Looking Your Best As Years Go By (2)
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Now that you know what factors can adversely or positively affect the apparent age of your skin, it's
time to talk about make-up and the aging woman. Many women learn how to apply make-up as a teen either from friends or from an older woman
in the family. After that, it becomes a habit, and they seldom, if ever, vary from the techniques they learned at the start. This can
make you look older than you would otherwise. As with fashion, you should always keep your make-up application techniques current, and
always use make-up sparingly, as nothing will make you look older than overuse of make-up.
In addition, things like skin tone, hair color and eye color can lighten (or darken, but usually it's
lighten) over time, which naturally means that your make-up colors should change as well. The foundation, eye, cheek and lip colors that
looked great on you at 25 may be too dark at 40 or 50, and in fact, foundation that is too dark for your skin tone will emphasize every
line and wrinkle. This is counter productive to the purpose of using make-up. Where possible, always test your cosmetics first before
buying them.
As a general rule, when you get older, you should focus on softer shades of flattering colors. That
shade of cherry red lipstick that was drop dead gorgeous on you in your younger days will only make you look dead if you try wearing it
years later. Instead, try a dusty rose or rosy shade of pink, and when it comes to eye and cheek colors, think neutral or soft colors
as well. For the eyes especially, avoid dark eye-shadow and bright or multi-color effects. Finally, as you finish your make-up
application, use a translucent powder to prevent shine and soften the overall appearance. This will further soften the appearance of
wrinkles for a more youthful look.
All in all, what we learn here is that the best way to look younger is to take good care of your skin
through cleansing, diet, and avoiding harmful activities. By doing this, and by choosing and using cosmetics wisely, you can keep yourself
looking much younger than you really are.
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