Makeup for Older Women

While most of us love the idea of aging gracefully, that doesn’t mean that we don’t also want to put our best face forward and highlight our best features. Fortunately, makeup has come a long way in allowing us all to look and feel our best at every age…

Some of us wear eyeshadow only on special occasions and others wear it practically every day. No matter how often or how seldom you wear it, you probably have a palette or two in your makeup bag. I’m more the special occasion type…

Today I’m focusing on favorites – but not just any favorites. We’ll talk about favorite drugstore products from six of my favorite drugstore brands. Let’s face it. When we walk into Target, CVS, Walmart – or almost any drugstore makeup section…

Janice retired to Ecuador a few years ago along with her two twin brothers. A happy bunch that I had the good fortune to meet and become friends with. Janice reminds me of a gleeful faery spreading joy-dust wherever she goes…

CC Creams offer more coverage than BB creams but also less than foundations. They have more color-correcting properties than the lightly tinted BB creams but are not as opaque as true foundations. They are often found in a variety of shades to fit…

Have you ever purchased a drugstore product and felt it was even better than some of its more expensive cousins? Or have you ever purchased a high-end product that just blew you away and you’ll always repurchase it?

It used to be that people didn’t question how their products were tested. The beauty and cosmetic industries have been performing live animal testing to assure the safety of their products for humans for decades. At the cost of animal suffering…

Recently, I was able to teach an in-person makeup class for women over 50 for the first time in two years. And it was so wonderful – and such a treat – to be able to interact with other women in person again. One of the things I like to do in these classes…

Have you ever looked in the mirror as you were going out the door and realized that your foundation was making you look older and not better? Well, I dare say that’s happened to all of us at one time or another, so today I want to share…

Tamara is a retired Environmental Protection Policy and Operations professional and moved to Ecuador about seven years ago. In her male dominated career, she felt it best to maintain a buttoned-up look with short hair and little makeup…