Make up

[Avo]

I wear it everyday. Foundation in winter and tinted moisturiser in summer, bronzer, blusher, eyeliner and lipstick only eyeshadow and mascara are added if we are going ‘out’. I have always done it even when I had babies, it makes me feel ‘dressed’ rather than slopping about.

[Daisy]

Avo - I think that's brilliant. Bronzing pearls are my first port of call if I look even paler than I usually do. It just takes the paleness off without feeling heavy. I also add eyeliner and eyebrows, as a sort of half way thing for popping to the shops or picking the girls up from school.

Lipstick never seems to last 5 minutes, but I've discovered Max Factor Lipfinity which is brilliant for staying put. It's in two parts - colour, which takes about1 minute to 'set' then a clear lip salve type of thing which you touch up as necessary to protect the colour underneath.

[Glammanana]

When I was at work full time specially when selling houses I had the full make-up and hair every day,I toned it down when working for the Charity until I retired and now just have a blob of BB cream every morning which does me for the day I may use mascara if going out shopping but very rarely as my eyes are very sensitive,and now my hair is just tied up in a pony or in a bulldog clip no more fiddlely styles for me.

[Shemadee]

https://www.lookfabulousforever.com/uk/philosophy I bought this foundation designed for older skin and found it better than my usual Boots No 7. I have good intentions about wearing make up but we all know what happens to good intentions! I do use Magic Mineral most days though as it is so quick and easy.

[Enfys]

That’s interesting Shem. I’d looked at this too but didn’t know whether to try it or not, how did you find the colours compared to Boots?

[Qwerty]

I don’t always wear make up, always use moisturiser though everyday, I use L’oreal Rose tinted , and draw my eyebrows on as I don’t have any due to my thyroid problem, if I am going somewhere remotely decent I will wear eyeshadow and mascara plus lipstick, and if I am going somewhere more than decent it’s the full lot all the above plus, blusher, highlighter and kohl pencil ,a thing I do whenever I am going out but isn’t make up is perfume, I have a day one and a posh one for special times

[Daisy]

Qwerty - I love perfume, and used to wear it every single day when I was working. But when I started helping DS2 and DIL in their shop I had to stop because DIL is so sensitive to it and most perfumes give her a terrible headache, and I got out of the daily habit. Now I only wear it if I'm going out (without DIL2!)

[Oma]

Daisy im the same with any perfume with strong Musk in , its like Lilly's it gives me migraine

[Qwerty]

Qwerty - I love perfume, and used to wear it every single day when I was working. But when I started helping DS2 and DIL in their shop I had to stop because DIL is so sensitive to it and most perfumes give her a terrible headache, and I got out of the daily habit. Now I only wear it if I'm going out (without DIL2!)

I wore it every day for work but yes I got out of wearing it once I retired , didn’t seem worth it , even though I am worth it 😬

[Plantaholic]

gosh that is the works Qwerty, what is highlighter. Can't do eyes anymore because when I take my glasses off I can't see what I am doing. Never worn eyeliner.

[Qwerty]

Plant it’s a stick form or you can get a compact it’s translucent gives you skin a bit of a glow, I wear it on my brows and just above my cheekbones ,

[Plantaholic]

I could do with a it of that Qwerty

[Shemadee]

https://www.lookfabulousforever.com/...ng-foundations. This link is for colour choices. They also use age appropriate normal looking models which is helpful.

[Shemadee]

https://www.lookfabulousforever.com/...ng-foundations. This link is for colour choices. They also use age appropriate normal looking models which is helpful.

Nearly forgot! When I remember I also use Simple brightening moisturiser on my cheek bones.

Also forgot about this: “If you think you’re in between shades or are still confused, remember that we have a 30 day free returns policy so if you do purchase the wrong shade we can exchange it for you or alternatively provide you with a full refund”.

Perhaps my New Years resolution should be to make more of an effort!

[Daisy]

Reading all this - perhaps I need a make-over of my make-up!

I'm not at all sure what BB is, or serum. I keep seeing micellar water everywhere, but don't know how it's different from H2O. I do know what highlighter is - but have never used it. I like eyeliner but find it difficult to do my upper lashes. I use a khol pencil because I think the liquid eyeliner gives a very hard line. I treated myself to some posh night cream a few weeks ago, from the brand I always use, and it's nice to use, but I don't know if it's made any difference yet!!

Plant - you can get 'make up glasses' where you can flip one lens up out of the way while you do that eye, and then the same with the other. I think they have reading glasses type of prescriptions in them.

Qwerty - of course you're worth it! xx