Over 40: Should you ditch these makeup techniques?? 👀

[@Lisa_Uncensored]

Now that I’m in my 40s full coverage foundation is a big no! And I 100% agree about shimmer on the eyes!!!

[@Sandra.Viewer]

Same here 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@MarlenaStell]

same! I can do full coverage just in spots but not all over face anymore- it looks cake and thick

[@debralecuivre3366]

It's weird that when we are younger without as much to cover we put it all on, and when we get older and may want more coverage we can't pile it on anymore. I use concealer strategically for my 'foundation'.

[@kerenkroll]

The NYX concealer in the pump has been life changing for my dry aging skin - the only product I can wear without looking like a cake face. I use it as foundation. The only product that smooths my skin and doesn't cling to texture you can't otherwise see.

[@pearlspetals5542]

@@kerenkrollI agree. So great as a foundation for us older woman. I just discovered the new makeup forever glow foundation. So beautiful and as an under eye concealer it is awesome.

[@lisajmakeup]

Loved filming this with you! So much fun!

[@annaderosbourg]

Please, let‘s just strive for a bit of honesty here. Do shinier lipsticks fill in fine lines better and give the lips a fuller appearance? Absolutely. But the whole „when I wear this people ask if I got filler and I‘m like no it‘s just this lipstick and the way I apply it“ thing is really phony here. These are not Marlena‘s original lips. And that is fine and a personal decision. But be up front about it. For those of us, like me, who have been following you since the start, we‘re not blind. Just be honest about it.

[@LindsayD228]

Thank you!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@simplythebestgirl]

I was honestly thinking hmm doesn't she have filler though?

[@marysmith3761]

Yes!

[@ksmith3064]

Marlena , your makeup is flawless. You look absolutely stunning!! ❤🦋❤

[@rabbitholegirl1]

Hey! My two favorites in one video! 🎉❤

[@StephanieGataiant]

Two beautiful ladies......thanks for the great tips!

[@viviansoto76]

We need a tutorial with both their makeup. Please each one make a video on your respective channels, thanks!

[@emilyevans6989]

This is a great video! Thank you both! I have probably 20 years on you ladies, and I agree with your statements. I have Rosacea, and I FINALLY learned to use foundation only around and on my nose to cover the redness. As you said, it’s all in the center of my face-but it looks SO much better! The best point you made was that makeup is FUN! We need to TRY things, if it doesn’t work, wash it off! Try something else! I’ve loved makeup since I was TWO! I’m nearly 62, and I adore it! Not stopping now!

[@muddyotterspottery569]

I am in my early 60’s. Through trial and error I have adopted most of these tips. It’s good to hear I am on the right track. The one tip I would add is Don’t skip a moisturizing skincare routine prior to makeup application. It takes a little experimentation to find the products which work well under makeup without pilling. In my twenties and thirties I could get away without prepping my skin. Now it’s a must.

[@FIONA21ful]

Before the CT Hollywood glow /Elf dupe mania online, I bought & still use Lisa Eldridges Elevated Glow which gives a beautifully natural skin illumination.

[@MorganStradling]

It’s so interesting how everyone’s faces are different. I have horrible pigmentation/melasma around the edge of my face, so I feel like I go heavy with foundation around there and then much lighter towards the middle.

[@torikelly1172]

Yup! The lip liner is a must! I also lean more towards satin shadows on my lid as well. Marlena, I really feel like I have grown up with you, I started my obsession with makeup with you back in 2011. You have been helping me ever since. Thank you ❤

[@sebumpostmortem]

It' s totally the opposite for me😅. As a goth, the only thing I adoooore about aging is fat pads loss, having chiseled Maleficent-ish features and sunken Willem Dafoe cheeks. Not only I don' t try to soften all these constant changes but I enhance hollows and pointy bones even more✨💀✨. The more harsh the better. Treti-suncreen for a lovely skin, at home device + ATO radiofrequency sessions to keep the lower third in its place and Happy Halloween every day! That 2009 photo🥹, I was there! The nostalgia🥺... In spite of not being the target, anyways THANK YOU you for these beyond useful and helpful tips. What a treat collab💫💫 🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

