I just love make-up and am addicted to looking at all the beauty counters when I am out shopping.

We all have our favourite make-up brands, though, and I am no different from any other woman in that respect. 

Make-up is an art in its own right, and anyone who says different just doesn’t know what they are talking about!  I am pretty much a two brand woman, and in my images, I have used bare Minerals powder foundation mixed with a Maybelline (a L’Oreal brand) cream. My eye shadow and lipstick also comes from Maybelline. 

For everyday use, I usually use Bare Minerals because a close friend and beauty expert informed me it was best for my skin. I use powder from their “Ready” range which very, unfortunately, they discontinued a year or so back but I bought loads from eBay and still got a couple of years supply! 

Occasionally, I will use a Maybelline liquid if we are going out in the evening, it does give a more finished look but can also go shinny if I get too hot, so I am always careful what foundation to wear. I do heavily contour because I don’t like my square face too much, but equally, I know for a 68-year old I rub up reasonably well. For contouring, I use Bareskin from bare Minerals which they market as a concealer.  

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(Pronouns - she/her) - Steph Richards is a 73-year-old 'post-op' trans woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate and works as a human rights activist. She was the elected Women's and LGBT Officer at Portsmouth Labour Party 2021 - 2024, CEO of Translucent.Org.UK, winner of the LGBT Organisation of the Year at the National Diversity Awards in 2022, co-founder of Women's Action Network (Portsmouth) and a volunteer at a Women's health charity. Steph was shortlisted as a "Gender Role Model" at the National Diversity Awards in 2025. Steph has been platformed live on BBC Radio 4 three times, including Women's Hour. She has also appeared on Times Radio, LBC Radio, GB News and Channel 4 News. In 2023, Steph debated trans human rights at an American university event alongside Harvard biologist and author Carole Hooven, PhD. Steph (an intersectional feminist) is passionate about the inclusion and acceptance of trans people in society. She advocates for women in prison, specifically pregnant women and calls out the mounting concern that abortion rights are at risk in the UK. She was the recipient of an Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Award in March, 2023.

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