6 Makeup Hacks That Make You Look Younger
1. The Problem: Uneven Skin Tone
Solutions: To address Valerie's uneven skin tone at age 30, I used a generous amount of upper- and under-eye brighteners and BB cream to correct and enhance. I then restored healthy coloring with bronzer and blush. I also filled in her lash line with gel liner and used mascara and a brow pencil to define her eye area.
2. The Problem: Under-Eye Darkness, Symmetry
Solutions: For under-eye darkness, I applied an orange-based corrector to Amanda's darkest area, right under the lower lash line. Then I generously applied under-eye brightener in the Triangle of Light. I finished with an extra layer of brightener in the hollow indentation under her eyes. Amanda also wanted more symmetrical features. The addition of foundation over her nose and mouth corrected shadowing, which allowed her face to look more balanced. Lip liner helped correct the asymmetry in her lips.
3. The Problem: Complexion and Coloring, Thin Lashes and Brows
Solutions: After smoothing out and warming Selina's skin tone with foundation, I focused on defining her lashes and brows. I lined between her lashes with a gel pencil, traced her upper and lower lash lines with eye definer, applied mascara, and finished with false lashes. I used a brow pencil and brow mascara to fill in sparseness and build onto her natural eyebrows. Most of Selina's makeup time will be spent on defining these features to achieve her most confident look.
4. The Problem: Uneven Skin, Lack of Eye Definition
Solutions: To allow the beauty of Cherie's facial structure to come out, I had to correct her skin tone. I applied under-eye brightener in the Triangle of Light, chose a full-coverage foundation, and then spent time lightening up and lifting her face using bronzer, highlight, and blush. Cherie has petite eyelids, so I relied on liner, mascara, and false lashes to open her eyes with just the right amount of precise definition.
5. The Problem: Loss of Firmness and Definition
Solutions: To rejuvenate Lisa's face, I focused on using corrector under her foundation to lift and brighten expression lines, as well as the nasolabial folds around her mouth. I used bronzer, highlight, and blush to articulate her cheek structure, which made a tremendous difference. False lashes, a brow pencil, and brow mascara were the keys to correcting her thin lashes and over-plucked eyebrows.
6. The Problem: Drooping Eyelids, Loss of Lip Volume
Solutions: Chris has gorgeous full cheeks, but she has lost elasticity around her eyes and volume in her lips. Upper-eye brightener brought back her lids, while liner and mascara gave her long but colorless lashes a dramatic lift. Lip liner redefined her lips, while a lip-perfecting balm and light-reflective gloss filled in crinkles and created the illusion of fuller lips.
