Steer clear of anything glittery, but don't skip slightly shimmery shadows that can help diffuse the light round your eyes, making them appear more youthful. Eyeshadow for aging eyes also requires careful application. Start with a primer and apply your cream or matte shadow once it's dried.
“I recommend using a liquid eyeliner with a felt tip as it's easier to control and apply with less tugging and pulling of the skin. As we age, the thin skin on our upper eyelids tend to crinkle and many work around this problem by stretching the eyelid during application, which isn't a good idea.
DON'T wear mascara on your lower lashes. Playing up your lower lashes can make your eyes look droopy and draw attention to dark circles. It makes the eyes look older and accentuates the under eye wrinkles.
Severe liner on only the lower lid makes your eyes look smaller and bottom heavy, which can make you look tired and older.
Neutrals and Pinks. Neutral and pink colored eye shadows also make you look younger. Neutrals will also complement your everyday look without making you feel that you have over done your makeup, whether you are in the office or college.
Changes with light
As you age, the lens in your eye gets denser. The amount of light that gets through to the back of your eye is smaller.
Almost all makeup artists will agree that matte eyeshadow and low shimmer is better suited for the mature woman's skin. Shimmery and frosty eyeshadows tend to accentuate wrinkles and make a woman look older. You want to accentuate your eyes without actually taking attention away from them.
Celebrity makeup artist Frederick Sanders recommends starting with two or three shades that look closest to your complexion and blending them all in fully. "The foundation should match the side of your face and your neck to prevent you from looking like you're wearing a mask," he says.
Over-Concealing
Concealer is conceptually the answer to our plight. But using too much concealer is actually going to make you look older. Watch out for using so much that it actually accentuates lines, like crow's feet, around the eyes. That makes you look older, not less tired.
To apply your mascara, look up, place the wand at the base of your upper lashes, and wiggle it back and forth, coating the base of your lashes. Then pull the wand upward towards the tip of your eyelashes, making sure you're coating every part of your lashes as you pull through and moving slowly to avoid clumping.
Don't be afraid of layering: Just be careful to not apply too many coats because it can begin to flake. "One to three coats is plenty for natural or dramatic lashes that last all day," Soare said.
First, gently take out your mascara wand. Remember that there is no need to pump it to load the mascara. Next, scrape the tip against the tube so that the wand isn't overloaded and wet. Then, apply your mascara to your top lashes, starting with the tips and then going to the base of the lashes.
Start at the base near the waterline and pull the pin through to the top, separating each individual lash. This defines each lash, as well as helps distribute the dark mascara pigment more evenly. Once you complete the first eye, repeat on the next and proceed to your lower lid lashes if you'd like.
Keep Your Lines Thin
Keep eyeliner on the lower lid thin and inconspicuous. The obvious pitfall of bottom eyeliner is that it can create the impression of dark circles beneath your eyes, which no one wants.
They're the result of facial muscles continually tugging on, and eventually creasing, the skin. Other folds may get deeper because of the way fat decreases and moves around. Finer wrinkles are due to sun damage, smoking, and natural degeneration of elements of the skin that keep it thick and supple.
Base That's Too Light
Using a foundation that's paler than your natural skin tone can exaggerate fine lines. "Even if you have ivory skin, you need to go a little bit warmer as you get older," Linter says.
Unless you want to color correct, don't fight against your skin's natural undertones. If you have a warm complexion, go with a shade that has yellow undertones, and if your complexion is on the cool side, a foundation with pink undertones is your best bet.
For the most part, regardless of your race, nationality, or age, your foundation should be some shade of neutral ivory, neutral beige, tan, dark brown, bronze brown, or ebony, with a slight, and I mean very slight, undertone of yellow.
To find the best foundation color shade for you, figure out the undertones of your skin. To do this, look at the veins on your wrist. If they look blue, your skin is cool toned, and if they look green, your skin is warm toned. If your skin is warm toned, look for a gold or yellow based foundation.
Eyeliners for older women should have staying power, should offer smooth application, and not should not cause creasing. They can go anywhere from a few bucks at a drugstore to well over $40 for more upscale brands. We've put together a list of our favorite eyeliners for older women.
In short, apply liner mainly to the upper eye as opposed to under the eye, and blend well to remove any sharp lines. Also, chose a complementary eyeliner shade that enhances your eye color. For example, blue-eyes come alive with blue-gray, lavender, or warm browns.