A Smile is one if not the most beautiful thing a face can offer. It says I am happy and I am confident. It can offer support to others and be incredibly infectious.
As we get older we can carry those laughter lines which gives us character, but smiling in a controled way can exercise our facial muscles. I also have a little exercise I show in my workshops that I call the equivalent to holding in your tummy muscles for your face. This lifts and opens the face giving the illusion of a younger you.
Suzannah 59 is the perfect classic model for my Smile Story as she has such an amazing smile. To accompany the smile I have done a very natural make up that suits everyone whatever their age and wearable day or evening. These Beautiful lifestyle beauty images shot by photographer Will White.
Make up Used
Face: Charlotte Tilbury Flawless finish Airbrush Flawless Foundation – 3 Cool – Full-coverage | Charlotte Tilbury
Hollywood Glow Eyebrows Styler – Water-resistant Eyebrow Liner | MAC Cosmetics | MAC Cosmetics – Official Site
Highlight: Look Fabulous Forever https://www.lookfabulousforever.com/instant-bright-highlight
Illuminizer: Daniel Sandler Icing Watercolour Liquid Illuminator Icing – Daniel Sandler Makeup
Eyes: Charlotte Tibury palette Love eyes https://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/product/instant-eyeshadow-palette-starry-eyes-hypnotise
Eyebrows: Mac brow pencil coffee Eyebrows Styler – Water-resistant Eyebrow Liner | MAC Cosmetics | MAC Cosmetics – Official Site
Cheeks :bobbi brown Lip and cheek https://www.bobbibrown.co.uk/product/14021/20488/makeup/face-and-cheek/blush/pot-rouge-for-lips-cheeks#/shade/Pale_Pink
Lips: Charlotte Tilbury gloss https://www.charlottetilbury.com/uk/product/lip-lustre-blondie
Nails: Rimmel London – Blue
Beauty Chat
- How old are you, if you don’t mind me asking? 59
- What would the 25 year old Suzannah say to her now?
I would say to 25 year old Suzannah would say how immensely proud she is of herself, for all that she has achieved in her 50’s and how brave and strong to have entered back into such a competitive industry and at 54 and got work!!! Unbelievable really!
Thank you for such a thought prolong question Karen.
- Do you think your own life personal stresses has an impact on how you are visibly ageing ? Yes
- How do you feel within yourself as you get older including health? I don’t like looking older, but my health is fine
- How do you feel about the physical signs of ageing when look in the mirror? A bit sad
- Have you or would you consider any intrusive anti-ageing treatments? Yes
- Do you think our societies attitude to ageing has any impact on how you feel about yourself? Yes
- How has modelling changed as you have got older? It seems to be more inclusive.
- Historically the media have used younger models and made them look fuddy rather than age appropriate and made them look great, do you think this is still the case? Probably
- Do you think you are represented well for older 50+ women in the media? Better than it used to be but still along way to go
- Do you think seeing untouched fun and positive imagery of older women can make a difference to societies attitude on age? Yes! Absolutely
- Do you think seeing untouched fun and positive imagery of older women when you were younger would of made a difference to how you feel about yourself now? Definitely!
- What is your can’t live without make up product and brand? Blusher
- What is your favourite skincare product? Clarins Beauty Flsah Balm
Smile
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin,
don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected –Spike Milligan
We all know this wonderful poem by Spike Milligan and we can only wish for this kind of epidemic now and in the future.
Workshops
Graceful Disgraceful Make up Experience
This is a face to face step by step make up and full face experience for women 50+ based in Wiltshire UK
Friday 29th April 2022 10am – 12.30pm – 1 place left
Sunday 15th May 2022 TBC
Details at: Graceful Disgraceful – Karen Lockyer Make Up Artist
Please contact me if you would like a one to one make up or make up lesson https://www.karenlockyer.net/one-to-ones-make-up-lessons/
About This Blog
My aim as a make up artist and positive age warrior is to produce fun, untouched, non- stereotypical beauty images of faces, all different ages 50+ showing great make up and style. It is not about looking younger, just fabulous and hope to capture a little of the character of my models who are all local women. I’m not a photographer, but have a keen eye on how I want my image to look.
My blog is also a platform to inform you about my Graceful Disgraceful workshops, the experience and what women have said about it.
I wonder if when we look in the mirror our dread of ageing is partly triggered from how we are made to feel in our society. So, let’s try and change that narrative.
One face at a time