[@lisahosp9163]

I agree with the shimmer eyeshadow Marlena! I am 60 and it makes me look fresh and goes with the dewy look so good 👍

[@MarlenaStell]

It does! I HATE when people say you can't wear shimmers when you get older. I find they look more flattering. My mom is 70 and I always apply shimmers on her and it looks amazing

[@nessa7431]

You are both amazing people. Inspiring female business owners that support others like that. (Jen Luv and Angelica seem like that too.) So genuine…

[@classicbeauty9373]

I loved this video. Seeing two of my favorite KZbinrs making a video together was such a pleasure. I would love to see more collabs.

[@audreyso1201]

Thank you Marlena and Lisa, super tips🤩🤩🤩

[@SaystheTruth3]

Ladies, L'Oreal Infallible lipsticks/ glosses are wonderful & affordable!

[@marionallen2222]

Great tips!!!! Lip liner is a must and brown eyeliner and no powder preferred lol but I usually have to on my nose and chin 🤍🤍🤍 thanks girls you are both amazing!!!!

[@katinadiep9268]

I can't leave the house without a bit of shimmer or glitters on the eyes. I'm older and find it makes my eyes look bigger. 😊

[@iggybiggy821]

Ok I've been around since the beginning of time with both of you content creator makeup artist/geeks and watching you have fun together is so fun!!! As a retired "girl boss" from a successful 30 year run in my own retail stores I understand all the ups and downs/highs/lows of "running the shop" so to speak! It ain't always pretty and it ain't always easy but it sure is personally fulfilling when it starts to gain momentum. Enjoy that and keep your head! So proud of you two....keep riding the rails...there's so much more ahead! Just your channels alone stand on their own merit. Keep bringing the content, we love it!!

[@reneeluva6319]

Great suggestions 👏🏻

[@hollydean4274]

Thanks ladies/great points. Wearing eyeliner in the inner rim is also really bad for your eyes so that's a good reason not to as well!

[@danachudackova2495]

Thank you very much for this summary of no-goes. Now when I am in my 40s too I also waived black eye liners and fully matt shadows... And I adore naturally looking skin with complimenting slightly shimmery blush and shimmers on eyes are a must! Please let me know what eyeshadows you both wear - they are stunning!!! 😍

[@msbongiovi]

I've been watching Lisa J also. Good to see you two together!

[@KatePeterson83]

I just turned 40 and most of these tips I use. Still it’s nice to have a refresher from wonderful ladies!

[@tjeannine99]

I love these videos with you two together!

[@maureentakach3065]

I bought that Fenty powder on your recommendation (and it was on sale!) and I love it!

[@MarlenaStell]

It's SO good right??? Never gets cakey on me- great coverage and comes in so many colors. I LOVE them

[@HeartShotQueen]

Do u have a link to support your recommendations?​@@MarlenaStell

[@tpayton9715]

🎉​@MarlenaStell what brush do you recommend to apply powder foundation if it is used as an all-over base ?

[@TheShisnette]

OMG I loved this! It was like a chit chat with your sister friends 🥰

[@sherylhaaijema9625]

Amazing to see 2 of my fav girls together! Been loving the over 40 videos also.

[@LenaSheppard]

I love shimmer eyeshadows. Marlena, I just love your laugh & how real you are. You're beautiful. Thank you for being here for us !

[@Mimilovestogarden]

Lisa is beautiful just as you are Marlena. Thanks for sharing all of this!

[@georgiastewart4479]

Thank you! These are great tips. Marlena, your makeup is gorgeous, loving the eye shadow and lashes, and Lisa- your skin is amazing and looks pretty. I'm so glad I watched this video ✨

[@Zuzie-s8y]

Love these tips and tricks videos! Are there additional tips for those of us in our late 50’s? Or go with these?

[@marilynderochie1007]

Thanks‼️💕

[@samantharuiz6481]

Love all of these tips! I'm 29, but even though I'm not over 40 yet, I think these are also great makeup techniques for those of us (like myself) with dry skin, textured skin, and small eyes. Such a great collab video!

