# #324【メッセージ回】40代に突入。垢抜けたいのですが、何から始めればいい？ - Show: 神崎恵＆大森葉子の「WONT」 - Published: 2026-09-27 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1689327807_2eb0c84b4872.html - Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SBTI8382904235.mp3 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. Listener Marin, a Heisei-born woman on the cusp of her 40s, wrote in to the show asking where to begin when you want to glow up but feel too overwhelmed to act. Beauty expert Kanzaki Megumi (神崎恵) and editor Omori Yoko (大森陽子) answered with three concrete pillars: rethinking clothing sizes and always trying things on, a 'subtraction beauty' rule of limiting makeup to three analogous colors in nude tones, and using magazines to lock in a style direction. ## What this episode answers ### When you want to glow up before your 40s, where do you even start? Start by questioning your clothing size and always trying things on — especially bottoms, which people tend to skip because removing shoes feels like too much trouble. Anyone who hasn't changed their hairstyle in a long time was also encouraged to try something new. ### What color rules in makeup are most effective for creating a polished look? Stick to three analogous shades at most, built on a nude-tone base. Unifying the eyes and lips in beige and adding just a touch of color on the cheeks is enough to create polish; glow and a healthy flush are what make the finish. ### Why do colors that used to suit you stop working as you age? The skin's 'canvas' changes with age, so colors that once popped no longer land the same way. As the texture around the eyes and along the jawline shifts, the same shades simply no longer read as they used to. ### How do you find the style direction you're actually aiming for? Use magazines to define your direction — check whether Precious, Very, or another title resonates, then read the whole issue to decode the patterns in the models' hair, makeup, and outfits. ### What traits do people who are described as 'put-together' tend to share? They tend to simplify, moving away from layering colors and accessories toward a 'quiet beauty' that centers on quality, glow, and a healthy flush. ## Article ## Listener's concern: Entering her 40s with a glow-up goal — but no idea where to start The message came from a listener named Marin. A Heisei-born woman on the edge of her 40s, she declared she had "decided to glow up" ahead of the decade to come — but the thinking had gotten to be too much. She found herself reaching for sweets instead of taking action, and asked for one concrete thing she could try first. Omori Yoko, who has worked on numerous glow-up features throughout her editing career, drew on those past insights to answer. ## Question your clothing size — and always try bottoms on Omori's first point: stop trusting your size number. Labels differ by brand, so trying things on is non-negotiable. The blind spot she highlighted was bottoms. Tops are easy to pull on in a dressing room, but bottoms mean removing your shoes — so people skip the step. She cited an apparel industry source who confirmed that fitting-room visits for bottoms are fewer than for tops. The result is that people keep buying the size they think they are, end up in clothes that "fit but don't look good," and never notice the problem. That gap, she said, is one of the biggest barriers to looking put-together. She also recommended that anyone who hasn't changed their hairstyle in a long time try something new. ## Makeup: the 'subtraction' rule and the three-color, nude-tone guideline Beauty expert Kanzaki Megumi made her central point clear: stop using too many colors. Her specific rule is no more than three analogous shades, built on a nude-tone base — colors that are extensions of your skin and lips. Unifying the eyes in beige, keeping the lip nearly beige, and adding just a touch of color on the cheeks is what creates what she calls "quiet beauty." She quoted Chanel: "The more colors there are, the less visible they become." Subtraction, she explained, is what lets a person's own beauty come through. "We all enjoy layering on colors and stacking accessories, but if polish is the goal, try subtracting first," she said. She added two more essential elements: glow and a healthy flush. Nude tones without these leave the face looking flat. Rather than adding color, she said, glow and flush are what bring the face to life — those are the core. ## Getting to know a changing 'canvas' Kanzaki spoke about a moment when she realized that color simply wasn't landing the way it used to. In her younger years, makeup shades showed up vividly on her skin; as she aged, that canvas changed and the same colors no longer popped. When the texture around the eyes and along the jawline shifts, it's only natural that colors once called "cute on you" stop reading the same way. "It's worth being aware that colors people used to say suited you may no longer suit you," she said, speaking from experience. Omori shared her own version of this: she eventually stopped putting effort into mascara and lash extensions — partly because she had started wearing glasses and the two didn't work well together, but also because she realized the look might no longer be the right fit for her face. She described it as her preferences and the reality of aging falling naturally into alignment. She noted, though, that preferences don't always shift on their own, and in that case the work is to adjust the overall balance from the outside in. ## Using magazines to find a style direction — that's the first step Both hosts agreed on the most important thing: commit to one clear direction. Luxury? Casual? Red-cover fashion-magazine chic? The answer changes completely depending on which world you're aiming for. Their top tool for figuring that out: magazines. They cited Precious as an example — a title with a very consistent, stripped-back aesthetic: hair in a single updo or straight down, almost no blush, dark brows and liner. Very has a different sensibility entirely. The point is to find which magazine makes you feel something, then read the whole issue closely: decode the patterns in the models' hair, makeup, and outfit combinations, and understand the rules the editors are applying. Omori added that this kind of analytical reading might suit Marin especially well, given that she described herself as someone who tends to think things through. The two hosts closed the episode by telling Marin they would be waiting for her to report back with her magazine pick. ## Takeaways - Always try clothes on rather than defaulting to a remembered size — especially bottoms, where skipping the fitting room is easiest and the consequences most invisible. - Limit makeup to three analogous colors in nude tones; glow and a healthy flush, not added color, are what make the finish come alive. - Pin down your style direction first by finding a magazine that genuinely resonates, then read the whole issue to understand the rules it's built on.