Mature skin makeup
Jennifer Lo Hair + Makeup Artist
Youthful skin is plump, fresh, glowing and hydrated. As we age skin loses it's elasticity and it;s ability to retain moisture, which is what keeps it plump.
Most mature skin tends to be on the drier side, you may still have oily skin which is great as it will remain younger looking and you will be prone to less wrinkles. This does NOT mean you should lather yourself with oily products, as this will just sit on the surface and not look good with or without makeup.
Less is more!
This phrase is most key for mature skin and teenage skin.
What you want to achieve is a enhanced but bright eyed makeup look, filled in and shaped brows that are natural but lift and open your eyes and face. Skin and complexion should look glowing and fresh using a hydrating foundation, cc cream or tinted moisturiser. With a lovely highlight and blush.
If you put too much foundation and powder on this can actually emphasise fine lines and wrinkles so avoid putting on too much. Make sure you buff the products in well and use a good anti aging, smoothing primer. You can get some fabulous ones that are packed full of antioxidants and plumping ingredients.
Here are two of my favourites that will mositurise mature skin and give it that beautiful illuminating glow as well as smoothing lines and pores. Check out my blog on primers.
This is packed full of anti aging ingredients, has smoothing technology, feels like velvet and is a decent size!
Vegan and cruelty free, again has illuminating ingredient and will hydrate skin boosting it with a brighter appearance which mature skin can have.
Here I evened out the skin tone to cover any hypo-pigmentation (dark spots) enhanced eyes using some lashes in the outer corners to open up the eyesalong with eyeshadows and liner, I lightly enhanced the brows to frame the face. Cheeks are a peachy bronze with a light shimmer to it.
Even out skin tone, using a primer first and light cc cream, a peachy/ pink toned blush and again enhanced eyes and defined brows. On this client I used Arbonne primer and CC cream in light and medium. Blush in a blossom colour.