[@sandraherrera8351]

I love your collaboration, I only wish you would had shown more affordable options for those of us that can't afford to pay 40.00 for a pressed powder.

[@LindsayD228]

Yeah, I miss the days when she was using Coastal Scents products, and such. Those were the days!

[@margot64fern]

I’ve changed my makeup techniques completely as I hit 60. Nothing under the eyes: no concealer, no liner, no mascara. I have fine lines, but they look better without makeup. I start my foundation on the outer edges because that’s where I need discoloration coverage. On my lips I wear a lip pencil that is not creamy and fill in my lips but I don’t take it all the way to the edges since they are beginning to downturn slightly.

[@TheGalwayfan]

I agree about shimmer shadows, they're much more forgiving than matte. I'm nearly 70, and mattes make my eyes look more wrinkled and dry.

[@lajeka2006]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO 🙌 now I know what to do in my +40 make up 👏👏👏👏

[@76eneyda]

Same im 48 and I use nude or a pink light pink on my waterline. Brown yes but very lightly and smudge it out.

[@jamesbriggs5740]

I stopped lining my waterline as it made my eyes look tiny. In fact no eye makeup below my eyes. Just concealer. At 64 the problem I'm having is thin lips. No more red lipstick, it just doesn't look good. Kathy B

[@menow1650]

I never realized that my brows looked better when I trimmed them; I thought it made them look thicker but they actually look better trimmed...

[@matcam6235]

Love this video of you guys together!!!

[@marye813]

Thanks for the ideas! I'm older and if I'm going to use eyeshadow a primer is a must. Sometimes I can get away with a matte nude look without having lids that look like a jigsaw puzzle but mostly the lines are there without something to fill the cracks first. Also as I've aged I'm finding cream shadows more forgiving than powder.

[@ashleymegonnell7589]

Love shimmers!

[@IndigooceanOrg]

I'm almost 60 and I definitely see how my eyes are starting to angle downward where they used to be straight across. I compensate by doing a winged eyeliner just at the outer third of my eyes. I may start wearing partial falsies there too, though so far I've stuck to mascara only. I also find it important to treat my face as several faces, instead of applying products all over as if all my skin was the same. It's not the same texture, dry/oiliness, pore size, even color, so why would I think one product would work on my entire face? Makeup winds up either looking unflattering in some spots, or too caked on as I apply additional products to sections trying to compensate for the wrong product applied there in the first place! Instead I just focus on using sponges to blend the edges of how I've treated different sections as they each need to be treated. I think it works. The other day I asked a neighbor if she thought the new foundation I was trying out looked like the right shade for me and she actually commented on my blush. She thought the blush was the foundation, because on the rest of my face she couldn't tell I was wearing anything at all! But yeah, my skin isn't that flawless. I don't look like that with nothing but blush. LOL

[@kaylalusk4276]

Ahhh love both of you guys! And the BK Beauty brushes are amazing! I’m still in my early 30s but I still find this informative! ❤

[@crystalgale15]

huh, that makes sense. I will buy a good lip liner to see if it will help. Thanks for thr tips!

[@latherandlace]

Love you both and this was great!

[@MaeMae-wh7in]

Back in the day women used to bathe with their makeup on to get that glowy look to the skin, or lay a moist washcloth over their face. Now we have setting mists that not just put moisture back into the skin but gets rid of that flat matte, powdery and cakey look. The sponge also makes a huge difference to get a more skin like appearance while being able to even out our skin and add color back on the face. Before the beauty sponge, they used those wedges and before that they used their fingers with the warmth of the body to get that seamless look. We’ve come a long way with beauty products and inventions. Now they even sell “skincare” brushes when any brush will do ya.😂

[@monicadrew889]

Marlena what’s the lip combo shades? It’s beautiful!

[@pilialohavrba6943]

❤❤ love this....thank you 😊

[@cjinpa5713]

I can’t do the caterpillar brow. I can’t quit staring at the brows of those that do. Who the frick popularized these abominations?! Then hair spray them to the skin. No. It’s just a no for me. If you love this and I stare at you I’m sorry in advanced.

