Urban decay eye primer works but makes crepey skin worse what next?

[firstmum45]

Really disappointed thought I'd found the solution I have very oily eyelids enough oil to fry chips and then do an oil change on the car this is no exaggeration! However I am 55 and skin around eyes is not smooth anymore fine lines , crepey thin drooping skin oh dear this sounds really depressing. On a positive note I can disguise all this with carefully applied eyemakeup but everything creases and disappears after a couple of hours and eyeliner melts.

The urban decay eye primer is brilliant nothing moves however not suitable for my mature skin as although I keep my skin really hydrated it just dries it out and makes me old even older the skin on my eyelids looks like crepe paper . What else could I try or I am resigned to redoing my eyemakeup three times a day! I do use facial primer with none of these problems. Your suggestions are eagerly waited as the problem is always worse in the summer (that's if we get one).

I am 50 with a very similar problem. I use Urban decay for a night out, otherwise I gave up eye shadow. Just use eyeliner and mascara.

Nars! Lovely stuff, and I'm an oily lidder.

Hedwig glad I'm not the only one with this problem. I need my makeup my eyes need defining well my whole face does and I refuse to be one of those ladies that feel they have " disappeared " to the world once they reach a certain age. Came back from a supermarket trip eyeshadow creased and eyeliner fading its Bobbi brown long wear gel ffs and now after an hour long run wish I had never bothered!

Nabootique thanks will check this out have worn their well known blush and multiple stick (plans shopping trip for tomorrow )

Soap and glory eyelid primer. I can't remember the name of it.

This is absolutely brilliant stuff:

www.toofaced.com/p/eye-shadow-primers/shadow-insurance/

Laura Mercier do a Creme you apply with its own foam applicator, comes in different shades

Wow thanks all I'm going to be busy tomorrow

Soap and Glory It's About Prime is the only one that works for me.

Artdeco eye shadow base. It's only about £6, tiny wee pot and lasts forever. I discovered it when I was about 18 and every time I cheated on it with another primer, I totally regretted it.

Elf cosmetics mineral eyeshadow primer.

I just put foundation (double wear) over my eye lids before applying shadow. Seems to work as well as any other primer.

UD do one especially for "mature" skin.

This one

Try again