Eye make up problems

I suffer from Hay Fever & my eyes are prone to itching & watering all year round. I was told by the optician that they water excessively because they are dry so I now use moisturising drops from Boots.
I also find Clinique pencil eyeliner and mascara very good, not the cheapest but well worth it for me.

A tubing mascara is brilliant for sensitive eyes. The tubes coat your lashes and stay on until you wash it off. You don't need special makeup remover for rubbing mascara. I like the Clinique Power Lash but other brands make them too.

I hardly wore make up during the pandemic but when I started using it again I found the skin on my eyelids became very sore. And the Simple eye make up remover I used to use is no longer available. Their new more liquid one just makes my eyes sore. Powder eye shadow seems to make my skin sore, too. I need to start from scratch.

I have hay fever and sometimes my eyes water and itch .

I use kohl pencils to define them and it's probably why people think that I'm not English !

Hi try Look Fabulous Forever, make up made especially for us older ladies. Brilliant lady started it when she was about 70 and it is doing well with plenty of help and videos to help using their products. will give you money back if you are allergic to it. Please try and good luck.

As others have recommended I use Clinique. I have terrible hay fever but I can use their eye liner (it’s called Quickliner), I’ve used it for years and highly recommend it.

Hi campbellwise - miserable isn't it? I find that Kiko products are fine and I am pretty allergic in general.

I'm in the same boat and allergic to pretty much everything. ffleur is right, tube mascara really works. I use Wowcombo My Amazing Lashes and it's brilliant. Washes off with water but doesn't move in the rain (go figure!) I've used it now for a couple of years and had no reaction to it (which is a miracle in itself!)

I also would recommend Look Fabulous Forever. It is very good for ageing skin. I use the LFF face prime every day and I feel it makes me look younger!The eye make up is very good as well.

Lancôme pricy, but absolutely the best in my opinion, but if you want something less expensive, try the Body Shop.

Probably best not to wear eye makeup for a fortnight or three weeks before trying new products.

I buy loads of different brands I tend to get mine off qvc as i can try and return if i don’t like. I like bare minerals but they don’t do it now so I get off the high street. I also use doll10 from Qvc what does irritate this time might next so what works for me might not for you

I have similar problems, and I'm not going to recommend any brands, as allergies can happen with anything.
I contact Head Office and ask for samples - sometimes they can't supply them, but will promise to refund you if you can't tolerate something, or ask the store to allow you to try something specific.
I will say that Lancome & Space NK have been very helpful to me.

The only other trick I have is my mother's: index finger in a pot of vaseline, smear on to lashes in a upward motion, then lick your finger and repeat! useful when you can't use any mascara at all!

I had similar problems but when this came up a while ag someone suggested Poundland so gave it a go and haven’t looked back. No more eye irritation.

Yes, I recommend getting your eyelashes tinted, lasts about 6 weeks. No makeup required or eye remover required. Please give it a go, works for me.

Boots No. 7 make up is hypoallergenic, I’m able to use the mascara and eyeshadow.

I have to be careful what I use on my face. I have allergies and found that I'm fine with Boots Natural Collection mascara, Rimmel foundation, blusher, lipstick and eyeliner pencil.
Opticrom hayfever drops are brilliant.

Can't help with make up but have found my chronic watering eyes are cured (!) since changing 2 things. I take a Sea Buckthorn oil capsule everyday, (Natures Best) and use exfoliating gloves. (Ameliorate [the best] - of course you go carefully around the eye area but it does keep flakes to a minimum.) I started exfoliating since noticing (yuck factor alert) 'dust' inside my clothes - a daily once over with the exfoliating gloves (sometimes dry, sometimes in shower) sorts that out and skin looks much better.

When you say your eyes water constantly have you had them checked for dry eye. I suffer from this and use an eye gel to help control the problem. I have no recommendations for eye makeup but do use waterproof mascara in cae my eyes start up.

I just gave up wearing eye make up - it was quite liberating.

I use clinique as I have v sensitive skin

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Hi try Look Fabulous Forever, make up made especially for us older ladies. Brilliant lady started it when she was about 70 and it is doing well with plenty of help and videos to help using their products. will give you money back if you are allergic to it. Please try and good luck.

Her products are really good.

I’ve just had cataract surgery and had no idea there were so many restrictions after. Including make up so have another two weeks to go before I can start again. Worse think has been moisturiser but I succumbed today and put some on very carefully.

I used to use one from Body Shop but no longer available.
I’ve now found one from Lush called Ultraband. It a cream, I find it very good. Not cheap though. Worth a try.

If you are at all allergic dolt have your eyelashes tinted. Not allergic to makeup but had awful reaction years ago when I had an eyelash tint, would never do it again.

I like elf eye makeup lots of colours and not expensive. I don’t wear mascara as I have hooded eyes (family trait) and mascara just doesn’t work

Sadly my eyelashes are now virtually non-existent, so I don't use mascara (too many false eyelashes in the 60s?). But I use Clinique liner and shadow for evening occasions. Eyebrow pencil goes straight on in the morning, I'm ghostly without it