A Makeup Artist Shares Her Favourite Makeup Products Under $30 for Mature Skin
Sadaf Razi is Adore Beauty's Senior Beauty Editor.
She's a former fashion editor (who worked at various glossy mags) and stylist-turned digital beauty and lifestyle writer. She has been in the lifestyle/media industry for over 10 years and her work has also been featured on international covers like Elle France and Vanity Fair Mexico.
Some of her fave Adore Beauty products include Cicaplast B5, CeraVe Cleansing Oil and Lancôme Renergie Triple Serum.
Navigating the world of makeup is hard enough on its own, let alone thinking about where to start when it comes to shopping for the best makeup for dry skin, oily skin or even mature skin.
Luckily for us, we have award-winning and over ‘40s makeup expert Amanda Ramsay to lend us all of her makeup knowledge, tips and advice.
If you’re on the hunt for affordable makeup products for mature skin, Amanda has kindly shared six of her top picks with us.
From a $20 light-reflecting concealer to help mask those pesky lines and creases to a $19 pigmented blush that melts beautifully into the skin and livens up the complexion instantly!
Keep scrolling for some of Amanda’s mature skin makeup must-haves…
1. Adore Beauty Tools of the Trade Slant Tweezers, $13.95.
Fast facts:
- Is designed with an angle tip for effective gripping.
- Is made from durable stainless steel.
- Is comfortable to use making which allows for precision and control.
"I think if you're over forty, you know why I'm going to recommend this.” says Amanda.
“The slanted tweezer from Adore Beauty makes plucking those chin hairs and those wild stray eyebrow hairs a whole lot easier.”
Amanda finds these tweezers are also great and easy to use thanks to their heavy, good quality and weighted design.
2. Nude by Nature Soft Focus Illuminator, $24.95.
Fast facts:
- Contains natural ingredients like jojoba oil and oat extract.
- Has a lightweight texture and gives a subtle, luminous finish.
- Can be worn both under or over makeup.
- Is Australian-made & cruelty-free.
"Another fave for us over 40s' is the Nude by Nature soft focus illuminator." says Amanda.
"Beautiful, 100% natural, lightweight, light-reflecting, illuminating product that really brings your mature skin to life.
You can use this as a targeted highlighter, or when you’re feeling a bit lacklustre or less than; pop it all over your skin.”
Amanda brings this illuminating highlighter down to her décolletage and says, “as you can see, it gives my skin that li-from within glow.”
(If you want to see how this looks on Amanda’s skin, keep scrolling for her YouTube video below).
She suggests applying this highlighter under your makeup and says it can even be worn on no-makeup days to bring some life into the skin.
“Or, you can also use it over makeup as a bit of a targeted highlighter." she says.
3. Maybelline Fit Me Concealer, $19.99.
Fast facts:
- Covers imperfections and dark circles with a breathable, natural finish.
- Free from oils and waxes.
- Has a translucent base and lightweight pigments.
- Is non-comedogenic, dermatologist-tested, ophthalmologist-tested and fragrance-free.
"It works beautifully under the eye area, as long as you've prepped your eyes quite well." Amanda says.
"Use your hydrating eye serum first, and then this will work an absolute treat underneath that delicate eye zone and also as a general concealer."
Amanda shows us in her YouTube video below how this Maybelline concealer helps to diffuse the dark shadows under the eyes.
She also uses it to lighten up some of the centre areas of her face that can sometimes bring the whole face down. Great hack!
This is one the best concealers for mature skin according to Amanda because of its lightweight texture as well as its light-reflecting abilities.
See this under $30 makeup look for mature skin come to life in Amanda’s YouTube video below:
4. Maybelline Cheek Heat Gel Cream Blush, $18.99.
Fast facts:
- A cream-gel blush with a sheer formula that's buildable.
- Available in an array of shades including Coral Ember, Nude Burn and Rose Flush.
- Leaves a glowy finish.
Amanda says the much-loved Maybelline Cheek Heat Gel Cream Blush is “Really easy and foolproof to use.”
With a range of fresh, vibrant colours, she loves them because they “melt beautifully into your skin - instantly.”
Why is this a great cream blush for mature skin?
“A cream works beautifully with mature skin because you're getting those extra hydrating benefits.
And, it’s more like a stain, like a fairly sheer stain, it’s really hard to get it wrong!"
5. L'Oreal Paris Brow Artist Plumper, $22.99.
Fast facts:
- A tinted brow gel that thickens and defines brows.
- Creates a naturally full look.
- Has a non-sticky formula and is dermatologist-tested.
- Is water-resistant.
“The L'Oreal Paris Brow Artist Plumper is a really great budget-busting under $30 brow gel that will swiftly and quickly groom your brows, plump them up, make them look a little fluffier, fuller whilst holding them in place and tinting those greys.” Amanda says.
Her pro tip when using this brow gel for mature skin is to scrape the brush back onto the tube as they often come out of the pot with a lot of product on the brush when you first take out.
6. Ultra Violette Sheen Screen SPF50 Lip Balm, $25.
Fast facts:
- Comes in four shades: Dusk, Peach, Rose, Shimmer.
- Contains sustainable lanolin to lock in hydration.
- Infused with vitamins as well as shea and cocoa butters to soothe and protect chapped lips.
Why does Amanda love the Ultra Violette lip balm for mature skin?
“Hydrated, juicy-looking lips that are also protected from the sun.”
Say no more!
Please note, this is just one part of sun safety and protection so wear SPF, protective clothing and seek shade.
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