Upper Lip Wrinkles

When the weather is warm and the sun is high everyone wants to be outside. Before that special vacation trip, many hit the tanning bed to get a golden coloring to their skin. Save your money and choose a natural tan instead of damaging your skin. But, you still want a deeper color to your skin. Choose a mineral makeup bronzer instead of the sun or the tanning bed. A bronzer will add color to your face just as if you had been out in the sun all day. Bronzers come in different shades so be sure to choose one that will complement your normal skin tone. Mineral bronzers look natural and the minerals hide wrinkles and skin discolorations. Minerals melt into your skin as your body warms up. You can’t feel them though because the coverage is lightweight and healthy for your skin. No one will ever suspect that you didn’t spend hours out in the sun. Unlike the tan you get from a tanning salon, bronzers enhance the look of your skin. Some contain shimmering minerals to add that bit of sparkle to your skin for an evening with friends or formal dinner parties. The secret to looking great with a mineral bronzer is all in the application. Before applying it, moisturize your face and go through your normal cleansing routine. Completely dry your skin before applying any mineral makeup. Prepare your face for the bronzer with a little mineral foundation. The foundation is just as light as the bronzer and it allows additional makeup to set naturally. Bronzer goes on the apples of your cheeks just like blush. Smile to reveal the rounded “apple” and smooth on your bronzer starting at the nose and moving outward. Don’t stop there. Apply your mineral bronzer to other areas of your face as well. Go to your forehead and sweep side to side; then proceed down the bridge of your nose. Your bronzer will be darker than your foundation but only as dark as you would look if tanned by the sun. Mineral bronzer works well on other parts of your body as well. Let’s say that you are stepping out for the evening in a cute little strapless dress. You don’t want your bare shoulders to stick out. Apply some mineral bronzer to the tops and front of your shoulders and your neck for a sun kissed look that extends beyond your face. What about your legs? They can benefit from a few strokes of your magic minerals. Since the legs are a larger area, you’ll end up applying more powder there but your Kabuki makeup brush can handle the job. It was made to provide full coverage wherever you need it. Your bronzer can replace pantyhose for outdoor or formal functions when it is too warm for the real thing. No one will know about this makeup trick since minerals melt into your skin and not in streaks down your leg. Instead of tanning this year, try mineral bronzer. You’ll get complements on your tan without stepping foot into a salon or into the sun.

With the New Year upon us, I have had many customers email with questions on how to look younger!  So I thought I would write this guide to give you some ideas!  Besides exercise (yes exercise!), there are three Over-40 essentials that will make you look brighter, prettier and fresher in minutes! 

If you need to wake up tired skin, hide wrinkles, and make your whole face look more youthful, then I recommend a Concealer, Hydrating Foundation, and a Rosy Lip Color!  That’s it!!!  I mean by now we’ve learned many things about applying lipstick, eyeliner, and blush.  But as we get older, our makeup must evolve too!  Old favorites may not refresh as they used too—and can even make you look older.

1st Concealer…I love it because it lets you fake a great nights sleep!  As we age, our skin loses elasticity and thins.  This makes you look tired.  Concealer can lighten dark circles, give you a well rested look, and provides an overall glow!  We recommend our Yellow Mineral Corrector, or our No Baggage Concealer Wand.  Both are favorites among our customers at Southern Magnolia Minerals.

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