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a kennedy

(29,661 posts) Tue May 10, 2022, 12:39 PM May 2022

For the over 70 crowd of women here......to use mascara or not to use mascara??? [View all]

I have worn my midnight blue Maybelline mascara for ever………my lashes now, are getting sooooooo fine and not many of them. It actually takes me 15 - 20 minutes to do them. Have never been out without them……..but now………ugh, kinda dread doing them, but will feel naked without them done. I don’t wear any other makeup, just mascara. Whadaya think??

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For the over 70 crowd of women here......to use mascara or not to use mascara??? [View all] a kennedy May 2022 OP

No mascara, no makeup. no_hypocrisy May 2022 #1

I'm 78 and me too. enough May 2022 #27

I stopped the mascara and just use eye liner. It is easier. Irish_Dem May 2022 #2

Exactly Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #47

My sister got her eye lids tatooed with eye liner years and years ago csziggy May 2022 #54

Tattoos on my eye lids would freak me out. Irish_Dem May 2022 #55

I know - I can't even imagine getting it done csziggy May 2022 #56

Right any tattoo would freak me out. Irish_Dem May 2022 #57

No mascara and no make up since my mid-40s. It's incredibly liberating. nt in2herbs May 2022 #3

Do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Ocelot II May 2022 #4

Lol Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #48

I Faux pas May 2022 #5

I found mascara ran, after a certain age. cilla4progress May 2022 #6

Extremely myopic here, so my eyes disappear behind my thick lenses. CrispyQ May 2022 #7

You're a goddess.....thank you......is this the type you wear?? a kennedy May 2022 #11

I use a Revlon pen but it only comes in black. CrispyQ May 2022 #17

I am happy to see many of us have dropped the routine to what you are saying. I do a powder liner LizBeth May 2022 #19

I probably checked out 6 different brands before settling on this one. CrispyQ May 2022 #25

Yup, and thanks. LizBeth May 2022 #31

Mascara made my eyes water... viva la May 2022 #8

No way. vanlassie May 2022 #9

Nope. Glaucoma & AMD. Eyesight too precious. Joinfortmill May 2022 #10

Just turned 80 and mascara has been my signature thingy forever! I love Clinique cornball 24 May 2022 #12

♥️ a kennedy May 2022 #30

Always had short, sparse eyelashes, so I get them tinted blm May 2022 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author 3catwoman3 May 2022 #64

Do you do this yourself... 3catwoman3 May 2022 #65

Med spa place currently. blm May 2022 #66

Except for lipstick, I wear no makeup at all. tblue37 May 2022 #14

Somewhere along the way I stopped the lipstick also, lol. Just carmex or another gloss. LizBeth May 2022 #20

I only wear it if I am tutoring. tblue37 May 2022 #21

Lipstick makes your eyes stand out, even with no makeup on your eyes. CrispyQ May 2022 #28

Ah, interesting. I remember the days I would never leave the house without lipstick, lol LizBeth May 2022 #32

Minimal lash-conditioning mascara (Neutrogena) & lash conditioner (the cheap kind) at night hlthe2b May 2022 #15

I'm interested in the brand of lash conditioner Lars39 May 2022 #22

re: hlthe2b May 2022 #26

Thanks! Lars39 May 2022 #29

60 and needs the mascara BUT, with old and the sagging and bagging for whatever reason LizBeth May 2022 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author cornball 24 May 2022 #18

I only wear makeup when I'm working or going out socially kimbutgar May 2022 #23

Free to do what you want before we have to burka up LakeArenal May 2022 #24

Ain't that the truth. Laffy Kat May 2022 #34

Do what makes you feel good! Laffy Kat May 2022 #33

I haven't worn any makeup since 1991. I'll be 74 in 6 weeks. Wish they made a gray eyebrow pencil sinkingfeeling May 2022 #35

Same here. No make up and just grew out my dyed hair a year ago. LakeArenal May 2022 #36

Amazon has a good selection. n/t sarge43 May 2022 #45

For a subtle look, try some eye shadow applied to your eyebrows with a thin sable art brush. Talitha May 2022 #58

Mascara every day over lash conditioner zeusdogmom May 2022 #37

Thanks for this info......like the conditioner idea.......wonder if my lashes are to far gone already..... a kennedy May 2022 #44

no help from me markie May 2022 #38

Dye my eyebrows. Still have a lot of natural brown brows, but gray sprinkled in. Fla Dem May 2022 #39

Been SO curious about eyebrow tattoos. Evidently it is Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #49

When I retired, I threw away my makup, my bras and my heels. Never looked back. n/t Raven May 2022 #40

This is kind of an investment... jmowreader May 2022 #41

I have never worn eyeliner.......so might give that a try first.....and the tattoo liner?? Hmmmmm a kennedy May 2022 #42

I've done it. Eyebrows too TexasBushwhacker May 2022 #46

So it fades away??? Not like a real tattoo they never fade away right? Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #50

All tattoos fade eventually jmowreader May 2022 #52

Yeah, I was told by a makeup artist that permanent makeup TexasBushwhacker May 2022 #61

It has no choice but to last longer jmowreader May 2022 #63

I am over 70, cksmithy May 2022 #43

I've never been able to use mascara because of my contacts. yardwork May 2022 #51

I'm not quite over 70 - will be in July csziggy May 2022 #53

I'm not over 70. Niagara May 2022 #59

The only make-up I use is a bit of eyebrow enhancement. Talitha May 2022 #60

If I'm not masking up GenThePerservering May 2022 #62

Rarely wore makeup (kind of hard over necessary SPF70) anyway, but the last time I did, niyad May 2022 #67