Best tip for flawless makeup on mature skin requires a thin sheet of ‘toilet paper’

One mistake women tend to make is applying too much concealer, or concealer that is too light, under the eyes.

A few years ago there was a “huge trend” of drawing a triangle of concealer under the eyes, but this simply won’t work for more mature skin.

On her TikTok account, Glam Girl Gabi said that while the look may be good on camera, it “looks atrocious in real life”.

Gabi explained: “The undereye area has so much movement and so many lines; you really do need to minimise the amount of product here while still getting a brightening effect.”

In order to do so, Gabi recommends placing concealer in two key areas: the tear troughs and the outer corner of the eyes to give a lifting effect.

The concealer should be blended in with the finger using a stippling motion. Then you need to set the concealer with a natural finish loose powder otherwise, the concealer will crease, however, there is a correct way to do this.

Gabi said: “You’re going to take a little piece of toilet paper, separate it so it’s a very thin sheet of paper, and press under the eye.”

This will pick up any excess concealer product that would be likely to cement into fine lines.

The next step is to lay a fresh piece of thin toilet paper on the undereye area and tap on the loose powder on top.

Gabi said the paper “acts as a sifter to finely distribute enough powder to set, but not too much powder to overdry the area”.

Another top tip is to apply less product to the eyebrows, especially on the inside, near the nose. Gabi said: “A brow product that is very easy to use is Anastasia Beverley Hills Brow Powder.

“It has a really nice diffuse pigment so it’s hard to overdo it… I shaded in using small, hair-like strokes [using] an angled brush in areas missing some hair or density.”

Gabi likes to finish it off with a brow mascara to “keep the hairs in place for the whole day”. If you’re going to wear eyeshadow, Gabi is against putting colours directly onto the skin.

Instead, you need to prime the eyelids with concealer and set with loose finishing powder before applying eyeshadow.