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MAKEUP
Simplif-Eye If you’re always
flummoxed by the multiple
shades in any given shadow
palette and only ever use the
taupe-y neutral, this is for you.
For uncomplicated eye definition
over 40, with no crease-settling,
skin-tugging eyeliner, Maybelline
New York lead artist Grace Lee
offers these easy steps: “Curl
lashes, load up on mascara, add
a soft line of neutral shadow
close to the lashes and some
highlighter in the inner
corner of the eyes and
on the brow bone.” Try:
Revlon Dramatic Definition
Mascara, $12; Physicians
Formula Eye Booster
Instant Lash Extension
Kit, $20; Essence Mono
Eyeshadow in Triple Choc,
$3; Maybelline New York
EyeStudio Color Tattoo
Crayon in Barely Beige, $9.
High Brow Maintaining
fuller brows is “all the more
important when you’re
older because brows frame
the eyes and add lift to the
face,” explains Smashbox
Cosmetics Global Pro
Artist Lori Taylor Davis.
For defined brows, select a
pencil shade that matches
your lightest hairs and apply
with soft feathery strokes.
“They shouldn’t look
painted on or tattooed
on,” says Taylor Davis. “No
Sharpie brow or Groucho
brow.” Try: Smashbox
Brow Tech Matte Pencil,
Taupe, $24; Maybelline
New York Brow Drama
Pomade Crayon, $12.
Less Is More Former
beauty industry executive
Andrea Q Robinson, whose
book Toss the Gloss advo-
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loaded serum or
moisturizer protects
from both the sun’s
UV rays as well as
external aggressors like car exhaust,
cigarette smoke and
pollution. Try: Lise
Watier Sublimessence,
$84; Juice Beauty
Antioxidant
Moisturizer, $44;
Caudalie Polyphenol
C15 Anti-Wrinkle
Defense Serum, $66.
No Scrubs The time
Spring clean your makeup, skin- it takes for skin cells
and hair-care routines with this to turn over doubles
every 10 years, leaving
handy tip sheet By Liza Herz
us with a top layer of
dry, dead skin that
SKIN
just won’t budge. A good scrubKeep Calm and Carry On “At
bing is incredibly tempting.
menopause, skin changes quality,”
We’re not killjoys depriving you of
says Toronto’s Dr. Diane Wong of
the immense satisfaction of an exGlow Medi Spa. “It thins so you’ll
foliating scrub, but “harsh scrubs
see more of the facial
can damage thinner skin,” says
vessels which we
Wong, and are best left to sturdier
call telangiectasia,
bits like feet and upper arms.
resulting in more
Your face can benefit from a
visible redness.”
gentle twice-weekly over-night
In addition to a steady exfoliation with alpha hydroxy
diet of anti-inflamacids like glycolic acid that
matory omega-3
gently loosen the “morrich salmon and
tar” between skin cells,
walnuts to boost the
sloughing away dead skin
skin’s barrier function and calm
while softening fine lines
redness, choose products with
and fading dark spots
soothing ingredients to strengthen in the process. All
skin and calm inflammation. Try:
without harming the
Elizabeth Arden Superstart Skin
healthy skin beneath.
Renewal Booster, $88; Aveeno
Look for glycolic acid
Ultra Calming Nourishing Night
paired with lactic acid
Cream, $20-$23; Vichy Neovadiol
for a gentle, gradual
Advanced Replenishing Care, $51.
peel. Try: Jouviance
Feed Your Face While sunscreen Glyco-Laser 5% Soft
is the best “ounce of prevention”
Peel Night Cream, $40;
anti-ager there is, “Free radicals in Philosophy Microdelivery
the air negatively affect the skin
Overnight Anti-Aging
by destroying collagen and elasPeel, $89; Nip + Fab
tin,” says Wong. An antioxidantGlycolic Fix pads, $13.
cates a product rethink
after 40, says
that foundation can be an
unwitting trap. “Avoid
descriptors like ‘long
wearing’ and ‘mattifying,’” she explains.
