Ramona Singer’s Green Leopard Print Blouse While Recording Luann’s Holiday Song

Real Housewives of New York Season 13 Episode 12 Fashion

Although her last name may be “Singer,” based on this scene from last night’s episode of RHONY I think it’s safe to say that Ramona Singer can’t hold a tune for her life. What she can and should however hold is more cute tops like this green leopard print blouse in the checkout line at Bloomingdales. 

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Faryn

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Originally posted at: Ramona Singer’s Green Leopard Print Blouse

Chances are you use a concealer and have been for many years. Concealers are practically a staple in every woman’s makeup bag. From covering up the unexpected blemish or pimple when we were younger to covering dark circles under our eyes as we age, concealers are useful for women of all ages.

But not all concealers are created equal and that is why we need to re-evaluate our choices as we get older. Some brands are now creating concealers with mature women’s skin in mind. They add moisturizing agents and ingredients that will help the concealer not to crease or cake on our skin.

The skin around the eyes is typically the area where we start noticing fine lines and wrinkles first. The skin is thin and sensitive and will start showing signs of aging before other areas of the face.

Concealers are designed to help hide, cover, and conceal unwanted dark circles under the eyes and other discolorations or blemishes on the face.

Are you looking for a new concealer that is created for older women? Let’s take a look at the best concealers for mature skin.

What to Look for in a Concealer

You want to look for concealers that have added moisturizing ingredients and even sunscreen. Antioxidants, peptides, vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, and other agents are added to help keep the delicate under-eye area hydrated and looking healthy. Moisturizers in concealers also help to diminish the chances of creasing and caking.

What’s the most important thing to consider when selecting a concealer? Color!

What Color Concealer to Choose

When it comes to selecting an under-eye concealer, you should go for one that is one or two shades lighter than your natural skin color. You want to brighten the area for a more awake look.

You will want to choose a shade that is similar to your skin tone if you plan to cover blemishes or any raised skin problems. A lighter shade will draw light and attention to the problem area, the opposite of what you want to achieve.

Why not simply use foundation to cover problem areas on your face? Concealers tend to be thicker and cover more than foundation and sometimes have long-lasting properties.

Because this is such a hit-or-miss item to choose from, I often engage with sales agents to help me choose the best color. Some makeup counters will let you test different colors to help you find the best suited for you.

Best Concealers for Mature Skin

Let’s take a look at the concealers on the market today that are best for older women.

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser

Maybelline’s line of makeup called Age Rewind includes this multi-use concealer that improves the look of dark circles, corrects the appearance of redness, and brightens dull skin. It’s infused with goji berry and Haloxyl to provide moisture and help reduce the look of fine lines.

Tarte Creaseless Concealer

This concealer from Tarte feels like smooth eye cream and still delivers full coverage. It contains maracuja spheres that create natural dewiness so your under-eyes look refreshed. The waterproof formula doesn’t crease and will not sit in fine lines.

L’Oreal Paris Infallible Pro-Glow Concealer

This concealer from L’Oréal Paris provides up to 16 hours of glowing coverage. Infallible Pro-Glow Concealer helps sculpt and highlight features while correcting and concealing imperfections. The lightweight, ultra-blendable long wear concealer allows you to customize your look with luminous buildable coverage.

Benefit Boi-ing Cakeless Full Coverage Waterproof Liquid Concealer

This concealer is a multi-purpose, full-coverage formula designed to help hide dark under-eye circles, blemishes, and discoloration.

Clinique Line Smoothing Concealer

This oil-free concealer from Clinique actually “bridges” fine lines and wrinkles, smoothing and minimizing them for an instantly firmer look. Skin-brightening ingredients help with shadows, reduce redness, and give skin a more even tone. The formula is long-lasting and buildable without causing creasing.

Glo Skin Beauty Corrective Camouflage Kit

This Corrective Camouflage Kit from Glo Skin Beauty is made up of 4 lightweight concealing shades to help create a flawless complexion. Use the yellow to conceal redness and darkness under the eyes. The lavender helps disguise sallow complexions, dull areas, and dark spots. The mint shade helps minimize the appearance of blemishes, scars, rosacea, and red blotches while the neutral can be used for general skin imperfections.

Best Under-Eye Concealers for Mature Skin

IT Cosmetics Bye Bye Undereye Illumination Full Coverage Anti-Aging Waterproof Concealer

This creamy under-eye concealer is full-coverage and waterproof. It provides a radiant and eye-brightening finish that lasts up to 24 hours without creasing.

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Away Concealer

This full-coverage, long-lasting, dark-circle-diminishing, color-correcting concealer is creamy, buildable, and easy to blend.

Do you use concealers? What do you use them for? Will you try one on our list? Do you have one to recommend? Let us know in the comments below.

If you’re of a certain age, perhaps you learned cursive writing, also known as script, a way of writing that’s almost extinct. It’s not being taught in most schools anymore, something I find disappointing. I love my cursive writing because I find it so much faster.

When I have to fill out forms that instruct me to “please print neatly” I find it slow and tedious. I know I could write it out very clearly and much faster – my handwriting is quite nice, the result of a parochial school education and hours of practicing the Palmer method.