[@jmrogreen]

I’m 55 and I wear shimmer pencil under my eyes in addition to shimmer on my lid - I think it makes my eyes look brighter

[@DivaandtheDivine]

Shimmers are your friend as you get older….this bling queen LOVES that

[@Tia82377]

Love the lashes but $18 for Half a lash !!! No way she’s crazy !!! Never paying that

[@itsmemel2953]

I use a full lash I cut in 1/2 and apply it under the lash. Is use the kiss falscara glue. It comes off easy with an oil base cleanser.

[@Antariksha]

Shimmers are definitely your friend when you get older. Just matte eye shadows look dry and tired out eyes

[@lokisilvertongue6944]

Tutorial for Marlena's shiny eye look please! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Erika-t6i]

I remember when fine lines on the lips were all the rage.

[@tracibuckley9314]

Hey Lisa, I’m totally going to put you on the spot here, but… as a single mom to a special needs child, I struggle to afford quality makeup and quality tools. But I manage. However, I cannot manage to afford the BK Beauty makeup brushes. When can we look forward to some affordable pricing on these must have brushes?

[@lili7727]

They go on sale before Christmas. Idk if they do any other times

[@for_crys_sake]

Marlena died a bit inside when she put that applicator directly on her skin 😂

[@fatimag9108]

But why lisa isn’t on the thumbnail!

[@katiebrunner4376]

They’re gonna have to pull the shimmer eye shadows out of my cold dead hands haha

[@karicarter4832]

Thanks for recommending the MOST expensive products that we can all afford!!!!

[@bam2431]

No girl...u don't have the definition in ur lips because of filler...thats what happens. Even if u have stopped u can tell u have lasting filler.

[@TaylorGraceBeauty]

Marlena you are a huge inspiration to me getting into makeup and starting my channel! You’ve never lost your passion through everything you’ve been through and watching your videos makes me feel so motivated to chase mine too. Thank you for being you! ❤

[@libertychic8926]

Love bk beauty brushes AND the Risa lahes!!!! 💜🙌

[@MarlenaStell]

SO SO good!!

[@tas9581]

Marlena is gorgeous!

[@Rforsch1]

The drunk elephant lip balm has a peptide that restores your lip line I think it’s tri peptide one. I use it every day once a day, and my lip line came back and it’s strong and defined. The lip balm doesn’t last forever or make your lips feel extremely cushy or amazing. It’s a standard lip balm that stays on your lips for a short period of time, but just putting it on that once a day with that peptide in it has brought my lip line back, and if I stop using it, it goes away but when I use it again, it eventually comes back.

[@elacampusano7341]

I also got my eyebrow hair out just like you guys and they never grew back 😢

[@Kovidkillermalinois]

I have definitely found Urban Decay's Ozone pencil to be my bestie. it's clear and keeps my lip liner out of my lines, cures bleeding and also the corners of my eyes. It keeps it from seeping in my fine lines. Especially, because I'm either in the heat training dogs or running around the hospital

[@michellek6311]

The dynamic duo of tips and tricks. Really enjoyed this!!!

[@Willowy13]

I am 49 and black eyeliner was my look until Marc Jacobs closed and took its highliner crayon with it. They stayed and didn't give blepharitis/alergies flare ups.

[@JillCR]

As I gotten older, I been wearing less makeup. I used to rock black Smokey eye everyday in my 20’s. I feel embracing your natural beauty and just being confident in your own skin is the best beauty advice I can give in my 40’s Thank you for doing these series! Love both of your channels! Marlena, been watching you even before you had make up geek as a cosmetics company (og muggie). Bought all make up geek eyeshadows and lipsticks. Eyeshadows are some of the best ever!

[@AllisonChains08]

What is Lisa wearing on her eyelids? I really like the color and her complexion is similar to mine!

[@Rue994]

As you get older creams and liquids I think are a must. They melt into the skin and look so much more natural and flattering, but it also doesn’t last as long as a powder obviously so my question is, Patrick Ta recommends putting a powder blush down then a cream over it to bring back that skin like look to the cheeks and it always looks gorgeous and more natural. I’ve done this with other blushes and get the same result. So why are we told to avoid putting creams and liquids over powders but recently have been told to do that exact thing? Why does it work sometimes and lifts the makeup or causes patchiness etc other times? Also, why do we sometimes get pilling while other times we do not, even if it’s with the exact same products?

