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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2025 · 49 MIN

How to Make Make-up work for You as a Midlife Woman with Guest Ali Oswald

from Midlife Unlimited · host Kate Porter

Join the Midlife Unlimited® conversation by sending Kate a textMidlife Unlimited® is all about ripping off that mask and not putting on a brave face. But wearing make-up can seem the antithesis to that. And while we’re looking in the mirror and barely recognising the face staring back at us, the beauty industry and media bombard us with anti-aging propaganda and products promising to turn back the clock and give us that youthful glow.At the same time we’re dubbed bold to wear red lipstick – and brave to go bare-faced.If this resonates, join your host Kate Porter The Midlife Metamorphosis Coach® and her guest Make-Up Artist and Ambassador Ali Oswald for Episode 032 as they talk about How to Make Make-Up work for You as a Midlife Woman. Midlife make-up is a potential minefield, and if you’ve never worn it before it can feel daunting and uncomfortable – should you really start wearing it now?Ali shares her expertise on how we Gen X-up women can wear make-up in a way that feels right to us – using it to enhance our features, rather than trying to turn back to the clock and replicate a style or look that no longer feels right for who we are now.Kate and Ali shake up stereotypes about wearing make-up in our 40s, 50s and beyond – both being advocates that make-up is not frivolous vanity, it’s empowering and underpins how we present ourselves to the world both personally and in business. Ali explains how her relationship with make-up has played a huge part in her personal metamorphosis journey, firing her passion to help others enhance their natural beauty. From colour to contour, tune in too for Ali’s top tips for making make-up work for us now, and how to feel comfortable in our own skin by protecting it in our Second Spring and beyond. And Ali has unmissable advice for all you mums of teens to help them develop a skincare routine that’s right for them.Connect with Aliwww.alioswald.co.ukhttps://instagram.com/alioswaldmakeup https://www.linkedin.com/in/alioswald/Support the showI'd love to hear from you - because Midlife Unlimited® is all about YOU!  https://buymeacoffee.com/kateporterSupport the show  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2417699/support https://www.facebook.com/groups/4035518246684901 https://midlifeunlimitedpodcast.buzzsprout.com for details of my award-winning 1-2-1 and MORE! group coaching program for Midlife women Connect with me  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateporterofficial/https://www.facebook.com/skateporterhttps://www.instagram.com/kate_porter_official/https://www.youtube.com/@MidlifeUnlimitedHere's to to living Midlife Unlimited®b19c0276942dde98656f2638f9c7148efbf54ad9

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