Ageing with attitude: Best face forward with clever use of cosmetics

Shaking up your make-up routine can help to hold back the years and to give you a confidence boost, reports Margaret Jennings.

“WE are now less defined by our age, but as we get on in years women can be quite confused about what or what not to do, with their make-up application. Many end up using the same old routine — which doesn’t help,” says Dublin-based make-up artist Annie Gribbin.

Aged 57 and working in the industry for 25 years, Annie holds masterclasses for older women — many in their 50s and 60s: “It’s never too late to put some effort in. Make-up can be so much linked to confidence, a magic tool that we have at our fingertips,” she says. “The oldest woman I have had in my masterclass was 87 and she was thrilled with the result.”