What is Cursive Writing?

Perhaps you don’t even know what cursive writing is? It’s astyle of penmanship that joins the letters together so that one writes in a continuous, flowing way, not lifting the pen from the paper after each letter. It’s very functional, used for ordinary daily writing as well as in calligraphy.

When I was a child, it was the universal way one wrote. In school, we spent hours practicing the Palmer method, making continuous circles that looked like a long slinky, or continuous spike-like strokes that looked like Donald Trump’s signature or an EKG. We were taught to move our arm from the elbow to the fingertips, in a gliding motion, rather than just the hand. It was fun!

I never thought of cursive writing as anything special. It was just the way I wrote, as did all my peers. And it never occurred to me that discontinuing it would have ramifications – but it does!

If You Can’t Write It, You Can’t Read It

For one thing, if you never learn how to write cursive, you can’t read it! I found this out when I left my grandson a note one day when I went out – “Gone to the store. Back soon.”

When I got home, he asked me where I had gone, and I said, “Didn’t you see my note?”, to which he replied, “I did, Granny, but I don’t know how to read cursive.” I knew it wasn’t being taught anymore, but it never occurred to me that this meant young people couldn’t read it.

Historical Documents

So, where does that leave the Declaration of Independence? When Thomas Jefferson drafted the document before the American colonies declared their independence from Great Britain, he joined most but not all the letters.

However, a few days later, it was rewritten in the fully joined, “proper” cursive style we see on display now. Think of John Hancock’s beautiful large scroll, written large and first so that Britain’s King George could “read it without spectacles.” Would it be the same in printed block letters???

What About Signatures?

Which brings up signatures. For generations, our signature has been an indicator of our authenticity, analyzed by handwriting experts to determine if it’s genuine. Can you do that with print?

Often, we’re asked to sign below and print our name beneath it. Is a printed signature legal? Can experts tell if it’s genuine? My research tells me that not only are printed signatures legal, but even something like a smiley face can be! Good grief! Remember when illiterate people made their X?

Apparently, cursive is making a return to school curriculums in the United States. One of the things holding it up is the lack of teachers who know it and know how to teach it.

Handwriting in all forms will probably disappear completely someday, now that we’ve entered the era of typing on a computer or pecking out messages in texts. But personally, I hope that cursive returns.

How do you feel about it? Is it being taught in your school districts? Can your children and grandchildren read cursive? Can you share a story where your handwritten note could not be deciphered? Let have a laugh together!

Major congrats are in order for Miley Cyrus. The performer just became a part of the iconic Gucci gang. In fact, Cyrus’ Gucci photos are going viral today because she looks seriously stunning. She’s the face of Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum, a new fragrance by creative director Alessandro Michele. Artist Petra Collins shot the video and photos of Cyrus, which might be why they’re the best we’ve seen of the star. (Collins is seriously talented!)

“Miley Cyrus is an artist with a spirit that is both rock ‘n’ roll and eclectic at the same time. I admire her and I think she will perfectly embody the new Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia fragrance and story,” Michele said in a statement. The triple-threat herself is just as excited about the new gig.

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“@gucci and I have felt like family for a long time in our collaborations which have always revolved around vibrant color, self-expression & unapologetic contradiction,” she wrote on Instagram. “Being tough in a soft environment or still in a chaotic moment. #FloraFantasy is being who you are.”

Flora Gorgeous Gardenia will be available starting July 30 on the brand’s website and from August 1 in selected Gucci stores, retailers and perfumeries worldwide. Cyrus joins A-list talent including Harry Styles, who is a longtime ambassador of the brand and the face of the Gucci Mémoire d’une Odeur campaign.

We’ll update you as soon as we have more details on Cyrus-fronted fragrance. We can’t wait to see the bottle.

Major congrats are in order for Miley Cyrus. The performer just became a part of the iconic Gucci gang. In fact, Cyrus’ Gucci photos are going viral today because she looks seriously stunning. She’s the face of Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia Eau de Parfum, a new fragrance by creative director Alessandro Michele. Artist Petra Collins shot the video and photos of Cyrus, which might be why they’re the best we’ve seen of the star. (Collins is seriously talented!)

“Miley Cyrus is an artist with a spirit that is both rock ‘n’ roll and eclectic at the same time. I admire her and I think she will perfectly embody the new Gucci Flora Gorgeous Gardenia fragrance and story,” Michele said in a statement. The triple-threat herself is just as excited about the new gig.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

Source: Instagram

“@gucci and I have felt like family for a long time in our collaborations which have always revolved around vibrant color, self-expression & unapologetic contradiction,” she wrote on Instagram. “Being tough in a soft environment or still in a chaotic moment. #FloraFantasy is being who you are.”

Flora Gorgeous Gardenia will be available starting July 30 on the brand’s website and from August 1 in selected Gucci stores, retailers and perfumeries worldwide. Cyrus joins A-list talent including Harry Styles, who is a longtime ambassador of the brand and the face of the Gucci Mémoire d’une Odeur campaign.

We’ll update you as soon as we have more details on Cyrus-fronted fragrance. We can’t wait to see the bottle.