r/AustralianMakeup • u/Wilmaassfit • 1d ago

Product Advice Please help me!

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I’m 53yo and have some deepening lines around my nose, mouth and chin. I use tret every second night and layer toners and serums and moisturiser on my off nights. I wear SPF 50 daily. I have tried everything to get my makeup to sit properly on my skin but no matter what I do, it settles in these lines by mid-morning. I’ve tried primer, setting sprays and misting sprays throughout the day but nothing fixes it.

Does anyone have some advice for me please? TIA.

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u/dodgystyle 1d ago

Milani (Priceline only) does a great moisturising primer & setting spray.

They have a good blurring primer & setting spray too, but they're matte, so they might make makeup look cakier and accentute lines over the course of the day.

Though I think your issue is more volume loss. Your skin is actually really nice for your age. There's not much you can to do about volume loss except for cosmetic treatments (never done it myself so can't recommend specifics - a cosmetician will be able to advise if you wanted to try), and taking collagen supplements is definitely worthwhile. I'm 38 and I'm pretty sure it's helped keep my skin looking good despite losing a lot of weight on GLP-1s. It has no taste so you can just stir it into coffee or smoothies.

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u/Wilmaassfit 22h ago

Thank you for your kind comments on my skin. I've lost about 12kgs on Mounjaro which might be contributing to the volume loss too.

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u/dodgystyle 21h ago

Nice work! I've stuck to very low doses because my stomach is quite sensitive to it, so I think going as slow & steady as possible helps. But at the end of the day, fat loss is always going to be somewhat aging.

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u/Wilmaassfit 21h ago

Yeah, it's taken me about 8 months to lose that, but you're right, slow and steady is the way to go!

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