1. Go for Sheer Coverage

Ladies, when you choose a foundation that is thick and cake-like, you have made a mistake. I get that you want to cover your spots and blemishes. Do that with concealer and choose a lighter, sheerer foundation formula. This can take years off of your face and is one of the best makeup tricks to make you look younger instantly. Another tip to follow is always apply moisturizer before your foundation. It gives the foundation a smoother surface to work with.

2. Choose a Lighter Lipstick

Dark, vampy lipsticks are for the vamps. Don’t go there. Choose a lighter lipstick and you will be amazed how young you look. If you are in doubt of what shade is best for you, go for a nude. Or you can do what you do and take a lipstick expert along for your lipstick shopping.

3. Tint, Don’t Pencil

I cringe when I see penciled on eyebrows. They absolutely scream senior citizen. If you need a little help in the eyebrow department, have them tinted. You can have this done for a very low price and it looks so much more natural and youthful. If you must use a pencil, use a very light hand and do feathery strokes.

4. Eyeliner on Top Only, Please

When you apply eyeliner on the bottom part of your eye, you are causing attention to go to the bottom part of your eye. You know, the part where the bags, wrinkles and dark circles live. No one wants to draw attention there. Unless you have very youthful eyes, stick to using your eyeliner only on the top part of your eyes. The same trick can be applied with mascara, as well.

5. Stay Away from the Shimmer

Anytime you wear shimmer on your eyes, you are calling attention to every little crease. Choose matte shades for your eye shadow. You will be amazed what a difference this makes in your makeup. Matte shades enhance your eyes as opposed to overshadowing them, as well.

6. A Little Trick with White Shadow

Okay, ladies. Here is a wonderful little trick for you. White eye shadow is your friend. You can do wonders with this product. Use it right under your brow bone to direct attention upward or use it in the corner of your eyes to have a beautiful, youthful makeup look. It is pure magic.

7. Line Your Lips

As we age, we get little wrinkles around our lips that are very unattractive. They are even more unattractive when your lipstick bleeds into them. You can fix this by wearing a liner with your lipstick. A liner forms a bit of a barrier that prevents bleeding from lipstick. Lip liner is very easy to apply and something you can learn to do easily.

While we can’t stop the hands of time, we can do our best to remain looking youthful. Have you tried any of these? What can you add to the list of makeup tricks that work for you in making you look younger?