Anti-aging makeup: how to do it yourself?

Last updated Aug 9, 2022

Makeup is truly a magical tool for every woman. With the help of makeup, you can easily hide flaws, emphasize dignity, correct facial features, and also make yourself visually younger, and quite significantly. years. In this article, we would like to talk a little more about such a phenomenon as refreshing, anti-aging makeup or anti-aging makeup. What should be anti-aging makeup, what principles should be followed and what mistakes should be avoided?

Anti-aging makeup: main features

It is very important to pay special attention to care in anti-aging makeup. Gently cleanse your skin before applying makeup, be sure to use a good moisturizer first. If the face is not sufficiently moisturized, cosmetics will emphasize both wrinkles and possible peeling. It would be useful to apply hydrogel patches to the area around the eyes for 10-15 minutes.
The first thing that immediately adds age is the wrong tone. Firstly, in anti-aging makeup, it is very important to abandon heavy, matte tones, they, again, very clearly emphasize imperfections instead of smoothing them out. Bet on light, moisturizing, fluid tones. Secondly, it is important to pay special attention to the selection of shade. It should be matched tone-on-tone to your skin.
Many people think that a tan shade makes you look younger. In fact, it's the other way around. The skin immediately looks older and seems unkempt, because the dark tone gets into wrinkles and emphasizes them. This is especially readable when the tone begins to slowly absorb and dark spots of pigment remain on the face. True, there is a reverse side of the coin. Too dark tone is bad, but too light tone is not better. It does not refresh, as it may seem at first, but makes the face pale and exhausted, it can add dullness, dullness to the face – all this is in no way associated with youth and freshness.
With dry skin (and with age, the skin of many becomes drier), it is worth refusing a dense layer of powder – it emphasizes wrinkles, and a matte face looks flat and lifeless. It is better to use not matting powders, but satin ones – those that have light-reflecting particles in their composition, on the contrary, they noticeably refresh the face. Or just apply powder only on the T-zone and in no case go too far with the amount.
Any clear or, as makeup artists say, "hard" shape adds years. Graphic eye makeup looks old-fashioned and, moreover, does not decorate anyone, even catwalk models. Therefore, it is better to abandon too clear, graphic arrows and draw feathered arrows, ideally with the help of shadows. They allow you to create an interesting lifting effect. For light daytime makeup, it is better to completely abandon the arrows, eyes simply made up with mascara will look younger and fresher.
You can also achieve a lifting effect with the help of contouring techniques and the use of blush. Shade both the sculptor and the blush to the temples – along with the shade, the features of your face will also be pulled up.
Be sure to apply a little delicate highlighter on the cheekbones and, again, blend towards the temples. A light, delicate glow will never be superfluous. But holographic highlighters should definitely be abandoned.
Blend the shadows, make smooth transitions. Excessive graphicity is useless and the shading brush should be your best friend.
The more natural makeup, the younger you look. Bright makeup should be done on the way out, then they will be appropriate. During the day, too much make-up makes you look older.
Another wrong trick is an arrow that is drawn on a closed eyelid. In this case, there is a danger of bringing it down, which visually “lowers" the outer corner of the eye and gives the face a tired and sad expression. And yet, this technique often contributes to the manifestation of non-existent wrinkles. To avoid this, draw arrows on open eyes.
Well-defined lips are another mistake. A sharp, noticeable contour makes them smaller, emphasizes wrinkles. The same applies to matte lipsticks – they age, make lips dry and conceal volume. It is better to refuse the use of matte lipsticks on an ongoing basis.
It seems to many that nude matte shades give naturalness. It's a delusion. Such lipsticks look good on Instagram, but in life they add age significantly. It is best to choose lacquer lipsticks, glosses, as well as radiant satin lipsticks, ideally with a moisturizing effect. Moisturizing balms look good.