As skin matures, the area around the eyes becomes thinner, more delicate and crepier. And while age doesn’t have to (and should’t) dictate the makeup you wear, evolving the eye products you use can better help flatter your overall look. Whether you want to perfect a bold cat-eye, accentuate with a pop of color or love a soft smudge, we’ve got the eyeliners with easy-to-line formulas, sensitive eye–safe ingredients and stellar gliding performance, as illustrated by their top reviews from shoppers over 40.
Best Eyeliners for Mature Eyes
- Best Splurge: Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner ($35)
- Best Pencil: Jones Road Beauty The Best Pencil ($24)
- Best Liquid Liner: Clinique High Impact Easy Liquid Eyeliner ($29)
- Best Budget: Maybelline TattooStudio Gel Pencil Eyeliner ($9)
- Best Colors: Victoria Beckham Beauty Satin Kajal Liner ($34)
- Best for Sensitive Eyes: Thrive Causemetics Infinity Waterproof Eyeliner ($24)
- Best Clean Formula: Kosas Soulgazer Intensifying Gel Eyeliner ($24)
Promising Review
“So in love with this beautiful eyeliner! Absolutely waterproof. The creamy formula glides on without tugging at delicate skin around the eyes. That color!!! [KHAKI MÉTAL] I have been wanting this exact color for my hazel eyes for quite some time. So delighted.”
Promising Review
“Best eyeliner I’ve ever used—both for top and bottom lines. It can be used to make crisp lines or soft lines just by wiping your finger gently over it. Will never go back.”
Promising Review
“Doesn’t pull red or make my eyes look irritated. Often these types of pens can have an ink that can look tacky or like vinyl, this doesn’t. Flows smoothly and looks natural and crisp. I’ve had mine for years and it’s still going strong, though I save it for nicer occasions. I should use this more (daily) because the look it gives is so flattering.”
Promising Review
“Application is a smooth and consistent line. It does not become clumpy or spotty even on freshly washed eyes. Even with aging skin, it works with all the dips and crevasses quite smoothly.”
Promising Review
“I’m a professional makeup artist and find these liners to be some of the best on the market. The texture is just right in terms of a smooth, creamy (but not too soft) application that wears beautifully throughout the day. The shade range is unmatched and these liners feel luxe, and one pencil lasts a long time. Worth it!”
Promising Review
“As a 62-year-old woman, I love how smoothly it glides on my skin. It’s not too heavy, and the sharpener and the blending tip are so handy!”
Promising Review
“I’ve been changing over my makeup due to the aging process. [My] skin has changed completely in the last year and it is necessary to change your makeup… But I have found this eyeliner [glides] on smooth, no skipping, easy to apply for mature skin and lasts the day.”
