natural beauty - AndBloom

Lu in Luland

Tell us about yourself! Hi! I’m Lou – a 52-year-old British woman who’s just returned to the UK after 8 years of living in Portland, Oregon. I am a mum of a teenage boy, and I am currently single and mid-divorce. What about your work? I am an Accidental middle Age...

Perimenopause

Menopause is liberating. Say what??!

Midlife is often painted as a time of tragic invisibility for women, mourning the way men’s heads no longer turn when they walk by. But after talking to lots of women over the past four years, exactly NONE of them ever mentioned missing unwanted male attention. Did men make that...

Bloomers

Ellen

This is Ellen (42). She is one of my dearest friends. We’ve known each other since she was 17 and I was 19 years old. At the time, I lived in Milan, Italy. The model agency called one afternoon to tell me that I was about to have a new...

Beauty

Manous

What is the strangest thing about aging? Most of the time, you feel the same as, let’s say, 30 years ago, but when you look in the mirror, you see that there have been some changes. Suddenly, physical things happen that didn’t occur before. For instance, the first time, I...

Beauty Makeup tutorial

summer glow makeup

A summer glow makeup tutorial for (real) aging women over 40 and UP. Because I think there is not enough inspiration in the media for women over 40, made by women over 40, I asked my good friend and colleague Esther van Maanen (48) to create this makeup tutorial for...

Beauty Fashion

AndBLOOM

Make-up & hair: Erika Nuijten Model: Catherine Mattelaer (67) Printed kimono’s and shirts by Blandat Studio for Brooklyn Gallery NL Jeans in picture 3 by G-star and slippers by Munthe Rings by TIGERPOP Amsterdam Necklaces and bracelets by Stellar Paris...

Bloomers

Daan

Another amazing “bloomer” for my project. This time Daan, a real “natural beauty” with strawberry blond hair, freckles, and a very down-to-earth attitude towards life. She entered my studio with a big, open smile on her face that remained there during the whole time we worked together. Besides making a...

Beauty

SHINE THEORY

Top: Sandro Necklace: Gas Bijoux Earrings: Stellar Paris Shine Theory explores a variety of shining beauty options that range from minimal and natural to more festive. Left – Top: Ted Baker Right – Top: Sandro Earrings: Stellar Paris Necklace: Stellar Paris Top: See By Chloé Ring:...

Beauty

Grown Up Beauty

Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that’s when you’re most beautiful. Hair & make-up: Alexandra Leijs @ Angelique Hoorn for Mac Cosmetics & Aveda Model: Willemijn @ Special Max...

and.bloom

ANDBLOOM