Make-Up for women over 40
By Ariane Poole

Now on to foundations, here the world is truly is your oyster. You may have noticed that your skin is not looking quite as good as you would like as you might like. It may be slightly dryer, uneven in colour and the fine lines aren't quite so fine. Fear not, the past couple of years have seen some sensational developments in foundations to address these problems. The new foundation are not only light weight, sheer yet covering but also contain light reflecting properties to make the skin look glowing, dewy and more youthful. It does this by reflecting light away from the lines making them appear less visible. Always test for the right colour on your jaw line, the one that disappears is the right one. After applying foundation you are now ready for concealer. By applying concealer in this way you need less and it looks more natural. Here too, there are fantastic new concealers which are sheer, light weight yet covering but best of all won't accentuate those fine lines. The type of texture to look for is one which is creamy yet matte so you needn't use powder neath the eyes. If it is too creamy it will settle into the fine lines making them look worse. Yellow toned concealers will hide dark circles without looking ashy. Steer clear of light reflecting concealers down below the eyes - in photos you will have big white patches below your eyes. Leave powder until last, you may not need any, as it can be ageing. Or you could try one of the many shine absorbing sheets. These get rid of shine without powder. If you are going through the change you may find a cream to powder foundation works the perfect.

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