Like a fine wine...?

There are some words I just dislike. For example, "dye." Doesn't "color" or "highlight" sound more appropriate when it comes to one's hair? How about "cheap." I prefer to use "affordable," "less expensive," or "frugal." Then there's cobbler. I have nothing against the dessert, I just don't like the word.

I have recently discovered another word I dislike. "Old." And anything to do with the word, including words like "aging," "fine lines," and the horrendous "wrinkles." I don't wear make-up often and when I do, I use the same brand of foundation I have used for many years. L'Oreal True Match, N3 (Natural Buff).

Here is the description of my youthful make-up, from the L'Oreal website:

With patented color technology, True Match™ Makeup precisely matches your skin’s tone and texture and coordinates perfectly with True Match™ Powder, Blush, and Concealer. Formulated with Precise Match™ Technology so you can control coverage and fine-tune it. Ultra-pure formula contains no oils, fragrances, or pore-clogging fillers, so all you see is beautiful, radiant, flawless skin. With Vitamins A and C, wheat germ and grape fruit extract to keep your skin nourished, protected and healthy.

Finish: Natural
SPF: 17 (select shades)
Coverage: Light to medium
Skin Type: For all skin types. Oil-free.

Available in 33 skin-true shades

I splurge for Clinique when it comes to eye shadows, mascaras and blush. But I have come to rely on good old L'Oreal for my foundation needs. Note the coverage and skin type in the description. So imagine my surprise when I applied my normal amount of foundation and still looked bare-faced. This was "natural finish" and "light coverage" all right. I went to Target and perused the make-up aisle and eventually decided I didn't need a different make-up. Maybe I had a defective bottle. Maybe I just needed to apply a little more. I went home and dabbed a little more under my eyes and on my forehead. Nope. No difference, it just felt like I had on a lot of foundation (which I hate!) So back to the store I went and settled on L'Oreal Visible Lift. Here is the description:

Introducing a breakthrough in age minimizing makeup. Only Visible Lift^® Serum Absolute features an age reversing serum of 5 ingredients in 1 luminous makeup. New Visible Lift^® Serum Absolute Makeup instantly evens skin tone with a luxuriously lightweight formula that doesn’t settle into lines and wrinkles. In four weeks, the potent formula addresses 5 signs of aging to visibly transform skin to smoother, firmer, brighter, even, flawless.

5 Proven Results:

• 45% more even skin tone
• 72% saw more youthful skin
• 75% reduction in fine lines and wrinkles
• 79% saw fewer imperfections
• 90% saw smoother skin

Lift your standards of what an anti-aging makeup can do.

Finish: Luminous
SPF: 17
Coverage: Medium 
Skin Type: All skin types

Available in 12 shades.

Surely this Visible Lift Serum Absolute would give me my youthful glowing skin back? There are proven results! I noticed that this foundation is much thicker and feels much more like "foundation." It does make my skin appear noticeably smoother and younger, but it also feels dryer and tighter. While Visible Lift is an improvement, I think my search for "mature" make-up will continue. I really like the bare-faced feeling of my True Match but maybe this is just something you have to get used to. Just like the maturing process itself. I don't think I will wake up one day and be ok with it all, but in the meantime I try to adhere to the saying "like a fine wine we grow better with the years." And you better believe I'll be on the lookout for silver, sparkly hairs.