40+ Beauty Tips | Look Years Younger with Makeup

Look years longer with our over 40 makeup tips! It's time to update your beauty routine and try new, innovative cosmetic formulas to create youthful and stunning makeup looks.

Makeup can be tricky. If you're stuck with the same makeup routine you've done for years, it can be as aging as an out-of-style wardrobe. Yet, while there are many trends in makeup, the best bet is to leave the crazy colors to the teens and create a naturally stunning look. But that doesn't have to mean makeup-free. In fact, certain makeup tips can make your face look years younger without having to resort to expensive skin-care products or extensive – and painful – anti-aging plastic surgery. Here's how to use your cosmetics to create a younger look:

Prepare your skin
Before you apply a drop of makeup, be sure your skin is exfoliated once or twice a week. Sloughing away dead skin cells will actually allow your makeup to absorb better into your skin, rather than “sitting” on the skin, which can create a “cakey” look. Be sure to moisturize your skin and ensure you have SPF protection either in your moisturizer or foundation.

A great foundation
Apply a pore-minimizing primer. You can find this in powder or liquid form, and it's one of the newest ways to really create a flawless canvas for your makeup. A new type of product known as BB creams actually combine a primer, moisture, anti-aging ingredients and a bit of color for coverage. Or you can opt for a lightweight foam-like foundation or even a spray foundation that you apply with a sponge. With a primer, you don't need a heavy foundation.

Resisting the mesmerizing beauty of colorful makeup pigments becomes more and more difficult as renowned makeup brands such as Chanel are competing to create the most flattering makeup hues. One of the best examples of fabulousness in makeup is given by Chanel's Fleur de Lotus makeup collection, so take a peek at the products and tell us what you think!

The magical world of makeup never ceases to amaze us as each season new innovative textures and pigments are created by makeup developers and since the sky seems to be the limit, the attention is constantly focused on the latest collections revealed. One of the go-to brands when it comes to makeup, Chanel, put on display its creativity by launching various makeup collections this year including the Fleur de Lotus, a makeup collection that is in perfect sync with the season and which aims to accentuate femininity using fresh and fab pigments.

Chanel's Fleur de Lotus 2012 makeup collection displays a wonderful palette of floral inspired pigments (flower gardens have been a huge muse for makeup creative directors), particularly lotus flower pigments which aim to create a fresh and seductive look that is perfect for the spring/summer season. The essence and elegant allure of the lotus flower has been perfectly captured by Chanel, so no wonder that these sizzling pigments will lure you into giving them a try.

As a girl can never have too much makeup, check out the fab high quality products featured in Chanel's Fleur de Lotus makeup collection and find out which ones make you feel like a true goddess.