Silver Hair and Makeup (2)

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Apply your lipstick with a lip brush. It is important to select your color wisely. Today's trend has gone overboard and is practically not wearing any color at all, and all women need color on their faces.

A light rose or a neutral pink is good, some believe thin lips shouldn't necessarily wear darker colors because they can start to look too severe. Nothing looks as outlandish as a pair of thin lips made to look too large with a red pencil and set in a bright red blaze of color.

I believe thin lips can wear bright colors, but it all depends on how you apply it. Something has to give. With practice, you can look like you have medium-sized lips instead of thin. The right lip brush and lip liner will do wonders for you. If you have oversized lips, shadow out where you'd rather be minimized and put a touch of lighter color in the center. No need to outline your lips, as it would add unnecessary drama that you are trying to avoid.

Let's talk about blush. We all need it and few are wearing it today. Everyone needs a little bit of blush, even the younger celebrities. Some put too much bronzer and blush on and end up with a raccoon look. If you have an olive skin tone, a nice light brush of a terra cotta around your cheeks will definitely bring out your eyes and bone structure. If you tend to be fairer, try a pale pink or light coral depending on your eye color. By all means, do put some on though, as it will enhance your cheekbones.

When it comes to eyes, you can either make or break them with how you apply your makeup. If you have small eyes, it would be to your best advantage not to use any black shadow or any eyeliner. Use beige shades and pastels to open them up. A lightly smudged pastel smoky green under your eyes might be just what opens up your eyes.

If they are set too close together, open them up with a light beige color between the creases of your eyes. If they are set too far apart, use a darker concealor to bring them closer and a neutral shadow over it, like the fawn beige. The important part is to apply the darker concealor first.

Woman who is wearing her silver gray hair in a pixie cut — Photo: Axelbueckert via Canva

If your eyes are large, you have the luxury of being able to use dark eyeliner on the top and bottom of your eyes with dark and light shadows blended together. Many women wouldn't think of going anywhere without their fake eyelashes today. There are also separate ones you could add instead of going the whole nine yards and putting on the whole eyelashes. Separate ones would look much more natural and delicate to the wearer.

Everything depends on what kind of message you are trying to convey to others and what kind of image you are trying to create for yourself. For a night club look, almost anything goes, with deep midnight shadows and thick, lush lashes, but this is not something you would want to wear to work every day.

A rule of thumb is that less is more refined, natural, and delicate. In fact, when you wash your face, you won't look that much different; so you wouldn't scare your boyfriend when he sees you without your makeup. More can be risky, mysterious, and daring. When you wash your makeup off, your boyfriend has a whole new, different-looking person to contend with. Surprise sweetie, this is the real me! The ideal choice with your makeup is to find the bridge between the two and become satisfied with a good balance.

The Sexy Silver Foxes usually find the bridge and end up feeling better about themselves than they did when they were younger.

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See also:

Tips for silver or gray haired ladies

Hairstyles for gray haired elderly ladies

Gray hair simulation software

Why and how hair turns gray