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GRWM: Make-up in your 40s
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items I am a no fuss make-up girlie who still wants to look well rested. Here are my tricks:
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Skin Care
Make up
Hair
Skin Care
There are 40 million theories on skin care. I've tried them all! 😂 Here is where I landed.
Proven is a skincare line that sends you personalized products based on your skin type/goals quiz. I really enjoyed how it was a one-stop shop, and I've used their: daytime moisturizer, night time moisturizer, skin cleanser, and make up remover.
PROVEN Skincare
I swapped out my proven skin cleanser for this. I LOVE an oil as a face wash and this one smells great. 10/10!
Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil for Sensitive Skin
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I pair my skin cleansing oil with this a few times a week to get a deep pore clean. Do we ever age out of clogged pores? Asking for a friend. In the mean time, I'm using this.
ANUA Heartleaf Quercetinol Cleansing Foam
These cute little brushes really get the grime out of my pores. My skin feels smoother when I wash with them.
Face Scrubber - Boie USA
Glycolic Acid helps remove the dead skin that can clog your pores, and stimulates collagen to plump and hydrate your face. I also have those stupid KP bumps on my arms, and this is a huge help there too.
Glycolic Acid 7% Exfoliating Toner - The Ordinary
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Just google “Marulo oil” bc it has too many. benefits to list here. It makes my skin so happy, especially during the winter when it tends to live in Drysville. It absorbs immaculately and somehow adds youth? Lots of companies sell it for $$$ but Trad...
Trader Joe's Marula Facial Oil Review — Tried & Tested
Add some sunshine to your face! I add a few drops of this gentle bronzer to my daytime lotion, for added “health.” I also live in a city and really appreciate the anti-oxidant defense.
B-Goldi™ Bright Drops - Drunk Elephant
Speaking of Keratosis Pilaris (KP), aka those annoying bumps on my arm- This lotion is a game changer! The glycolic acid helps exfoliate the dead skin that's waiting to turn into a bump. I
T.L.C. Glycolic Body Lotion | Drunk Elephant
I love this sunscreen bc it feels much more like a daily lotion that I walk around the city wearing vs a sun screen for the beach.
Full Body EltaMD Sunscreen | Zinc Oxide Sun Care
Make up
I'm refreshing my look without committing to a million products—because an everyday routine should be simple! But I do love experimenting now and then, and these are my go-to picks for a little fun.
I had stopped wearing foundation bc who has time for that? But I have to say I LOVE this one! It's light, doesn't make your skin flake, has incredible coverage for being so light AND has Hyaluronic Acid and SPF.
Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 - ILIA Beauty
This brush is great bc the large end blends my Ilia foundation and the smaller end blends the under eye corrector for me!
Liquid Foundation Brush | Dual-Ended - Kevyn Aucoin Beauty
There are raccoons in my family tree- there just isn't any other reasonable explanation to the under eye circles my sis and I have. A friendly make-up artist turned me onto this color corrector rather than my go-to concealor for that “I actually got ...
Correct+ | Balancing Makeup Corrector - Fitglow Beauty
Sometimes, I contour! I use these sticks from Milk and find them really easy to use. My Kevin Acuoin Brushes work well with this too.
Sculpt Stick Cream Contour Stick - Milk Makeup
No idea how to do contour? Or any other current make up fads? Erik Taylor is a makeup artist also in her 40s and does an amazing job of teaching. IT's how I learned contour!
Erica Taylor Beauty
Here to say I'm not too old for Glossier! The cloud paint is a lovely soft glow. This pale girl uses the color “Puff.”
Cloud Paint - Glossier
This makes eyeshadow easy. It is a gentle wash of color that goes on creamy and doesn't crease/flake. I have several colors.
Skywash - Glossier
I am lucky to live near Anastasia's in Beverly Hills and have gotten my brows done there. I can say that their products are the best! They really know what they're doing.
Brow Wiz® | Anastasia Beverly Hills
I've been using Stila for YEARS and still don't know how to pronounce it! lol. I've tried other brands but always go back to this tried and true.
Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner - Stila Cosmetics
Hair
I have very fine, very straight hair, without one percent body or curl. It can easily look dirty if I use the wrong products.
I love this customized shampoo! And I don't know what the secret is but the one bottle I have has lasted forever!
Custom Shampoo – Prose | Haircare
Sometimes I skip the in-shower conditioner and opt for something lighter, like this LVN mist. It smells great and gives my hair just enough product.
JVN Leave-In Conditioning Mist | Detangling Conditioning Spray
IDK why but this spray makes my hair seem thicker and smoother! If you read the description it doesn't seem made for fine hair yet it works phenomenal on mine. Another fine-haired friend recommended it bc it worked so well for her and I agree!
Glass Hair Heat Protectant & Blowout Primer - L'ange Hair
Because my hair is so fine and can easily look dirty, I use this Dry Shampoo on fresh cleaned hair. It works great and definitely prolongs the need to wash my hair!
Star Dust Dry Shampoo Powder - L'ange Hair
I have very fine, flat, straight hair and have tried lots of products to help give it a little lasting body. I've bought this one several times and do love it- especially the scent! My husband always thinks I'm wearing perfume.
Dry Texturizing Spray - Oribe Hair Care
I've also used this one- it's considerably less expensive and works…mostly the same? Doesn't smell AS GOOD as Oribe but good enough!
Dry Touch Dry Shampoo (NEW) - SGX NYC
My husband bought me this for Christmas one year and I love how easy to use it is! My hair stylist is always showing me different ways to make “beachy waves” with a flat iron and I'm always failing at it. Thankfully the Air Wrap does it all for me.
Dyson Airwrap™ multi-styler and dryer
This really is a great hair dryer. Two things: Drying time seems to be cut in half and as a physical therapist I LOVE how you can twist the end of the hair dryer to get the angles you want without wrecking your shoulder.
Dyson Supersonic™ hair dryer