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Monthly Archives: November 2014

Make-up for Grown-ups

28 Friday Nov 2014

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Lisa Eldridge, make-up, parties

Just in time for party season, here’s a treasure trove of tutorials by British make-up artist Lisa Eldridge.

She first caught my attention last year with an astonishing make-up tutorial aimed at women in their mid-60s. In the space of 13 minutes, her model went from looking wrinkled and tired to fresh and vibrant, and the video went viral. She uses light products and a deft hand with eye make-up to achieve a youthful glow despite her model’s heavily lined skin.

What makes this video so useful is that it shows her application techniques, with both her brushes and her fingers. There are lots of tricks anyone can use to do a more professional make-up application. But you have to see the video to believe the transformation.

Eldridge’s site has a wealth of good advice and useful tips. Need to find a great nude lip pencil? She can recommend several. Need to know how to do a smoky eye? Her detailed videos show her brush technique as well as the products she uses.

She has archived dozens of detailed guides on how to update day-to-day make-up looks or prep for a party. And some of it is just plain interesting. In one video she talks about how the Downton Abbey cast gets that historically accurate no-cosmetics look, and gives Laura Carmichael — better known as long-suffering Lady Edith — a polished look with nary a hint of artifice. Then she does her up again for a red carpet event.

Her site is so good that I subscribed to her newsletter.

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Fashion for Grown-ups

11 Tuesday Nov 2014

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That's not my age

When it comes to fashion magazines I think it’s safe to say that you will have to pry Vogue from my cold dead hands, but lately my research has led me to a number of smart fashion blogs that are much more than a narcissist’s selfies.

Bloggers are the place to go for practical ideas and tips on how to interpret the runway inspirations to real life. Lately I’ve been reading That’s Not My Age, a style blog by British fashion writer Alyson Walsh aimed at readers who are, like her, over 30. In some cases, well over 30.

She maintains something most of us believe, despite what the fashion mags peddle — style has no age. She has a witty sense of humour along with a fine sense of styling. And she offers tips on how grown-up women can stay on trend without looking like mutton-dressed-as-lamb. She just did a piece on Helen Mirren, 69, being hired as the new face of L’Oreal — and how great is that?

I love those shots of Mirren in a sleek, black pantsuit. But you know me, I’d want to add a necklace.

Freshwater pearls in rich purple hues mixed with sterling silver beads and punctuated with large lilac amethysts. 

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