Makeup Tips By Age Buying Guide

Makeup  can look good, if worn correctly, no matter what your age. Whether you are 15 or 85, it's important to know the products that will hide the bad and highlight the wonderful. So how do you know how to put your best face forward? No worries, we have plenty of advise on what your makeup routine should include. Remember, these are just guidelines. If you are 50, but your skin still screams 30 (lucky you), then wear makeup like a 30 year old! Likewise, if you have problem skin, you'll need a little extra coverage. Whatever your situation, we will make sure you look nothing short of gorgeous!

Twenties

For the Face Make sure you go light on covering up your face. Chances are, you won't have skin this good ever again in your life. It's okay to apply a little foundation, but go for one that provides light coverage and has an SPF. Skin care should be your first concern, so load up an exfoliating face scrub  and a moisturiser (with SPF again. Our lovely sun is one of the leading causes of skin ageing, not to mention skin cancer). If you want to add some colour to your cheeks, go with a cream blush  and blend well. Recommended Products: Stila Sheer Color with SPF  Neutrogena Healthy Skin Enhancer  Cover Girl CG Smoothers  Clinique City Cover Compact Concealer SPF 15  Almay Clear Complexion Concealer  L'Oréal True Match Concealer	For the Lips Have some fun! Experiment a little. The most important thing to keep in mind is to only highlight one feature at a time. Don't go out with bold lips and bold eyes, or you are sure to look a bit clownish. Stick with tinted gloss  and sheer lipsticks.  Matte lipstick will end up making you look too done up (but not in a good way). Use lip liner when you are filling your lips with a juicy, bold colour. Just like with your face, it's important to keep your lips healthy. Gently brush your lips after brushing your teeth to help shave off dead skin. Keep your lips moisturised with a lip balm with SPF. Recommended Products: Lancôme Color Fever Gloss  Estée Lauder High Gloss  Clinique Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine  Urban Decay XXX Shine  Burt's Bees Lip Shimmer  L'Oréal Color Juice  Rimmel Jelly Gloss  Delux Beauty Sheer Lipstick  CARGO Extra Sheer  Revlon Moon Drops  Lola Full Color Pencils  Dianne Brill Cosmetics Lip Lingerie  NARS Velvet Mat Lip Pencil Sue Devitt Long Lastng Lip Liner	For the Eyes The eyes are usually what most women in their twenties choose to highlight. Again, it's perfectly fine to experiment with colours. The best thing to keep in mind is the time of day. Heavy, dark eye makeup doesn't look good at 8AM. Go with lighter makeup and lighter colours during the day, then break out the smoky eye look when the sun goes down. Recommended Products: Kevyn Aucoin Essential Eyeshadow Set  Elizabeth Arden Color Intrigue Palette  Maybelline Expertwear Quads  Stila Shadow Pot  Paula Dorf Eye Color  Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick  Too Faced Liquif Eye  L'Oréal Illumination Loose Powder  Mark Crystal Shimmer Hook Up Powder  Vincent Longo Liquid Eyeliner  Clinique Brush On Cream Liner  Wet 'n Wild Mega Liner Liquid Eyeliner  Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow  Shu Uemura Pressed Eye Shadow  Revlon ColorStay 12 Hour Quad

