous Forever primer makes skin smooth and velvety, and blurs pores and lines. DAB of concealer (Laura Mercier) under eyes. Smudge of grey eye pencil (Hourglass or Avon Glimmer Stick) between roots of top eyelashes. Taupe eyeshadow (very ancient Bobbi Brown) in crease and under eyes. One coat of LFF waterproof mascara on top lashes. Smudge of natural or pink lip colour - Maybelline lip crayon, lasts a good eight hours. After my ten minutes first thing I don’t touch my face again unless going out in the evening.

As for skin care, you obviously have plenty of products which I hope include eye makeup remover and a creamy cleanser. I don’t understand why you can never find things, I keep mine in my drawer in the bathroom.

Believe me I've tried blotting lipstick (and using foundation first) and it makes no difference. My bottom lip is also quite "thin" so I never know how to outline it.

As I said in my post, I am seriously impatient so the idea of doing a bit before breakfast, then another bit till finished means I probably won't bother!

My skin-care regime is pathetic. As said in other threads, DH is serially untidy so although I have bought good-quality skincare products I can never find them. Just had a search around and I've got nine pots of the stuff, all unopened - I even asked for some for Christmas - and got two pots.

Oh dear, maybe I'm a lost cause?

It's about doing what you want Jaxjacky. I love the fact that it's something we can do that's just for ourselves. It puts a spring in my step.

Reading this I’m so very glad I don’t wear any.

Madmeg

Oh, girls, thanks for all this advice. But there are so many makes and ranges that it is making me dizzy. I will have to construct a spreadsheet to whittle things down, and with my luck I will make my choices and then find the shops don't have them! I'm interested in the lip-colour ideas cos my lips are non-existent nowadays.

I've been hunting for a blue eyeshadow for months but Boots tell me no-one wants it these days, it's all creams and browns.

Hey ho, into Stockport next week!

Blue eye shadow is hard to find and may date you. Most eye shadows are neutrals these days. Have you got a good skincare regime - that's the first step.

The problem with your lipstick isn't necessarily the colour. It may be (very likely) your lips are less defined than they were when you were younger. The biggest problem with makeup and growing older is that everything becomes less defined but you need subtlety when redefining them. If you haven't been using a liner all your life you will need to practise; in this case with a lip brush or pencil.

Practise is fun. It was fun in your teens and should be fun now. If you can, encourage friends to talk about their tricks and tips just as you would about styling your clothes. In both cases trend/fashion are less important than style/how you wear them

Family teenagers can be useful to bring you up to date with what's available but they don't have your problems and you don't have theirs so it's got to be a fun conversation. They can also instruct you on "dupes". That has been a big win for me!

If you can afford it, go to Bobby Brown for make up advice and get them to make you up. Their stuff is not cheap but aimed at looking natural and for us older women. Also Look Fabulous Forever has lots of videos online to help and their products are nice too.

This is late and you may not see it but I did a little stint as a make-up artist for cosmetic companies in department stores and my philosophy stands stronger at this age (I'm same as you): "You should never see the make-up on your face. You should only see what it's doing for you"

I like Maybelline mascara .
Revolution make huge eyeshadow palettes which are fun to experiment with .
Rimmel ,Avon and L'Oréal foundations are fine .
Avon make good brow products ,blusher and bronzer .
Always cleanse and hydrate your skin .
Nivea is great .
Apply sun block .
Invest in some make up brushes .
Always have a box of tissues and cotton buds at hand .
I pace myself when applying make up. I don't slap it on at once .

Firstly I apply clean my skin with baby lotion on cotton wool.
Add a little moisturiser.
Later some sun block .
Let it settle.
I have my breakfast !

