“Middle-Age” Make-up
This is perhaps the most difficult make-up, for it is much easier to go to one extreme from another, than to make a fairly young person look like a middle-aged one ([Fig. 13]).
In the case of a man it is advisable to depend on the addition of whiskers and mustache, and even glasses or spectacles lend age.
A sallow paint is usually required for middle-age make-up, and it can be blended with a lighter paint for pale effects; but to produce a hearty bloom or florid complexion, the application of a little red or brown is recommended.
Fig. 13.—“Middle-age” make-up.
Fig. 14.—“Old-age” make-up.
The mid-gray wig is also an immense aid, but failing this, a small amount of powder sifted over the hair will give a similar effect.