I’m 49 and my eyelids are sagging as I age – an ‘upsweep’ makeup tip is basic but really works for lift
A MOM in her late forties has revealed how she uses makeup to reduce the appearance of saggy skin around her eyes.
She shared the beauty hack after being complimented about her youthful appearance at age 49.
Jessica Enslow (@jessicaenslow) has garnered over 384,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares beauty tips.
The mom of seven was asked to share an eye makeup tutorial for women over 40.
She spoke candidly about having “extra skin” above her eyes which has become noticeable with age.
“This is how I do my eyes to try to kind of lift them,” she said.
Jessica held up the Tartelette Juicy Amazonian clay palette which costs $45 from Tarte Cosmetics.
“I take my fluffy brush and I just go into a very neutral color,” she said while demonstrating.
“I put that into my crease then I take a darker like medium brown, not the darkest yet.
“I kind of go in a V on the outside of the lid and into the corner about halfway.”
She packed on the eyeshadow on the outer edge of the eyes to conceal the “droopy” skin.
Jessica revealed she also likes to use a “light-medium shimmer shade” on her eyelids and then a lighter shimmer shade on the inner corners for a “highlight pop.”
She then took what looked like Wet N Wild’s Color Icon eyeshadow palette which costs $8.20 from Look Fantastic.
“This is more where the lifting comes in I feel like,” she said.
“I take an angled brush and go into either black or dark brown.
“I go along with the bottom lid and use that as my guide to do an upsweep on both sides.
“Then pull that over,” she said while lining her top eyelid.
“I just feel like that’s what makes everything more lifted.
“I curl my lashes, use L’Oreal Voluminous Lash primer, and then Maybelline Great Lash mascara.
“There you have it, that’s my basic eye makeup routine.”
L'Oreal Paris Voluminous Conditioning Mascara Primer is available from Target for $9, while Maybelline Great Lash mascara is $10 from Amazon.
Over 2,800 people liked Jessica’s video and many took to the comment section grateful for her advice.
“52 here! Always trying to find some good tips. You look gorgeous,” one person wrote.
“It does make it lifted! Love it! Thank you,” another said.
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“Yay finally someone doing older makeup, I needed this thanks. I have the worst hooded eyes [laughing],” a third chimed in.
“Beautiful. I have hooded eyes that are slowly going south! I’m going to give this a go. Thank you for the tips,” another added.
