14 beauty mistakes to avoid if you are over 40

Do you want to take years off in the blink of an eye?

It is one thing to appear how old one is and another, very different, to be older because of a very dark makeup base or a bun that we thought would make our look more sophisticated and it has ended up making us look like Mary Poppins. Not a few highlights or dyeing blonde is the infallible solution to rejuvenate, nor does a blush suppose a good face instantly. Everything is a matter of nuances and getting the how right. Because yes, the application also counts. We tell you how to correct the most common mistakes to go, at least visually, to the thirty-something club.

Recover the luminosity

If you haven't yet added the highlighters to your toiletry bag, now is the time to do it. After 40, the skin fades and needs an extra supply of light. Without overdoing it and blurring very well, you can put a touch in the center of the forehead and chin and on the nasal septum. You can also put under the highest point of the eyebrow, it will enlarge the eyes; and in the 'V' of the upper lip, to enhance the mouth. If you don't know which format is the best for you, take note of the best highlighters for less than € 20.

Bet on nude makeup

Anti-aging makeup is based on using the right amount and, above all, not overdoing it with daytime makeup. No need to resort to a rainbow palette to hide wrinkles or a tired face. Do like the celebrities and bet on nude tones for the day (pinks, browns) and leave the most intense colors for the night, following a basic rule: if you decide to highlight your eyes a lot with smokey eyes, bet on a soft tone for the lips. And conversely, if you want to enhance your smile with a red lipstick, choose a light makeup for your eyes. It is a matter of compensating and not putting all the meat on the grill.

The pink blush is the most youthful

If you do not master the contouring technique, you can excessively mark your cheekbones, achieving an effect that is quite the opposite of sculpting the face. When in doubt, subtly enhance your cheeks with a pink blush or blush, which always adds a youthful and fresh touch to your makeup. How to get that natural rosy effect? Smile and apply it with the brush in a circular way in the area that protrudes the most from the cheekbone. Did you know that this area is also known as an apple? Discover how to apply the blush according to the shape of your face.

Take care of the lip contour

The little skins on the lips (very frequent in winter or summer due to temperature contrasts) make the lip look irregular and unkempt, something that becomes more evident if you also put makeup on them. Don't forget to use a gentle scrub once a week and a lip balm daily to even out this delicate area. And, above all, from the age of 40, it hydrates the lip contour very well to delay the appearance of the "barcode" as much as possible, those unsightly vertical wrinkles that reveal the passage of time.

Use light foundations

Very dark bases make you look older and if, in addition, they are very covering they "stiffen" the skin. The ideal is a base that is fluid and that the tone is very similar to that of your skin. On light skin those with a pink or peach hue work very well; and in those that are of a medium tone, those that have a beige undertone or something more golden. Find out how to choose the type of makeup base that best suits you.

Warm chestnut trees are the most rejuvenating

The key is to choose a dye with a shade as close to your natural hair as possible and play with a couple of shades up or down. If you fancy a change, keep in mind that the extremes (a deep brunette or a platinum blonde) if you have already passed 40, can put you years. The safest choice is a warm chestnut or with copper tones because they rejuvenate and provide a lot of vitality. For example, copper lights are the perfect highlights if you have brown hair.

The layered cut, infallible

Straight cuts give a serious look and accentuate the features a lot. If you want to rejuvenate your look, nothing better than a good layered cut. The side locks of this type of cut help to hide the loss of facial oval, something that usually happens after 40. If the hair is also slightly curled, the look will gain freshness and movement.

Hydrate your hair thoroughly

There was a time when all women wanted completely straight hair. Fortunately, many of them have reconciled with their curls - they are more fashionable than ever - and volume is back on the limelight. Neither in one case nor the other is frizzing permissible. Electrified hair gives the feeling of unkempt hair and ages the look. To discipline it, nothing better than to thoroughly hydrate it at home with specific anti-frizz ranges (shampoo, conditioner and mask) and keratin treatments in the hairdressing salon.

Choose the babylights

The highlights are very good because they illuminate the hair and break the color block effect of the hair, which is unnatural. The problem is choosing them well. If you are blonde and you abuse light highlights, you can make the hair look visually gray; And if you are brown and opt for very contrasting blonde highlights, the effect is very artificial. A very flattering alternative: babylights highlights. Very fine highlights, somewhat lighter than the base tone and with which the effect of children's hair is achieved when the sun hits them, hence its name.

Cut yourself with the glow effect

Bringing light to the face is a total success, but we cannot go out of hand with pearlescent or glitter effect shadows or with a very glowy makeup, it could seem that we have an excess of fat on our face. To achieve more luminosity, apart from strategic touches with the illuminator, you can also use primers with light reflecting particles before your makeup base. In this way a play of light is achieved without excesses.

The mask has a lifting effect

That's right, you can wear a nude makeup, very natural, which is very rejuvenating, but without dispensing with the mascara. Professional make-up artists assure that the key is to make the eyes appear larger, so that the look is more sophisticated and, pay attention, so that a lifting effect is created in the upper half of the face. So, find the best mascara (that lengthens and provides volume) and double-layer.

Also outline the lips and eyebrows

We are used to enhancing the eyes with an eyeliner or pencil to enlarge or intensify the look, but we forget that the eyebrows become depopulated with the passage of time - very thin or bald eyebrows make you look older - and a good eyebrow design it will help to achieve a lifting effect. On the other hand, the lips are thinned and blurred so you should not forget to outline your lips before painting them to make them look more defined. Two gestures that, without a doubt, rejuvenate.

Yes to informal and voluminous hairstyles

Hair too close to the skull gives a serious and tired appearance that ages. If you want to collect your hair, it is better to hollow it out a little at the top to soften the features and obtain, by the way, the desired lifting effect. A few loose strands that frame the face will finish giving it the most informal and rejuvenating touch. A messy bun could be a great option for you.

Join the fringe trend

Although your face is narrow and your face is round, you can also find a flattering bangs. Birkin, curtain, straight, baby bangs … the effect of all of them is rejuvenating: it balances and softens the features, and helps to hide the wrinkles on the forehead. If you doubt, one to the side is always very flattering.