It’s one of the biggest challenges on a mature face that I see and work with as a makeup artist for over 20+ years… the under eye area. We have to deal with a plethora of issues that can arise in this area as we age, from puffiness to wrinkles, hollows, dark circles, and discoloration. Lions and tigers and bears, OH MY!! Today, I am sharing my Best Concealer Tips for Mature Skin.
Even if I’m having the best skin day ever, drinking my H20, or I actually get that recommended 8-9 hours of sleep all those experts recommend, my under eyes still never mimic that rested look. Certainly, the water and sleep help me mentally, but I find it hard to believe either of those shows up on my face – ha!!
So while these under-eye concerns are a natural part of the aging process, or let’s be real, sometimes they are just hereditary, I give you permission to be annoyed. But I also want to give you some of my best makeup and skincare tips for this tiny area to make you less annoyed when you look in the mirror!
And because the under eyes are basically in the center of our faces, even if you treat them with a little kindness and concealer, it can immediately improve how refreshed you can look!
Best Concealer Tips for Mature Skin
Here are my go-to tricks and products you can try for yourself:
1. Prep with Hydration
A plumped-up under-eye is a happy under-eye. I always start my days with hydrating eye patches while I’m drinking my coffee. Why patches? Because they provide a more intensive and targeted treatment for this delicate eye area when you wear them for 15-20 minutes daily. Once you start using them, you won’t want to start your day without them!
If you’d just rather start with a traditional eye cream, the newest pro-collagen firming eye gel serum, $39, from Paula’s Choice, is super effective. And it comes with the best cooling steel tip applicator that feels great sliding across the under eyes.
Try: Pixi Beauty Detoxifeye patches, $24, for depuffing and tightening or Mighty Patches for Tired Eyes, $14.
2. Color Correct Before Concealer
If darkness is the main culprit, a pink, peach, or salmon-toned corrector is a lifesaver (depending on your under-eye darkness from light skin to deep skin). This cancels out blue or purple tones, so you can use less concealer. This Coleen Rothschild tinted eye cream, with peach pearlized pigments, is amazing, and I couldn’t believe how well it worked when I first applied it
I wear this alone on no- concealer days. I head to the gym in this product because it does just enough on its own for brightening. And you only need a hairpin amount, it’s highly concentrated!
Try: For sheer color correcting use this Coleen Rothschild Illuminated tinted eye cream, $48, and if you need heavier correcting, try the NYX Pro Fix Sticks color correctors in, $10.
3. Choose the Right Concealer Formula
Go for creamy, hydrating formulas, but also ones that don’t travel around eye wrinkles! If you haven’t tried the old school Estée Lauder Double Wear concealer, now is the time. They’ve updated the packaging, but the formula is still top notch. It does not fade away during the day and leaves you with a soft matte blur with very good coverage. I’m wearing shade 3C in this post.
Pro Tip – you only need to go maybe 1 to 2 shades lighter than your foundation. Too light of a concealer can create an ashy vibe, which looks worse than not even wearing any concealer! Notice how close my concealer color looks in the photo to my actual skin.
Try: Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay In Place concealer, $38. If you want a drugstore similar version, try the Milani conceal and perfect concealer, $10.
4. Placement Is Everything
Apply concealer only where you need it—usually the inner corners and a dab under the outer corner—then blend outward. Less product means less creasing.
And use a small concealer brush instead of your finger pads. A little tip that makes it look even better is to apply some of whatever concealer you chose onto the back of your hand, then warm it around with a good concealer brush, then tap onto just the dark areas of the eyes.
Try: Real Techniques expert concealer brush, $7. This is a great one for cheap and is just the right size and shape for the under eyes!
5. Set Lightly
I don’t care how old or how wrinkly you are, you still need a light dusting of translucent powder on top of any concealer to make it last longer and set! And it will give a slight blurring effect too, which is always a bonus.
Try: Hourglass Veil Translucent loose powder, no talc, $52 , used here. Along with this Anastasia Beverly Hills blending powder brush, $26, for applying. If you want a drugstore powder, this latest one from L’Oreal, Infallible Blurfection, is getting rave reviews! It’s become really hard to find the translucent shade because it’s sold out everywhere, but I did find it at Target here, $13.
Bonus Tricks:
Add in a nude eyeliner into your lower waterline for extra eye brightening and distraction from the darkness! Y’all know I love my tarte Fake Awake eyeliner, $24, in “nude” for achieving this!
Also, adding your blush, super high up on your cheekbones, quite near your newly added concealer, can give the illusion of less tired eyes. I am wearing the Makeup by Mario Soft Pop plumping cream blush, shade “perfect pink”, $34. Ladies, if you haven’t tried this formula yet, it is phenomenal and gives the most beautiful dewy finish.
My Outfit Details
The rest of my outfit details: A sleeveless mock neck top with gold buttons is a classic style. I’m wearing this one from Scoop by Walmart,$22, but there are other options from J.Crew here, $35 and Revolve here, $66. // Also from Scoop for Walmart, these wide leg pin stripe pants, $26. // My Bauble Bar Alidia ring, $23, is so chic! // My lip color is Maybelline’s Teddy Tint in “Wild at Heart,” $13. // Double gold hoop earrings similar here, $44.
With my Best Concealer Tips for Mature Skin, and products, your under-eyes look refreshed, natural, and youthful—no baking, no caking. Just smarter makeup moves for mature skin. And a heartfelt THANK YOU to all who commented on last week’s post – Everyday Beauty Products that Bring Me Comfort. Y’all are THE BEST!
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