How to Apply Eye Makeup at 40 Years Old

Fragile skin around the eye area is prone to environmental damage such as sun damage and to dryness as a woman ages. By the age of 40, wrinkles have usually started to appear underneath the eyes, and eyelids start to look saggy or "crepey." Gentle skin care routines and sun protection creams are essential to help preserve plump and youthful-looking skin. Mature women should also adopt subtle eye makeup techniques that make eyes look bigger and disguise early signs of aging.

Instructions

Apply a thin layer of eye shadow primer, in a shade that matches your skin tone, to your eyelid from lash line to brow bone. Eye shadow primer evens out skin discoloration and provides a smooth surface that prevents eye shadow from slipping into skin creases.

Apply a light dusting of translucent powder over the eyelid primer, matching your skin tone.

Brush on highlighter in a pale shade, such as cream, underneath the eyebrow, along the brow bone and at the inner corner of each eye to emphasize eyebrow shape and give eyes a lifted effect. Choose highlighter with subtle shimmer.

Brush on matte eye shadow powder in a light neutral shade, such as beige, over the eyelid from the lash line to the socket line.

Apply powder eye shadow in a deeper shade, such as taupe, along the crease line by using a crease brush to give eyes depth and intensity. Blend the taupe shade upward and outward slightly from the center of the eyelid toward the outer corner of each eye to achieve a subtle lifting effect.

Apply a thin line of gel eyeliner in a medium to dark brown shade along the upper lid and close to the lash line, and along the lower lash line. Wing the eyeliner slightly upward at the outer edge of each eyelid.

Curl eyelashes by using an eyelash curler to achieve a more wide-awake look for small or droopy eyes.

Apply one coat of waterproof mascara to upper eyelashes only. Choose dark brown mascara if you are fair, black if you have medium or dark skin.

Videojug - Get Good At Life. The worlds best how to videos plus ...
www.videojug.com
Latest videos. 04:11 How To Make Barbecued Beer Can Chicken; 05:17 How To Do A Natural Makeup Look For A Beach Wedding; 05:57 How To Do Pretty Natural First Date Makeup
What is a Lazy Eye or Amblyopia? How Do You Get and How to
www.lazyeye.org
How Do You Get Lazy Eye? How to Fix a Lazy Eye - Treatments - Surgery, Eye Exercises
Howcast The best how-to videos on the web
www.howcast.com
Howcast is the best source for fun, free, and useful how-to videos and guides.
The Best Face Primers Ever! (and how to use them) Makeup Geek
www.makeupsgeek.com/reviews/top-5-face-primers
Primers are something that has gained popularity over the last year. Still, not everyone uses one and the benefits from using a good one are too many to count!
Makeup.com - Apply Daily
www.makeup.com
Weekendspiration: 5 Summer Fragrances to Match ... You know those women who have one signature fragrancea scent they wear day and night no matter ...
Boating - How To Information Page 1 eHow
www.ehow.com Sports & Fitness Recreation
Don't just sit there scratching your head, find useful info on Boating on eHow. Get essential tips and learn more about everything from How to Test a Coil Pack With a ...
Wonder How To Show & Tell for Creators & Doers
www.wonderhowto.com
14 Handy Hacks for Making Your Produce & Perishables Last as Long as Possible. 8:22 AM Each year, about 40% of all food produced in the United States ...
Beauty Blog, Makeup Reviews, How to Makeup Temptalia
www.temptalia.com
A beauty blog dedicated to bringing you the latest makeup news, makeup reviews, and beauty tips. We cover MAC makeup news, Urban Decay, Chanel, NARS Cosmetics,
How to Apply Makeup & Cosmetics, Step by Step Guide
applymakeup.com
Step-by-step guide on how to apply makeup, applying cosmetics and application tips.
Eye & Vision Disorders - How To Information Page 1 eHow
www.ehow.com Health Conditions & Treatments
Don't just sit there scratching your head, find useful info on Eye & Vision Disorders on eHow. Get essential tips and learn more about everything from How to Diagnose ...