Then I apply my make up.
I apply some foundation .
Brush excess blusher on the back of your hand before applying.
Don't forget to shape your brows - they frame your eyes .
Mascara is important.
I vary my eye shadow - I like the smokey look .
Use cotton buds to remove mistakes.
Apply some lipstick .
Blot on a tissue .
After a few minutes-look in a mirror and gently tissue off any excess concentrating on the chin avoiding a tide mark.
If you aren't used to wearing make up you can feel like Coco the clown - don't plaster it on and don't be afraid of wiping off any excess .

Laura Geller baked brightening you can't beat it just put it on with a blusher brush it takes a minute or two no heavy creams etc...I love it

I'll be 70 in October but I have been blessed with good genes not one wrinkle,yet! Both my mum and gran were the same as was my dad. I'm very thankful. I love Laura Geller makeup and Nars. Also use Mac and L'oreal

I like Laura Geller too.

Not a good look!

That looks ridiculous, doesn’t it 😂

Madmeg

Oh, girls, thanks for all this advice. But there are so many makes and ranges that it is making me dizzy. I will have to construct a spreadsheet to whittle things down, and with my luck I will make my choices and then find the shops don't have them! I'm interested in the lip-colour ideas cos my lips are non-existent nowadays.

I've been hunting for a blue eyeshadow for months but Boots tell me no-one wants it these days, it's all creams and browns.

Hey ho, into Stockport next week!

MadMeg
If you’re determined to wear blue eyeshadow 😱 here you are.
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I like No7. First a moisturiser, then a primer then Clinique CC Moisture Surge tinted foundation. Friends say I don't look as if I'm wearing make up at all
Avon glimmersticks eyebrow pencil and eyeliner. Avon eyeshadow. Occasionally No 7 mascara
None of these are too expensive and often No 7 has good deals .Avon lipstick Twilight Pink . I have worn this for years.

I wanted to modernise my makeup for a special wedding. I booked two appointments with the boots No7 consultant at my local branch one for skin and one for makeup each was free for 30 minutes and I was under no obligation to buy and only bought what I wanted. On the day I was able to replicate it defo worth doing.

My go too for tutorials. I wear LFF eye primer on both my eyes and lips and their face primer too. Always use a good Cleanser, toner, moisturiser routine. I use Tropic.

I use to work for Oriflame in the 1980s and remember always prepare your canvas ( face)

keepingquiet

I don't wear any now- just serum and a good moisturiser. I was out with a friend recently who had lashes caked in mascara. I wanted to say less is more but didn't...maybe I should have? She may have said something to me about the state of my face!

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I don't wear any now- just serum and a good moisturiser. I was out with a friend recently who had lashes caked in mascara. I wanted to say less is more but didn't...maybe I should have? She may have said something to me about the state of my face!

Madmeg I've never bothered with make up, other than mascara, until last year and I'm 73, but I suddenly decided to have a go with it. I have a horror of looking overdone!
I start with any moisturiser I've got on clean skin and let it settle.
Then primer if I have any to help make up stay put.
Then very light foundation blended using a make up sponge and finishing at the chin, none on my neck.
Then blusher blended so I can hardly see it.
Then tiny dabs of concealer blended on the red bits and a bit, blended to nothing, on my eyelids.
Occasionally, I put a vestige of darkish blue eye shadow just above my upper eye lashes.
I fill in the missing bits of my eyebrows with tiny lines of brown kohl pencil and do the whole brows with benefit Gimme Brow number 3
I use Max Factor 2000 calorie mascara in black/brown just on the top lashes.
Very rarely lipstick but I've never yet found the right colour.
The various products I use are in the photo. I applied everything, even though it's Sunday, and took a photo but so far I haven't managed to attach it here.

I use Max Factor Lipfinity. Can last 24 hours! Only disappears with eating, but even then the outer edge remains! So quick fill in if you eat, and it won’t budge!

I don’t wear make up either (I’m 69) , historically I have dabbled a couple of times in having my eyebrows and eyelashes dyed which did I have to say looked good especially as it meant I didn’t have to faff having to apply makeup with my limited skills in that area