Thirties

For the Face Okay, so it's probably time for a little extra coverage. However, it's still important not to overdo the foundation/concealer thing (you don't want to look pasty). Focus on a good skin care regimen, complete with plenty of firming creams  and scrubs. Recommended Products: Cargo Wet/Dry Powder Foundation  Chanel Master of Disguise Concealer  Susan Posnick Color Flo  Revlon ColorStay Soft and Smooth Sheer or Full Coverage  L'Oréal Infallible Never Fail Makeup Foundation  Lancôme Magique Matte Mousse Makeup  Almay Line Smoothing Compact  Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse	For the Cheeks Sometime women loose colour in their cheeks as they age, so a touch of blush may be in order. Make sure you keep the look natural. Don't go with any crazy colours.  Recommended Products: Lancôme Magique Blush Mousse  DuWop Ashley Paige Cream/Powder  NARS Blush  Ramy Hint of Tint in a Pot  Neutrogena Healthy Skin Blends Sheer Highlighting Blush  L'Oréal Hip High Intensity Pigments Blendable Blushing Creme  Revlon Cream Blush	For the Lips It's time to make the switch from shimmer to matte. Some lips loose colour as they age, so go with a higher intensity pigment than you normally would.  Recommended Products: DuWop Anti-Venom Satin Matte Lipstick  Shiseido the Makeup Matte Lipstick  Armanisilk High Color Cream Lipstick  Almay Lips 1-2-3 Red long lasting lipstick  YSL Pure Shine Sheer Lipstick  Estée Lauder Pure Color Long Lasting Lip Color  L'Oréal Endless Kissable Shinewear	For the Eyes Look for mousse  or cream shadows  with a touch of sparkle to them (but not so sparkly that it looks too teenager-like).Try to draw attention away from any crow's feet by highlighting the inner corner of your eyes with an off-white eye pencil.  It'll make you look more awake, diminish under eye circles, and make you look younger!  Recommended Products: Shu Uemura FIligree Pressed Eye Shadow  Clarins Soft Cream Eye Colour  Too Faced Afterglow Ice Cubes  SugarBaby Dream Queen Eye Cream Shadow  Bobbi Brown Diamond Dust  Neutrogena Skin Soothing Eye Tints  Maybellilne Dream Mousse Eye Shadow  Revlon Illuminance

Forties and Beyond

For the Face Your biggest goal is to keep your skin moist and hydrated. Look for cream and liquid products for your face, not matte ones. Cream blush,  cream foundation,  and liquid concealer  will plump your skin and help hide wrinkles, blemishes, and other signs of ageing. Recommended Products: CG Smoothers  L'Oréal Visible Lift Line Minimizing Makeup  Neutrogena Visibly Firm Moisturizing Makeup  Lola Creme Foundation  Lancôme Absolute Makeup cream blush  L'Oréal Cashmere Perfect  Fresh Blush Cream  Paula Dorf Cream Cheek Color	For the Eyes Here, you actually want to avoid cream and mousse products. Use an eye shadow primer  first, then dust a light coat of powder eye-shadow on. Avoid products that look glittery. Use an off-white coloured eye pencil to line the inside corner of your eyes to diffuse attention to crow's feet and undereye wrinkles. Stick with neutral tones when it comes to eye shadows, and switch from black eye-liner to dark brown. Use a powder eye-shadow to fill in any gaps in your eyebrows. Recommended Products: NARS Eye Brightener  Philosophy the Supernatural Color Corrector  Vital Radiance Smoothing Eye Primer  Pantina Shimmer Pencil  Cargo Eye Lighter  Rimmel Cool Touch Shadow  Tom Ford collection	For the Lips Give lips a boost with ceramid and peptide infused lipsticks, liners, or balms. To get a great look every day, first start with a non-feathering waxy lip pencil. Coat lips with a sheer, never matte, lipstick in a blue base (to help make teeth look whiter). Top with touch of gloss and you're ready to go! Recommended Products: L'Oréal Colour Riche Anti-Feathering Pencil  Dior Lip Beautifyer  Philosophy hope in a tube, eye and lip firming cream  Awake Stardom Full Plump Lip  LORAC Lotsa Lip Lipstick  Rimmel Volume Boost  DuWop Lip Venom  Neutrogena Lip Boost

External Links

• Romow.com: Check out this article on makeup tips for teens!
• CollegeCandy.com: This article is a call-out to all you university students. Learn how to really look natural and not like a clown.
• eHow.com: If you are in your thirties, check out this article on how to apply makeup to look your very best.
• BeautySurvival.com: Check out this article featuring makeup tips for those over 40.

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