Foundation and primer for older women and wrinkles

[SequoiaAdele]

What is the best primer and foundation for aging women? Especially for ender eye wrinkles and bags?

[urqasun]

EYE BAG HELP IS HERE! 

Hello! OK SO I am still on the hunt for a good foundation. 

BUT here is a make up artist trick that SOUND CRAZY but for covering up dark circles and eye bags this will blow your mind. I have dark circles under my eyes and big eye bags. I should have done a good before pic so you could see the horror...speaking of horror shows...ignore the rest of all the imperfections!!!! This is JUST what I did to my big, baggy dark blue/purple eye bags (so attractive) that are big enough that I could use them as coin purses. Darn it, of course I can't get my photo to load! Also, fyi, I have light-medium skin tone.

OK here is the step by step tutorial to remove both color and shape of eye bags..

1. Color correct any area that has blue/purple. Believe it or not, you use a salmon color. I use Charlotte Tilbury Magic Vanish Color Corrector Tan  It feels weird making the area all salmon colored but trust me! I've seen ppl buy salmon eye shadow and do this trick too. I like CT bc the product feels like a cream then powder. It's magic. THEN 

2. Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Concealer with Hyaluronic Acid      in vanilla. Go one shade lighter than normal foundation to address the color correction. 

**I apply both of these with fingers, a beauty blender or stiff brush depending on how late I'm running...

3. Then I apply a blurring powder on top. I use Laura Mercier Secret Blurring Powder 1  which works AWESOME. 

**Make sure you line the bag as well with the concealer using a type of brush for eye lining

These products all work well together and do not pill, etc. GOOD LUCK!! If you saw the before picture it would really show the POWER and MAGIC that happens!!! Ok was able to add a before pic I took when trying to deal with the SKELETOR Look I've been rocking since I've started getting jowls. 

eye bags color and size correctionbefore

[WinglessOne]

As an aging woman (on the higher end of 40something), I suggest reconsidering foundation altogether: do you really need it? Are you looking for full coverage to mask anything, or just sheer to medium coverage to even out your skin tone? 

If you just need sheer/medium coverage, a skin tint may work best—especially a moisturizing one. You can also use a moisturizing primer under a skin tint. I’ve been happily using Lancôme’s Skin Feels Good tint. (They call it a foundation but it’s really more of a moisturizing tint.) This weekend I finally tried It Cosmetics’s Bye Bye Foundation, which is marketed as full coverage but can easily be applied sheer to medium. I also tried Bare Minerals’s Complexion Rescue tinted moisturizer and I’m on the fence about it. I need to give it a few more days of wear. 

For under eye lines and bags: first, accept that primers and makeup won’t erase them. You can do a bit of optical illusion for eye bags with a concealer that’s one or two shades lighter than your skin tone, as long as you apply the concealer ONLY in the hollow of the bag—not on the bag itself or slathered all over your under eye area. Basically, you’re just trying to make that darkened hollow appear lighter, which can decrease the appearance of eye bags. It still won’t erase the bag, though. 

I’d recommend a creamy or “radiant” concealer for under eyes with lines/wrinkles, especially if that skin is very dry like mine. I’m a longtime fan of NARS Radiant Creamy concealer. I hate Tarte Shape Tape: it’s too drying on me and settles deep into my lines. I recently tried Too Faced Born This Way concealer and it’s not bad... not as good as NARS in my opinion, but not terrible, and you get a lot more of it for the price. I’m not crazy about Lancôme’s concealers: they’re not super drying, but they don’t always perform as well as NARS. 

Primers: you want a moisturizing one. My favorite of those is Lancôme’s Hydra Glow. Sometimes I wear just Hydra Glow, with no skin tint or foundation on top of it, because it gives me a dewy finish and kinda subtly blurs things. I do have Tatcha’s Silk Canvas, but I only use it on and around my nose because that’s where my big pores are, plus I find that primer helps tone down the oil on my nose. (I have combo skin: mostly dry except for my nose, which is very oily.) Don’t use a mattifying primer anywhere your skin’s not oily. 

And if you do want a full coverage foundation, well... I don’t wear those often. Most foundations break me out or turn my face into a desert, and I don’t really need full coverage anyway. I can wear NARS Sheer Glow, Lancôme Teint Idole (cushion or bottle), and Too Faced Born This Way without much trouble, but I never build them up beyond medium coverage. 

One more thing: try a good under eye serum and/or eye cream. There are plenty to choose from. Since Lancôme’s so generous with their free samples when I order directly from them, I’ve gotten to try several of their under eye products and now use one of their eye creams. I also use their Genefique Pearl eye serum. Some folks swear by Estée Lauder’s serum... I forget what it’s called. The Olay Reginerist eye cream works well for many people.  There are other serums and creams that might work just as well for less money. But this plus keeping yourself hydrated (drink lots of water!) can go a long way before you even start to apply primer/foundation/concealer. 

[GG84]

Hello @SequoiaAdele

I'm always on the hunt for anything to help turn back the clock. Good moisture is mainly whats going to help with this - I stay away from anything that's "mattifying". 

For under eyes  Bobbi Brown Hydrating Eye Cream 0.5 oz/ 15 mL

It's not specifically a base for under eye but if you read the reviews thats how I came to buy this product. It creates a perfect base for your concealer to sit on and glide effortlessly. 

I use as a primer on my face  Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer with Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid 1.7 oz/ 50 mL  

It's specifically for wrinkles/fine lines and I find like with the eye product, it helps create a smooth canvas. 

[Ispend2much6]

Hi @SequoiaAdele!  I share the same concerns as you.  

For a primer to use under eye shadow, I really like this one, as it helps eye shadow apply and last well, but does not emphasize eyelid wrinkles: https://www.sephora.com/product/prime-time-eyelid-primer-repackaged-P279111?skuId=1310572&icid2=prod...

I use Omorivcza's Reviving Eye Cream, which does help de-puff the under eye area and provides a smooth surface for makeup.  It's not a primer, but I think it helps.

https://www.sephora.com/product/reviving-eye-cream-P309211?skuId=1424027&icid2=omorovicza_lp_hydromi...

I recently received a sample of Makeup Forever's Step 1 Skin Equalizing Primer in the Smoothing Primer formula.  I was really impressed that it evened my skin tone and made my whole face look smoother.  It has a very slight tint, but it doesn't change your foundation shade.

https://www.sephora.com/product/step-1-skin-equalizer-primer-P393965?skuId=1669167&icid2=products%20...

I paired the above primer with Makeup Forever's Ultra HD Foundation, and it looked nice.  They also make a full cover foundation that might fit the bill for you.

https://www.sephora.com/product/matte-velvet-skin-full-coverage-foundation-P434023?skuId=2106425&ici...

[carlym99]

I really like the Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer. It's moisturizing and an amazing primer