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Admittedly, much of today’s makeup products are designed with younger (18-35) women in mind. But what about makeup products and specifics for older women, particularly women over 50? Here are some tips and suggestions:

• Easy on the eyeliner - as women age, eyeliner can drag down the appearance of the lid, especially if the line is too thick
• Use a water-based liquid foundation - it’s always a good choice for women with normal to dry skin
• Less is always best - as with younger women, too much makeup can make you look fake, and definitely adds years to face
• Try Lauren Hutton’s products. Her special makeup is designed and developed for women over 40
• Protect your skin - as you age, your skin gets drier. So for example, older women switch from powder blush to cream rouge in order to help prevent skin dryness. You should also always use a moisturizer
• Lessen the appearance of jowls - Jowls are those lines that typically run from the edge of the nose to the corner of the mouth. Using a highlighter can help to de-emphasize the shadow created by the jowl, thus making it less noticeable

.. no, I don’t mean makeup that just plain sucks and I wouldn’t recommend, maybe I’ll post about that in the near future

What I’m really talking about is makeup gone bad … spoiled! It’s easy for this to happen … women tend to hoard, stuff gets forgotten and pretty soon you see some obvious signs such as dried mascara or separated foundation. Generally though, it’s usually tough to tell when makeup has gone bad, and unfortunately, U.S. labeling regulations don’t require an expiration date on most types of cosmetics.

So how do you identify bad makeup? Here are some tips and suggestions:

Face Makeup - when you repeatedly dip your brushes and fingers into liquid foundation, you increase the odds of bacterial growth, and with that, the chance of acne break-outs or other facial irritation. Powders present less of a problem, but they’re still likely to get harder to blend over time, and often crumble. Typically, the life span of face makeup is six months for liquids and two years for powders.

Mascara - is often described as the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. Add to that, the fact that the preservatives in a mascara typically only work for so long and no more. Thus, never keep mascara for longer than three months.

Eyeliner & Eye Shadow - Bacteria tend to flourish in liquid-eyeliner tubes, and the product can also get dried out. Powder shadows are less prone to contamination, but they have performance issues over time. Thus, for liquid eyeliners, toss them after three months; for cream eye shadows, keep them no more than six months; and for pencil eyeliners and powder eye shadows, keep them for two years max.

Lipstick & Lip Liner - Lipstick and lip gloss’ water content make them potential breeding grounds for bacteria. Never keep lipstick, lip gloss or lip liner for more than 2 years, tops!

Looking for makeup ideas? The perfect makeup ideas are already right there in your mind. You know you best, and that’s where the best makeup ideas will come from. They’re likely right there staring at you in the mirror. Most women stand in front of the mirror and obsess about what they don’t like about their face. How about turning it around by standing in front of the mirror and consciously considering what you like most about your face.

The perfect makeup ideas will stem from this. Here are some additional guidelines for you:

• Think of yourself as beautiful and appreciate your individuality. Ignore the ideals of beauty that are promulgated by fashion magazines. Never use them to judge yourself.
• Makeup is not only a physical product, it’s also psychological. Correct psychological makeup application will help you to feel more confident and of course improve your overall beauty.
• Don’t think of makeup as ‘covering up flaws’; instead, see it as helping to enhance your features and beauty.
• Embrace age and wrinkles. Botox and plastic surgery in most cases don’t help to make you look younger or more beautiful. Some describe Botox as the heroin of the cosmetic world and many look worse off than before the operation / filler application. You should choose instead to ‘look good for your age’ through a combination of factors.
• When applying makeup, always start with a primer. Always use a good eye cream and a moisturizer with a sun protection factor. Forget about using powder.
• When applying foundation, it should always be the same color as the skin, not lighter or darker. Bronzing powder can be used to correct any different color areas of the skin.
• Last but not least, your lipstick - it must always match the rest of your face but should be a warmer, deeper, richer tone for dark skin and brighter for a fair skin tone.

Is there a “right age” when children should be allowed to start wearing makeup. I’ve seen children looking as young as ages 8, 9 and 10 out wearing making at the Mall, etc.

Girls will typically grow up playing with makeup from very young ages but at what age should they be allowed to start using it seriously? Definitely it seems though that girls are wearing makeup sooner these days (new generation), and not just at play time.