wearing make-up

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I love make up, it’s my weakness.
I have watched some excellent YouTube tutorials so I can learn new techniques.
I’m brand loyal to Bare Minerals and use the odd Charlotte Tilbury product.
I marvel at how my face can be transformed from looking rather grim to quite acceptable in a few strokes of a kabuki brush?

@barbinabox have you tried lashtopia

Alexa, I discovered a product called Bring Back Brow shape sold by Look Fabulous Forever. You can google it, they do lots of products for mature women and have "how to" videos too. The eyebrow product worked wonders on my sparse, overplucked eyebrows. I'd really recommend it.

trying to think back forty years

No, I didn't have much time for makeup.

GillT57 I agree. That's how I use it -makes me feel better and more confident.

What a difference a smile makes. Lovely Janeainsworth

Bully is the word that springs to mind. Not nice.

What's the point in being so defensive?

What's the point in being rude?

Great! No one is going to stop you???

well I am happy with my understated make up notanan and I defy you to notice it, but hey ho, I don't like to see women of my age with a scrubbed face, no eyebrows and just generally grey looking, but we all have different ideas don't we!

In your opinion notanan

Well gee, isnt this whole thread people's opinions?
Kinda the point of a chat forum no?

It doesn't really matter too much, unless anyone is forcing somebody else to be either caked in make up, or not allowing them to wear it.

Our faces are our own to do what we want with.

There is no right or wrong, just different preferences.

My friend admits to wearing too much - as she can't see very well without her glasses!

In your opinion notanan

Minimal make up still looks like make up.

People who use it a lot see it less

Yes but those of you who say that make up looks obvious and clown like are only noticing those wearing badly applied or inappropriate stuff. Most of us settle for a bit of enhancement rather than garish, a bit of tinted moisturiser or foundation, shaped neat eyebrows and some mascara to open the eyes. Not noticeable but just a little bit of colour

The problem is that a lot of women wear the same makeup and hairstyle that suited them about forty years ago. They don't seem to realise that they look like scary clowns!

Lovely, janea!

My hair doesn't behave either Gonegirl
My eyes look worse with eye makeup too; some people can wear it but I can't.

Ok. If I wasn't on my desktop I might be thinking of putting up that being sick emoji now.

Janeainsworth it's not the makeup, it's your lovely smile that makes the difference.

You've got a lovely smile Jane !
I think I'll start to wear lipstick again. Not too bright though.

That's a lovely photo Jane!

Thank you Liz & Gonegirl