EXPERT ADVICE Tricks of the trade

Makeup artists disagree on the tricks of the trade to diminish wrinkles. But here is some advice from two stylists:
Tips from Sabrina DeCarolis, product consultant for Sephora:
If foundation seems to settle into thin lines, apply it with foundation brush for sheerer texture. Or switch from a foundation to a tinted moisturizer with an SPF.
To conceal under-eye darkness, apply a pink pencil just in the dark area, generally a half-moon line from the inner corner of the eye downward, then blend slightly. Then apply your favorite concealer. She likes Benefit Eye Bright and Boi-ing.
Rethink eye shadow. Apply a sheer wash of eye shadow all over the lid and bring it up to the brow so it fades to nothing. It's a fresher, more contemporary look than the traditional three-color method of lid color, dark crease color, and brow highlighter, which can make eyes look more hooded as we get older. Or flip it. Instead of putting a dark shade on the lid and a highlighter on the brow, put the dark shade all over the lid up to the brow. Then highlight the center of the lid with the lighter shade and blend. It really brings out the eyes.
Don't shun shimmer. It's a myth that you should use matte eye shadow only if your lids are getting crinkly. Use a light touch of shimmer for soft radiance.
You'll get different tips from beauty specialist Sybil Brathwaite of Vital Radiance, who recommends that women 50 and older fill in the lines with face and eye primers (from her company, of course). She also tells women in this demographic:
Stay away from frosted eye shadow. It accentuates the lines on your brows. Prime the eyes and then put on a matte finish such as Easy Blending Mousse Shadow.
Keep the darkest shade of eye shadow close to the lid, with the light shades moving up to the brow.
Avoid smudges under the eyes, which accentuate dark circles. Go easy on the mascara and eyeliner on the bottom lid. Try putting mascara on just the corners of the bottom lashes and eyeliner as close to the lash line as possible.
Redefining your eyebrows with brow-defining pencil can open up your eyes.
Keep your makeup understated. Less is more.
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