Desperate to know how you can turn back time when it comes to your looks? Fear not ladies, these are the best anti-ageing tips ever to ensure you stay eternally youthful!
Forget hard to understand jargon and out of reach prices, our guide to anti-ageing combines advice from experts, ingredients that go the extra mile and fab new products that won’t break the bank to give you a gorgeous healthy glow. Stubborn wrinkles, dark circles, dry patches and age spots can be a thing of the past! It’s time to invest!
We all look after our hair with shampoo and conditioner but what about our skin? Don’t let your skincare routing become a sideline or afterthought! From eating the right foods to cleansing and mositurising daily, there are plenty of easy ways to nourish skin and make a difference in looking younger and more wide awake.
Skin can appear dull and lack-lustre if we don’t look after it properly or get enough sleep. So the earlier you start following a regime, the better your skin will appear in the long run! And who doesn’t want that?
Keep clicking to see the best 49 anti-ageing tips ever so you can get a flawless looking complexion like the A-listers in no time!
Protect your skin from excessive exposure to the sun, always wear a moisturiser with an added SPF to protect from harmful UV rays!
Base your skin-care routine on antioxidant rich extracts and omega-rich oils like rosehip seed oil and avocado oil. They help reduce fine lines and keep skin youthful.
Use a sponge to apply make-up! Beauty Blenders are fab for giving sheer coverage and blurring imperfections in one go!
Get enough sleep! It won’t cost you a penny and studies have shown lack of sleep can age your appearance as much as 10 years! Eight hours a day is all you need.
Women over 30 loose radiance to their skin. Give yours a boost with a shimmering eyeshadow. We love Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Shadows!
Be gentle to the skin around your eyes. It becomes more delicate as you age so use products specifically designed for there. Pat creams on gently rather than rubbing.
Buy a silk pillowcase! If you sleep on the same side every night, it will stop you getting sleep lines on your cheek.
Use liquid concealers to reduce redness and circles, it won’t look cakey or sink into wrinkles as much.
Change your foundation shade with the seasons. Your skintone will naturally alter throughout the year so make sure you’re wearing the right colour for you or it could end up ageing your complexion.
Get the botox effect from your blusher by applying it just above your cheekbones rather than on the apples to lift and shape the face.
Make sure you’re feeding your skin with anti-ageing ingredients from the inside too. If your diet is lacking in zinc and vitamin C, it could be affecting your skin’s ability to repair itself and fight ageing. Stock up on salmon, broccoli and almonds to get those beauty benefits.
Store your products in the fridge and you’ll get better effects from them. As well as keeping them fresh, it speeds up the active ingredients so rather than taking hours to work, they’ll take minutes!
If your lips are thinning with age, tone down your shade choice to a rosy pink or taupe shade but be wary of lipsticks that are too peachy as these can make teeth look yellow.
Eyeliner is great for knocking off the years but be careful when you’re applying it not to pull and tug at your eyelid too much as this could cause the area around your eyes to inadvertently sag!
The powerful peptide, matrixyl, has been proven to increase the natural collagen levels in your skin so for an anti-ageing product guaranteed to work, make sure it’s top of the ingredient list!
If you’re worried about your hands giving away your age, wear a fuchsia pink nail polish! The blue undertones will even out any dark spots or sallowness as well as distracting from wrinkles!
Always, always wear an SPF. The sun breaks down collagen and elastin – both of which are vital for keeping your skin young and bouncy. As a rule, never go lower than an SPF30.
Skin irritations like rosacea, spots or rashes can accelerate pigmentation so if you do get a bout, avoid using strong treatments and go back to a simple cleanser and moisturiser until they subside.
Don’t let your eyebrows taper off too much – a thick start and thin ends divides the eye in half and will make your eyes appear smaller.
Use a foundation brush for thicker formulas as it spreads evenly and prevents foundation sitting in fine lines.
