Joanna Lumley's makeup artist Mira Parmar has revealed she uses a £27 'pinpoint concealer' on all her clients with mature skin.
Speaking to The Independent, Mira said: “I’m loving the Lisa Eldridge Pinpoint Concealer," adding it is "brilliant at pinpointing problem areas like rosacea and fine veins".
Offering some of the best makeup tips for older women, Mira revealed some of her tricks for applying makeup on mature skin, and specifically the concealer she uses to even out Joanna Lumley's complexion.
With a unique pencil-style applicator, the Lisa Eldridge Beauty Pinpoint Micro-Correcting Concealer Pencil has a super fine and precise tip that makes controlling how much of the highly pigmented product you apply a breeze, so you can target just the problem area and get precise coverage. This means there is less product on the rest of your skin, which is vital, Mira says: “The key to applying make-up for mature skin is less is more."
Another reason the pinpoint concealer is great for mature skin specifically is its hydrating and moisturising formula. Infused with a unique blend of waxes and silicones, it glides across skin effortlessly and smoothly before setting down into a blurring, matte finish that camouflages "rosacea and fine veins” without sitting in or emphasising "fine lines".
It's not just Mira and Joanna who rely on the concealer to create a flawless, hydrated base for their makeup. It has thousands of five-star reviews online, with one Selfridges customer saying, "This smooth and creamy concealer has a small point that is easy to control. The concealer is highly pigmented, so only a tiny amount is needed."
And, on the SpaceNK website, another reviewer said, "I bought this to cover pigmentation/age spots on the go, and it’s perfect - portable, mess-free, and quick to apply. It does a good job of concealing and is also great for softening the outline of under-eye dark shadows and brightening the inner eye area."
Before you go in with the concealer, or your best lightweight foundation beforehand if you're looking for some more coverage, Mira recommends that people with mature skin “steer away from heavy skin products and powders, as they tend to sit in fine lines".
Instead, she says to layer cream products and super hydrating formulas to prep your skin, like the best moisturisers and best hyaluronic acid serums, which will "leave the skin looking plump, hydrated and fresh."
“The best way to prep mature skin is to use a moisturiser with great skin ingredients – like hyaluronic acid, which plumps skin and hydrates,” she said, before adding that “oils are also fantastic for moisturising mature skin."
And her recommendations for the rest of your makeup? “Powders like the By Terry pressed Hydra powder are brilliant for mature skin – leaving skin smooth, fine lines blurred, and skin looking like skin.
“Hyaluronic setting sprays are beautiful,” she added, recommending the By Terry Hyaluronic Glow Setting Mist. “After application, it leaves the skin fresh and dewy looking,” she said.
Makeup-artist-approved products for mature skin
Mira says she reaches for this face oil all the time when working with clients like Joanna Lumley, as it is "fantastic for moisturising mature skin." Boasting a blend of 16 natural oils, it has a deeply nourishing formula that hydrates, soothes, plumps, and boosts skin's elasticity.
This hydrating powder not only sets makeup in place all day long but, Mira Parmar says, it works wonders to leave "fine lines blurred and skin looking like skin." It's not the cheapest setting powder out there, but you can try out the travel size for £20 if you're not sold.
This setting spray "leaves the skin fresh and dewy looking," Mira says, thanks to the hyaluronic acid in the formula. But, more than that, there's a host of skin-loving ingredients like ceramide and probiotics, niacinamide, peptides, and phytosqualane that all help to boost moisture and improve elasticity.
