Jennifer Stepanik - Mature Makeup Application Made Simple

MATURE MAKEUP APPLICATION

Makeup is about self-confidence andpreservation as much as beauty: getting you ready to face the worldlooking your best.

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Makeup sequence photos were all taken andretouched by Robert Bennett from ArbeePhoto www.arbeephoto.smugmug.com .

Copyright 2017 by Jennifer Stepanik. Allrights reserved.

Disclaimer:

My name is Jennifer Stepanik and I have beenworking in the makeup and beauty industry for over fifteen yearsnow. I have a very strong grounding in herbal medicine, havingstudied naturopathy, and have qualified as a remedial massagetherapist, reflexologist and reiki master. I then turned myattention to the beauty and makeup industry and became a trainer ina spa, before starting my own skin clinic, which I owned andoperated for nine years.

I have over fifteen years of makeup and skincare industry experience and have written this E-book to share myknowledge with others, so that everyone can add a touch of glamourto their lives and put on their best face to greet the world eachday.

While the greatest attention has been takento provide accurate information in this E-book, it should notreplace your own research. Mature Makeup Application Made Simple isintended for information purposes only and care should be takenwhen applying makeup to the eyes or if you have sensitive skin.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HISTORY OF MAKEUP

Augmenting our looks with a littlepowder and paint is nothing new, as women and even men havebeen using a wide range of products to enhance their features forcenturies. Throughout the ages cosmetics have been variouslyassociated with battle dress, religious rituals, tribal ceremonies,medicinal purposes, warding off evil and promoting good health, aswell as to simply heighten beauty.

The beliefs and trends of the time dictatehow society reacts, but while some critics say that modern womenare under pressure to wear makeup, in fact it is only in recentyears that we have had so much freedom and choice in thematter.

Ancient Egyptians used a variety of oils andcreams to protect their skin against the harsh sun and dryingwinds, and they used many scents we are familiar with today toperfume their ointments such as chamomile, lavender and rosemary.By the fourth century BC, Egyptian women had created kohl from thesulphide of antimony or lead (later replaced by carbon orcharcoal), which they used to define their eyes.

The driving forces behind Egyptian makeupwere both medicinal and religious, rather than vanity, but acentury later Grecian women succumbed to fashion by painting theirfaces with white lead, before applying a rouge of crushedmulberries and fake eyebrows made of oxen hair. Similarly, Chineseand Japanese citizens coloured their faces white with rice powderin a bid to conform to a trend.

Likewise, a pale complexion was sought afterduring Elizabethan England and so anything from organic egg whitesto toxic lead paint was applied to the face to achieve QueenElizabeth Is Mask of Youth look. Later, in the Renaissance,France and Italy emerged as leaders of cosmetic manufacturers inEurope and zinc oxide finally replaced the deadly mixture of leadand copper for face powder in the nineteenth century.

British Parliament passed a law in 1770condemning the use of lipstick, with women who were found guilty ofseducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means being tried forwitchcraft. Queen Victoria then publicly declared the use of makeupas vulgar and improper, reserved only for actors andprostitutes.

In the twentieth century, with the rise ofballet, theatre, television and film, makeup has becomeincreasingly popular again. Indeed, during the Second World War, itwas considered a patriotic duty for a woman to put her face on tolook nice for the returning soldiers and maintain their morale.While the feminist backlash in the 1960s and 1970s rejected makeupas a sexist tool of oppression, fashion over-ruled such politicalstatements as goths, glam rockers and new romantics alike usedextensive makeup to express themselves.

Many commentators today suggest that modernsociety is obsessed with appearances, but this potted historydemonstrates that we have always augmented our looks withcosmetics. More importantly, wearing makeup is now both accepted,but not expected for the first time, wearing makeup is much moreof a personal choice and a way of expressing ourselves.

The contemporary trend of a natural,no-makeup look allows a woman to wear as much or as little makeupas she wants to suit her mood and the occasion. By subtly hidingany blemishes and highlighting positive features, you can allowyour true beauty to shine through and give your self-confidence aboost.

Rather than feeling pressured into wearingmakeup, most women nowadays invest a little time in their image andpersonal presentation by putting on their face, in the same waythey would by styling their hair or choosing a suitable outfit.However, what looks good on us in our twenties, doesnt necessarilywork for us as we grow older and so this E-book will help youunderstand how to flatter your features, rather than show up yourimperfections, as you mature.

Whether you want a full going out look, orthe bare minimum for every day, by learning how to put on your bestface for your age, you can give yourself a lift and feel confidentto tackle whatever challenges life brings.

PREPARING YOURSKIN

Your skin is the last line ofdefence to protect your body from outside forces, and so you can beforgiven for thinking it is tough enough to deal with the knocks ofeveryday life. But in fact, the complex number of functionsperformed by the skin, and the daily battering it receives from theelements, mean that it is very sensitive and any damage sustainedis usually long-lasting.

Therefore, you should take good care of yourskin at all times, but it becomes increasingly important as yougrow older and your skin naturally deteriorates in quality. As youage, changes in your body affects the condition of your skin:menopause reduces the amounts of oestrogen and progesteroneproduced, while collagen and elastin levels decrease, both of whichmean that your skin doesnt regenerate as quickly and makes itprone to wrinkles and sagging. In addition, the skins naturalproduction of hyaluronic acid and oil also drops, which leaves itfeeling papery, thin and dry.

There are other, external, factors such asexposure to sun and cigarette smoke, which can prematurely affectthe appearance of your skin. Conversely, eating healthily,maintaining good hydration by drinking 1.5 litres of water daily,exercising and getting enough sleep will help keep you lookingyoung and vibrant.

By keeping your beauty regime as simple aspossible you are more likely to maintain the habit, but there are afew key things that you should strive to do daily cleanse, toneand moisturise with a SPF as well as some weekly top ups such asexfoliation and facials.