When you lose moisture in your skin, you also lose your skin's natural luminosity. Luckily, you can add some of that back with highlighter -- if you're smart about it. Chang-Babaian says if your face is lighter than your body (that's the case with most people), it can make the contrast too extreme.
To give your face more structure, apply a non-shimmery highlighter lightly along the bridge of your nose, under your eyes, on the center of your forehead and on your chin. Just be sure to add a hint of depth back in by brushing on bronzer or contour powder under your cheekbones and along the edges of your face.
You can also create a dewy glow with a creamy, shimmery highlighter, which will add light to the high points of your face. Use your fingers to apply it to your cheekbones, brow bones and the inner corners of your eyes.
"Medium coverage foundations that are silicone-based add dewiness to your skin and help with ruddiness, in addition to covering veins, which can appear more visible as skin thins" says Chang-Babaian. Just don't try and add extra coverage via a pressed powder, as that can create a too-matte, cakey look. Instead, opt for a loose powder used sparingly.
Try:Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation, $48. This lightweight foundation comes in 20 different shades with varying undertones (read: it's easy to find one that matches your skin). Use your fingers to press it into your skin, starting from your nose and working outward toward your hairline. Touch up and remove and excess product with a slightly damp beauty sponge.
We all want to look our best — and by "best" we mean the most youthful version of
ourselves. There are many ways to slow down the aging process; wearing sunscreen religiously, eating lots of fruits and veggies, drinking boatloads of water,
having an exercise routine and using quality skin care can all help keep you young.
But for those of you who might have missed the anti-aging memo, we hate to break it to you, but once the crow's feet and sun spots have set in, there aren't many ways to make them disappear short of spending tons of cash or getting cosmetic surgery. So your next best option is to fake it. And how can you fake it, you ask? With makeup, of course.
But if you're not careful with your application, makeup can actually make you look even older, so you've got to make sure you have the right products and know-how. That's why we called on the expertise of Taylor Chang-Babaian, author of Beauty Rewind.
She gives us the scoop on which types of lip, face and eye makeup to use in order to look younger in minutes.
