You're never too old to wear lipstick. Here's 4 expert tips for women over 50...

Oh yes I heard the La Mer lip balm preps the lips

Once upon a time when younger I only had 1-2 lipsticks. Today at age 62 I now have 12 sitting on my dresser and another 2 favs in my handbag.

I cannot wear reds or bright colours though but I like the pinks that I buy, I wouldn't say the other colour I have is nude but I wouldn't really know what shade you call it but I like it for me.

I like the tip of using eye primer around the outer lip area to reduce the look of lines

I never liked a nude lippy on me but usually go for the slightly pinker variety. Makeup tips for mature ladies are always welcome, particularly an eyelid primer for a wrinkly Asian eyelid.

I love lipstick it adds color and a freshness to my face. I tend to wear alot natural lip colours that are rich and soft for day and love the plum/raisin shades for night. I don't like a Matte finish on me as they are so drying and flat.

I can't imagine not wearing Lipsticks and If I'm feeling down its a new lipstick or nail polish to cheer myself up!

As I've gotten older I've been purchasing more lipsticks than ever before - I go against the statistics as when I was younger I wasn't confident enough to wear lipsticks so much but as I've gotten older I feel more entitled to wear a lippy!

Lovely shades

I think that there's an assumption that as women age that their lips reduce in size, but this is not always the case.

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Tend to wear Nudes mixed with a Rosy Tone also occasionally wear pink but more like dusty rose colour. Sometimes it is difficult to find the right colours but I wouldn't wear bright colours anymore.

You go with what YOU feel comfortable with and enjoy your life.

In my humble opinion, a girl can never have too many lipsticks! I tend to go for nude pink colours.

I actually think women buy less lipstick as they get older because you accumulate so much over the years and you also know what you like by then, so there is less need to experiment.

As for rules, I say do what you want!

I'm really enjoying wearing lipstick these days and like to experiment with colours. I use Avon Plumping Conditioner, then line my lips with a nude lipstick, and then apply colour. I use the nude coloured lipstick instead of a lip liner because it stops colour bleeding. However, I like the idea of using an eye primer so I will definitely give that a go.

As for colour, I'm 63 and no way does a nude lipstick on its own do anything for me. Corals and such colours look hideous. The colours that work best for me are mauves, amethyst, rose and plums. If I purchase a lipstick which I think is too dark I simply apply a nude lipstick all over my lips first and then apply the dark shade. This usually tones down the shade to one that suits my colouring.

I find the most flattering lipsticks for me are cream or gloss lipsticks.

I have been a tad obsessed with finding the perfect lipstick shade recently, and was excited to find this article. I am 48 years old, and have always loved lipstick, and am rarely without it. I so agree with Petal's comments and also do not believe in beauty rules. I like to consider them, sometimes try them, and then do what suits me. I have quite full lips, and have noticed that lipstick does "bleed" a bit on my top lip as I get older. I use some concealer on the edge of my top lip if I really am going to be fussy, before my lip liner. This works well for me. I also put some Natio Paw Paw lip balm on my lips while I do the rest of my face. I wipe most of it off, then apply the lip liner and lipstick. Finally, I have discovered the most amazing lipstick formulation...Clarins Joli Rouge lipstick. It really does moisturise, and stay on for hours. Can't say enough great things about it.