From Health magazine
We asked our “age detective” for the subtle signs that reveal a woman’s age. Use these visual clues to guess how old our model is—then try our tricks so you can keep even the pros guessing.
Eyes
Clue no. 1: Barely-there brows.
Where did those luscious lashes and brows go? Chalk it up to the age-related drop in hormones that slows hair growth, and all those years of follicle-destroying tweezing.
What you can do
Stop pruning now. “Go for a professional brow shaping and learn how to maintain your brows so you don’t overtweeze or overwax,” says Maria Verel, Diane Sawyer’s makeup artist.
Color them in. Use a brow pencil like Trish McEvoy’s ($20; nordstrom.com) in a shade slightly lighter than your brows. “Rather than draw a continuous line, make gentle feather strokes,” Verel says. Then use a spiral brow brush or baby toothbrush to blend. Or try Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Fix ($19; anastasia.net), a wax pencil you swipe on the brow and follow with powder for a natural look.
Get primed. A lash primer like Lancôme Cils Booster Mascara Base ($19; lancome-usa.com) conditions and thickens what you’ve got.
Switch mascaras. Swap your lengthening formula for a thickening product like Maybelline’s new Volume Express Turbo Boost Mascara ($7.19; drugstores nationwide). Apply the first coat by placing the wand at the base of your lashes and swishing from side to side. Let it set for 15 seconds, then sweep on a second coat.
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