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Midlife Makeup (And Other Big, Bold Tips)

Midlife Makeup (And Other Big, Bold Tips)

Our Beauty Editor, a professional makeup artist and aesthetician, recommends more than 15 makeup, skincare and haircare products to help you glow up and stand out!

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Feb 19, 2025
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It was toward the end of the photo shoot with my 60-something client when I boldly suggested, “I would like to put false lashes and a red lip on you.”

“Oh!” she exclaimed, as if the suggestion evoked Sally Bowles. In my head, I saw Jenna Lyons. Or Tina Knowles. Or the fabulous Diana Trout in Younger, played hilariously by Miriam Shor:

A red lip on anyone …

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Shannon Park/Gotham Goddess
Makeup artist, esthetician, feminist, New Yorker. ✨NEW✨Beauty Editor for Womancake Magazine
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