The Sunday Times - UK (2022-05-29)

1 Lisa Eldridge

For timeless beauty tips

— think smoky eyes and

the red lips that suit

everyone — head to

@lisaeldridgemakeup.

Thanks to her side hustle

as a beauty historian,

she shares remarkable

vintage finds too.

2 The Queen Hadassah

Follow Esther —

@thequeenhadassah

— for her remarkable

mother-of-the-bride

transformations as

well as her wizardry

with eyeshadow.

3 Bobbi Brown

The OG of real make-

up for real women,

she shares years of

expertise, from how to

cover up pigmentation

to getting foundation

to look like real skin, at

@justbobbidotcom.

4 Pauline Briscoe

From Serena Williams to

the Loose Women panel,

@paulinebriscoe is

the pro to know for

glamorous looks that

can be applied to all

ages and skin tones.

5 Ruby Hammer

A huge champion

of going filter-free,

@rubyhammer is all

about using make-up

to enhance your

natural features. Her

face-brightening

blusher hacks and

eye-opening eyeliner

tricks quickly draw you

down a scroll hole of

make-up magic.

6 Pati Dubroff

As well as recreating

red carpet looks

for clients such as

Kirsten Dunst and

Margot Robbie, the

fiftysomething make-up

artist @patidubroff

proves that fresh,

glossy skin and bold

eyeshadows aren’t just

for the under-40 gang.

7 Trinny Woodall

You’ll find zero

beauty nonsense on

@trinnywoodall. It’s

an addictive feed of

unfiltered, unedited

videos of the former TV

star getting ready, plus

what she’s learnt from

years of making over

women of all ages.

The seven midlife

make-up pros to follow

GET IN LINE

Fine lines around your lips can cause lipstick

to bleed. Don’t stop wearing bright colours,

though, just try these tricks. “Apply a little bit

of foundation along your lip line,” Taylor says,

“as this will help with feathering.” Or line lips

with a clear lip liner to keep lipstick looking

sharp: Dior Universal Contour Lip Liner

( 29 £22) is totally translucent. Finally, “try

using a liquid lipstick”, Taylor says. “These set

fast and last well without any bleeding edges.”

FIND THE SWEET SPOT

The Cinderella slipper of lip formulas lies

between glossy and matte. Too shiny and it will

feather into any lines, too matte and it will look

dry and cakey. The new Jones Road Lip Tints

( 30 £24) are balmy but pigmented, and come

in an array of sunny hues. ■ @verity_clark

Lip lessons

BE BOLD

It’s make-up, have fun with it! “Bright colours

like reds and pinks lift a complexion,” Taylor

says. If you’re worried about lip colour looking

dated, avoid anything really dark, “which may

make lips appear smaller”, she advises.

PREP FIRST

If you have dry lips or think wearing lipstick

will draw attention to lip lines, try a lip primer.

Elizabeth Arden Advanced Lip-Fix Cream

( 28 £21) will help to fill in any cracks and is

lightweight, so you won’t feel it under lipstick.

Sophisticated

sculpting

SAY NO TO CONTOUR

“Traditional contouring doesn’t really work

on mature skin,” Taylor says, “as it can be

harsh and unflattering.” Tweak your approach

to bronzer by sweeping it over cheekbones,

not under them, and over the bridge of the

nose rather than down the sides. “This will

give a healthy veil of colour and summery

glow to the skin,” she says. Guerlain

Terracotta Blooming Bee ( 24 £40) is laced

with pink to warm up complexions naturally.

RAISE THE BLUSH

Avoid the clown look by keeping your blush

quite high on the cheekbone and blend,

blend, blend, so that everything looks soft and

subtle, Barnes says. Highly pigmented cream

formulas such as Rare Beauty Soft Pinch

Liquid Blush ( 25 £19) look like real skin and

last longer than powders. Use the tiniest

amount for a natural, healthy flush of colour.

DIAL DOWN THE GLITTER

For skin that looks softly luminous rather than

too obviously glowing, Wolff prefers to use

highlighters “without too much glitter or

shimmer”. Brands such as RMS Beauty, Ilia

and Delilah deliver sheer, creamy formulas

that are extremely flattering on more mature

skin, plus they’re easy to blend. RMS Beauty

Living Luminizer ( 26 £36) and Ilia

Illuminator ( 27 £33) tick all the boxes for the

glitter-averse but still create a lovely, long-

lasting, dewy finish.

Get wise with

your eye make-up

SOFTEN UP

The eye area has fragile skin that can show

signs of ageing before anywhere else. If

eyeliner has been your signature look for

decades you may suddenly find that you don’t

get quite as much definition when you draw

your line. Likewise, when it comes to

eyeshadow, drier skin and fine lines can cause

colour to wear off quickly or get lost in the

creases. You don’t need to retire your

favourite make-up looks, though: instead

adapt your application techniques.

DITCH LIQUID LINERS

“Heavy liner can make eyes look small and

hooded,” Greenwell says, so switch to a gel

or pencil line as this will give you more time to

blend before it sets. A top make-up-artist tip

for enhancing the eye area is to wiggle a

pencil or gel liner into the roots of the lashes

— this adds definition without drawing

attention to any lines. Illamasqua Colouring

Pencil — Eye ( 21 £16) contains castor oil,

making it very easy to blend. To create the

illusion of fuller lashes, Barnes suggests this

trick: dip a clean mascara brush into a bit of

translucent powder, then brush this through

lashes before putting on your mascara.

SWITCH BRUSHES

To make your eyes look bigger and brighter,

Greenwell recommends choosing eyeshadow

colours that are in your skin tone as these will

be the most flattering. Brush-wise, you want

to use something firm, not fluffy — anything

too soft will leave powder sitting on top of

lines and accentuating them. Try Sigma Firm

Shader Brush ( 22 £13).

KEEP BROWS NATURAL

Steer clear of filling in brows with anything

too heavy and dark, as this can make you look

severe, not sophisticated. Try Westman

Atelier Bonne Brow Defining Pencil

( 23 £35). The slanted tip is ideal for adding

subtle definition back into patchy brows. If

yours are going grey, choose a soft blonde

pencil to fill in any gaps. For super-patchy

brows, consider going to a professional. From

brow tints that add colour back to lamination

— a treatment that fills in gaps and tames

unruly brows using a chemical solution —

salon options can give natural-looking results.

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