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Cold weather and glowing skin don’t always go hand in hand, especially for those of us on the other side of 50. Winter air pulls moisture right out of our faces, making dryness, dullness, and texture much more noticeable. But glowing, hydrated skin is absolutely possible with the right winter makeup routine.

Today I’m sharing the exact techniques and products I used on my gorgeous model, Tracy Jo, to keep her skin looking dewy, fresh, and alive, even in cold weather.

Whether you’ve got holiday parties and winter gatherings to attend, or simply want to look radiant through the colder months, here are my favorite winter-friendly makeup products and tips to help you glow all season long.

Start with Skin Prep

Winter makeup always begins with great skin prep. Cold air can strip your skin’s natural oils, so hydration is key, especially for mature skin.

Look for these hydrating ingredients:

• Hyaluronic acid
• Ceramides
• Niacinamide
• Oil-soluble Vitamin C

I always tell my clients: internal health is 80% of skin care. If topical hydration isn’t cutting it, consider adding:

• 2–4 tablespoons of Omega 3-6-9 oils daily
• A quality Vitamin C, E, and A supplement

These nourish your skin from within and help you maintain moisture and elasticity throughout winter.

Choose the Right Foundation for a Winter Glow

In cold weather, skip the heavy matte foundation and powder formulas. They sit on top of the skin, emphasize dryness, and instantly age you.

Instead, opt for:

• A lightweight CC cream
• A tinted moisturizer
• A creamy foundation with a radiant finish

For Tracy Jo, I used a CC cream mixed with a bronzing serum to add hydration and soft luminosity. You can also apply the luminous serum or hydrating primer before your foundation; it’s an easy way to keep your skin glowing all day.

Application tip: Use your fingers. The warmth from your hands blends product into mature skin more smoothly than a brush.

Finish with a touch of concealer only where needed, gently tapped in. Working on Tracy Jo, I filled in her brows using my favorite pencil/gel combo for silver or light colored hair, Silver Queen. It opens up her eye area without looking too dark or heavy.

Cream Blush: Your Winter Secret Weapon

If you’re over 40, cream blush is your best friend, especially in cold weather.

Powder blush can sit on dry patches and look flat, while cream blush melts right into the skin for a youthful, hydrated glow.

Where to apply:

• High on the apples.
• Blend upward toward the temples.
• A dab on the brow bone or neck (if you’re especially pale).

You can also add a small amount of highlighter to the cheekbones, brow bone, and tip of the nose, but don’t overdo it. Too much highlighter can settle into fine lines.

Use Cream Eyeshadow for Smooth, Hydrated Lids

Winter is not the time for dry, flaky shadow. Cream formulas from PrimePrometics add hydration and never emphasize texture on mature lids.

On Tracy Jo, I used:

• Toffee: all over the lid, lash line, and underneath.
• Espresso: on the outer third and next to the lash line for depth.
• Wood (dark brown liner): in the top and bottom waterline.
• Mulberry liner: between the lashes for brightness and a flattering pop.

Always blend with a soft brush to get that diffused, smoky, elegant look perfect for the holidays.

Finish with a black mascara. And for fun? I added small false lashes on the outer corners for that festive winter sparkle.

Find more products here: 18 Best Mascaras for Older Women.

Finish with Dewy, Hydrating Lips

Matte lips in winter? Not ideal. They emphasize dryness and make lips look smaller and more textured.

Instead, go for:

• Creamy lipstick
• Gloss
• Lip oils

I used a reddish-brown cream lipstick topped with a hydrating gloss called Nude Glow. Then a matching liner slightly outside the lip line to subtly enhance lip shape.

Warm tones are essential on mature skin in cold weather; they prevent the washed-out look and tie everything together when most of us are losing color.

Party Like It’s 2025!

Winter makeup doesn’t have to mean dull, dry skin. With the right prep and creamy, hydrating products, you can bring your glow back instantly, no matter how cold it is outside.

