Can I Make Myself Look 20 Years Younger Using Cheap Makeup?

  By Trina Morgan, Fashion, Beauty, and Lifestyle Blogger

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My girls, my girls! Ya'll gonna click on this post so darn fast lol! This little makeover idea came to mind, so I had to jump on this. I love doing fun makeup to make myself look different, and I love capturing those looks by taking photos and sharing them with friends and family. Of course, I love their compliments.

I turned 51 last year, and in about four months I'll be hitting 52 years old. Every morning I wake up, the mirror is the first thing that sees my face, and we have had some conversations; I tell you, lol! Like, I look and think to myself, You're getting older, girl; I see a few laugh lines, deep frown lines on my forehead, and fine lines in the inner corner of my eyes that I didn't have when I was in my early twenties and thirties. I've noticed creases in my chin.

 I'm still trying to make peace with them. Even though I'm an older chick, I still have a youthful mind; I'm totally stuck at my 17-year-old self for some reason! And there isn't nothing wrong with that, as long as I put on my grown woman pants and get them darn bills paid lol!

Anyway, ladies, we all can't afford those fancy department stores that sell those extravagant and expensive beauty products such as foundations, powders, and eyeliners. The list goes on and on. Some of us women don't have the luxury of splurging to make ourselves look beautiful, if you know what I mean. Heck I don't have that "big money I don't care money",but we can fake it and look expensive. So I got curious: could a couple of my cheap cosmetics I bought online take me back 20 years, and that means around the age of thirty-something.

How I Prepped My Skin

The first thing I did was wash my face with Olay 5- In- One Super Facial Cleanser; it's so gentle on my sensitive skin. It's my everyday routine cleanser that purifies and removes makeup, oil, and dirt. I love it because it leaves my skin feeling very hydrated. It has all the good ingredients such as Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, Collagen Peptide, Vitamin C & E for mature skin like mine. After I washed my face with this product, I followed up with  Witchhazel toner for my pores, and VKSV Whipped Tarrow Honey Balm to moisturize my skin. 

Products I used

1. SKINTIFIC Pink Cushion Foundation in Natural Glow. Now this foundation makes your skin look like a smooth porcelain doll! I pressed it into my skin without swiping, and I tell you it makes your skin flawless.

2. L.A. Girl Pro. Conceal HD High Definition concealer. Price: $7-$12. Ya'll I love this stuff! I used it for my under-eyes to smooth out those lines that make your eyes look sunken. It covers up my dark circles so well. I used my blending sponge to pat it in firmly. It makes my eyes look bright and young.

3.CoverGirl Clean Invisible Press Powder in 180 Golden Caramel Price $7. I love it because it goes on like you aren't wearing it, and it also gives my skin a smooth and glowy finish.

4. UCANBE Eyeshadow Palette Price $9. I chose a deeper brown from that palette as my base shade. I used a fluffy makeup brush to blend it out.

5. Kellogg's Eyeshadow Palette, and I chose a Golden shimmer. Price: $24. I used an eyeshadow sponge to pat in the shimmer, then went back in with my fluffy brush to blend it out to my liking.

6. Black Eyeliner Pencil Price: Under $3. This gives my eyes a more dramatic and youthful look for my almond-shaped eyes. I' have always loved dark eyeliner.

7. False Eyelashes From Temu Price under $2. I glued on my falsies in short length to give my eyes a playful look. I added my Red colored wig for some playfulness and boy do i look freaking gorgeous! I was in awe of myself!

8. Santee Trio Eyeshadow Palette Price? Maybe under $10. I couldn't find it anymore online. This three trio was given to me. It has Pink, fuchsia, and purple in it. I used the fuchsia color as blush for my cheeks.

No filter Darlin!

I think I shaved off a few years off by using prepping my skin and using these cheap products. What do ya'll think? Did I achieve a youthful look? How old do you think I look before and after? I would love a critique; I love honesty. Thank you so much for reading my post. I had fun doing this little experiment.

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