Eye Makeup.

Good for you Craftycat. I even put on some makeup to go to the village shop. I avoided the sun after my twenties so have a good skin. Now I use CC cream for excellent coverage and very light eye make up including very careful brown liner. Without it I am unrecognizable. Use Loreal telescopic mascara for my disappearing eyelashes. I am 81 as well.

I loved Hinge and Brackett but the pc brigade would no doubt put a stop to repeats of their hilarious shows. My trans cousin has Dame Hilda on her answerphone ?

Back to the question please keep on with the makeup Mollyc nowadays 80 is the new 70.

I would recommend you go to a makeup counter at one of the large department stores and have your makeup done, with a bit of tuition. Make sure you tell them that you want your eye make to look subtle and natural. I hope you'll continue to look glam for many years to come.

I spent many years as a Head Receptionist, every day I had to do the hair and make up thing. It used to take an age getting ready for work in the morning. Now I am retired, I only wear make up if going somewhere special. The feeling of freedom to do that is great and I’m sure my skin is breathing a sigh of relief.

Don't give up...just adapt, which you have already done if you gave up eyeliner. I think less is best as we get older, but a slick of lippy a bit of eyeshadow and mascara will look great...and a bit of make up makes us look and feel better

Never - don't stop! I sometimes go for a bike ride with just eyeliner and a touch of lipstick, otherwise full (but subtle I hope!) makeup, I wouldn't feel like 'me' without it. And hope I shall keep it up to the end!

Use a good foundation for starters. I prefer tinted moisturizers because they minimizes lines and wrinkles. Eybrows are important and so is lipstick (color should complement skin tone). Go easy on the eye makeup. Like someone else said, "less is more". Nothing ages more than a bad haircut, so pay close attention to your hair color and style.

I will never stop wearing eye make up or lipstick, though I don’t use foundation, only concealer, as it sinks into lines and is too obvious. I use a mauve/purple self-sharpening eyeliner pencil under lower lashes, eye shadow on the brownish/mauve spectrum and a gel eyeliner in purple on top lid. That sounds awful but it’s well blended, and I wear glasses for shortsightedness so I need to emphasise my eyes. My mum still used Creme Puff and lipstick until the day she died at 94. I like to see older ladies make an effort, though once I saw a lady who had forgotten to blend in her blusher and was on the bus with big orange crosses in her cheeks!

Keep it subtle, but don't stop! ?

I’m with Craftycat, love makeup, always wear it , love experimenting and will wear it to the end!

Never stop - look at our fabulous Dames - Dench, Smith, Ashcroft etc.!

Thanks Squiffy, What brand do you recommend?

If you like makeup and it makes you feel good- don't stop wearing it. I like lightly applied waterproof mascara which doesn't smudge or run, but find eyeshadow in any bright colour ageing.

I use eyeshader for liner...just push it into base of lashes with a sponge thingie...much softer than liner. No age limit on wearing makeup

As many have said - as we get older less is more.
But nothing is just, well, nothing! Keep going, I certainly will!

Well I am 75, wearing well, though I say it myself, and I intend to continue nurturing my skin and wearing make-up, especially eye make up, as long as I am able to do it.

DD recently encouraged me to get my eyebrows shaped and tinted and I cannot understand why I didn't start doing it years ago. The difference it makes, especially as my eyes have always been one of my better features, is incredible.

I have never used eyeliner. Eyebrows and eyelashes are what I have concentrated on so always wear mascara, and tint my brows as mentioned above.

Jaxie If you Google ‘jtshop.uk’ it should come up. They sell on eBay as well. HTH ?

Jaxie I forgot to mention that I use their eyeshadow as eyeliner. It’s a powder and very easy to use. The jars look tiny, but a little goes a very long way!!

Keep wearing whatever makes you feel good! Look Fabulous Forever has some very helpful “how to” clips, and it’s aimed at an older audience, so the looks are not done on 18 year olds with perfect skin! You obviously don’t need to buy their products, but it might help to reassure you, seeing other makeup looks.

im only 49 but ill be wearing my make up till the day i meet my maker if you feel good keep wearing whatever you like x

I am probably in the minority but I don't like eyeliner at all-even on younger women

As for mascara.......
I was advised by an assistant in Boots to use No7 Stay Perfect which is light and doesn't smudge.
I don't use powder either but just use No7 Stay Perfect foundation.
I believe less is more as we age .
I was once told that as long as you ie some form of moisturiser your skin will be fine so at night I use coconut oil or baby bottom butter.

I have never seen my next-door neighbour without her makeup, no matter what time of day it is. She confided in me, recently, that she has rosacea, and has always put on her makeup first thing in the morning.

She told me that her husband has seen her put it on for many years. "I've told him," she said, "That if he wakes up one morning and finds me dead, he is to put on my makeup before phoning the doctor!"

I wonder if the poor man will comply, if the time comes. the mind boggles!

Just caught up with this thread. Sadly no amount of serum or tinting will bring the lashes back. They are shedding due to alopecia. Just thought false ones would give me something to flutter again....or maybe just grow old gracefully .

I am having my eyelashes tinted on Friday to avoid having to wear mascara as I have dry eye which oddly makes my eyes water and my eye make up get messy. I paint in my eyebrows each morning with eye shadow and it makes a great difference.

I bought a lovely lipstick from Natural Collection at Boots the other day, I think it was about £3.00 and it is great.

Thank you all so much for your advice I will continue with my eye make up but without the eye liner.I will also go on line to Look Fabulous Forever. Thank you Freyja.