Features of makeup after 40 years

After 40 years, our skin is not as elastic, smooth and silky as in 20. All the colors and shades for make-up are no longer suitable. And the stock of cosmetics is growing every year. This suggests that it's time to pay close attention to makeup, which will help to hide all the shortcomings and improve our appearance. Thanks to proper make-up, you can not only hide your true age, but also conquer the hearts of many men.

A few tips

There are a few simple rules that should be adhered to.

Main tone

  1. Before applying makeup, you need to cleanse your face and apply a lotion or moisturizer. It's imperative that the skin does not dry out during the day.
  2. Then you need to put the foundation under makeup. Initially, apply the foundation to the whole person, and then again to those places that you want to disguise more forcefully.
  3. Top with powder. But be careful and do not overdo it, because the aging skin is not so easy to hide. And an extra layer of powder will only give out your age. Apply powder over the powder.
  4. Try in make-up use two basic colors of pastel colors, no more. The combination of different colors will only emphasize your age.

Wrinkles and wrinkles

Completely hide all the wrinkles under the makeup was not possible. But still pay attention to the "wrinkles of anger" and to shallow demons. Try to make them less noticeable.

To hide the folds around the mouth and chin, take a dense basis (its tone should be light) with your fingertips and then apply it in strokes on the fold. In this way you will highlight it.

After that, you need to apply a foundation for make-up, as well as powder. Thus, you can disguise dark circles under the eyes.

Eyebrows

When the face begins to age, the eyebrows become thin. Therefore, it is necessary to closely monitor their condition. All the time, adjust the desired shape, as only extra hairs appear - remove them. But note that the line of the eyebrows should not be too thin.

As a rule, with age, the eyebrows are not only thinning, but are becoming lighter. Therefore, it becomes necessary to tint them with a special pencil. When choosing a pencil, follow your natural eyebrows.

If your skin is not too swarthy, but not pale, then avoid dark brown and black shades. If you have a pale face, the goods are well suited for reddish-brown tones.

On a note. Sometimes it is difficult to find the right shade among the pencils for eyebrow puffing. Therefore, look for the right shade among the contour pencils for the lips.

Eyes

As mentioned above, wrinkles first appear around the eyes. Therefore, not to emphasize once again your age, do not use fat shadows. At any time they can smear and zabitsya wrinkles. Also discard the contour pencils with sparkles. They will give out your age.

But in order to make your eyes brighter and more attractive, use a conventional contour pencil. From brightly tonovkazhites. It is better to use pastels or dry shadows. They should be applied very thin layer, and on top to slightly powder.

If you have gray hair and want to emphasize your individuality, you can safely use silvery-green shadows or sea-shadows. This makeup will look great and under the glasses.

Do not forget about eyelashes. Choose Indian natural shade and apply it in a thin layer. To cilia seemed more dense and well-groomed, comb them with a special brush and separate each other.

If the density of your eyelashes does not suit you, you can use overhead or exaggerated cilia. But remember that their color should fully match your eyelash color.

If you are satisfied with the density of your eyelashes, but do not like their color, you can tint your eyelashes in the salon. The same can be done with the eyebrows.

Lips

After forty years, the natural line of the lips spreads, so when applying make-up you need to use a contour pencil for the lips. He will help to designate a clear line of the lips, and also will not allow the lipstick of the wrinkles that appeared around the mouth.

Shallow wrinkles around the mouth can be hidden with the help of a tonal cream and powder. If wrinkles are too deep and you can not disguise them, then it is better not to use lipstick with eyeliner. So just outline them. Apply a shine on the lips.

Choose the color of lipstick should be very carefully. Remember that the light shades will look too blurry, and the dark ones will grow very old. The best shades for you will be bright pink tones or coral.

And to the note

As already mentioned above, the skin after forty years of age changes and it needs special care and a special technique for applying makeup. The choice of cosmetics for this age should be taken very seriously. It is better to give a preference for quality cosmetics.

If you are over forty, then in your cosmetic bag must be the following cosmetics:

Stick to these simple rules in makeup and be always beautiful.