Beauty at Wardrobe Oxygen focuses on skincare, makeup, and haircare for women over 40. As skin changes with age, hormones shift, and routines evolve, this section offers honest reviews and practical techniques designed specifically for midlife.
You’ll find detailed skincare reviews, pro-aging routines, foundation and concealer recommendations for mature skin, guidance on embracing natural texture and gray hair, and realistic makeup techniques that enhance rather than mask.
Alison shares personal experiences navigating thinning hair, perimenopause-related skin changes, and the evolving needs of aging skin, along with community-sourced feedback from women of different sizes, ages, races, and backgrounds.
The focus is not perfection, but confidence and comfort. Products are reviewed with transparency, wear-tested in real life, and evaluated for performance, price, and inclusivity.
If you’re looking for beauty advice tailored to women over 40, not twenty-year-old TikTok trends, this is your resource for thoughtful, experience-based guidance.
It doesn’t matter what brand of mascara I use, even if it’s waterproof I end up with it smudged under my eyes. Even if I don’t put mascara on my lower lashes I still experience it. Not only that, it’s usually more under my left eye than my right. Once at a concert in the…
Since I wrote my post last year about dealing with hair loss when over 40, many of you have asked me to write a follow-up with what I am using now. I just re-read that post from April 2017 and my routine has changed and I have tried many products since. A recap of what…
This year I cut my hair. I went with a bit of a lob cut and never went back. My hair looks fuller and healthier and takes less time to style each morning. But sometimes I miss my longer locks. When Irresistible Me reached out and asked if I’d like to review their hair extensions…
This year, I focused more on my skin. At 42, life is catching up to my face with dryness, uneven skintone, fine lines, loss of elasticity, dullness, and increased sensitivity. This year I really think I dialed in my skincare to get the best results. I dialed it in so much, I refused a few…
Inspired by my friend Kat at Corporette, I thought it would be fun to share my best beauty purchases, items I buy again and again. These are skincare, makeup, and hair products I purchase over and over, and dread when I go a day without it. I’d love to know what our your favorite beauty…
This summer was about going natural – no heating products on my hair, less makeup, better skin. Below are some beauty products I tried for hair and skin to accomplish that and whether they were hits or misses. VERB Ghost Oil VERB Ghost Oil is a product I’ve used since early summer. My hair is…
After sharing my nighttime skincare routine, Colleen Rothschild Beauty reached out and offered to sponsor a giveaway for Wardrobe Oxygen readers. I’m excited because I truly love this line and love having the ability to share it with you. To refresh your memory, here is my first Colleen Rothschild skincare review. I’ve used a large…
I’ve been traveling a lot lately, and it wreaks havoc on my skin. That plus trying different products and making do with travel-sized products and my skin has looked dry, dull, and I’ve had a few breakouts. Coming home and getting back into the routine of everyday life and everyday skincare has been really good…
I’d like to start this by saying the term natural deodorant is misleading. Many of you contacted me regarding this after my original post about switching to natural deodorant and I agree with you. The term is being used again in this post because this is how such deodorants are marketed and it’s the easiest…