Hiding wrinkles with make-up

There is nothing worse than that awful caked on look of three day old make-up that you haven’t had a chance to wash off your face. You admit, you woke up late on the first day and just put more foundation on top of your make-up from the day before, and the next day you put powder on top of that, until you hit the three day mark of caked on wrinkled up make-up. So you gave yourself wrinkles. And now you want to get rid of them?

The truth is make-up does not hide wrinkles. In fact, foundation often exaggerates wrinkles, especially if it’s in a slightly different color than your natural skin tone. And none of the age-defying or age-erasing make-ups really do what they say. But I do have some tips: you can keep your foundation; just don’t use it above your mouth, around your eyes or around your nasolabial folds (the lines that run from the bottom of the nose to the chin, also called the "marionette lines"). Wrinkles in these areas seem to stand out the most when foundation is applied. Sorry there are no astonishing tricks to be had when it comes to hiding those wrinkles, but a little botox, a good moisturizer, and good dermatologist should help you on your way.