Look out for products containing vitamin C as it helps to rebuild collagen and neutralise environmental damage.
Bright eye shadows aren’t a no-go but keep them on your lids only, if the colour starts creeping upto your brow bone it can start to look really ageing.
Fuller lips equal younger looking lips so create the illusion with a dab of clear lip gloss over your lipstick just in the centre of your lips. Magic!
Demi Moore says her great complexion is down to constant moisturising. Never ever cutting corners, she says that if you focus on good skin care you can get away with wearing less make-up, we hear you Demi!
Curl your lashes first before you apply your mascara to give them a lifting effect and open up your eyes. They’re like push-up bras for your peepers!
Pink and peachy blushers instantly knock years off. Apply them to the apples of your cheeks, the tip of your nose and under your chin for the perfect outdoorsy glow!
There’s a lot of debate about Kylie’s ageless complexion but puts it down to Pond’s famous Cream Cleanser, £4.49. A product that’s been passed onto her from her mum, she says it really makes a difference to her skin.
“Too much liner underneath your eyes can bring attention to dark circles, bags and lines,” explains Craig-Ryan French, International Make-up Artist at Paul & Joe. “Just apply liner on your upper lid and choose a soft brown shade over a harsh black.”
When choosing your eyebrow pencil or powder always go a shade lighter or mix two colours together. Going too dark can be ageing.
Think about how you apply your products. Apply your moisturiser in circular motions to improve your circulation and give your complexion an immediate flush of colour. Next, run your fingers from the middle of your chin back towards your ears to firm your jawline.
Too much powder can add years on! Just apply a translucent pressed powder down your t-zone to maintain a youth-inducing glow and use gel-based hydrating moisturisers.
Dead skin cells make skin look dull and ageing so slough them away with a gentle exfoliating face scrub twice a week. You’ll get that youthful glow back in no time.
Another way to make your lips look fuller is by blending two or three similar shades together for a multi-dimensional look. All the make-up artists do it!
Brows can give you an instant facelift so it’s worth investing in a professional brow shape. Once you have your shape you can start maintaining them by filling them in from the arch working outwards.
A lot of experts encourage us to change our products as we age to suit our skin type but Joanna Lumley couldn’t bear to, putting her great skin down to Astral moisturiser, £5.99, that she’s been slathering on since the sixties!
“Too much liner underneath your eyes can bring attention to dark circles, bags and lines,” explains Craig-Ryan French, International Make-up Artist at Paul & Joe. “Just apply liner on your upper lid and choose a soft brown shade over a harsh black.”
Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream, £25, is a cult classic that’s famed for it’s moisturising and healing properties. It has hordes of celebrity fans, including Penelope Cruz who uses it to stop her skin from ageing.
Don’t OD on anti-ageing products. Because of their potent ingredients, using too many can cause your skin to dry out which is the last thing you want. Instead, try focusing on your biggest issue whether that’s age spots, wrinkles or dryness.
Well-shaped eyebrows will define your whole look. When plucking at home switch from one brow to the other every four or five plucks to keep them symmetrical, rather than focusing on one at a time.
If you’re worried about fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes, draw attention to your lashes instead. Try bulking them up with a lengthening mascara to elongate lashes and widen eyes.
If your foundation is too heavy for every day mix it with your daily moisturiser or a pea sized amount of face oil for a light coverage that leaves skin glowing.
Hands are a big giveaway of ageing so keep an anti-ageing hand cream on you at all times. Clinique’s Even Better Dark Spot Correcting Hand Cream SPF15, £22.50, also prevents age spots and pigmentation.
Add a serum into your skincare regime. They give dry skin an extra hydration boost and sink into skin super fast.
Always use your ring finger when applying concealer and eye cream around the eye area to stop skin dragging and causing fine lines.
Your pores expand as you age so shrink them into submission with Biore’s Ultra Deep Cleansing Pore Strips, £7.99 once a week to get rid of dirt and grime.
