Q&A with professional makeup artist, Donna May - Ask your questions to Donna May and she will share her tips and tricks

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This thread is now closed for questions, and Donna is busy answering all of your questions! She will be posting her answers for you this Friday 10 December.

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From lipstick to lifestyle, clothes to contouring, Donna May’s taste is perfection - but never elitist. As a professional makeup artist and the head of makeup and hair for ITV, Donna really knows what she’s talking about when it comes to makeup.

We are excited to welcome Donna May to this special Q&A where she will answer all your makeup and beauty questions. You have from today, Wednesday 24th November until Monday 6th December to post any makeup or beauty related question that you would like Donna May’s to answer!

Donna May will then get to answering all of your questions, and on Friday 10th December she will start to reply to your posts.

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Standard Insight T&Cs Apply

I am 39 and have a ridiculously wrinkly forehead, recently I've just had a blunt fringe to hide it, but is there any way to disguise it using make up?

What is the right way to apply concealer? And should it be lighter/darker than your foundation?

How do I make small round eyes look a bit wider (across, not wider open )?
And what's the best mascara for that shape eye - lengthening or thickening?

What is the best moisturiser for more mature skin?

All the primers I have tried just make my pores look huge as they sit in them rather than gliding over them. I end up looking like a leopard when I add foundation on top. Am I applying it wrong?

I'd like advice on the best technique for applying foundation please, so that you get a decent coverage, without it looking too caked-on.

Also, a recent thread on the S&B board here discussed if putting eyeliner on the lower lash line is dated and/or ageing. I've been wearing it like that for about 35 years so it's a hard habit to drop. I'd be interested to hear your opinion, thanks!

How do you do batwing eyeliner? I can never get them the same and I always get a really wobbly line.

How do I use concealer on shadows under eye, whatever I have tried they look the same and sometimes make the skin look dry.

Is there any very simple hack you can recommend for foundation (or whatever you are supposed to use these days?) I can't get on with contouring etc.

Hi Donna.

I use eyeliner on my upper lash line only. No matter what type of product I try, however, it always ends up under my eyes! I don't think my eyelids are especially oily and I always leave plenty of time after applying my moisturisers; is there anything I can do, or any product I can use, to keep the eyeliner where I put it?

Thank you.

Best foundations/tinted moisturisers for dry mature skin.

In context:

I suffer from eczema.

I use Hyaluronic serum to ensure against skin dehydration and have a good skincare regimen.

I still find so many formulations really drying/ageing.

They look good when you initially apply but over the day they don't cut it and powder/crease.

The two brands that work for me are a) Suquu which is brilliant but very price heavy and sometimes too heavy coverage and b) Trinny De-Stress which is also pricy but too light coverage at times.

Is there a happy medium you can recommend?

Best eye make up look for hooded eyes please?

What's the best mascara for holding a curl after using eyelash curlers on super straight lashes?

Idiot proof way of applying a cream or stick blush please?

Ooh this is a great Q&A idea! 👏🏼

So, if I get my make up done by an MUA, it can stay on for 12 hours or more, I mean that it looks freshly done (aside from lips maybe) - is there a key tip or 2 to achieve this myself?

Secondly, I think I noticed that eyes are done first with no foundation or any product under - is that right? Or maybe they use a lid primer?

Thanks!

What lipstick are you wearing in that photo? It's lovely.

@CimCardashian

Best eye make up look for hooded eyes please?

Mine are wrinkly as well as hooded, so I would like to piggy back on this question.

How can I stop my make up from "disappearing" through the day? I start off okay but by lunchtime it's all faded and looks as if I'm not wearing anyway.

about hair removal and make up: how does one best use make up or technique to minimise showing up differences in skin texture around the beard mouth are.

Would you prefer to live in a world where people accept themselves as they rather than continually striving to look different?

Hello, can you recommend the best concealer/foundation to disguise thread veins please? Mine always sinks into the skin throughout the day. 🤨

How to apply eyeliner for idiots? I've tried every type I think, and I can't bloody do it!
Also as a pp asked, why do mua videos do eye makeup first? Doesn't applying foundation after muck it up a bit?

Foundation - other than a BB type cream, foundation always seems to look cakey/flakey on me and just doesn't sit right.
Recently had my make up done by an mua and it was amazing - it didn't feel like she did a lot but what's she doing/using that's different?

Another eyeliner question…I’ve always used liquid liner on my top lashes. Not quite full on batwing but right up against the lashes. As I’ve got older and my eyelids have gotten wrinklier, it often looks uneven and bitty instead of a nice smooth line. Am gutted! How can I recreate the look with my wrinkly eyes! I have always pulled the skin taut to apply but I think this makes my wrinkles worse!

I wear glasses and even if I wear eyeshadow it's not really that visible. I also have a similar problem with blusher as my glasses sit just above my cheekbone .

Any idea how I could solve this.