Wearing Make Up. Age 63.

I don't leave the house without mascara and brow pencil. I only use more eye makeup and lippy if I'm going somewhere in particular. I've never worn foundation. Luckily my skin is good.
Indoors I don't wear any makeup.

I wear make up every day if going out, tinted moisturiser, eyeshadow and mascara. I find lipstick either wears off or is so thick I don't like the texture on my lips.

Today has been snow and v cold, so no going out and my skin has had a rest.
I always remove it with Boots cucumber removal wipes. Then water. x

I always put on mascara, eye-brow powder, and lipstick, every day even if not going out, IFgoing out put a DASH of foundation to even out the skin tones.
I wear sunscreen all the time to protect my skin, which seems to work.

I also paint my nails , dark in the Winter , lighter in the Summer.

I like it, DH likes it, so there is nothing to DISLIKE.

Nonu quite often your posts make me want to shout HOORAY!!!

Jing.
((hug)), we need more of them TMM

I'm the same age as the OP and don't go out without my makeup. I use foundation as my face has lots of open pores and broken thread veins which look better covered up! Also eyeshadow and mascara. I do find though, that the shadow wears off easily and migrates into the wrinkles! Any remedies please?

I aslo use the Boots cucumber wipes, lovely smell.

I wear foundation, eyebrow gel and mascara nearly every day. Sometimes even if I'm not going out at all!

To remove makeup I use the Boots cucumber cleansing lotion - same lovely fresh smell as the wipes.

Primer! Seriously. It evens out everything beautifully before you put on your makeup, if I am feeling worse than usual I reach for it. No.7 is fine but I expect there are others that may do an even better job. It's a bit like putting on the render before getting on with the plastering.

Light foundation, blusher (a must!), and mascara, lipstick, sometimes eyebrow pencil - if I am going out, but not at home unless we're expecting visitors.
I wish I could wear more eye makeup but it never looks right and makes my eyes run, so sometimes it's not even mascara.
Sometimes I don't bother at all if it's just a quick visit to the supermarket and then I always seem to bump into someone I know!

Primer? I need polyfilla !
I must make more effort......

I agree with janerowena - primer is good. If you have Paul McCartney eyes, primer applied to the dark bit underneath the eye makes the area less shiny and therefore less obvious. Try it! It does work.

I can't wear eye makeup any more as it makes my eyes run. I've got used to being eye-less now but I wish I could at least wear mascara. I cheer myself up by remembering that 'less is more' for us (slightly) older ladies.

I still use foundation, powder, eyeliner and mascara on a daily basis. I've changed my foundation over the years to a lighter 'mousse' type as it sits better on older skin and use a soft eyeliner pencil which I can smudge/blend. Gives a much softer effect.

NotTooOld try Boots 30 day mascara on your eyelashes. It's a dye, you just mix it and leave it on, like mascara. It doesn't last 30 days but it does last a good two weeks. My eyelashes are very fair so I have always used it when swimming.

Ooh, thanks, janerowena. Good tip that. Like rosequartz I find blusher is a must especially in the winter. I find I have to be careful not to put too much on and look like one of those old ladies with circles of bright pink on their cheeks, love 'em.

Like my granny's Bourjois (?) rouge!

Your granny's?!!! I used Bourjois rouge for years! It was very good.

Bourjois makeup is still going strong - probably the rouge is too (although they probably call it blusher now).

If i'm out without a bit of make up someone tells me I look ill or tired. I don't get on well with liquid foundation but the mineral powder stuff is great, really easy to put on. I've just had a shipping order of it from Avon. It should last me years.

I have good skin so don't wear foundation. I always wear lipstick when going out. However I'm convinced that I could walk through our town in my nightie and no one would notice!

Every older woman I know [even those who used to have darker skin] says they look washed out now, pale or ill without a bit of colour.If just at home I only use a bb cream, but eye make up [as in a bit of mocha coloured eye shadow, mascara and eyebrow pencil] plus blusher and lipstick if going out.Perfume and a bit of jewellery as well, even if just earrings.It makes me feel better, don't care if anyone notices or not.Have never worn foundation, but moisturiser with a hint of colour works well.

I have to find my eyelashes first, they are very sparse these days.

I did buy a Clinique cream blusher the other day and I must say it is lovely. Expensive but it looks as if it will last for a long time.

A little bit of Vaseline on your eyelashes at night might improve them. Mine are pretty non existant but not as bad as my hair and eyebrows and I'm sure the Vaseline helps.

Beconase did for my eyebrows! The doc said it could be a side effect and it was! I have not got the knack to make them look natural so i just leave them!
I moisturise and use foundation, blusher plus mascara and lippy. None of it lasts long but I imagine I look less 'flat' with it on than not!

I may try the Vaseline. It's just the eyelashes, the eyebrows would grow like that model wotshername? except they are a mixture of dark and white, and my hair is not too bad.
Perhaps I could transplant the hairs from my chin

You can buy something from Boots that costs a fortune but is supposed to make your eyelashes grow. I seem to remember reading about an eye drop for a certain eye condition that had a side efect of making lashes grow but I didn't make a note of what that eye drop was [but I bet it's in the stuff that Boots sells ].