Look Younger ... step away from the dark smoky eye!

Less is definitely more as we get older, especially when it comes to make-up.  Too much make-up can actually highlight our 'experience lines', and as for ladies who still insist on doing a smoky eye just how they used to do it in their 20's ... let's look at 2 possible examples:

Angela Lansbury (luckily this was stage make-up following a performance)

 

 

 

 

Claudia Winkleman, she was on her way to an awards ceremony

We do need definition as we get older, particularly on our eyes, but we have to move away from the black / dark eyeshadows we used to use, and replace them with less intense browns, greys, golds, whichever colours flatter your skin tone & eye colour.  

Jane Fonda shows how to do it well; a make-up look that flatters the more mature lady (even if you haven't had her cosmetic surgery!):

Jane Fonda; subtle make-up in flattering colours wins every time