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Help! Concealer that does not emphasise under eye lines and wrinkles

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Alison333 Fri 28-Feb-25 14:48:22

I've tried several different brands but I always seem to end up accidentally highlighting the lines under my eyes.

Does anybody know of a brand for 70+ year old skin which does not dry matt and chalky?

Nuttynanna2 Fri 28-Feb-25 18:34:04

I find adding small amount of under eye moisturiser to the concealer helps to stop the drying effect.

Esmay Fri 28-Feb-25 18:54:00

A friend who is a well known professional make up artist told me the following many years ago .
Before applying make up clean your skin and apply your moisturiser.
Let it rest .
Then she applies the thicker residue which accumulates in the screw top bottle of foundation with a fine brush .
Unfortunately, less and less foundation is available in these bottles .
So I allow a blob of foundation to dry out on the back of my hand before applying .
This ensures a perfect match when applying the rest of your foundation .

Alison333 Sat 01-Mar-25 13:53:56

Esmay

A friend who is a well known professional make up artist told me the following many years ago .
Before applying make up clean your skin and apply your moisturiser.
Let it rest .
Then she applies the thicker residue which accumulates in the screw top bottle of foundation with a fine brush .
Unfortunately, less and less foundation is available in these bottles .
So I allow a blob of foundation to dry out on the back of my hand before applying .
This ensures a perfect match when applying the rest of your foundation .

What a clever idea! I'll try that, thank you!

Esmay Sat 01-Mar-25 16:23:05

Do try it .
My friend also taught me how to apply blusher -always brush off the excess on the back of your hand so you don't look like Aunt Sally .
I also wait after applying moisturiser and sun block .
And wait again after applying my make up for it to settle then tissue off any excess .