Getting younger

I have found and watched several aging classes but all seem to be for getting older with some rare mentions of beauty makeup. I need to drop about ten years for my current cosplay. It does not need to be sturdy as it will be posed shots not action, not wet and not hot or cold. I just need some down and dirty basics for lift and smooth. Links would be appreciated.
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I'm curious if anyone has good tips for de-aging.
/Chris
My hair will be colored, as will facial hair and I can certainly use the application of the blemish coverage to make an even skin tone. Lighting in this shot is supposed to be low light sunset and washes out the original actors color but I believe I may be able to use a full face base as you mentioned in order to "tan" to the actor's skin tone and get the even tone in the process. Curious if I can find some product similar to the colloidian base mentioned and then full coverage the skin tone (tan in this case) over it, to smooth it further.
I will post any products or processes I use but I think the tape will also be much easier than expected due to this pose containing a bandana. I would hazard a guess that since the upper hair is covered, I might get away with pulling back on my hair with some form of tension similar to using tape. I will try to find a how-to for the tape.
The only thing I have found as a day-of tip is to stay hydrated and avoid diuretics. No specifics yet.
These were my favorites so far:
Kenneth Calhoun @Kenneth Calhoun did a short additional beauty makeup in his process of transfers "https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/encapsulated-pros-aide-prosthetics-part-2-demolding-application-beauty-makeup"
and mentioned the other side of the industry being beauty makeups, so I am rewatching that session as well as the aging course with Bill Corso,
https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/tutorials/beauty-age-makeup-from-script-to-screen
Again, Corso's course had mentions of the aging/anti-aging process but the main course was about forward aging. He does a great beauty makeup portion near the beginning of the course but his actress is looking particularly young, even without makeup which is likely why she was used for the forward aging process.
This build's target pose to match is here (below). I think the dark hair, olive to tan skin, bandana, lighting and posture allow me to use all tips listed. If anyone comes across anything, even as a possibility, I am willing to try it and post results. Again, thank you for the guidance.
Good diffused lighting is super important to prevent wrinkles or other forms on the face from casting shadows. Those shadows create visual cues for depth, which can add to a subject's perceived age. Having a good fill light (bounce or otherwise) can help bring up the value of shadows on the face, and visually smoothen things. This is especially important when working with harsh directional lighting. Even on an outdoor shot (as you are targeting) some kind of fill or bounce is usually used, especially for medium shots and close-ups.
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I'm sure there are some good videos on YouTube about using bounce cards/reflectors/etc to help fill in shadows. Just be aware that many videos may show a reflector/bounce used as a key light, rather than a fill light. And what you need is to reduce normal shadows (coming from light above the subject, like the sun) with a soft fill coming from below, but not enough to cast any new shadows.
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Stop Motion Animation Part 3: Camera, Lighting & Software
so this is making sense. Thank you.
In this case you are matching against a final photo that has been color corrected and treated, so you'll want to do the same with your photo too. Using the curves and color balance filters in photoshop you can get much closer to the target. I also suggest making your photo layer in photoshop a "smart object" that way any filters applied to it are non-destructive.
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