The Holy Grail Product My 73-Year-Old Mom Uses To Make Her 20 Years Younger

I'm lucky. Not only do I have a job where I can discover, write about and learn about the latest and most exciting products, treatments and trends in the beauty industry, but I can also interview and get to know the artists and the experts who execute and create them. That said, I also feel lucky to have a beauty-loving 73-year-old makeup mom that I can consult on anything and everything. (My poor dad never gets a word when we have a family catch-up call. Sorry, Dad!)

As ​​a 73-year-old product addict and also a Tucson-based makeup expert who specializes in educating older women about makeup and skincare, my Mother-in-Law knows a thing or two when it comes to choosing the best products for mature skin. Often (but not always), when I try to force my favorite formulas on her, she either turns her nose up or doesn't like them, citing reasons I just don't think of like wrinkles, pigmentation, and other skin issues. skin that occur as we age. Sure, I might have annoying breakouts that my mom doesn't have to deal with, but she struggles with fine lines, dryness, wrinkles, age spots, and other symptoms of skin aging that I don't have to deal with. I (obviously) lack experience.

It's no secret my mom looks about 20 years younger than her real age, and in addition to taking really good care of her skin, her Expert knowledge of strategic products like foundation, highlighter, and concealer also helps people never guess her real 73. Ahead, she shares the top 10 correctors for mature skin that she uses and/or recommends to her older clientele. Then, because I can never resist the urge to add my two cents, I follow up with all my favorites, which, thanks to their moisturizing and skin-perfecting benefits, are also great options. Keep scrolling for 20 of the best concealers for mature skin that money can buy.