The keys to winter radiance are simple:

• Hydrate deeply.
• Choose creamy formulas.
• Blend with warmth.
• Add soft luminosity where it matters.

With these tricks, your glowing skin will stay hydrated no matter how long the party or family gathering. Please let me know if you have any questions, thoughts, or stories, I always love to hear from you!

Use the code THEBEAUTYSHAMAN at PrimePrometics for 10% off.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

What’s your biggest winter skin issue? Do you prefer to use skin-surface products, or do you nourish from within?

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I’m sure most of you will remember hearing someone say to you or someone else, “You’re going to learn your lesson!” Or “It’s time you learn your lesson!”

Well, this is a variation on a theme, and I say, “It’s time you UNlearn your lesson(s)! Especially those that aren’t so helpful or healthy in retrospect.

So, I sat down one night with a few Trader Joe’s dark chocolate caramels (actively unlearning the lesson not to eat chocolate too close to bedtime!), and I wrote down the first 3 lessons that came to mind, in no particular order, which I believe are outdated and quite worthy of being unlearned!

#1: Don’t Question Authority

I never ascribed to this one… you can ask my mom. The word Whyyyy? may as well have been my first word.

These days especially, we must question authority to maintain our basic safety, rights and freedoms! Seniors can be very vulnerable if they aren’t empowered to advocate for themselves whether it be at a restaurant, grocery store, doctor’s office or retirement community setting.

At the other end of the age timeline, I believe that kids need to know that it’s ok to question someone in a position of authority, especially if they feel unsafe or if something doesn’t feel right. As we know all too well, there are those in power who will abuse their position. We all need to speak up and be our own advocate.

So, if you grew up learning the lesson not to question a person of authority, let’s start to unlearn it?! Your quality of life… and even your life could depend on it.

#2: Behave: Don’t Laugh Too Loud, Act Too Silly, or Stand Out in a Crowd

The other day I was listening to Martha Beck on her podcast. She was talking about how we’re made to feel ashamed when we are being what may be considered as ‘too much’. The gist of it was, we’re taught to always behave. Well, she used one example of laughing loudly in a public place, and I flinched because it took me back to an incident that happened to me… as an adult.

I was out to dinner with family and friends at a noisy family style Italian restaurant with lots of people and kids etc. I was not a kid… I was a mom, my kids sitting next to me. Somebody said something funny, and I laughed out loud… a big hearty that-was-SO-funny laugh. At that moment, another adult at the table, in my generation, yelled at me from across the table, “Nancy! Lower your voice!” Needless to say, I was appalled that my contemporary was scolding me for laughing loudly… in a noisy restaurant! With time, I have forgiven this offense but clearly have not forgotten it… which was helpful in beginning the unlearning process.

Back to Martha Beck… when I heard her encouraging listeners to laugh loudly, dance, look silly, be you, I felt so validated and reminded at how preposterous it was that I was shamed for expressing joy in a perfectly appropriate setting. It’s not like I was dancing on the tables naked!

Of course, I have since realized that it was more of a reflection of what was going on for that person and didn’t have anything to do with me.

My point: Unlearn the lesson that you should dim your light and blend in to keep others comfortable. Let your freak flag fly!

#3: Always Put Others Before Yourself

This is a doozey, isn’t it?! This lesson helped create the disease to please and caused it to go viral.

I’ve talked about this before and got some pushback. To clarify, I’m not saying to be a narcissist or never think of others and only do what’s best for you. With all this and the two prior examples, common sense prevails.

Some of us are on people-pleasing autopilot, which makes it easy to crash and burn without notice. 

We learned the lesson to serve everyone else first, take the broken cookie, have sex when we don’t feel like it… to name a few.

If we don’t do what we need to do for ourselves first, whether that looks like taking a break when we need one, feeding ourselves first, or going to bed early when we need to… then exhaustion, resentment toward others and passive-aggressive behavior are just three examples of the debris from the wreckage that can come from neglecting ourselves.

