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Biggest challenge in photos and real life: lipstick for us older women with disappearing lips and lines above our upper lip. Lipstick seems to only emphasize how thin our lips have become

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Aging skin. At 61, I'm still looking pretty good. But makeup definitely becomes more challenging. I've actually been told that I'm not photogenic. As in, look great in person and not so great in photos. My natural look over the holidays was nothing but concealer around my eyes and nose and Clinique strawberry lip balm. As a make-up devotee, I was happy with the look.

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Texture! If I wear "enough" makeup I look like a cake!!!

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It feels tough to get the complexion/ contour right on my own. I had the same experience that you mentioned recently where I thought a make up was too much but then I saw event photos and thought the artist did a great job 😂

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Biggest frustration is how and when to touch up as it fades!

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Biggest frustration with makeup is definitely wearing just enough for photos and not too much for real life...I find that balance is pretty hard to do.

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I have what ballerinas say the transparent porcelain skin. And if, for example, I stand by the tree, my skin (face, hands) looks green in the photo. And the amount of blush I need to use to look normal is insane

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