That is, unless you put it on incorrectly. Then it actually adds years to your face, just as peeling wallpaper makes a room look worse.

Trouble is, almost every woman makes one or more common mistakes with her makeup. Result: You're looking older than you should.

Worry not. One of America's foremost makeup artists reveals how to use makeup to look younger, not older... and how stop on the makeup mistakes you might be making that add years to your face...

Do You Make These Makeup Mistakes?

• Wearing too much. Remember this rule: Less is more. If your blusher looks like windburn, or if your eye makeup resembles Cleopatra's, you're looking older than you have to, and neither your best friends nor your husband will ever dare tell you!
• Not blending in. Never end your foundation at your jawline. Likewise, failing to blend your blusher into your foundation will add at least 5 years to your looks.
• Using too much liner under eyes. It makes your eyes look too small.
• Being stuck in the past — the most common mistake of all. Let's be honest. We wouldn't be caught dead in the miniskirts we bought in 1968 or the gaucho pants we loved in '78. But many of us think nothing of applying makeup the same way we did in our 20s.

Makeup styles change. Not keeping up, is itself a dead give away of an aging face, making you look years older than you should.

What's more, you're missing out on a host of today's new application methods, colors, and products, all of which will instantly shed years off your appearance.

For a host of pointers on how to use makeup to instantly shed 5, 10, even 15 years, see the best recommendations from America's top makeup consultants in this free report.