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Forever Fabulous: Mature Skin Makeup Must-Haves
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items When you are over 40, your makeup routine needs to change. This is what I use to help me feel polished and confident all day long!
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Skin Care
Primers and Setting Sprays
Foundations and Skin Tints
Concealers
Blush
Bronzers
Skin Care
Good makeup starts with good skincare! These skincare products keep my skin looking fresh throughout the day.
This is step one in my skincare routine. This has a watery feel and is easily absorbed into your skin. Your skin will feel super soft after using this.
CORSX - The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum
This is a step two in my skin care routine. It really helps to keep your skin moisturized. I try to let it dry for about five minutes before applying anything else.
Good Molecules - Hyaluronic Acid Serum
This is the final step in my skin care routine. It is a fragrance free moisturizer that is super lightweight and leaves my skin feeling silky smooth.
Neutrogena - Hydro Boost Water Face Cream for Extra-Dry and Acne-Prone Skin
My face always feels clean and smooth after using this product. It is the only facial cleanser I have found that actually washes away your make up. I’ve actually used this to clean my makeup brushes as well.
Neutrogena - Oil-Free Deep Clean Daily Facial Cleanser
Reduces puffiness and dark circles.
Clinique - All About Eyes Eye Cream with Vitamin C
Instantly makes eyes less puffy! I love that it comes with a brush.
Peter Thomas Roth - Instant FIRMx Eye Temporary Eye Tightener Easy-Wear Formula
Primers and Setting Sprays
These products are great at keeping my makeup in place during long work days and busy weekends.
This silicone-free primer has a tacky feel, and your makeup will stick beautifully to it all day long. It gives my make up a smooth, glowing, poreless finish.
Milk - Hydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide
This primer makes my skin glow and my makeup last all day! It smoothes out lines and wrinkles and doesn’t make your foundation pill like some other primers.
Iconic - Underglow Blurring Primer
I have used a lot of different setting sprays, and this is the only one I have found that makes my skin look refreshed and keeps my makeup in place - even on long hot days.
Charlotte Tilbury - Airbrush Flawless Blurring & Waterproof Setting Spray
Melts so nicely into skin and lasts all day.
One/Size - Powder Melt Glass Setting Spray
Primer and setting spray in one! Makes life much easier.
MAC - Original Soothing Herbal Prep + Prime Fix+ Primer and Setting Spray
Foundations and Skin Tints
My top foundation and skin tint picks offer buildable coverage and a flawless finish that lasts all day, whether you’re going for fresh and simple or full-on glam.
I'm actually obsessed with this skin tint! My skin looks like glass when I use it. Even though it is a skin tint, it has buildable coverage. I wore it to an outdoor concert and my make up looked just as good at the end of the concert as it did at the...
Milk - Hydro Grip 12-Hour Hydrating Gel Skin Tint
If you are looking for a medium to full buildable coverage, this is my go-to. It is lightweight and does not look cakey or crease, which is a big concern for us women over 40.
Too Faced - Born This Way Undetectable Medium-To-Full Coverage Foundation
Has serum-inspired ingredients which makes your skin look so refreshed.
Patrick Ta - Major Skin Hydra-Luxe Luminous Skin Perfecting Foundation
Hydrating and gives a luminous glow! Your skin will look amazing if you use this.
Dior - Backstage Face & Body Foundation
I love that it's SPF 50! SPF is so important.
IT Cosmetics - CC+ Cream with SPF 50+
Stays in place all day! Perfect when you’re too busy for touch-ups.
Estée Lauder - Double Wear Stay-in-Place Foundation
Concealers
These concealers help brighten and even out my complexion for a flawless, confident look.
This concealer corrects, highlights, and lasts 16 hours. I love that it’s so long-lasting.
NARS - Radiant Creamy Concealer
This concealer is infused with skincare ingredients. It’s so creamy!
Kosas - Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer
Full coverage, weightless, and waterproof! Your skin will look airbrushed when you wear it.
Hourglass - Vanish™ Airbrush Concealer
Long wearing, crease-proof concealer that comes in so many shades!
Fenty - Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Longwear Liquid Concealer
Great for dry skin! I love that it doesn’t crease.
Tarte - Maracuja Creaseless Concealer
This concealer blends so nicely!
ILIA - True Skin Serum Concealer
Blush
I love how these blushes brighten my complexion and give my cheeks a fresh, radiant glow.
A powder and cream blush duo that will give you a sun-kissed look!
Patrick Ta - Major Headlines Double-Take Crème & Powder Blush Duo
This liquid blush is pigmented but also super blendable.
Saie - Dew Blush Liquid Cream Blush
Liquid blush that lasts up to 12 hours. Great for busy work days when you don’t have time to do a touch-up.
Rare Beauty - Soft Pinch Liquid Blush
What I wear every day! It is very pigmented, but blends so easily.
Sephora - Colorful Blush
Cream, balm, and powder blush trio!
Morphe - Cheek Thrills Multi-Finish Face Trio
Bronzers
These bronzers are easy to apply and give a healthy glow - no sun needed!
This liquid bronzer is buildable, blendable, and so lightweight.
Saie - Dew Bronze Soft-Focus Sculpting Liquid Bronzer
This bronzer comes with its own brush!
Makeup by Mario - SoftSculpt Cream Contour & Bronzer Shaping Stick
Cream bronzing stick. Goes on so easily!
Rare Beauty - Warm Wishes Effortless Cream Bronzer Stick
My favorite powder bronzer!
Benefit Cosmetics - Hoola Matte Powder Bronzer
Inexpensive and blends so well!
e.l.f. Cosmetics - Camo Liquid Bronzer & Contour
Tinted Sunscreen
These tinted sunscreens have lightweight coverage and protecting my skin from harmful UV rays.
The best tinted sunscreen on the market!
CeraVe - Hydrating Mineral Tinted Face Sunscreen Lotion - SPF 30
Great tinted sunscreen and SPF 30!
Drunk Elephant - Tinte Umbra Mineral Cream SPF 30 Tinted Face Sunscreen
I love this product! It’s lightweight, hydrates with hyaluronic acid, and brightens with niacinamide. It gives your skin a radiant, golden-hour glow while shielding it from harmful rays.
Supergoop! - Glowscreen SPF 40 Sunscreen with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide
Blends so nicely and SPF 45!
Peter Thomas Roth - Water Drench Broad Spectrum SPF 45 Hyaluronic Sheer Tint Moisturizer
Love this tinted sunscreen! Your skin will really glow!
e.l.f. Cosmetics - Sunbeam Suntouchable Whoa Glow Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen