Il Makiage matches you and let’s you try before you buy for two weeks. I will tell you it’s affordable- EVERYONE should have their concealer- no settling, pilling, super coverage. There’s nothing I have ever found like it. And I’ve tried them all. It’s only online, but they are excellent at matching.
I use my glow screen, with my Loreal true match NUDE, mixed together on the back of my hand, then dot on, and pounce and bounce with my blender sponge, and a very light dusting of Cover Girl ageless blurring pressed powder. I'm 59+
@@tammywade3649you shouldn’t mix your sunscreen with anything else. You will get less and uneven protection and affect its ability to work the way it’s supposed to. You also most likely are using nowhere near enough sunscreen which should be around 1/4 teaspoon for your face to get the stated protection, give or take depending on the size of your face. Apply your sunscreen first, let it set, and if you need to dilute your foundation do it with something else.
Amen ! Effort and being your best self is so important for feeling great ❤ MY MOM TAUGHT ME ITS BETTER TO BE OVER DRESSED THAN UNDER DRESSED ! I’m 48 a homeschool mom ( cosmetologist) and I wear what I LOVE and wear make up and pretty hair every day. I feel great and the yoga pant Moms always compliment me and I think I inspire them 😊 Don’t let your beautiful clothes just sit in the closet - Rock them and have fun,life is too short ! Love this new series, you’re the best ❤
I absolutely LOVE this channel! As a “mature” but young 68 year old, I’m always looking for makeup tips. I have the things you mentioned that make mature skin look older - age spots, dry patches and some redness. I already use the L’Oreal foundation but will be going to Sephora to get some of the other products you mentioned including the Supergoop sunscreen. Thanks for always looking out for us older ladies!
Funny. I just went to Sephora a couple weeks ago, to use up some points etc and ended up getting a small tube of Supergoop. I have used it in the past, but I think it was a sample or something. It was fantastic but full size was expensive so I decided against it. I've come around to realising it's worth the expense. I've also got the L'Oreal serum foundation, and I use the primer that goes with it; it's really nice! One thing I haven't tried is the Estee Lauder foundation, but so many people seem to swear by it, that I think I'll need to give it a try....!!!
@@johannaholmgren8088 I bought the Estée Lauder foundation (I currently wear the L’Oreal foundation that Gabi recommends). I wore the Estée Lauder yesterday and omg, it is the best! I applied it around 9 yesterday morning and wore it for over 12 hours and it still looked fantastic on my skin! No settling in lines, no oxidation, etc. I understand now why every one loves it!
Please do the whole series! What an awesome idea. Also thank you so much for spotlighting mature people - women older than 35 are almost invisible in society, yet they are the ones who spend the most money on hair and makeup.
Gabi, I totally agree with you, there is absolutely nothing the matter with trying to look nice. I feel so much better when I go somewhere and look nice. So many people just don't care how they look when they leave the house these days. Well quite frankly I never wanted to do something everyone else is doing, I am 68 yrs. old and I still like being noticed because I am making an EFFORT on my appearance. I may not feel that way in the future, but for right now I still do and I am going to keep watching your videos for these excellent tips. Thank you for being here.
A natural beauty co-worker said to me, " you know how your husband tells you every morning how beautiful you are?" I commented that my husband rarely tells me I'm beautiful. She replied with pity in her voice, " and you work so hard at it!" 😂. Not sure that was a compliment, but I'll keep working at it!
I believe making a little effort in our appearance and taking good care of ourselves (not necessarily a full face of makeup every day) is also a form of respect to other people. It also depends on the occasion, for example if I only have to go grab some groceries I will not spend as much time getting ready as if I had to go out for dinner, but still I try to avoid looking frumpy, sometimes it really does not take much. For a job interview, even on zoom, I like to put on a little makeup and look at least presentable and professional. It just means that you care enough. This obviously does not apply to people who have legitimate reasons to be unable to groom themselves (depression, disabilities or any other difficult circumstances) but most people are just lazy.
I'm 66 and of course our era was all about making an effort and not looking frumpy. We wouldn't be caught dead going out in public with hair curlers, slippers, and PJs. Proper undergarments were expected. I mean, we had hygiene classes in high school about how to dress, take care of our nails, do our hair, etc etc. These days, who knows what's being taught? It was considered self-respect and respect for the senses of others, who have to look at us. I mean, if someone wants to look like a schlub, that's their lookout, but then they shouldn't expect any respect!!
Hi, Gabi - I recently have been watching your videos. I enjoyed this format very much. I think what mature women mean by “trying too hard” is we don’t want to look like we are trying to look like someone half our age with makeup, clothes, hair; we want to enhance our look while feeling a best version of our maturing self. There’s confidence and beauty in that. ❤
Love this series and wish I had seen it before investing in the Dior Forever Matte foundation that other TH-camrs swore was great for mature skin and prevented creasing! Grrrr. The Cool Rosy shade actually has a yellow undertone, neither cool nor rosy! Your comment was brilliant … I keep running into friends (early 70s) who have grown out long, stringy hair, quit coloring it, and dress like little gray mice. It’s almost like they are trying to be invisible. Meanwhile, I have blonde hair with highlights and lowlights and gravitate towards Fuschia pinks, teal blues, etc. with white jeans for summer. I have thought “am I trying to hard”, then think “Nah, I love what I’m wearing”! I also love the incredibly gorgeous eyes on your client! Wow!! Can you recreate that look for us?
Yes, more content like this please! I used to have very oily skin but now I have to adjust to drier skin as I age and living in a low humidity climate. The struggle is real 😂
Oil of Olay total effects 7 is excellent! I’ve been using it since I was 28! I’m 44 now. It’s a SPF 30 with moisturizer. I use it all the time before I put my makeup on. It works! I’m the proof. ❤
Hello! You are awesome, thank you for your advice. To answer your question, I’m 57 and have friends who are definitely “trying too hard”, what this means to me is that they are trying to go back in time and try to be 25 again rather than accept their beauty at their age and let it shine. They do makeup that is silly, terrribly long lashes, glitter, too much eye liner that ultimately backfires and makes them look desperate. Your advice is what they need. some how they believe if they repeat what worked at 25 it’ll succeed. Their role models are not skin appropriate. Trying to hard means not accepting the fact of your age- and bringing out the best but rather, trying to copy teenagers to look like them. thank soooo much for your tips!
Love this video, Gabi! Please do more-- your honesty is so refreshing. So many content creators are sponsored or sent products so it's hard to decipher what is really good or what is just being "sold."
Gabi, I really appreciate all your tips on mature skin makeup (and application) and the explanations behind them. I would love for you to continue the series! One thing that I would personally find helpful is a video on all the different makeup brushes to use for the various applications. There are SO many shapes and textures out there and with varying associated costs. I honestly get overwhelmed trying to figure out which types I need and for what purpose. I also feel like there surely must be a particular brand or two that are reasonably priced that would work just as well as the higher priced ones. I just don’t know which that would be. So, a video on this would be very helpful ❤
Hmmm. Trying too hard…as a 68 year old woman, this phrase implies I could appear to be unaccepting of my age and am driven to look young. Nothing to do with effort really. We all want to be accepted and feel relevant EXACTLY as we are. Trying too hard also means (to me) the fear of not getting it right (looking overdone) and being judged for it. Unfortunately there’s still a lot of ageism out there. I applaud you Gabi for helping us navigate the complicated makeup and hair space. 🙏🏻 I don’t want to look young, I want to look my own, personal best now and as I continue the adventure.
I love the idea of this series ! It's like having you in a personal consultation 😂. I would love it if you could do one on cruelty free products if a product tests on animals, I don't care how I look in it I'm not buying it ! It seems like people are leaning more into eco sustainable products, and I'm here for it ! Thank you for all you do I love your videos ❤ 😊
Fair trade is so important too. If we can protect animals (which we should!) we should protect each other too. Who is making our makeup and fashion items? If there's an incredible price, somebody pays💜
judy9165...Cruelty-Free Kitty has an AMAZING website dedicated to Cruelty-Free beauty products. The founder has done a prestigious job in her research & publishing SO much helpful information for those looking for Cruelty-Free brands, even sustainable sourced or environmentally responsible. Even their monthly subscription box, now called Better Beauty box, is really great & the 1st subscription box where I actually received full sized products that I actually had use for the entire box. I'm confident you will find the information about brands you are looking for...and so much more!
Love this channel!! I just turned 74 and wear pretty full makeup every day and I love it. It's fun and gives me some confidence and I look forward to "trying" new techniques and products. I think the negativity comes from others thinking it's ego related or selfishly spending too much time on yourself. I did try the Double Wear but found it too much - love the comment to mix it with HA or oil. Thanks for the suggestions Gabi!!
I tried the Estee Lauder futurist hydra rescue moisture makeup spf 45: and I love it. Medium coverage,satin to radiant finish depending on if I got carried away with application. A bit pricey but it goes on sale.
Love your comment, "When did trying become a bad thing?" I have loved makeup, since I was a young teen! At 67, I still want to look my best, so from tinted sunscreen on, I love trying different makeup products and applications! Enjoy your videos, Gabi!
I love that you went from drugstore to high end, because not all of us can afford the high-end. I really do you want you to do a full makeover on a woman over 60. Woman deserve to feel beautiful at any age thank you for sharing your knowledge, and not being guarded with it.
Yess, I'd love to see more 'This and not That". Like one of your commenters already said, it it's like having a personal consultation. Also, this video was really helpful in comparing the two foundations - that was exactly what I wanted to know!
Thank you for the great tips! I just came across your channel. I'm 53 with 6 kids ages 8-17. I've always loved makeup! My 2 girls are 8. One looked like Alice Cooper when she plays in makeup. While the other is a future makeup artist. I don't understand the "trying too hard" comment 🤷♀️ It's called putting your best foot forward and presenting your amazing self to the world. I've used Clinique's City 50 Block Sunscreen since I was 40. I didn't use Sunscreen when I was pregnant so I had horrible Hyperpigmentation. After going through very painful Lazer treatments I never go without Sunscreen on my face. I love Glowish face primer by Huda beauty. For foundation I like Estee Lauder's Double Wear and Huas Lab Born This Way Foundation. Thank you again for wonderful tips!
Thank you, I am 57 year old with olive skin, your tips has really shed light into My make up products, I Will toss them away and get the ones You recommend. Keep up with the tips
All great tips. Sunscreen is a girl's best friend at any age. I am 64 and embrace it. When dressing or thinking able make-up, my best examples are Helen Mirren or Audrey Hepburn.
I don’t understand why anyone would watch your channel OR any other channel that has similar content if they’re not interested in how they can look and feel their best? Just watch something else, it’s that simple. I just turned 60 and people usually think I’m in my 40’s and I think it’s because I put effort into my appearance - which also includes how I take care of myself physically, emotionally and intellectually. I don’t wear makeup everyday, but when I do, I enjoy the process and channels like this, help me stay up to date and provide great information. Thank you, Gabi for all the great content! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love this series. I look forward to seeing more. I’m almost 60 and adamant about taking care of myself and looks! I love makeup and skin care. I understand using glowing products but please suggest primers or sunscreen for sensitive combination skin, oily T zone, and I live in humidity in the summer- Charlotte NC. Getting older does not mean having dry skin for many of us, at least not yet. Thank you
I'm loving this new series! It's extremely informative. I am a mature woman who only uses Este Lauder Double Ware ....when I want a lighter coverage I mix it with HA Acid, about half and half, it works fabulously, and doesn't affect the foundation at all. Much love from Texas ❤
This is AMAZING advice Janice! Thank you for leaving this comment. Isn't it the most beautiful foundation you have ever used? I actually just bought it because the beauty boutique advisor told me it's phenomenal and I needed something bullet-proof for events and the first time I used it, my jaw dropped to the floor. It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. Ever since then, I've used it on literally every client I have had and every single person looks at their face in the mirror after and says "WOW what is that! My skin looks flawless!" I am SO happy that she recommended it to me.
Hi Gabi, I like the buy this not that as you teach us product qualities we shd look for. I love you your work your kindness and the way you respect even mean comments you’ve brought up. Please don’t change. The world needs more people like you. You are so talented and I so appreciate you sharing so much info with us. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks again! ❤️ 🌞
Yes, yes and yes! I am 62 with wrinkles. I have been looking for a good foundation that doesn’t migrate into my lines and wrinkles. Your video was just in time😊❤.
Yes, this not that! I’ve been lucky, with oily skin, now-as an older, mature woman, living further north, battling dry and dull Skin! My makeup looks good in the Am, at the end of a long day in different light, scary!!! Thank you, Gabi!
Freakin love this format, definitely want to see more of these! I live in hellish heat and humidity so I've nixed nearly all but sunscreen. Definitely love hearing how the various products do in that kind of climate. Thanks as always!
I would love to see more videos like this! After trying so many high end foundations, I finally tried the Loreal Age Perfect and love it! Would love to see a video on concealers and color correctors.
Thanks Lisa! I will do some more of these for sure! It's a fun video for me to make as a creator especially considering I have tried everything one billion times over.
Thank you for this great video. Not to invest in these wrong products for mature skin, whitch are expensive and not helpful, is a great advice out of your big experice. Do more of such videos, please!
Trying is good ❤ Trying too hard to me means if you cake on too much and it looks cakey. Or you get to the point where the liner under your eyes only accentuates wrinkles and you just refuse to let it go. I quit that a few years ago… It Cosmetics CC+ works well for my 40+ rosacea skin. I use a wet sponge to apply it. Great video! We don’t have Supergoop around here, unfortunately 🤷🏻♀️
I used to work for Jamie (the CEO of ITCosmetics) at the Shopping Channel when that brand was BRAND NEW. I did all of the before and afters on their models for the show on TV. Jame is such a beautiful and incredibly innovative woman. I love ItCosmetics. I have the CC Cream in my makeup kit too. The only thing about it that I don't love is how wet it is. It works fantastically well on very dry skin but if you have combination to oily skin, it can be a bit too wet after a few hours on the skin (in my opinion).
@@GlamGirlGabi I can see that. For me it’s great, because I can build it up. My skin has always been oily, but now it’s so incredibly dry and red, but also sweats 🙄 I have rocasea and PCOS and Crohn’s and it creates a fun range of problems even after 40 😅 It was amazing to discover moisture serums with no clogging of pores 🥳
I don't want to look like I'm trying so hard, but it's more about not wanting to look like I'm trying be 25 again, not trying in general; although sure, we all want to look effortless. I wish you had more recommendations about skincare with mineral SPF for allergy as well as environmental reasons, otherwise I love your channel, thanks for it!
But ask any dermatologist, sunscreen are less effective when they are mix in the same tube, with cream. It's better to apply them separately. "LaRoche Posay" is the best one and is not greasy for the face (when you are in the city). If you are at the sea, they are offering a tinted formula for your face. Now, the best method is: you apply your serum first, your day cream and then, your sunscreen.
Thanks so much Gabi for giving us both a budget friendly and an awesome high end option. My bullet proof favourite Covergirl foundation was discontinued suddenly.😳...it has been a journey. I finally landed on the L’ORÉAL Freshwear, and their True Match. These both come with cool undertones which are also getting harder to find. I enjoy your content,and am appreciative that you are listening to your subscribers feedback which is triggering to so many influencers. Your so brave, kind and caring especially to my age group...it is a wonderful quality you have, and it is rare in the beauty community. Much love to you my Canadian Sister ...Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day!! ❤j
I’m 54, and I tried a shimmer sunscreen. It made me look like absolute SH!T. 😂 I’d highly recommend that anyone with lines in their face proceed with caution, and not spend a fortune trying one out. Thanks for doing the over 50 videos, I really enjoy your content, and your relatability. ☮️💖🙏
I have textured skin and the glow products high light those areas which I dislike. So I agree with you regarding lines. I would probably just use a satin product only in spots that I don’t have lines or texture. But those areas need to Matte for me.
I TRY everyday I go to work. And usually ONE of my days off. 😉 It's puzzling to me how others cannot try whatsoever. But that's "their thing". I would never go to work without makeup. I love the ritual, I love the skin prep, I love the subtle change of colors and shades I choose, I love the dynamic makeup can bring. It makes me feel confident and pretty. For me. No one else. Thanks for the suggestions. As a youthful looking 57 year old I am thankful all my years of sun loving did not create too much damage. Luckily, I was keen enough to start taking care of my skin as a very young person. It is second nature. Funny about the mention of matte being an age adder. I use Benefit Porefessionals primer and Dior Forever Matte (1CR, cool rosy) and it looks flawless. Dewy (shiny) anything looks weird. Like, greasy. Even if I swap out into Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue foundation stick it's too greasy looking. Even with a light dusting of e.l.f. high definition powder in my t-zone. The greasy look and feel of dewy formulas just attract environmental dirt it seems. On days I wear dewy makeup I cannot wait to wash my face off. I have grabbed many a sample at Sephora to try. Hands down Dior Forever Matte looks and performs the best. *I have normal to dry skin mostly, t-zone can act up now & again I seriously do miss the days of powder foundation though. My go-tos were MAC (Studio Fix), Perse (mineral pressed), and Neutrogena (mineral loose, and pressed). So quick, easy and flawlessly great looking!
Glad I found your channel! I'm 63 and have been experimenting with skincare and makeup lately trying to find what works best for me at this age. I like a more natural looking makeup and prefer to still be able to see my skin while hiding the sun damage I inflicted upon myself growing up in the 70's. I am currently using Colorscience and wondering what you think of this brand. The dermatologist recommended it for the sunscreen, I'm asking in regards to makeup.
I'm the exception to the 'rules'... I may be 60 but I'm also combo/oily. Those glowy sunscreens make my skin crawl b/c it starts to feel greasy in no time at all. In fact, I have to wear powder foundation!! I watch these videos and roll my eyes the entire time. I only hope at some point in my life I'll have the blessing of dry skin!! Then I'll be re-watching these videos!!!!! Enjoy your weekend, Gabi!
You got it Sherry! I will definitely make more content in this style. It is so much fun for me to go through all my products and think about what worked and what didn't.
Thank you for this!! My challenge is how to set my foundation so that it doesn’t dry out and settle in line (especially under eye). Could you do a companion video to this one on setting, and maybe eye primers??
Hi Gabi, I'm 58 and I was a licensed cosmetologist at 21. I have been fascinated by the art of color and shape through makeup and hair design since I was 10. I still do my makeup every day and try new things. I have occasionally said, "I don't want to look like I'm trying too hard." I don't mean that I have a problem looking like I'm TRYING to 'look nice', I mean that I don't want to look like an old lady pretending to be too young. I am proud of my years and want to claim them while still looking 'youthful' (vibrant and active), but I don't want to look rediculous or completely immature.
Thanks for watching! Are you using any of these products? If you want a daily dose of glam-spiration, follow me on instagram because I am very active on that platform: instagram.com/glamgirlgabi/ If you enjoyed this video, you may find this one helpful to watch next: 5 Simple Skin Makeup Tips for Women 50+ - th-cam.com/video/OFEfl8wZLFQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this video it's so helpful I love that some of the products are cruelty free TULA & Supergoop 💚 I put them in my Amazon cart to try. 🌸
Hi Gabi!!! First, I have to say “You’re AMAZING!!” I love all the subjects you discuss and have tired. I also respect your reviews. You got me on the sunscreen Supergoop, Glow Screen. I do use a foundation practically everyday. ( Nars light reflecting, and Clinique (Even Better makeup evens and corrects). Both are nice. The Estée Lauder I did have but the color was a bit too warm… so I pitch it!!!! Ugh 😑…. Noe I’m not sure what color it was and also not sure what color to re order. I remember that it was a beautiful finish to it, but as I said looked kinda orange. I always wanted to be a hairdresser, but my dad said, “No, you’re going to college.” I missed out on my dream but I’m all about “Taking care of my hair and makeup.” To me, there’s no such thing as trying to hard. You have to take the time out to look as good as you can. (My opinion) If others judge, (they have…😂) you can’t let it bother you. I go on at 56 years of age changing my makeup as my skin changed too. I’m happy to say I enjoy ALL of your videos…. I’m a huge makeup and hair junkie… so I’ll tell ya I just bought that Tymo hairdryer you had mentioned. Ha ha!!! It’s really sweet as it’s light weight compared to my Elchim 3900 healthy ionic in pink. 🩷😁 Thank you for your time and videos. You do an incredible job reaching out as if we were friends. Enjoy the upcoming holiday beautiful!!! 🙏🏻🇺🇸💙♥️🫶🏻
Man, 49, sunblock everyday for 30 years. No one believes me when I tell them my age. My skin age was analysed by an A.I. And it gives me 39 years old. I use the La Roche Posey sun block. I use the mattfying je but I may change it for the sheer. Thanks for the tip.
Yes, please do a series on Do This, Not That. I recently found your channel and I really love it. The only thing I wonder is since you are young and have such beautiful skin, why not show us the products on a very mature woman, who has wrinkles, etc. BTW, you are very beautiful.
I really like the series, so yes please, more of this. 😊 As a 57-yearold who loves the magic of makeup this was really interesting. I agree on the smashbox primer. I keep using it year after year and see no reason to switch to something else. Regarding foundation: you mentioned several Dior-brands as a no-go, but the best foundation I know is on you did not mention: the Dior Forever Skin Glow foundation. It covers both my rosacea and my darker spots and never creases. Same with the concealer. 😊
Same! The double wear actually makes me look older - so maybe I’m doing something wrong. But I love the Dior forever skin glow - I need to try the concealer as I haven’t yet. Right now I use one from hourglass I like.
@@JulieNick28agree. Seen so many TH-camrs saying double wear is good for dry skin. I’m 52. Made me look older. Didn’t blend smoothly too. I think I will try Dior glow! Lancôme formula not the same any more. Used to be so good.
@@main2333 I also like the new formulation of the Revlon Colorstay. The one for normal/dry skin. Plus it has SPF and it’s drugstore! I’ve only used it twice but so far it seems to do well!
@@main2333i mix it with oil or moisturizer to make it more hydrating. It becomes so much softer and smoother, even try it with a glow primer and its gorgeous
I will only use Chanel for any tinted moisturiser. Worth paying a little more but lasts a long time, great colour, evens out skin tone, great finish and a natural glow. I am 60 by the way.
at age 68 I still have areas of very oily skin on my face. The T-zone most especially. I use a modifying primer along with a matte foundation. Otherwise I look like an oil slick. There are many other ways to give your skin a glow, that don’t include using a glowy primer or a glowy foundation! Everyone’s skin is unique and different to them.
Sunscreen is NOT needed unless* you are in direct sunlight for more than 20 minutes daily. If you are inside ALL day, not by a window, it is unnecessary. I have finally found a sunscreen that doesn't break me out, the first ever, from Japan. 👍 I realize that many mature women have drier skin. But there are a few of us (Risa!) with oily skin. I don't want, need, or like, glowy moisturizing anything. There's a very fine line between "dewy" and "oil slick". 😂 I have a lot of trouble finding advice for my mature, textured, oily, sensitive skin. 😬 Effort is not a bad thing. Overdoing it, sticking with a dated look, not trying better products, can be a bad thing. EL DW is fabulous!!! For a drugstore full coverage option I like the Cover Girl Extreme Outlast with the orange/pink cap. 🎉 Thanks for all you do, Gabi❤
Great reminder that Trying is not a bad thing. I think this is linked because we're supposed to naturally look like we're 25 according to... everything... to be considered beautiful (considered at all really). Great reminder to unlearn. Now please go tell society that we're here and we're beautiful over 50 (60, 70, 80)! Meanwhile we'll be living it with help from your tips!💜 PS I admit I like slightly mattifying sunscreens. Anything like glow screen accentuates every pore, texture and wrinkle I have. I can add the glow I want through bronzer, blush, glow product. Then I don't have to add as much powder to combat the glow over all my "issues".
These videos are SO helpful -- thank you very much for doing this series. It's really hard to get things right when your skin isn't so nice any more in these later decades of life.
I work 12 hour shifts and double wear looks as good at the end of shift as it did at the start. Always get compliments on my skin snd I’m super old. I put too faced ethereal powder over the top. Perfect.
Thanks for all the great tips! Some I have incorporated into my routing, but one thing I dont like is products that make you look shiny. I see older women with shiny faces and I think that also accentuates the lines and wrinkles and maturity of the face.
✨❤️LOVING THIS FORMAT✨My holy grails: SPF For under foundation : Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen❣️… tinted SPF for everyday: ISDIN ❤️… lightweight serum foundation: L’Oréal ❣️but I’ve been thinking of trying the Double Wear, and will do so now‼️… I love to try hard🥰. But I think “trying too hard” is said when someone has made some choices which are unflattering 😊
Hair products! This & Not That - fine, thin hair here. And over 50, which means I’m letting my grey grow out … I’m totally confused and lost! Grey is an entirely new animal to deal with. Advice most welcome 💕
Thank you, thank you and yes. I love This Not That. I definitely have mature skin. My daughter is getting married in October and I need all the tips I can get. I have been unable to find a makeup person for the wedding and realize I most likely will be doing it myself.
I used the love and wear the Double Wear since my mid-thirties, for almost 10 years. I had oily skin, with menopause at 45-46 it that started to change to dry sometimes oily, very unstable, then the Double Wear began to look horrible, like a paste, all patchy. I had change and try new foundations. Maybe I will give it another go. Thanks for your recommendations Gaby.
It's NOT Effort = Negative; "Trying too hard" (at least for me, crowding 70 years old) is the new way to say "mutton dressed as lamb." Too much makeup, makeup that is over-the-top for the occasion (a full glam beat for a casual bridge club meeting, for instance, instead of the opening performance of the symphony) makes an older woman look desperate. As though she is franticly clinging to fashions - including hair and makeup - that are too young for her. "Trying too hard" to deflect and distract, with inappropriate and (frequently) unflattering makeup. A lot of us - me included - lose confidence not only in our looks but in our artistry and skill. Techniques carefully honed over years suddenly stop working as well, or worse, look absolutely terrible. My color pallet has changed pretty significantly. I am a dark brunette (never went grey) but I've faded. My brows are the same color they always were but because they've thinned out, don't look as dark on the face. But restoring them to a youthful color is too harsh and not right, either. Textures that I used to love (subtle shimmer) suddenly highlight every tiny wrinkle and flaw. My vision is fading and I'm terrified of making myself look like a clown. On top of all that, trusted products don't work any more and I don't have the budget to experiment endlessly. Older women are invisible to cosmetic companies. It's enough to discourage anyone! I'm not trying to be 30 years old anymore. I just want to be the best version of myself that I can be, and that's becoming increasingly difficult. So, "Not trying too hard" doesn't mean that I'm afraid of making the effort; it means I'm afraid of appearing in public in one of my many failed experiments!
Linda thank you for leaving me with such an insightful comment. I haven't experienced this yet, obviously, but I have seen many women in my life struggle with the changes that come from aging and having to adapt to those changes. I guess what "gets to me" about that comment is the undertone that maturity means invisibility. When I go into a wedding and I start styling the mother or the grandmother, they always say "not too much dear. I am not the star here". I understand the sentiment but I don't agree. You ARE the star. As a mother or a grandmother, you created people, raised them and now are sending them into the world as a full functioning adult. You are AS MUCH the star as the bride and you don't have to be invisible because you are 60, 70, 80 or 90. In Eastern cultures, we celebrate aging and in Western culture we try to shun it. It makes me sad that as women age, we feel like we can't shine as brightly as we did when we were 25 when in fact, we are shining much brighter on the inside. I think it's incredible when a mature woman walks into the room with her high heels on, a beautiful outfit, a face full of well executed makeup and a killer blowout. SHINE as brightly as you want to shine.
@@GlamGirlGabi And that's why I am subscribed, dear Gabbi! I am braver with a little encouragement and you are a wonderfully encouraging voice. Keep up the good work - you are a force of positive change.
And yes 🙌🏼 as other say, more affordable products will be better, I’ve just had to spend for the Estée Lauder foundation and made the choice only to use for special occasions and because it’s for my skin. Skin products are a must for me, I’ve noticed the difference on wrinkles and supple looking, I received a Christmas gift from my daughter 2 years ago working at a Spa- Med salon and saw so much difference on my skin that I’ve never experienced before , it’s from the brand Skinceuticals triple lipid restore, expensive product but beautiful results and last me a year and a half, just use it at night a pea size, also being careful at first just to use it once every 2 or 3 days until skin get use to it because skin can get irritated for the retinol . But I can say loved how my skin started looking after 3-4 weeks , so supple and diminished wrinkles around my eyes, forehead and neck .
You notice imperfections in older ladies wearing no make-up, such as spider veins, and uneven skin tone, and they just look tired and sort of less polished. Many just don't bother or give up making the most of themselves in general. You should never let yourself go !
I agree 💯 trying is not a bad thing. I tried the L'Oreal foundation you suggested and it sunk right into my pores and made white spots on my nose, I've never had a foundation do that. IDK if i got a bad batch or what
Great info! I’m thinking about trying the products and I very rarely wear foundation. It would be helpful to either list or link to the products in the description. Thanks, Gabi!
Thank you for this video. I just turn 55. I don't use alot of make up but do use sun screens. My favorite is super goop. Am going try their tinted one. Thanks
I really needed to hear not to use the mattifying foundations, it's just a go to thing to look for as someone who dealt with oily skin until I moved out west. Love this format! Have a great weekend!
I like this video and all the tips. I’m only 27 but all these tips are great and about shining skin I started using it even before and it works. Waiting for new videos❤
I Agree. . . . I'm 56 and dang I'm gonna keep trying to look my best. I'm not gonna look 25, but that's ok :) I'm just glad I have lived as long as I have :)
Love this series and would really enjoy seeing more like this. A comment below stated," I think what mature women mean by “trying too hard” is we don’t want to look like we are trying to look like someone half our age with makeup, clothes, hair; we want to enhance our look while feeling a best version of our maturing self. " That is what I mean when I think of the statement, "trying too hard". It's not a negative comment about putting any effort into ones appearance. It's about looking youthful at the age you currently are and not trying to be what you aren't. That to me shows confidence and not insecurity.
Great video! It is very helpful to know the terms on products that can help you decide what will be best and what to avoid. I started using the Loreal foundation last year, and it is fantastic! I just turned 50, and I have very dry skin. This foundation is wonderful for me! I love your positive and helpful videos! Keep it up!
Just discovered you tonight. I'm really enjoying your videos. Is 45 mature skin? lol. I'm fortunate to still be very greasy. How about a video on cruelty free (and vegan would be nifty) foundations for maturish skin? lol Finding foundation is fun, but frustrating too when you don't exactly have spare funds regularly. Keep up the good work, glad I came across you. Your videos are much appreciated 🌹
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the suggestion! 45 is maturing skin, but age is just a number. I try to focus on different ages for my videos ranging for the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. Everyone is unique and deserves to feel beautiful.
Yes do a series of “this and not that”! I know that everyone has different skin and hair, but it’s still good to know what you think is good and what isn’t, and why.
Yes... I enjoyed your tips....remember, older women are often retires, so budget is always important.
Il Makiage matches you and let’s you try before you buy for two weeks. I will tell you it’s affordable- EVERYONE should have their concealer- no settling, pilling, super coverage. There’s nothing I have ever found like it. And I’ve tried them all. It’s only online, but they are excellent at matching.
This is great feedback. Thank you for leaving it. I will keep this in mind for sure when I create my future content.
Well said!!
I use my glow screen, with my Loreal true match NUDE, mixed together on the back of my hand, then dot on, and pounce and bounce with my blender sponge, and a very light dusting of Cover Girl ageless blurring pressed powder. I'm 59+
@@tammywade3649you shouldn’t mix your sunscreen with anything else. You will get less and uneven protection and affect its ability to work the way it’s supposed to. You also most likely are using nowhere near enough sunscreen which should be around 1/4 teaspoon for your face to get the stated protection, give or take depending on the size of your face. Apply your sunscreen first, let it set, and if you need to dilute your foundation do it with something else.
Amen ! Effort and being your best self is so important for feeling great ❤ MY MOM TAUGHT ME ITS BETTER TO BE OVER DRESSED THAN UNDER DRESSED ! I’m 48 a homeschool mom ( cosmetologist) and I wear what I LOVE and wear make up and pretty hair every day. I feel great and the yoga pant Moms always compliment me and I think I inspire them 😊 Don’t let your beautiful clothes just sit in the closet - Rock them and have fun,life is too short ! Love this new series, you’re the best ❤
Agreed!!!❤🥂
Your Mum knows best 😊
I absolutely LOVE this channel! As a “mature” but young 68 year old, I’m always looking for makeup tips. I have the things you mentioned that make mature skin look older - age spots, dry patches and some redness. I already use the L’Oreal foundation but will be going to Sephora to get some of the other products you mentioned including the Supergoop sunscreen. Thanks for always looking out for us older ladies!
Funny. I just went to Sephora a couple weeks ago, to use up some points etc and ended up getting a small tube of Supergoop. I have used it in the past, but I think it was a sample or something. It was fantastic but full size was expensive so I decided against it. I've come around to realising it's worth the expense. I've also got the L'Oreal serum foundation, and I use the primer that goes with it; it's really nice! One thing I haven't tried is the Estee Lauder foundation, but so many people seem to swear by it, that I think I'll need to give it a try....!!!
@@johannaholmgren8088 I bought the Estée Lauder foundation (I currently wear the L’Oreal foundation that Gabi recommends). I wore the Estée Lauder yesterday and omg, it is the best! I applied it around 9 yesterday morning and wore it for over 12 hours and it still looked fantastic on my skin! No settling in lines, no oxidation, etc. I understand now why every one loves it!
What do you like about the L'Oreal foundation?
Please do the whole series! What an awesome idea. Also thank you so much for spotlighting mature people - women older than 35 are almost invisible in society, yet they are the ones who spend the most money on hair and makeup.
Gabi, I totally agree with you, there is absolutely nothing the matter with trying to look nice. I feel so much better when I go somewhere and look nice. So many people just don't care how they look when they leave the house these days. Well quite frankly I never wanted to do something everyone else is doing, I am 68 yrs. old and I still like being noticed because I am making an EFFORT on my appearance. I may not feel that way in the future, but for right now I still do and I am going to keep watching your videos for these excellent tips. Thank you for being here.
A natural beauty co-worker said to me, " you know how your husband tells you every morning how beautiful you are?" I commented that my husband rarely tells me I'm beautiful. She replied with pity in her voice, " and you work so hard at it!" 😂. Not sure that was a compliment, but I'll keep working at it!
Totally agree 👍
I believe making a little effort in our appearance and taking good care of ourselves (not necessarily a full face of makeup every day) is also a form of respect to other people. It also depends on the occasion, for example if I only have to go grab some groceries I will not spend as much time getting ready as if I had to go out for dinner, but still I try to avoid looking frumpy, sometimes it really does not take much. For a job interview, even on zoom, I like to put on a little makeup and look at least presentable and professional. It just means that you care enough. This obviously does not apply to people who have legitimate reasons to be unable to groom themselves (depression, disabilities or any other difficult circumstances) but most people are just lazy.
I'm 66 and of course our era was all about making an effort and not looking frumpy. We wouldn't be caught dead going out in public with hair curlers, slippers, and PJs. Proper undergarments were expected. I mean, we had hygiene classes in high school about how to dress, take care of our nails, do our hair, etc etc. These days, who knows what's being taught? It was considered self-respect and respect for the senses of others, who have to look at us. I mean, if someone wants to look like a schlub, that's their lookout, but then they shouldn't expect any respect!!
Hi, Gabi - I recently have been watching your videos. I enjoyed this format very much. I think what mature women mean by “trying too hard” is we don’t want to look like we are trying to look like someone half our age with makeup, clothes, hair; we want to enhance our look while feeling a best version of our maturing self. There’s confidence and beauty in that. ❤
I vote YES for “THIS NOT THAT”! ❤
Love this series and wish I had seen it before investing in the Dior Forever Matte foundation that other TH-camrs swore was great for mature skin and prevented creasing! Grrrr. The Cool Rosy shade actually has a yellow undertone, neither cool nor rosy! Your comment was brilliant … I keep running into friends (early 70s) who have grown out long, stringy hair, quit coloring it, and dress like little gray mice. It’s almost like they are trying to be invisible. Meanwhile, I have blonde hair with highlights and lowlights and gravitate towards Fuschia pinks, teal blues, etc. with white jeans for summer. I have thought “am I trying to hard”, then think “Nah, I love what I’m wearing”! I also love the incredibly gorgeous eyes on your client! Wow!! Can you recreate that look for us?
I noticed after a certain age women cut their hair super short and start dressing like men. Big sweatshirts and sloppy pants. I can’t relate.
Yes, more content like this please! I used to have very oily skin but now I have to adjust to drier skin as I age and living in a low humidity climate. The struggle is real 😂
Oil of Olay total effects 7 is excellent! I’ve been using it since I was 28! I’m 44 now. It’s a SPF 30 with moisturizer. I use it all the time before I put my makeup on. It works! I’m the proof. ❤
Hello! You are awesome, thank you for your advice. To answer your question, I’m 57 and have friends who are definitely “trying too hard”, what this means to me is that they are trying to go back in time and try to be 25 again rather than accept their beauty at their age and let it shine. They do makeup that is silly, terrribly long lashes, glitter, too much eye liner that ultimately backfires and makes them look desperate. Your advice is what they need. some how they believe if they repeat what worked at 25 it’ll succeed. Their role models are not skin appropriate. Trying to hard means not accepting the fact of your age- and bringing out the best but rather, trying to copy teenagers to look like them. thank soooo much for your tips!
Love this video, Gabi! Please do more-- your honesty is so refreshing. So many content creators are sponsored or sent products so it's hard to decipher what is really good or what is just being "sold."
Gabi, I really appreciate all your tips on mature skin makeup (and application) and the explanations behind them. I would love for you to continue the series!
One thing that I would personally find helpful is a video on all the different makeup brushes to use for the various applications. There are SO many shapes and textures out there and with varying associated costs. I honestly get overwhelmed trying to figure out which types I need and for what purpose. I also feel like there surely must be a particular brand or two that are reasonably priced that would work just as well as the higher priced ones. I just don’t know which that would be. So, a video on this would be very helpful ❤
Yes!! Love this comment. I would love a video on the different brushes as well. Thanks for posting!
Add in some instructions for cleaning those brushes, too, please!
Absolutely agree 😊
Hmmm. Trying too hard…as a 68 year old woman, this phrase implies I could appear to be unaccepting of my age and am driven to look young. Nothing to do with effort really. We all want to be accepted and feel relevant EXACTLY as we are. Trying too hard also means (to me) the fear of not getting it right (looking overdone) and being judged for it. Unfortunately there’s still a lot of ageism out there. I applaud you Gabi for helping us navigate the complicated makeup and hair space. 🙏🏻 I don’t want to look young, I want to look my own, personal best now and as I continue the adventure.
I love the idea of this series ! It's like having you in a personal consultation 😂. I would love it if you could do one on cruelty free products if a product tests on animals, I don't care how I look in it I'm not buying it ! It seems like people are leaning more into eco sustainable products, and I'm here for it ! Thank you for all you do I love your videos ❤ 😊
Fair trade is so important too. If we can protect animals (which we should!) we should protect each other too. Who is making our makeup and fashion items? If there's an incredible price, somebody pays💜
judy9165...Cruelty-Free Kitty has an AMAZING website dedicated to Cruelty-Free beauty products. The founder has done a prestigious job in her research & publishing SO much helpful information for those looking for Cruelty-Free brands, even sustainable sourced or environmentally responsible. Even their monthly subscription box, now called Better Beauty box, is really great & the 1st subscription box where I actually received full sized products that I actually had use for the entire box. I'm confident you will find the information about brands you are looking for...and so much more!
Yes, please do continue the This not That series… I ❤ your videos!
Love this channel!! I just turned 74 and wear pretty full makeup every day and I love it. It's fun and gives me some confidence and I look forward to "trying" new techniques and products. I think the negativity comes from others thinking it's ego related or selfishly spending too much time on yourself. I did try the Double Wear but found it too much - love the comment to mix it with HA or oil. Thanks for the suggestions Gabi!!
I tried the Estee Lauder futurist hydra rescue moisture makeup spf 45: and I love it. Medium coverage,satin to radiant finish depending on if I got carried away with application. A bit pricey but it goes on sale.
Love your comment, "When did trying become a bad thing?" I have loved makeup, since I was a young teen! At 67, I still want to look my best, so from tinted sunscreen on, I love trying different makeup products and applications! Enjoy your videos, Gabi!
I love that you went from drugstore to high end, because not all of us can afford the high-end. I really do you want you to do a full makeover on a woman over 60. Woman deserve to feel beautiful at any age thank you for sharing your knowledge, and not being guarded with it.
Yes, please do a THIS NOT THAT on hair products! Love your honest reviews!
Yes, more of this/not that please! You give the truth and don’t have us overspending on mediocre products!
Yes. Please continue. This was so very helpful. Thank you for your research into products for us older ladies.
Yess, I'd love to see more 'This and not That". Like one of your commenters already said, it it's like having a personal consultation.
Also, this video was really helpful in comparing the two foundations - that was exactly what I wanted to know!
Thank you for the great tips! I just came across your channel. I'm 53 with 6 kids ages 8-17. I've always loved makeup! My 2 girls are 8. One looked like Alice Cooper when she plays in makeup. While the other is a future makeup artist.
I don't understand the "trying too hard" comment 🤷♀️ It's called putting your best foot forward and presenting your amazing self to the world.
I've used Clinique's City 50 Block Sunscreen since I was 40. I didn't use Sunscreen when I was pregnant so I had horrible Hyperpigmentation. After going through very painful Lazer treatments I never go without Sunscreen on my face.
I love Glowish face primer by Huda beauty. For foundation I like Estee Lauder's Double Wear and Huas Lab Born This Way Foundation.
Thank you again for wonderful tips!
Thank you, I am 57 year old with olive skin, your tips has really shed light into My make up products, I Will toss them away and get the ones You recommend. Keep up with the tips
All great tips. Sunscreen is a girl's best friend at any age. I am 64 and embrace it. When dressing or thinking able make-up, my best examples are Helen Mirren or Audrey Hepburn.
I don’t understand why anyone would watch your channel OR any other channel that has similar content if they’re not interested in how they can look and feel their best? Just watch something else, it’s that simple. I just turned 60 and people usually think I’m in my 40’s and I think it’s because I put effort into my appearance - which also includes how I take care of myself physically, emotionally and intellectually. I don’t wear makeup everyday, but when I do, I enjoy the process and channels like this, help me stay up to date and provide great information. Thank you, Gabi for all the great content! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I love this series. I look forward to seeing more. I’m almost 60 and adamant about taking care of myself and looks! I love makeup and skin care. I understand using glowing products but please suggest primers or sunscreen for sensitive combination skin, oily T zone, and I live in humidity in the summer- Charlotte NC. Getting older does not mean having dry skin for many of us, at least not yet. Thank you
I'm loving this new series! It's extremely informative.
I am a mature woman who only uses Este Lauder Double Ware ....when I want a lighter coverage I mix it with HA Acid, about half and half, it works fabulously, and doesn't affect the foundation at all.
Much love from Texas ❤
This is AMAZING advice Janice! Thank you for leaving this comment. Isn't it the most beautiful foundation you have ever used? I actually just bought it because the beauty boutique advisor told me it's phenomenal and I needed something bullet-proof for events and the first time I used it, my jaw dropped to the floor. It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. Ever since then, I've used it on literally every client I have had and every single person looks at their face in the mirror after and says "WOW what is that! My skin looks flawless!" I am SO happy that she recommended it to me.
@@GlamGirlGabi , I totally agree, I have been using this for 20yrs. Nothing compares.
Hi Gabi, I like the buy this not that as you teach us product qualities we shd look for. I love you your work your kindness and the way you respect even mean comments you’ve brought up. Please don’t change. The world needs more people like you. You are so talented and I so appreciate you sharing so much info with us. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks again! ❤️ 🌞
Thank you so much! What a sweet and thoughtful comment. You have no idea how much that means to me.
Yes, yes and yes! I am 62 with wrinkles. I have been looking for a good foundation that doesn’t migrate into my lines and wrinkles. Your video was just in time😊❤.
Yes, this not that! I’ve been lucky, with oily skin, now-as an older, mature woman, living further north, battling dry and dull
Skin! My makeup looks good in the Am, at the end of a long day in different light, scary!!! Thank you, Gabi!
Freakin love this format, definitely want to see more of these! I live in hellish heat and humidity so I've nixed nearly all but sunscreen. Definitely love hearing how the various products do in that kind of climate. Thanks as always!
Me, too… Florida
I would love to see more videos like this! After trying so many high end foundations, I finally tried the Loreal Age Perfect and love it! Would love to see a video on concealers and color correctors.
I agree, more videos that target color corrector and concealers!
❤Hi, Gabi!! Yes! Please do a series on these! Love your opinions and recommendations!!❤
Thanks Lisa! I will do some more of these for sure! It's a fun video for me to make as a creator especially considering I have tried everything one billion times over.
@@GlamGirlGabi Yes, you are the ultimate pro!! Sooooo wish you could do mine!! Bucket List!! 🥰
I would LOVE to see you do “this not that” for makeup products! 😊
Chanel the camellia water hydrant primer or light cream is amazing and smells is like heavens ❤❤
Loved it ! Please do more! Concealers, blushes, etc! So useful and honest without sponsors!Thank you!
Thank you for this great video. Not to invest in these wrong products for mature skin, whitch are expensive and not helpful, is a great advice out of your big experice. Do more of such videos, please!
Thanks excellent and above all very useful.
Just like to add that it’s not “trying too hard” but it’s “ overdoing it” the problem
I do try hard - living in San Diego it’s great but harsh on the skin. Taking care of my skin has been a priority for YEARS! It’s paid off too.
Thank you for the words of wisdom not only about make-up, but about not listening to toxic people.
Trying is good ❤ Trying too hard to me means if you cake on too much and it looks cakey. Or you get to the point where the liner under your eyes only accentuates wrinkles and you just refuse to let it go. I quit that a few years ago… It Cosmetics CC+ works well for my 40+ rosacea skin. I use a wet sponge to apply it. Great video! We don’t have Supergoop around here, unfortunately 🤷🏻♀️
I used to work for Jamie (the CEO of ITCosmetics) at the Shopping Channel when that brand was BRAND NEW. I did all of the before and afters on their models for the show on TV. Jame is such a beautiful and incredibly innovative woman. I love ItCosmetics. I have the CC Cream in my makeup kit too. The only thing about it that I don't love is how wet it is. It works fantastically well on very dry skin but if you have combination to oily skin, it can be a bit too wet after a few hours on the skin (in my opinion).
@@GlamGirlGabi I can see that. For me it’s great, because I can build it up. My skin has always been oily, but now it’s so incredibly dry and red, but also sweats 🙄 I have rocasea and PCOS and Crohn’s and it creates a fun range of problems even after 40 😅 It was amazing to discover moisture serums with no clogging of pores 🥳
Great video! Yes, make this a series please :)
I don't want to look like I'm trying so hard, but it's more about not wanting to look like I'm trying be 25 again, not trying in general; although sure, we all want to look effortless. I wish you had more recommendations about skincare with mineral SPF for allergy as well as environmental reasons, otherwise I love your channel, thanks for it!
But ask any dermatologist, sunscreen are less effective when they are mix in the same tube, with cream. It's better to apply them separately. "LaRoche Posay" is the best one and is not greasy for the face (when you are in the city). If you are at the sea, they are offering a tinted formula for your face. Now, the best method is: you apply your serum first, your day cream and then, your sunscreen.
Pleased to have found you!
Just like to add that it’s not “trying too hard” but it’s “overdoing it” the real problem, i.e. more is less
Yes! More This Not That. And could you please include products for eyebrows? Thank you.
Thanks so much Gabi for giving us both a budget friendly and an awesome high end option.
My bullet proof favourite Covergirl foundation was discontinued suddenly.😳...it has been a journey.
I finally landed on the L’ORÉAL Freshwear, and their True Match. These both come with cool undertones which are also getting harder to find.
I enjoy your content,and am appreciative that you are listening to your subscribers feedback which is triggering to so many influencers.
Your so brave, kind and caring especially to my age group...it is a wonderful quality you have, and it is rare in the beauty community. Much love to you my Canadian Sister ...Happy Canada 🇨🇦 Day!! ❤j
Yes, please, do the entire series. This was helpful!
I have been using the Tula protect and glow sunscreen and I love it ! It makes my skin look so nice and very glowy
I’m 54, and I tried a shimmer sunscreen. It made me look like absolute SH!T. 😂 I’d highly recommend that anyone with lines in their face proceed with caution, and not spend a fortune trying one out.
Thanks for doing the over 50 videos, I really enjoy your content, and your relatability.
☮️💖🙏
I have textured skin and the glow products high light those areas which I dislike. So I agree with you regarding lines. I would probably just use a satin product only in spots that I don’t have lines or texture. But those areas need to Matte for me.
I TRY everyday I go to work. And usually ONE of my days off. 😉
It's puzzling to me how others cannot try whatsoever. But that's "their thing". I would never go to work without makeup. I love the ritual, I love the skin prep, I love the subtle change of colors and shades I choose, I love the dynamic makeup can bring.
It makes me feel confident and pretty. For me. No one else.
Thanks for the suggestions.
As a youthful looking 57 year old I am thankful all my years of sun loving did not create too much damage. Luckily, I was keen enough to start taking care of my skin as a very young person. It is second nature.
Funny about the mention of matte being an age adder. I use Benefit Porefessionals primer and Dior Forever Matte (1CR, cool rosy) and it looks flawless. Dewy (shiny) anything looks weird. Like, greasy. Even if I swap out into Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue foundation stick it's too greasy looking. Even with a light dusting of e.l.f. high definition powder in my t-zone. The greasy look and feel of dewy formulas just attract environmental dirt it seems. On days I wear dewy makeup I cannot wait to wash my face off.
I have grabbed many a sample at Sephora to try. Hands down Dior Forever Matte looks and performs the best. *I have normal to dry skin mostly, t-zone can act up now & again
I seriously do miss the days of powder foundation though. My go-tos were MAC (Studio Fix), Perse (mineral pressed), and Neutrogena (mineral loose, and pressed).
So quick, easy and flawlessly great looking!
Glad I found your channel! I'm 63 and have been experimenting with skincare and makeup lately trying to find what works best for me at this age. I like a more natural looking makeup and prefer to still be able to see my skin while hiding the sun damage I inflicted upon myself growing up in the 70's. I am currently using Colorscience and wondering what you think of this brand. The dermatologist recommended it for the sunscreen, I'm asking in regards to makeup.
I'm the exception to the 'rules'... I may be 60 but I'm also combo/oily. Those glowy sunscreens make my skin crawl b/c it starts to feel greasy in no time at all. In fact, I have to wear powder foundation!! I watch these videos and roll my eyes the entire time. I only hope at some point in my life I'll have the blessing of dry skin!! Then I'll be re-watching these videos!!!!! Enjoy your weekend, Gabi!
Loved this video, Gabi! Perfect timing. Sign me up for more of this series!
You got it Sherry! I will definitely make more content in this style. It is so much fun for me to go through all my products and think about what worked and what didn't.
Thank you for this!! My challenge is how to set my foundation so that it doesn’t dry out and settle in line (especially under eye). Could you do a companion video to this one on setting, and maybe eye primers??
Hi Gabi, I'm 58 and I was a licensed cosmetologist at 21. I have been fascinated by the art of color and shape through makeup and hair design since I was 10. I still do my makeup every day and try new things. I have occasionally said, "I don't want to look like I'm trying too hard." I don't mean that I have a problem looking like I'm TRYING to 'look nice', I mean that I don't want to look like an old lady pretending to be too young. I am proud of my years and want to claim them while still looking 'youthful' (vibrant and active), but I don't want to look rediculous or completely immature.
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Good morning beautiful love these kind of videos, thank you so much for this video. I just turned 50 I really needed this video❤😘😊have a wonderful day
Thank you so much for this video it's so helpful I love that some of the products are cruelty free TULA & Supergoop 💚 I put them in my Amazon cart to try. 🌸
Hi Gabi!!! First, I have to say “You’re AMAZING!!” I love all the subjects you discuss and have tired. I also respect your reviews. You got me on the sunscreen Supergoop, Glow Screen. I do use a foundation practically everyday. ( Nars light reflecting, and Clinique (Even Better makeup evens and corrects). Both are nice. The Estée Lauder I did have but the color was a bit too warm… so I pitch it!!!! Ugh 😑…. Noe I’m not sure what color it was and also not sure what color to re order. I remember that it was a beautiful finish to it, but as I said looked kinda orange. I always wanted to be a hairdresser, but my dad said, “No, you’re going to college.” I missed out on my dream but I’m all about “Taking care of my hair and makeup.” To me, there’s no such thing as trying to hard. You have to take the time out to look as good as you can. (My opinion) If others judge, (they have…😂) you can’t let it bother you. I go on at 56 years of age changing my makeup as my skin changed too. I’m happy to say I enjoy ALL of your videos…. I’m a huge makeup and hair junkie… so I’ll tell ya I just bought that Tymo hairdryer you had mentioned. Ha ha!!! It’s really sweet as it’s light weight compared to my Elchim 3900 healthy ionic in pink. 🩷😁
Thank you for your time and videos. You do an incredible job reaching out as if we were friends. Enjoy the upcoming holiday beautiful!!! 🙏🏻🇺🇸💙♥️🫶🏻
Man, 49, sunblock everyday for 30 years. No one believes me when I tell them my age. My skin age was analysed by an A.I. And it gives me 39 years old. I use the La Roche Posey sun block. I use the mattfying je but I may change it for the sheer. Thanks for the tip.
@@jenxsj3902 That is amazing!!! I hope to have the same experience. I am RELIGIOUS about my sunscreen and my skincare routine in general.
Yes, please do a series on Do This, Not That. I recently found your channel and I really love it. The only thing I wonder is since you are young and have such beautiful skin, why not show us the products on a very mature woman, who has wrinkles, etc. BTW, you are very beautiful.
I really like the series, so yes please, more of this. 😊
As a 57-yearold who loves the magic of makeup this was really interesting. I agree on the smashbox primer. I keep using it year after year and see no reason to switch to something else. Regarding foundation: you mentioned several Dior-brands as a no-go, but the best foundation I know is on you did not mention: the Dior Forever Skin Glow foundation. It covers both my rosacea and my darker spots and never creases. Same with the concealer.
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Same! The double wear actually makes me look older - so maybe I’m doing something wrong. But I love the Dior forever skin glow - I need to try the concealer as I haven’t yet. Right now I use one from hourglass I like.
@@JulieNick28agree. Seen so many TH-camrs saying double wear is good for dry skin. I’m 52. Made me look older. Didn’t blend smoothly too. I think I will try Dior glow! Lancôme formula not the same any more. Used to be so good.
@@main2333 I also like the new formulation of the Revlon Colorstay. The one for normal/dry skin. Plus it has SPF and it’s drugstore! I’ve only used it twice but so far it seems to do well!
@@main2333i mix it with oil or moisturizer to make it more hydrating. It becomes so much softer and smoother, even try it with a glow primer and its gorgeous
I will only use Chanel for any tinted moisturiser. Worth paying a little more but lasts a long time, great colour, evens out skin tone, great finish and a natural glow. I am 60 by the way.
Yes, PLEASE continue with more tips for mature skin Love it all
Hello Gabi, I love this new series! So happy i found you I appreciate all the info for mature skin!
I am so happy that you are here! Thank you for joining the community! It means the world to me.
at age 68 I still have areas of very oily skin on my face. The T-zone most especially. I use a modifying primer along with a matte foundation. Otherwise I look like an oil slick. There are many other ways to give your skin a glow, that don’t include using a glowy primer or a glowy foundation! Everyone’s skin is unique and different to them.
Sunscreen is NOT needed unless* you are in direct sunlight for more than 20 minutes daily. If you are inside ALL day, not by a window, it is unnecessary. I have finally found a sunscreen that doesn't break me out, the first ever, from Japan. 👍
I realize that many mature women have drier skin. But there are a few of us (Risa!) with oily skin. I don't want, need, or like, glowy moisturizing anything. There's a very fine line between "dewy" and "oil slick". 😂
I have a lot of trouble finding advice for my mature, textured, oily, sensitive skin. 😬
Effort is not a bad thing. Overdoing it, sticking with a dated look, not trying better products, can be a bad thing. EL DW is fabulous!!! For a drugstore full coverage option I like the Cover Girl Extreme Outlast with the orange/pink cap. 🎉
Thanks for all you do, Gabi❤
Great reminder that Trying is not a bad thing. I think this is linked because we're supposed to naturally look like we're 25 according to... everything... to be considered beautiful (considered at all really). Great reminder to unlearn. Now please go tell society that we're here and we're beautiful over 50 (60, 70, 80)! Meanwhile we'll be living it with help from your tips!💜 PS I admit I like slightly mattifying sunscreens. Anything like glow screen accentuates every pore, texture and wrinkle I have. I can add the glow I want through bronzer, blush, glow product. Then I don't have to add as much powder to combat the glow over all my "issues".
These videos are SO helpful -- thank you very much for doing this series. It's really hard to get things right when your skin isn't so nice any more in these later decades of life.
You're so welcome! I’m so happy to hear that it was helpful ❤️
Yes, please do it again the do and the dont's.