[@lili7727]

Patrick Ta's formula is made for that technique

[@estherdelgado1167]

Any lip product you can recommend to plump the lips? I’m 43 and my lines are really noticeable.

[@puffsplus72]

What’s the YSL lipstick fomula mentioned?

[@gypsylee333]

I'm loving the tips. I'm 37 but I also think the beauty trends are leaving the heavy drag queen look anyways. At least for me I'm appreciating a much softer makeup look these days. Partly from COVID and the masks training me to wear less and not wanting to look like one of the many failmales of 2024. They can only imitate us if everyone is wearing womanface masks.

[@kitten103083]

Is she an actress ? Great video

[@DanielaBoard72]

I just realized the matte lipstick does that to me as well. I always wondered why I would look like I had dried up lips. 🤦🏼‍♀️🙈 No more matte for me. 🫤

[@marianna6926]

Enjoyed this video. Always learn something new from watching you. 🌷

[@samantha312314]

I am 41 and loved these tips. Majority of them I had recently changed to without even thinking of the why. Great video! Thank you

[@figgityfly]

42 here and I stopped wearing black eyeliner on top lid as much because I feel like it started to age me unless I wear a super thin line. Something I noticed too is now a lot of my bright red lipsticks aged me too even with lipliner. I saw a tip where a makeup artist warmed up the red on her hand and pressed it and it made the color look less severe. Starting to think muted red lip colors are more my friend.

[@elisabetamicske5717]

Shimmers remain on my oily 49 year old eyes! 😁 Of course with a primer and setting powder

[@gracious2018]

Now I'm 55years...leaning!! Thank you sisters ❤❤Singapore 🇸🇬

[@Genevieve-ni5el]

I have always thought the dark eyeliner on the lower lash closes off the eye, yet why do makeup artists and creators say it opens up the eye? On the outer corner you can get away with a little a third way in, but that’s about it. I’ve never understood why we do all these steps and buy all these products to cancel out under eye darkness just to add it back on ourselves.😂

[@marieoliphant8305]

Great video ladies. I always learn something and I can never have too many tips. Thanks so much!

[@elisabethmaurice6849]

I love you ladies thank you so so much for the tips and ideas! I'm hitting 40 in May and I can definitely tell the closer I get. My skin is so different now.

[@frnchgrl26]

I’m over 50 and these tips are spot on!

[@Krissymacg]

I am 38 and rediscovering make-up again since my early twenties! I watched your videos then to help me with my techniques and I am SO glad you have these videos so I can learn with you all over again!! It is almost as if I am reliving my youth 😆😅

[@DolsieMercado]

Yes you guys are the second MUA that have suggested the creamy eyeliner on the waterline.

[@jeaninehinsey7745]

What is the color you put on from YSL? I tried your link but Sephora says they don’t carry it? Thanks!

[@leoraa.6179]

Marlena, Please do a tutorial of the products and eye look it’s gorgeous!!! 🥰

[@08Stella]

MARLENA is above 40? I wouldn't have guessed. What is that gray-ish Brow Pencil colour, please? I see Benefit mentioned but what shade. Will you tell me? I don't think we have PERSONA and that LAWLESS cosmetics in Europe, do we? Does anyone know, please? ♡♡♡ xx..

[@thepoptarte]

I find that MAC lipstick just disappears a few moments after applying it! It feels wonderful, but it's too pricey not to last at least a short while.

[@timothysherreyehler5095]

Two incredible beauties sharing their valuable makeup tips for those over the age of forty! Many have worked for me, and I am over the age of sixty! Thanks so much, Marlena, and Lisa, for continuing to offer your knowledge, expertise, and genuine joy, advancing the You Tube beauty community for so many! Love, and hugs, ladies, Sherrey🩷💄🩷

[@charlottes1731]

LOL I have always done my makeup my way, always will, can't afford it any other way

[@user-ly2rj9py5n]

I am over 40 and I sometimes use full coverage foundation but very lightly. I also wear glittering eyeshadow but applied very lightly.