Makeup for Older Women

When did you stop wearing red lipstick? Was it gradual? One day it just felt like “too much”? Did someone make a comment – well-meaning or otherwise – that lodged itself quietly in your mind? Or did life simply get busy, practical, serious… and red felt frivolous?

Thinning hair is one of the most common (and misunderstood) changes women experience as they age. As a former model, licensed esthetician, and celebrity makeup artist, I’ve worked with women at every stage of life, and I can tell you this with confidence…

Do you ever find yourself looking in the mirror and occasionally pulling the skin tighter around your jaw line? I certainly have! For many of us, that once sharp and defined jaw line we used to have has gone the way of the mimeograph machine and transistor radio…

Cold weather and glowing skin don’t always go hand in hand, especially for those of us on the other side of 50. Winter air pulls moisture right out of our faces, making dryness, dullness, and texture much more noticeable…

When I first met Ariane Poole several years ago, I knew that she had an empowering message to share with our community. Her emphasis on positive aging was refreshing and her practical makeup tips were exactly what our community had been asking for…

Fall 2025 trends are as bonkers as usual; however there is a trend called Toasty Makeup that makes my skirt fly up. For all you gorgeous women out there who love warm browns, but feel like, if you wear them, you’ll look flat and dated, I have a news flash; you can wear them…

The one makeup item that I simply can’t live without is mascara. I wear it every day, and sometimes that’s the only thing I put on for those natural-look days. I have been wearing mascara since I was a teenager. Needless to say…

With Halloween behind us, it seems appropriate to take a look back and focus on some of the truly outstanding skincare and makeup products that are new or new to me this year. Let me note that many of them are from the drugstore. First up is Merit’s Great Skin Instant Glow Serum…

Whether we use makeup every day, only for special occasions – or we don’t use makeup at all – one thing is certain: these creams, powders and liquids can transform us. Makeup can hide signs of tiredness, skin flaws, signs of aging and can give us a wonderful sense…

Upon finishing our makeup, you look in the mirror for a final check and there it is: the annoying problem that many of us deal with as we get older. Rather than looking smooth and flawless, our makeup has managed to settle into a number of fine lines which makes those wrinkles look…