The 12 Best Concealers For Mature Skin. Hands Down.
by The Candidly Team
Most concealers honestly make our bags and wrinkles look WORSE.
That is not the goal.
The goal is for concealer to hide our darkness, banish redness, and make us look as though we’ve had a full, glorious night of sleep even though most of us haven’t slept through the night since the Reagan administration.
There are a lotttttt of cakey concealers out there. You don’t want those. If you’re over 35, you only want these 12 concealers. They’re gold.
1. By Terry Hyaluronic Hydra-Concealer
Why we love it: Hyaluronic acid plumps the skin right up, so this is especially good under the eyes if you’re concerned about wrinkles or hollowness. It also somehow provides great coverage for darkness while never looking thick. We adore it. There’s a reason it’s in the number one slot.
Price: $45
2. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer
Why we love it: It’s the true drugstore GOAT for a reason. You only need the tiniest bit and it will cover all sins. Not the thinnest formula on earth so we actually recommend this more for spot concealing on the face.
Price: $11
3. Trinny London BFF Eye Serum-Concealer
Why we love it: This feels like an eye cream and melts into the skin like butter. Amazing coverage especially if you’re reddish and purplish.
Price: $39
4. Ilia True Skin Serum Concealer
Why we love it: You could use this entire tube on your eye in one sitting and it still wouldn’t look like makeup. We don’t know how Ilia does it. But this serum sorcery they do for their skin products (like THIS one as well) just never, ever looks like makeup. It stays very dewy so we recommend setting this one with a light powder.
Price: $30
5. It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer
Why we love it: It’s almost a corrector and concealer in one. If nothing you’ve tried ever reeeeally covers your darkness, try this.
Price: $29
6. RMS Beauty Un Cover-Up Concealer
Why we love it: A truly gorgeous “clean” concealer, this one is so lightweight you’ll feel like you’re wearing nothing at all. But it still packs a punch with coverage. Excellent under the eyes.
Price: $36
7. Clé de Peau Concealer SPF 25
Why we love it: Whatever you do, don’t use this under your eyes. It’s far too thick. However. If you have spots or acne scars or dots and things on your face that you want to cover without it looking like makeup AND you want it to last all day long and into the night? There is nothing, NOTHING, that comes even close to this. Yes the price is heinous. But you use such a tiny amount of it each time that your cost-per-use is like 5 cents. And one tube will last for over a year.
Price: $75
8. Clinique Airbrush Concealer
Why we love it: We actually prefer this to touché éclat. And the price is muuuuuch nicer. This little baby is featherlight, and ideal if you need a little lift and brightening under the eyes and you don’t want product to sink into your wrinkles.
Price: $27
9. Wander Beauty Dualist Matte and Illuminating Concealer
Why we love it: We’re suckers for double-ended anything. Aren’t you? Use the matte side to conceal spots or darkness, and the illuminating side to create brightness. Especially gorgeous on mature skin.
Price: $30
10. Glossier Stretch Concealer
Why we love it: They call it a concealer, but bounce a wet beauty blender into the pot and you have the single best concealer/light foundation duo of your life. It feels like absolutely nothing and gives your skin a glow that even your mother will have to compliment.
Price: $20
11. Urban Decay Stay Naked Correcting Concealer
Why we love it: Possibly the heaviest coverage while still looking utterly natural.
Price: $30
12. Kosas Revealer Super Creamy + Brightening Concealer
Why we love it: You should try this concealer at least once in your life. There’s nothing else quite like it. It almost makes your skin look like silk.
Price: $28
BONUS ONLY FOR BEAUTY HOUNDS:
1. We love THIS multi-purpose brush for any of the above.
2. Though nothing beats THIS for an imperceptible blend.
3. If you dare, try THIS for super darkness or redness under the eye.
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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