These can be masky
and drying. Instead, seek
out lightweight, tinted moisturizers
or BB creams with sheer, hydrating formulas in gold, skin-warming
tones. Try: L’Oréal True Match
Lumi Cushion Foundation, $30;
Laneige BB Cushion compact,
$44 including refill.
Conceal & Highlight “Modern
makeup means concealing more by
using less,” says Robinson. Match
concealer to foundation instead
of going too light under eyes to
avoid the dreaded “reverse-Panda”
look. Use concealer sparingly and
only where needed, in two different textures: “One more pliable
for ‘patting away’ dark circles
under the eyes,” says Robinson,
“and the other (which should stay
put) for blemishes, birthmarks,
spider veins and brown spots.”
Try: Benefit Fake-Up Undereye Hydrating Concealer, $31;
Vincent Longo Perfect
Canvas Illuminating
Concealer, $35.
For more advanced
concealing, blur any
vertical lines running from the nostrils
to the outer edge of
the lips (evocatively
called naso-labial
folds) using a lightreflecting pink-toned
concealing pen and
soft, whiskery strokes
to illuminate the
area and help bring
it forward. Try: Marc
Jacobs Remedy Concealer Pen,
$47. Apply highlighter in a warm
champagne shade “on the bridge
of the nose, the cupid’s bow of
the mouth and on top of
the cheekbones. These little
tiny touches make your
face look finished,” says
Maybelline New York’s Grace
Lee. Try: Clinique Chubby
Stick Sculpting Highlight,
$26; Flower Highlighter
in Pearl Shimmer, $11.
Lips: Colour Within the
Lines “As we get older,
lips start to thin, yet most
women run a mile from
lip liner,” says celebrity
makeup artist Charlotte
Tilbury. “Instead, use a lip
liner shade that mimics the
colour of your natural lips,
drawn onto the outer edge
of the lip – too far over and
it won’t be convincing.”
Try: Charlotte Tilbury Lip
Cheat in Pink Venus, $27.
Lighten Up “Dark, sticky
lip glosses had their place
for a fun night out many
years ago,” says Robinson,
“but will likely dance their
way into unwanted lines
around your lips now.”
She recommends taking
“a good, hard look at what you’ve
been beauty hoarding to see if
it truly works for your cosmetic
needs now,” and then upgrading
to sheer tinted gloss balms or
lighter-toned creamy lipsticks.
Try: Covergirl Colorlicious Gloss
balm in Taffy, $20; Clarins Joli
Rouge Brilliant in Pink Praline, $28.
HAIR
Lather Up When natural hair
colour fades and turns silver, “The
hair with no pigment can be a
different texture,” says Toronto
stylist Brennen Demelo, leaving
“Beauty has nothing
to do with age and
everything to do with a
comfort zone that the
years have provided”
Andrea Robinson,
author of Toss the Gloss
you with a head full of unfamiliar and often unruly strands.
Skipping washings in the hopes
of keeping newfound frizz at bay
may give you the greasy scalp
and lank hair of a sullen teen.
Choose a gentle shampoo that
adds moisture and strengthens
hair to resist breakage.
Try: Strivectin Ultimate Restore
Shampoo, $25; Klorane Anti-Aging
shampoo with olive extract, $11.
Combat Dryness “The biggest
thing with aging hair is making
sure it has moisture,” says Demelo.
“Women tend to cover it up [with
styling product], but they have to
address it.” So instead of fighting your hair with flatirons and
time-consuming blow-drys, make
peace with its texture and “find
a style that’s a little more free, a
little bit looser, a little more natural,” says Demelo. Make moisture
and smoothing your priorities.
Try: L’Oréal’s in-salon smoothing
and repairing Pro Fiber treatment
($30-$35 at select salons) is
paired with at-home products
(conditioning mask,
$29) to sustain the effect. Schwarzkopf BC
Excellium Beautifying
Silver Spray, $15,
nourishes hair to
smooth flyaways and
neutralizes yellow with
a purple tint. Conair’s
Infiniti Pro The Ultimate
Brush ($40) releases
static-neutralizing ions
to instantly smooth
frizzy hair on the fly.
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