Makeup for Older Women

When I asked the women in our community to share their questions about makeup for women over 60, there was one from Carol, who asked about facial hair removal. So, to help investigate this issue, I turned to my good friend, Ariane Poole…

Greying and thinning eyebrows. These are two of the most common beauty-related complaints that I get when I talk to the women in our community. Fortunately, my good friend and celebrity makeup artist, Ariane Poole, is here to help!

The 1960s rocked brown. Here we are in 2025 and ladies, brown is back. Like a blitzed rendition of I Can’t Get No Satisfaction while wearing bell bottom pants and a wide collared brown shirt, the proverbial color of mud rolls in as a badass color. Can you dig it, man?

Are there some things you loved doing a couple of decades ago, but which you don’t love so much now? A few days before Thanksgiving, I spent a wonderful few hours with my long-time best friend Joyce who lives in another state. We reminisced about giggling…

Here’s what professional makeup artist Laura Geller says about wearing makeup after 50: “We’re never too old and it’s never too late.” In my years as a makeup artist who specifically works with women over 50, I’ve found that many women give up on makeup…

After I joined the 50+ group, I noticed one day (seemingly out of the blue) that my makeup wasn’t cutting it anymore. My foundation looked cakey and grabbed onto my previously oily skin, my eyeliner ran, and my shadow didn’t last and didn’t blend well…

It’s January, and your wallet is cringing. Your wallet, let’s call her Dorothy, was singing and dancing in an ugly holiday sweater, eating pecan pie, sipping eggnog with slightly too much rum, and suddenly, WHAM! Everything came to a screeching halt. Dorothy, overwhelmed…

If you had a crystal ball in front of you so you could look back at your face when you were in your 20s or 30s, what word would you use to describe your 20- or 30-year-old skin? Perhaps the word clear comes to mind – or wrinkle-free. And one quality that most likely…

Since I’ve received some questions lately about how to cover up those white and grey eyebrow hairs that just seem to keep popping out, I thought this would be a good time to discuss some solutions. Now, many of us have only a few white…

61-year-old Janet arrived at the makeup counter wearing full makeup. As she gradually became more comfortable talking with me, she shared that her 9th grade best friend had taught her how to use makeup…