A Makeup Artist Shares Contouring Tips For Older Women That Are Basically A ‘Facelift’: ‘Plastic Surgery Without The Surgery’

1. Use Bronzer as Eyeshadow

Believe it or not, spending hours perfecting your eyeshadow techniques may not even be necessary. If you want to work smarter, not harder, one of the best ways you can warm up your eyes and call attention to them is by applying a bronzer into the crease of your eye using a fluffy crease brush. Don’t round your bronzer out too much — instead use your brush to sweep the bronzer upward and outward.

Next, take a lighter, shimmery shadow shade and stamp it out along the lid to open up this area.

2. Stretch Out Your Eyeliner

A creamy eyeliner is going to be a key product for this look. Using an angled brush to stretch the eyeliner out and up along the outer corner of your eye. This automatically gives your eyes a more open and lifted look.

3. Curl Your Lashes

Gabi calls this next step — curling your lashes with a lash curler — an “essential” one if you want a lifted-eye look. Curl your lashes and then apply a few coats of mascara to look more refreshed and radiant.

4. Use Concealer to Brighten Areas

After completing your eye makeup, apply foundation in a shade and formula that will even out your complexion. While you might ordinarily then apply concealer under your eyes, Gabi recommends also using concealer to brighten areas of your face that you want to look lifted. Concealer can work magic along the sides of your eyes, around the mouth, down the center of the nose, and from the mouth upwards toward the ear.

Don't forget to set your makeup with a translucent powder.

5. Apply Blush — But Higher on the Face

What’s the big deal about blush, you may be wondering — especially if you’ve been using this product for years to warm up your face. Try applying your blush just a bit higher on your cheeks that you normally do and you might be amazed at the difference. Gabi recommends playing it “two finger widths” away from the nose, right up high on your cheekbone, for a more lifted effect.