We women over 50 must take certain considerations when applying makeup. My bonus tip for you… start with great lighting!

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Best Makeup for Women Over 50 Tip 1: Avoid powder blush

We all want bright, rosy cheeks but powder blush has a tendency to set in fine lines and wrinkles, accentuating them. I find that it’s best to go for a more airbrushed approach, so I love cream blushes.  Like this Nudestix Nudies Matte Cream Blush. For the maintenance beauty approach, this Stila Convertible Color for Lips and Cheeks does double-duty. Toss it in your purse for easy beauty on the go.

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Best Makeup for Women Over 50 Tip 2: Stay away from gloss

If you have marionette lines, those fine lines around your lips, you may want to toss the gloss. Gloss has a tendency to bleed into those lines, and nobody wants their lipstick to transfer! Instead, try a flattering lipstick such as MAC Viva Glam IV, a beautiful dusty rose shade with hints of gold. Get it online here.

Best Makeup for Women Over 50 Tip 3: Don’t ignore your brows

As we age, our eyebrows can become sparse. Eyebrows after 50 may have more grey, or you may want them to match your grey hair color. For the best brows, filling regular grooming is all that’s needed to keep brows lovely.  If you find that your brows are becoming thin over time, learning how to fill them in is a must. There are many wonderful brow makeup tools out there, but I love Benefit’s Brow Pencil Party comes with two different sized pencils to fill in lighter or heavier. Even if you have regular brow tinting and grooming down, these thin pencils come in handy for those in-between times.

Tip 4: Don’t forget the sunscreen

Best makeup tips for women over 50? You must start with sunscreen, darlings!

Beautiful women over 50 all share the same beauty secret. It’s suncscreen. By far the best thing you can do for aging skin, in my opinion, is to apply sunscreen every day. Many of you may know that I am a survivor to two types of cancer, one of them melanoma. I take my skincare very seriously and so should you!

Even on overcast days, an SPF of at least 15 is a must to keep your skin healthy and youthful. This sunscreen just for the face from Coola is perfect for everyday use, is unscented, and offers and SPF of 50. Get it online here. I also like this sunscreen by Neutrogena specifically for my face and this one by Blue Lizard.

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Best Makeup for Women Over 50 Tip 5: Trade in the heavy foundation for a light BB or CC cream

The best foundation for women over 50 is not the same kind you used in your ’30s. Cakey makeup is not a good look for anybody, but those of us over 50 are especially susceptible to over doing it on foundation. That’s why I recommend trading in heavier products for light products with added moisturizers. I ditched my traditional foundation and picked up a CC cream and my skin has never looked better. I love this Dermablend Continuous Correction CC Cream. It does an amazing job of keeping my skin moisturized and hydrated while also hiding discoloration and redness.  Get it online here.

Get it now: Dermablend Continuous Correction CC Cream, $39

Tip 6: Go easy on the powder

We want to accentuate the positive, darlings, and powder can accentuate what you’re trying to cover.

To keep the powder from setting into fine lines, I recommend ditching it altogether.  If you find that your skin starts looking oily or shiny throughout the day, apply powder only to your t zone, not everywhere. This Laura Geller Baked Balance-N-Brightening Color Correcting Foundation is a great go-to foundation powder because it can be applied very lightly on the T-Zone and has brightening pigments. Don’t let the price scare you away, a little goes a long way. Remember to apply with the right kind of makeup brush to keep it from looking too heavy.

Best Makeup for Women Over 50 Tip 7: Don’t test makeup on the back of your hand

We’ve all been there: using the back of our hand to test shades at the makeup counter. But did you know that this area ages faster than our face? That means you could end up purchasing a shade totally wrong for you. I recommend purchasing a trial size or requesting a sample and testing it out on your face for the best results.

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