Daily Times

She turned 35 on January 9, an age when other women might be thinking of treatments and interventions to start holding back the years.

But the Duchess of Cambridge has found a way to look younger without resorting to the Botox needle, simply by toning down her make-up.

Since the beginning of 2017, around the time she entered her mid 30s, Kate has ditched the rings of black liner around her eyes in favour of a simple flick on the top lift, embraced dewy make-up and stepped away from the blusher brush.

And beauty experts say that Kate’s more natural look has taken years off her face.

Samantha Mercer, who runs make-up and hair company The Dollz, told Femail that Kate has definitely embraced a “softer and fresher look”.

“By changing a few things in her makeup routine she’s managed to transform herself,” she said.

“Kate’s now a mother-of-two two now and I don’t expect she has much time to get ready every day. When she’s not being pampered by a make-up artist she needs something quick and easy to do herself and with her perfect skin she really doesn’t need to be adding much coverage, just highlighting in the right places and a touch of pink blush. I’m sure everyone will agree that she looks fantastic and her new look is much more suited to her.”

Kate has always been known for her love of eyeliner, much to the chagrin of beauty editors who did not approve of her attachment to her Lancôme Artliner pen.

Even designer Vivienne Westwood criticised the Duchess, saying, “The sharp line around her eyes make her look hard. Either she should be smudgy or wear none.”

It seems that she’s recently taken notice as she’s stopped drawing heavy circles around her eyes, in favour of a subtle line above the upper lashes with an on trend flick.

TV make-up and beauty presenter Niki McEwan told Femail, “You can see her eye makeup has changed quite dramatically. As your skin matures you want your under eye area to look as clean, bright and fresh as possible. The more light you can allow under your eye the more refreshed, refined and youthful your under-eye area will look. Any dark eye makeup can translate to a heaviness around the eyes, give a look of dark circles and also at times accentuate signs of ageing. Eyeliner in particular can add years onto a perhaps youthful eye. It makes the eye look smaller and darker and of course this is what we want to avoid as we mature. This is where good correctors, concealers and highlighters can work wonders to brighten your under eye area.”

Kate caused a stir when she attended the 75th Anniversary of the Air Cadets in February last year sporting what was likened to a ‘Scouse Brow’ at the time.

Rachael Hall from Eyebrow Envy said, “I think that while her brows look a shade lighter, it’s the actual tone of them that makes the biggest difference. They’ve been warmed up and are much richer in colour and warmth. This gives an overall glow to her face, highlighting her beautiful eye colour and ties in perfectly with her warmer hair tone. Plus, they have been softened in shape which gives a much more natural and youthful appearance. After studying the earlier pictures compared to more recent ones, her choice of foundation appears to have changed to a more dewy finish as opposed to a matte one,” says Niki.

“Immediately with this look you get a more youthful, fresh look to the skin. Any foundation with light reflecting particles can bring the illusion of luminosity to skin, whether it’s there on your skin or not.”

In addition to being less heavy handed with her favourite pink hue, Kate appears to have swapped her powder blush for cream.

“Cream blush leaves a gorgeous dewy sheen on the skin to finish off the look,” Sam said.

“Kate is looking the best she’s looked. We think she’s maybe taken quite a few tips from her makeup artist. Leaving skin looking radiant and moisturised is the key to creating younger looking skin. She is lucky to have a clear complexion so doesn’t need to try too hard. We all know using too much powder can enhance any ageing areas so we would always only use powder where excess oil may come through.”