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Bobbi Brown’s Top Makeup Tips and Beauty Secrets

What’s the best makeup prep for mature skin that’s looking dry, lined, tired or just plain blah?

Bobbi: Age really changes your skin texture, often making it much drier, which affects how your makeup looks. Apply a lightweight moisturizer first, and then apply a richer, denser one, or a face oil on cheeks and any other very dry areas. I use the Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream, which is $265, or the Apricot Kernel Oil from Whole Foods for $7 as my follow-up layer. Experiment to find your own twosome.

A before and after image of a woman showing the difference of applying makeup foundation

Darker circles are bad enough, but at 50-plus we also have thin, loose, dry crepe-textured skin under the eyes, which makes applying concealer tough. How best to deal with this?

Bobbi: I’ve always said you need corrector and concealer, and that still is true for aging eyes. Start with a hydrating eye cream on the under-eye area to smooth, moisturize and make up easier. Then apply a pastel corrector — a pink shade for light to medium skin tones or a peach shade for medium to dark skin tones. Be sure to get the inner eye, where discolorations are usually darkest. Then apply a concealer on top that’s one shade lighter than your face makeup or skin tone.

Brow makeup is still tricky when your brows are sparse or multicolored (like grey and brown) and you’re not a pro.

 

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