Contouring doesn’t have to be intimidating, especially if you’re working with the right products for your skin. In fact, learning how to contour mature skin is one of the best ways to bring natural definition and structure back to the face without relying on heavy makeup. This guide is designed specifically for those over 40, featuring makeup contouring for beginners, tips on mineral makeup, and the exact order to apply concealer foundation for a flawless, sculpted look.
How to Contour Mature Skin: The Everyday Sculpt for Women Over 40
How to contour mature skin starts with choosing products that are gentle, blendable, and won’t settle into fine lines. Adorn’s mineral makeup range has been trusted for over a decade for its nourishing ingredients, ethical production, and skin-loving performance making it ideal for makeup for mature skin.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking for the best makeup foundation for mature skin that won’t cake or crease, this step-by-step guide will show you how to contour with confidence.
Step-by-Step, How to Contour Mature Skin
Briony, founder of Adorn, shares her go-to "No Makeup Contour" method using the brand’s best-selling cream formulas. Here’s a breakdown of her process (watch the full tutorial for a visual guide):
1. Forehead
Sweep the Mineral Cream Contour Stick along your hairline. This creates the illusion of a smaller forehead and adds warmth without heaviness.
2. Nose
Draw soft, vertical lines down the sides of your nose. The goal is subtlety, harsh contour lines can age the face. Blend gently with a sponge or your fingers.
3. Chin & Jawline
Apply contour along the jawline and under the chin to add definition. This technique is especially flattering for mature skin as it helps visually lift and sculpt.
4. Cheekbones
Glide the contour stick just below your cheekbones, then blend upward. Avoid dragging the product downward, as it can pull the face down visually.
Highlight & Glow
Use the Vitamin E Highlighter Cream Stick on the tops of your cheekbones, brow bones, down the bridge of your nose, and on the cupid’s bow. The glow is natural and lit-from-within, perfect for more mature skin types who want radiance without shimmer overload.
The Adorn Contour Method
The Holy Grail Trio for Mature Contouring
To create the ultimate lifted, sculpted finish with minimal effort, you’ll only need three ADORN products:
ADORN Mineral Cream Contour Stick
- Creamy, blendable formula enriched with jojoba and shea butter
- Sculpts without drying or tugging at mature skin
- Adds subtle depth and warmth to cheeks, jawline, forehead and nose
ADORN Vitamin E Highlighter Cream Stick
- Illuminates skin without glitter or sparkle
- Vitamin E nourishes while you glow
- Use on the high points of the face for a healthy, dewy finish
- Lightweight but buildable for targeted coverage
- Corrects pigmentation and dark circles without creasing
- Perfect for layering under or over your foundation depending on the area
Recreate Briony's Natural, Sculpted, Glow.
Concealer Foundation Order: What Goes Where?
One of the biggest questions in makeup contouring for beginners is the order of application. When using Adorn'’s mineral makeup, here’s what we recommend:
- Start with a moisturised base
- Apply Mineral Cream Concealer where needed: under eyes, pigmentation spots, and any redness
- Follow with your holy grail foundation for mature skin (Adorn’s BB Cream or Cream Foundation Stick work well)
- Contour and highlight
- Set with a light mineral powder if desired
This order ensures your coverage is locked in while allowing the contour and highlight to blend naturally into the skin.
Why Cream Formulas Are Best for Mature Skin
When contouring mature skin isn’t just about where you place the product—it’s about what you use. Powder contour can settle into lines and look cakey. Cream-based formulas, like Adorn’s, glide on effortlessly and are packed with nourishing ingredients like Vitamin E, jojoba, and plant oils.
They allow for buildable definition and melt into the skin for a skin-like finish, which is ideal makeup for mature skin.
Makeup That Lifts, Not Ages
With the right approach and formulas, contouring after 40 can be flattering, easy, and even fun. Trusting products that support skin health, like Adorn’s mineral makeup line, ensures your makeup enhances your features without compromising comfort.
Whether you’re mastering makeup contouring as a beginner or looking to simplify your routine, let Adorn be your go-to for sculpted, glowy skin. Repeat this routine using yourholy grail foundation for mature skin and you'll never look back.
And remember, contouring mature skin is less about changing your face and more about celebrating it.
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