Love this, do more. I like the “why” you share.
Thank you! Will do! I appreciate the feedback!
I work 12 hour shifts and double wear looks as good at the end of shift as it did at the start. Always get compliments on my skin snd I’m super old. I put too faced ethereal powder over the top. Perfect.
Gabi, Thank you so much. This was so helpful. Please do more!! ♥️♥️♥️
I am so so glad you do these videos Gabi! Love them ❤
I don't use foundation anymore, tinted sunscreen or bb cream applied with my fingers. I think it looks more natural on my skin.
Thanks for all the great tips! Some I have incorporated into my routing, but one thing I dont like is products that make you look shiny. I see older women with shiny faces and I think that also accentuates the lines and wrinkles and maturity of the face.
✨❤️LOVING THIS FORMAT✨My holy grails: SPF For under foundation : Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen❣️… tinted SPF for everyday: ISDIN ❤️… lightweight serum foundation: L’Oréal ❣️but I’ve been thinking of trying the Double Wear, and will do so now‼️… I love to try hard🥰. But I think “trying too hard” is said when someone has made some choices which are unflattering 😊
Hair products! This & Not That - fine, thin hair here. And over 50, which means I’m letting my grey grow out … I’m totally confused and lost! Grey is an entirely new animal to deal with. Advice most welcome 💕
Thank you, thank you and yes. I love This Not That. I definitely have mature skin. My daughter is getting married in October and I need all the tips I can get. I have been unable to find a makeup person for the wedding and realize I most likely will be doing it myself.
I used the love and wear the Double Wear since my mid-thirties, for almost 10 years. I had oily skin, with menopause at 45-46 it that started to change to dry sometimes oily, very unstable, then the Double Wear began to look horrible, like a paste, all patchy. I had change and try new foundations. Maybe I will give it another go. Thanks for your recommendations Gaby.
It's NOT Effort = Negative; "Trying too hard" (at least for me, crowding 70 years old) is the new way to say "mutton dressed as lamb." Too much makeup, makeup that is over-the-top for the occasion (a full glam beat for a casual bridge club meeting, for instance, instead of the opening performance of the symphony) makes an older woman look desperate. As though she is franticly clinging to fashions - including hair and makeup - that are too young for her. "Trying too hard" to deflect and distract, with inappropriate and (frequently) unflattering makeup. A lot of us - me included - lose confidence not only in our looks but in our artistry and skill. Techniques carefully honed over years suddenly stop working as well, or worse, look absolutely terrible. My color pallet has changed pretty significantly. I am a dark brunette (never went grey) but I've faded. My brows are the same color they always were but because they've thinned out, don't look as dark on the face. But restoring them to a youthful color is too harsh and not right, either. Textures that I used to love (subtle shimmer) suddenly highlight every tiny wrinkle and flaw. My vision is fading and I'm terrified of making myself look like a clown. On top of all that, trusted products don't work any more and I don't have the budget to experiment endlessly. Older women are invisible to cosmetic companies. It's enough to discourage anyone! I'm not trying to be 30 years old anymore. I just want to be the best version of myself that I can be, and that's becoming increasingly difficult. So, "Not trying too hard" doesn't mean that I'm afraid of making the effort; it means I'm afraid of appearing in public in one of my many failed experiments!
Linda thank you for leaving me with such an insightful comment. I haven't experienced this yet, obviously, but I have seen many women in my life struggle with the changes that come from aging and having to adapt to those changes. I guess what "gets to me" about that comment is the undertone that maturity means invisibility. When I go into a wedding and I start styling the mother or the grandmother, they always say "not too much dear. I am not the star here". I understand the sentiment but I don't agree. You ARE the star. As a mother or a grandmother, you created people, raised them and now are sending them into the world as a full functioning adult. You are AS MUCH the star as the bride and you don't have to be invisible because you are 60, 70, 80 or 90. In Eastern cultures, we celebrate aging and in Western culture we try to shun it. It makes me sad that as women age, we feel like we can't shine as brightly as we did when we were 25 when in fact, we are shining much brighter on the inside. I think it's incredible when a mature woman walks into the room with her high heels on, a beautiful outfit, a face full of well executed makeup and a killer blowout. SHINE as brightly as you want to shine.
@@GlamGirlGabi And that's why I am subscribed, dear Gabbi! I am braver with a little encouragement and you are a wonderfully encouraging voice. Keep up the good work - you are a force of positive change.
@@GlamGirlGabi Love this comment, Gabi!
@@GlamGirlGabi YAY!!!! *STANDING OVATION*!!!!!!!
This is exactly what “trying too hard” means - you nailed it. 👍🏼
And yes 🙌🏼 as other say, more affordable products will be better, I’ve just had to spend for the Estée Lauder foundation and made the choice only to use for special occasions and because it’s for my skin. Skin products are a must for me, I’ve noticed the difference on wrinkles and supple looking, I received a Christmas gift from my daughter 2 years ago working at a Spa- Med salon and saw so much difference on my skin that I’ve never experienced before , it’s from the brand Skinceuticals triple lipid restore, expensive product but beautiful results and last me a year and a half, just use it at night a pea size, also being careful at first just to use it once every 2 or 3 days until skin get use to it because skin can get irritated for the retinol .
But I can say loved how my skin started looking after 3-4 weeks , so supple and diminished wrinkles around my eyes, forehead and neck .
You notice imperfections in older ladies wearing no make-up, such as spider veins, and uneven skin tone, and they just look tired and sort of less polished. Many just don't bother or give up making the most of themselves in general. You should never let yourself go !
I agree 💯 trying is not a bad thing. I tried the L'Oreal foundation you suggested and it sunk right into my pores and made white spots on my nose, I've never had a foundation do that. IDK if i got a bad batch or what
Great info! I’m thinking about trying the products and I very rarely wear foundation. It would be helpful to either list or link to the products in the description. Thanks, Gabi!
Love this. Please continue. I appreciate that you mentioned drugstore products also. There are great ones out there.
I’m 57 and thank you so much for your over 50 videos ❤❤
Thank you for this video. I just turn 55. I don't use alot of make up but do use sun screens. My favorite is super goop. Am going try their tinted one. Thanks
Awesome ... so helpful! Yes, please do a series! 😊
I really needed to hear not to use the mattifying foundations, it's just a go to thing to look for as someone who dealt with oily skin until I moved out west. Love this format! Have a great weekend!
Thanks for all these true and clear information!!
You’re welcome. I’m glad that it helped you.
This was so helpful, please do a skincare one!
I like this video and all the tips. I’m only 27 but all these tips are great and about shining skin I started using it even before and it works. Waiting for new videos❤
I Agree. . . . I'm 56 and dang I'm gonna keep trying to look my best. I'm not gonna look 25, but that's ok :) I'm just glad I have lived as long as I have :)
Love this video!!! Please keep doing them!!! Thank you!!!!😘
Absolutely Yes to more videos like this. Thank you Gabi.
Love this series and would really enjoy seeing more like this. A comment below stated," I think what mature women mean by “trying too hard” is we don’t want to look like we are trying to look like someone half our age with makeup, clothes, hair; we want to enhance our look while feeling a best version of our maturing self. " That is what I mean when I think of the statement, "trying too hard". It's not a negative comment about putting any effort into ones appearance. It's about looking youthful at the age you currently are and not trying to be what you aren't. That to me shows confidence and not insecurity.
Great video! It is very helpful to know the terms on products that can help you decide what will be best and what to avoid. I started using the Loreal foundation last year, and it is fantastic! I just turned 50, and I have very dry skin. This foundation is wonderful for me! I love your positive and helpful videos! Keep it up!
Just discovered you tonight. I'm really enjoying your videos.
Is 45 mature skin? lol. I'm fortunate to still be very greasy.
How about a video on cruelty free (and vegan would be nifty) foundations for maturish skin? lol
Finding foundation is fun, but frustrating too when you don't exactly have spare funds regularly.
Keep up the good work, glad I came across you. Your videos are much appreciated 🌹
Welcome to the channel and thanks for the suggestion! 45 is maturing skin, but age is just a number. I try to focus on different ages for my videos ranging for the 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's. Everyone is unique and deserves to feel beautiful.
Yes do a series of “this and not that”! I know that everyone has different skin and hair, but it’s still good to know what you think is good and what isn’t, and why.
Yes, please do more videos!! I enjoy every one of them and have learned so much. Thank you 😊