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Old lady skin! Recommend a foundation for me.
I am in my fifties and have quite a few lines wrinkles and open pores. Also I am very white. I am looking for a foundation that won't drift across my face and merge in my lines and pores. Also I don't want to look orange or beige, just the colour I actually am. What I am looking for is a finish that removes some of the lines and doesn't look shiny, nice and Matt. Any recommendations?
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Try Lancome Miracle Air de Teint - I'm very pale also and use 005 Beige Ivoire.
http://www.lancome.co.uk/makeup/face...ace_Foundation I apply over a Lancome or Clinique Primer which really stops it sinking into pores or lines, especially if you apply with a flat topped brush - I am a recent convert to the Sigma F80, it really makes a ton of difference https://www.beautychamber.co.uk/sigm...FRATGwodkbUDEg I got mine off Ebay for half that price though! I use about 6 drops of foundation onto the flat top of the brush , dab/stipple all over my face then buff into the skin I was converted by seeing this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJHeofUsZjc |
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Lancome Teint Miracle is also good for older skin. I use "010 Beige Porcelaine" (despite the name (Beige), it's a lovely creamy ivory and definitely not yellow).
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I am in my fifties and have quite a few lines wrinkles and open pores. Also I am very white. I am looking for a foundation that won't drift across my face and merge in my lines and pores. Also I don't want to look orange or beige, just the colour I actually am. What I am looking for is a finish that removes some of the lines and doesn't look shiny, nice and Matt. Any recommendations?
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Im not bothered by wrinkles and my foundation is fine but can I hell find anything that covers my open pores which spoil my foundation
someone told me to use bare minerals, should I try? |
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Im not bothered by wrinkles and my foundation is fine but can I hell find anything that covers my open pores which spoil my foundation
someone told me to use bare minerals, should I try? http://www.monsiaskincare.com/advice...kin-pores.html or just Google the question |
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I am in my 70s with a line across forehead, a couple of lines on outer edges of eyes and age spots.
I used a basic concealer on it - just Rimmel's Hide The Blemish - under my usual foundation, and amazingly after a few months the dark spot had disappeared. This was several years ago, and it hasn't come back. I don't know if there's something magical about Hide The Blemish, but it might be worth a try. |
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I had a darker spot on my cheek which darkened and increased to the size of my smallest fingernail. I had it checked out just in case and the doctor said it was just a "solar lentigo" aka age spot.
I used a basic concealer on it - just Rimmel's Hide The Blemish - under my usual foundation, and amazingly after a few months the dark spot had disappeared. This was several years ago, and it hasn't come back. I don't know if there's something magical about Hide The Blemish, but it might be worth a try. |
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No guarantees!
But that was all I used that was different. I was only looking to blend it in with the rest of my skin, never expected it to disappear altogether. Hope it works for you.
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Cheers everyone. Just an update. I bought the Lancôme as suggested also a powder, and was talked into buying the foundation brush to apply it. What a revaluation! It really does the business! The brush helps by about 200%. So natural and light and stays the day. So thanks every one.
You know your stuff on here! |
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Boots No.7 Beautifully Matte - really good coverage and stays put all day. Ask the lady in Boots for your colour.
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I am in my 60s and definitely don't have 'old lady skin'. Seriously I think the key to that is wearing as little foundation as possible. Having worked overseas where foundation was not the norm, it was horrible coming back here and seeing all the painted on faces. People don't look half as natural as they think they do
Your skin will thank you for not slathering chemicals all over it - though it is possibly too late now for your skin to recover. A bit of blusher and under eye concealer is what does it for me. The two people with the best skin I have ever have ever seen have never worn make up and their skin is wonderful. |
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I am in my 60s and definitely don't have 'old lady skin'. Seriously I think the key to that is wearing as little foundation as possible. Having worked overseas where foundation was not the norm, it was horrible coming back here and seeing all the painted on faces. People don't look half as natural as they think they do
Your skin will thank you for not slathering chemicals all over it - though it is possibly too late now for your skin to recover. A bit of blusher and under eye concealer is what does it for me. The two people with the best skin I have ever have ever seen have never worn make up and their skin is wonderful.
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I am in my 60s and definitely don't have 'old lady skin'. Seriously I think the key to that is wearing as little foundation as possible. Having worked overseas where foundation was not the norm, it was horrible coming back here and seeing all the painted on faces. People don't look half as natural as they think they do
Your skin will thank you for not slathering chemicals all over it - though it is possibly too late now for your skin to recover. A bit of blusher and under eye concealer is what does it for me. The two people with the best skin I have ever have ever seen have never worn make up and their skin is wonderful. "Joan has always declared that make-up is good for the skin, that it protects and nurtures. None of that ‘let your skin breathe’ spiel for her. ‘I’m often amazed,’ she wrote in 2011’s The World According To Joan, ‘when some lined, red-faced, blotchy-skinned woman proudly announces to me that she’s never allowed an ounce of make-up to touch her face. Well, bully for you, ma’am, if you want to go to the grave looking like Dracula’s grandma.’" ![]() http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/...#ixzz4OnB4OqAA Quote:
Cheers everyone. Just an update. I bought the Lancôme as suggested also a powder, and was talked into buying the foundation brush to apply it. What a revaluation! It really does the business! The brush helps by about 200%. So natural and light and stays the day. So thanks every one.
You know your stuff on here! |
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The two people with the best skin I have ever have ever seen have never worn make up and their skin is wonderful.
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Oh yes, and this. Has it occurred to you that they were naturally blessed with such perfect skin that they never needed to wear make up?
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Oh yes, and this. Has it occurred to you that they were naturally blessed with such perfect skin that they never needed to wear make up?
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Absolutely, If I had nice skin I'd hardy wear any makeup.
Agreed!
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I was given some YSL foundation in beige and it's lovely. I also have some Boots No 7 foundation in beige. I might ask for some Lancôme as a gift when I run out. I have quite red skin and wear foundation to go out. I also like MAC Paint Pot eye shadow as a primer, Soft Ochre is the colour.
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YSL Touché Éclat foundation is very flattering
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But that was all I used that was different. I was only looking to blend it in with the rest of my skin, never expected it to disappear altogether. Hope it works for you.