Learning How To Apply Makeup In Your 40s

From skin prep to the secrets behind a flawless curl, Vancouver makeup artist Maxine Munson makes mastering makeup fun, not intimidating. We left her studio with new skills, product recs, and the reminder that beauty should be playful. —Noa Nichol

Beauty Brands Used

• L’Oreal
• NARS
• Fenty
• Real Techniques
• Makeup Forever
• Laneige
• Buxom
• First Aid Beauty
• ROC
• Benefit
• Bioderma
• Embryolisse