The fun of exploring makeup and beauty trends is finding what works best for you and your skin! Along the way, regardless of age, you are bound to come across products that might not highlight your best features and complexion as well as others will. With that said, we reached out to celebrity and professional makeup artists who detailed 3 common beauty products that you might want to avoid using on mature, textured, or wrinkled skin for a more healthy and radiant glow. Read on for tips and suggestions from Destiny McGill, celebrity makeup artist and Day Spa Owner of Lavish Life Studio, and Mandie Brice, professional makeup artist, author and online makeup course creator.
1. Powder Foundation
While powder foundation can sometimes offer a needed touch-up to your look throughout the day if it's oily, it's best to avoid using it on drier, mature skin, McGill advises. "Not only does mature skin need to be moisturized more, but the powder can really settle into the wrinkles and actually highlight them," she says. "On top of that, the skin will tend to look more dried out, aging them even more," she continues. Instead, she recommends opting for more "luminous and hydrating" foundation products. Brice agrees, and says that she believes "the most important thing with mature skin to avoid is products that are drying, so that would include makeup or skincare with alcohol as an ingredient." This, she emphasizes, is because aging skin tends to "produce less moisture, and dry skin shows texture and wrinkles more." Depending on the person, powder formulations for makeup can exaggerate skin texture and wrinkles "more than a cream product would," she adds.
2. Glittery / Shimmery Eyeshadows
While using colored eyeshadow products can be great for giving your peepers a pop of color, you might want to limit the sparkly ones, McGill says. "Glittery and shimmery eyeshadows really settle into the wrinkles and draw attention to them," she notes. Instead, McGill stresses to "choose a matte eyeshadow" so that you can still experiment with color without drawing eyes to wrinkles or texture. "Sometimes sparkles and dark colors can make lines and wrinkles more drastic," Brice agrees, "so I tell people to proceed with caution when using those."
3. Matte Liquid Lipstick
Lipstick is a timeless, classic and beloved product for a reason— it provides rich, lasting color and often completes a makeup look. The thing to keep in mind here, McGill says, is that you can still add a stunning color without it looking dry, which is often the case when matte liquid lipstick is used on drier, aging skin on lips. "Once it dries, it really settles into the wrinkles on and around the lips and can make your lips look really dry," she warns. Instead, McGill concludes that it's best "either to use a primer as a barrier before applying liquid lipstick so it won't settle into the wrinkles as much, or just using a hydrating lipstick." The more you know!
