Make up for more mature ladies!!

BEFORE (thankyou Elaine for allowing the before pic)!

 

 

As you can see from the before picture Elaine suffers from mild rosacea. It is a skin condition that affects the skin and causes facial flushing and redness. To disguise the redness i applied a primer by PIXI which has light particles in. Then I applied a foundation by BOURJOIS in no. 54, £10 (priced roughly, don't quote me on that)!!It is perfect for Elaine's skin as it is from their 'bio detox organic' range which means it doesn't contain any harsh chemicals that could flare the skin up any further. It is 98.8% made from natural ingredients so would be a good one to use if you have a skin condition or sensitive skin. It provides a amazing coverage as you can see! All i used was a pea size blob and with a sponge i gently went over the whole face! I then added a shimmery pink blusher to the apples of the cheek and swept outwards to highlight Elaines great cheek bone structure!! In my previous post I contoured my face, but on a more mature person this tends to look a bit too heavy so you can skip that part!

For the eyelid i went over the whole eye with a white shimmery shadow with a fluffy blending brush. As we get older our eyes seem to look a little more deeper set than they used to so using a white shadow over the whole lid helps draw the eye out and look younger in appearance. It also looks pretty and sparkly!hehe!

I then used a pinky eyeshadow and applied it a little higher than the crease, just under the brow bone to open up the eye more and add some definition! Then i blended a lilac shade on the bottom part of the lid from the inner corner of the eye outwards towards the centre. I then used a violet, purply colour pigment on the outer section of the lid and blended upwards from the lash line into the crease and again went slightly above.The secret is to blend a few different shades of the same colour, starting lighter from the inner corner and getting darker towards the outer corner. This tends to add more dimensions to the eye.

Next, I added a couple of coats of mascara on the top and bottom lashes, again from Bourjois! £8, which has an oscilating brush!!fancy eh!! Also i lined the top lash line with a grey eyeliner, as black would have been a bit harsh and over compensated the pretty pastel colours I had put down previously. This is a great photo as it shows how lovely and smooth the complexion looks and also how lovely and long Elaine's lashes are! 

This is the finished look! It is a nice soft look! I added a tiny bit of lippy in a shimmery mauve shade to complete the look.  No rosacea in sight, just healthy and glowing skin! 

Hope you like this!

Mali xx