We need to Unlearn this lesson one ‘no,’ and one ‘not right now,’ at a time.

As I mentioned at the beginning, these are the first three examples that came to mind when listing lessons that I feel no longer serve us.

How About YOU?

I’m curious: What lessons have you learned that you feel are important to Unlearn? Please share in the comments!

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There’s a moment in every mother’s journey when she realizes that the way she’s been showing up is no longer serving anyone – not her children, and certainly not herself.

For me, it came in my 60s when I found myself dashing off to meet some emergency with one of my kids – yet again. Something in me whispered: When did I become a servant in my own life?

If you’re in your 60s and still operating as if your primary identity is “mother who does everything,” this is your wake-up call. Not because you’ve done anything wrong, but because you deserve more. And so do your children.

The Old Contract Is Expired

Many of us came of age when motherhood meant complete self-sacrifice. Our value was measured in clean houses, home-cooked meals, and children who never felt an ounce of discomfort. We were taught that good mothers put everyone else first, always.

That worked when our children were small and actually needed us to do everything. But we kept the same contract running long after it expired. Our children grew up, but we didn’t grow into our next role.

Now we’re in our 60s, and we’re exhausted. We’re still coordinating family dinners, still solving problems for our adult children, still putting our own needs last. We’ve carried this role so long we’ve forgotten there might be another way.

What Mentorship Actually Looks Like

Shifting from martyr to mentor doesn’t mean becoming cold or distant. It means upgrading your relationship with your adult children from manager to consultant.

A mentor shares wisdom without forcing it. She makes suggestions but doesn’t insist. She’s available for counsel, but she’s not on call 24/7. She demonstrates through her own life what strength, boundaries, and self-respect look like.

When my daughter calls with a problem now, I’ve learned to ask, “What do you think you should do?” instead of immediately jumping in with solutions. Sometimes she just needs to talk it through. Other times, she discovers she already knows the answer. Either way, she’s building her own wisdom instead of borrowing mine.

The Guilt Will Try to Stop You

Let’s be honest: changing decades of patterns doesn’t happen without guilt showing up. When you start setting boundaries, a voice in your head will say, “What kind of mother are you?”

That voice is lying. It’s the outdated programming trying to keep you small.

The truth is, a good mother in this season isn’t the one who does everything – it’s the one who teaches strength. A good mother shows her daughters how to honor themselves so they don’t spend their own 60 depleted and wondering. A good mother teaches her sons that women aren’t here to serve them but to walk alongside them as equals.

Reclaiming Your Life

This shift gives you something precious: your life back.

You get to pursue interests you set aside decades ago. You get to say yes to opportunities without first checking everyone else’s schedules. You get to prioritize your health, your friendships, your marriage (if it has survived), your peace.

You get to model something your children may have never seen: a woman who knows her worth isn’t tied to how much she does for others.

The Unexpected Gift

Here’s what surprised me most about this transition: my relationship with my children got better, not worse.

When I stopped managing their lives, we started having actual conversations. When I stopped doing everything, they started showing up more fully. When I modeled boundaries, they learned to respect them – and to set their own.

They don’t need another martyr. They need a mentor. A wise woman who’s done the work and can light the path without walking it for them.

Your Next Chapter Awaits

You spent decades giving. Decades sacrificing. Decades putting everyone else first.

You did that work beautifully. You raised capable humans. Now it’s time to step into your next role – not as someone who does everything, but as someone who shows others how to do it themselves.

This is your season to be wise, not weary. Grounded, not guilty. Free, not frantic.

Step into your next chapter – as a wise, grounded woman who finally understands that the best thing she can teach her children is how to honor themselves.

Because you already taught them how to be loved. Now show them how to be strong.

For more help on shifting from martyr to mentor while clarifying boundaries with adult children, check out my Marriage and Motherhood Survival Method.

Let’s Discuss What May Be a Hard Question:

What’s ONE thing you’ve been doing for your adult children that you know they could (and should) be doing for themselves? And next. What scares you most about stopping?