- Hello, I'm Amanda Ramsey,
your over forties makeup expert,
and we're going to talk foundations for mature skin.
I'm gonna give you some foundation tips
and stick with me
'cause I've got some product recommendations
for you as well.
So let's talk about foundation for mature skin, okay?
Mature skin is a little different, okay?
We've got texture, crinkles, wrinkles.
Many of us, our skin is getting drier,
so we do need to change up what we're using.
What you were using in your twenties and early thirties
may not be serving you any longer.
Always suggest lightweight liquid formulas.
I'm gonna get to why that's important in a sec.
One of the biggest mistakes I see women making
and I do work with women age 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and beyond
is choosing foundations
that are a little on the heavy coverage side.
Back in the day, foundation was called coverup.
We're not gonna call it that anymore.
What are we trying to cover up?
You can't cover up crinkles and wrinkles.
In fact, the more product you put on your skin,
the more likely it is to sit in the crinkle wrinkles
and actually make them look more pronounced.
So you can do yourself a disservice
and look older than you actually are.
Lightweight light-reflecting liquid formulas
really work beautifully at bringing dimension
and that just healthy look to your skin.
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I think I'm allowed to call this one the holy grail.
At least it's my holy grail.
The Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk foundation
has been in my kit since the day it was released,
near enough.
Light-reflecting luminous formula.
Doesn't sit in crinkles.
You can layer to get more of a medium coverage.
Just delivers beautiful luminosity without the shine.
Feels really weightless on your skin
and gives that beautiful lit from within finish.
Formulated by iconic makeup artist Pat McGrath.
Say no more really, huh?
I'm just gonna apply it and show you the finish.
So I'm just gonna do one side of my face.
And you can build it up to be more medium to full coverage.
Just let one layer dry, load up where you need it.
Downfall? Seriously, there isn't one.
Oh, she's expensive.
She's expensive, but she's worth it.
DB Cosmetics hydrating foundation.
She's a really good budget-busting option.
Very similar finish to the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk
from Australian-owned cruelty-free vegan brand
Designer Brands.
It delivers the Armani finish but on a budget.
Plus it gives amazing coverage without looking heavy.
Let me show you.
One pump.
I like to apply this one with my fingertips first,
massage it on just to one side of my face.
It's got excellent coverage,
and that's what I like to massage it on first
and then if you wanna build up the coverage,
come back once it's dried a little bit.
It's quite a slippery foundation.
Dewy finish, really not for your oily skin sisters:
definitely more for your dry mature skin.
You can see the coverage is excellent.
Now if you want a little bit more,
still got that one pump on the back of my hand,
dip a foundation brush into the excess
and just stipple where you feel you need
that extra bit of coverage.
Only downfall is it will transfer.
Put your mobile phone up,
you're gonna end up with a bit of this product
on your mobile phone.
But for drier skin, it is stunning!
Youthful, a little bit scary.
Another budget-busting,
lightweight liquid formula foundation is
the Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Smooth.
Suits your normal to dry skin types.
Pretty sheer, but you can build some coverage.
I'd still put it in the sheer to medium coverage department.
It's another really great budget dupe
for your Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk.
Downsides, for me:
don't like pouring like so.
That's just me. You might not have issue with that.
That's a downfall,
and the other downfall for me is it's quite fragranced
and I don't like fragrance in my skincare.
May not bother you.
Let's apply it to this side of my face.
I'm going to use a brush.
It is lovely and smooth.
It applies really beautifully.
It is silky smooth.
So Fit Me, no foundation.
Fit Me, no foundation.
Oh! I normally don't mind myself without foundation on.
I'm not one of those people
that feels like I have to wear it all the time.
But when you see what a beautiful difference
just that little bit of foundation makes,
I'm down with it.
Breaking the trend a little bit here
it is a lightweight, natural mineral powder foundation
that I think is fantastic
for those of you girls that are menopausal,
live in belting humidity,
or have a combination to really oily skin type.
This is the natural mineral cover
from our clean beauty pioneers Nude by Nature.
It cleverly mops up that excess oil
without ever looking cakey.
Use the foundation brush,
tap off any excess,
and stipple this onto your skin.
So it's great if you've got some acne scarring
and feels absolutely completely weightless.
You don't even realise you're wearing it.
Buffer it into your skin.
Downside of this one is it can be a bit drying.
So if you do have pretty normal to dry skin,
I don't think this is the one for you, sorry.
And the last one on my list is the Clinique
Dramatically Different moisturising lotion BB gel.
This is really a skin care and makeup hybrid.
It's very lightweight gel texture.
This is wonderful for all skin types,
but particularly for those of you
with combination to oily skin.
It's very light.
It comes out this sort of weird grey purpley shade
and it transforms once you start massaging it onto the skin.
So it's very lightweight, super smooth,
very cooling going on,
and it cleverly adapts to your skin tone.
Leaves your skin feeling very smooth,
very cool, really well hydrated.
I'd say the only downfall is, as you can see,
it is very much a barely there BB cream.
Feels totally weightless on,
it's luminous without feeling heavy, super cooling.
And I reckon it's probably a pretty good one
for those of us having those menopausal moments.
But for those of you that want something that's more like
a tinted moisturiser, it's a really good option.
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