Migrating Makeup - how to stop your makeup from sliding down your face

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There are many, many things very much worse than finding mascara on your cheeks, but it is still annoying when it happens. Even the undoubtedly lovely Heath Ledger RIP couldn't make it look that appealing.

There are ways to stop this happening, but they take a little attention to detail and a small amount of time.

Firstly - are you applying makeup straight after your day care? 

You really need to give your eye cream some time to absorb before slapping makeup over it. Asking for trouble - and sliding - otherwise. 

The solution is to apply your day cream and eye cream, then go and do something else while it sinks in. Ten minutes is ample. 

Yes, I know nobody has ten minutes spare in the morning, but I'm not suggesting putting your feet up. You can chivvy, skivvy, eat breakfast and get ready, while that's soaking in

Teint powder is a great base for eyeshadow

The next thing is a base coat of some sort. 

Even if you don't wear foundation, it's a good idea to apply that, or powder to the eye area. If you are like me, and wear sunglasses a lot, you'll look like a panda anyway, so applying a little powder, which is slightly darker than the rest of your face, will even up the white eye patches and give your eye-shadow something to cling onto. I often use this - Dr Hauschka's Teint powder - as it gives a slight tint of colour, and you can stop there, and just add mascara if time is a-fleeting. As it tends to...

Once you've got dry eye cream and a base of some sort - get creative!

Or not. Up to you. Some women are perfectly happy with a swipe of colour while others enjoy spending 40 minutes blending, with twelve types of brushes. I don't have that sort of time or inclination, so tend to draw a little eye liner along the lashes, then add a couple of colours. 

Deep Infinity Eye Palette Limited Edition 2018 

Now, to stop that eye liner bleeding

To do that, you can seal it with some powder. Matching is nice, or a slightly different one can look gorgeous. A blue eye liner crayon, with a purple shadow over it can look gorgeous. Or, my current favourite is the Deep Infinity Palette, which I reviewed here 

It's best to use a slanted brush for a neat application. The darker colour has a little glitter to it, so makes a really nice thin line over eye liner. That should keep your eye make up on the straight and narrow, unless you are planning to run a marathon.

Final touch

Once you've applied mascara et al, just gently brush under the eye area with a touch of powder, to maintain a barrier.

Lip-tastic
Lipstick is the other makeup product that tends to travel. As we age, our lips get thinner (unless we really practice Facial Exercises assiduously). Starting off with a Lip Liner helps stop this nasty habit. 

Lip Definer keeps your lipstick in place

For a super clean lip line, use a clear liner just outside the lip-line, then outline them with a colour that matches your lipstick. 

Unless you are going for that dark liner/light lipstick look, which generally only looks good on Drag Artistes - most of us don't have the Chutzpah to pull that one off. 

I use this one - Lip Definer 00. It's clear, so doesn't show but it keeps your make up where is should be on your lips.

Time well spent

Although this sounds fiddly, it really does help keep your makeup in place rather than running about like candle in a heat wave. So it'll save you time during the day, when you don't need to keep checking your immaculate maquillage!

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National Frankenstein Day

That was National Frankenstein Day, not National Frankfurter Day, so put those sausages down. I know, I can't believe it either, but there is even a National Popcorn Day. Now we've heard it all. Anyway in my little sweetly-scented corner of the universe, rather than hiding behind the sofa sucking my thumb in disbelief at the craziness of the outside world, I'll be doing my...   PAMPER MISSION How about you? No need to look like a monster, if you look after yourself!  Treat your feet to a foot-bath. Soak those babies in some scented water Sage for pesky female hormones Moor Lavender, if you are planning an early night Rose, just because Lemon & Lemongrass if you are off out dancing (- you dirty stop out - you!) (Sage is also good for monstrous male feet, that are not as sweetly scented as ours.) Give your feet a little rub with a paste of sugar and olive oil, and then dry them gently. You can, if you are inclined, put a mask upon your tootsies. Hydrating Mask is what is extravagantly lavished upon them in the Foot Treatment chez moi.  After applying that, you'll have to put them up for a while to let it soak in. Quelle dommage! After lounging in a lady-like manner for a while, gently remove any residue and re-clothe your feet to keep them warm. Cashmere socks would be the ultimate finishing touch to this foot-tastic session Have a radiant weekend! PS Want a pamper mission every week?  Sign up for tips, tricks and more amusing waffle by clicking HERE

How (NOT) to look older and haggard

With the possible exception of underage teenagers trying to get into a trendy nightclub, nobody really wants to look older than they are, do they? 

We live in a visual culture that values youth above experience, particularly when it comes to women. We don't have that Chinese thing of respecting our Elders, we tend to diss them and their opinions, and then suddenly WE are the older generation! 

Oooh! The shock when the Prime Minister is younger than you are! (Not Theresa May, but it happened to me with David Cameron.)

This bias against ageing is unhelpful because we are lucky to age - it's a privilege not everyone gets to experience, but that doesn't mean that we need to look haggard and colourless. No beige needed - except in highlights!

There are lots of things you can do to retain your youthful looks - drinking enough (water! Not Gin!), eating wisely, but not too well, looking after your skin really well and getting regular facials. Something that is not commonly done, though, is to learn and practice Facial Exercises  

Targeted facial movements tone and smooth your face

In my youth, Eva Fraser was the doyenne of Facial exercise. I had a lesson with her a few years ago, to see how what she does, differs from what I teach. She really is an inspiring example of what you can achieve, if you are diligent. Diligence is the word though.

I'm not as well-behaved as she is and don't do them as often, but I do know that when I don't do them, I do look more haggard, so that inspires me to keep going. 

Interested? Want to read more, click HERE to read my piece in Cotswold Life about Facial exercises. If you'd like a trial lesson, please get in touch. Lessons can be done in person – which is best or by Skype. 

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