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Latest Tips
Although
skin care and general repair come first, make-up can make an enormous difference to mature
faces, overcoming that loss of radiance and disguising minor blemishes like broken veins.
Some newer colours and textures work very well on older skin, and nothing is more
unflattering than clinging to favourite shades and techniques that may have looked good
fifteen years ago but no longer lend enchantment. So watch the space below for latest tips
and make-up secrets all with that mature slant.
Mirror Imaging
When you need reading glasses, putting on eye make-up can be a bit of a dilemma. Glasses
get in the way but if you try without you can't see what you are doing. The answer is a
good quality enlarging mirror. The standard shaving mirror with extendable arm is useful
in bathrooms - the arm can be moved for the mirror to catch the best light. A small
portable mirror on a stand is even better. Check the enlarging power - mirrors do vary.
Look out for suitable ones in big chemists or department stores.
Previous Tips
Boost for eyelashes
They definitely get skimpy - eyelashes on older faces. Mascara helps, but for best effect
try Eyelash Filaments, produced in Denmark by Mastell Cosmetics. The process is to apply a
layer of mascara and while wet apply the filaments, which is done with a small wand. Do
one eye at a time so that the mascara is really fresh and wet when you apply the
filaments. Then re-apply another layer of mascara. Thick and luscious lashes are yours!
Unfortunately they are not suitable for use with contact lenses. Available in London,
England from Lisa at Stephen , David and Joseph 11a Hay Hill, London W1X 7LF price £15.
Telephone 020 7499 3680. Also available from Denmark from Mastell Cosmetics via email on
john@mastell.dk
Warning on face creams
Skin specialists are now warning of the possible dangers of creams containing AHA’s
(Alpha Hydroxy Acids). Creams with AHA’s minimise wrinkles by removing part of the
outer layer of the skin. But Professor Nick Lowe, clinical professor at the University of
California and Los Angeles has now warned "this can mean the skin is unprotected and
more sensitive to the sun". Since sun is the primary agent in skin ageing, this
warning applies particularly to older skins. The US Food and Drug Administration is
investigating, and so is the European Commission which could limit the quantity of these
acids used in skin creams. Salons have always used products with higher AHA content, but
the warning applies to over-the-counter versions too.
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The Test of Time
Products with true staying power, recognised as the best in
their field
Party sparkler
Since its launch in 1992, the Yves Saint Laurent wand, Touche Eclat or Radiant
Touch, has made its home in the make-up bag of thousands of women who appreciate its
light touch in every sense. Applied gently to any dark area of the face, dark patches in
the eye area, a dark line from nose to mouth, or even any part of the face that needs
party sparkle , such as cheekbones, Touche Eclat is a light-reflecting liquid to
add lightness and brightness to any skin that needs touching up.
December's Vogue magazine, lists Touche Eclat as one of its Smash Hits , "a
permanent feature in millions of make-up bags". £20 for 1 fluid oz or 2.5 ml
Visible Difference Eight Hour cream skin protectant from Elizabeth
Arden launched in 1935 remains in the top ten list of every model and mature beauty
expert. It was rumoured that E. Arden used the product on her horses’ ankles (she was
a great race horse owner in her day), but those without horses will find that it is a
soothing, transparent unction that calms skin problems, sunburn or ski burn or wind
chapping, dry skin or lesions, and it doubles as an excellent lip gloss too. It costs £17
for a 50ml tube that should last about a year.
Boots Aqueous cream is another old favourite, and a great budget item
as a cleanser. For £2.50 you get a HUGE pot. I know one salon that uses it to cleanse
hands and feet before manicure and pedicures, and it’s good for face and neck too.
www.boots.co.uk
Quick Fix
The "must have" beauty product for anyone wanting to be economical with time
must be the cleansing "sponge chief", a silky face cloth that wipes away
cleanser and make-up and needs only rinsing each time to come up clean. It dries harder,
but once moistened regains its silky smoothness. Made by the Japanese cosmetic house
Kanebo, price £7.95, and available from all beauty departments. For further products from
this elite Japanese house check www.kanebo.co.jp.
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Do you have any all-time favourites? If so, share them with us on
laterlife.com, by sending an email to maureen@laterlife.com
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