Archive for April 10th, 2008

Skin Care and Makeup for Aging Skin »

By leily on Apr 10, 2008 in Skin care | 0 Comments

As women age their skin changes and the makeup they wore when they were young is very different from the makeup for aging skin needed when they are older. There are no magic lotions to make them feel or look years younger but there are certainly ways to use skincare and makeup daily for aging skin that will make the people around them think they are younger than they are. .

To avoid putting makeup on that looks caked, use a large bristled brush to dust face powder over the forehead, chin, and the bridge of the nose. Cream blush is a better choice because it will not settle into the wrinkles or fine lines the way powder does. Never wear makeup for aging skin that shimmers or shines on your face or around your eyes because both will make wrinkles and lines stand out, making you appear older than you are.

If you are an older woman that requires makeup for aging skin and has a problem with bags under your eyes, keep your eye cream cool in the refrigerator and also either sleep with a pillow or raise the head of your bed a bit, which helps prevent or reduce bags under the eyes. To reduce the appearance of lip lines or plump up your lips appearance, use a gloss.

Along with makeup for aging skin, there is help for people with age spots and crow’s feet caused by years of sun worship when they were young. Although there are many products and makeup for aging skin on the market today that can help sun damaged skin, prevention is always the best medicine. It is never too late to use products or makeup that contains sunscreen. There are anti aging products and creams made specifically to add moisture back into dry, lifeless, dull skin that help fade age spots.

When searching for makeup for aging skin or wrinkle cream, look for ingredients that are effective, gentle, and will lighten or fade age spots such as vitamin C or kojic acid. Vitamins A and E are also great antioxidant ingredients, which add moisture and helps reduce wrinkles and creasing, without leaving your skin with a greasy or oily feeling.

When looking for makeup for aging skin, a mask can help moisturize, rejuvenate, and enliven your skin but stay away from clay based and peel off masks. Although these masks can dry up blemishes, remove impurities, and help exfoliate and refine your skin, a nourishing vitamin mask is better for older skin.

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Laura Geller Powdered Silk Pressed Powder »

By leily on Apr 10, 2008 in Beauty | 0 Comments

Like most LVMH-owned companies, Sephora manages to keep annoying me. I’m not even talking about the decline of their fragrance department, or lamenting the good old days when you could buy Chanel and Bobbi Brown at Sephora stores. What gets to me is the way they drop the smaller makeup lines. The list is endless: Anna Sui, Becca, Alison Raffaele, Paula Dorf. At least they still carry Laura Geller, and the prices seem to be lower than on Ms. Geller’s own website (which looks 1999 fab).

I bought my compact of Powdered Silk after playing with it at Sephora a few months ago. I immediately noticed the great texture and how soft and smooth my face looked. It blends with any other face products I use, be it my Chanel foundation or any blushes and bronzers I happen to wear that day, both cream and powders. The result is always flawless and polished.

I feel that a good finishing powder makes the difference in a put-together face. Just like the way an Ikea piece usually doesn’t measure up to well-made furniture (and I’m saying this as an avid Ikea shopper. I have to be, since she who has a houseful of felines cannot invest or get too attached to perishable home decor. And almost everything is perishable when it comes to my beasties). The colors can be nice and the design clever, but I don’t want that kind of rough finish on my face.

Another great selling point for this powder is its durability. It stays in place all day and all evening, doesn’t melt or cake after a short walk in the rain and keeps my skin nice and smooth without drying it out (which means that if your skin is very oily, this might not work) . The puff that comes in the package is flimsy and pointless, so I don’t bother with it. A good powder brush delivers the best results, and from my experience, only a little product is needed for optimal results.

There are three colors available: light, medium and dark. I’m using light and it’s a perfect match because I don’t want any extra color on top of whatever else I’m using under it. I tried the medium and it seems a bit too tan/orange, so your mileage may vary.

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