The Best Eye Primer for Mature Skin in 2026: 7 Formulas That Actually Hold

What Makes an Eye Primer “Mature-Skin-Proof” (And What Doesn’t)

The skin around the eye is thinner than anywhere else on the body. That is not a marketing line; it is anatomy. Eyelids also carry fewer oil glands than the rest of the face, which means they do not hold moisture the way your cheeks do, and dehydration turns every fine line into a visible crack in the makeup. Add roughly 15,000 to 20,000 blinks a day and you have a surface that is simultaneously drier and stretchier than it was a decade ago.

A primer’s job on a mature lid is not to “glam up” the eye. It is to create a smooth, slightly tacky surface where pigment can sit without migrating into the crease. Linda Dowds, an Oscar- and Emmy-winning makeup artist, puts it plainly: the number one thing a primer does for mature eyes is allow even application and stop shadow from settling into crepey, dry areas. That definition immediately rules out half the primers on the shelf.

Most primers are built for oily, young lids. They are aggressively mattifying, silicone-heavy, and designed to absorb oil that a 55-year-old eyelid is not producing in the first place. Put one of those on dry, crepey skin and you get a chalky film that emphasizes every line you were trying to hide. The best eye primer for mature skin does the opposite: it grips without stripping, hydrates without slipping, and leaves a finish that looks like skin rather than spackle.

The anatomy problem: thinner skin, fewer oil glands, more creasing

Dermatologists have a term for the change: crepey skin. It is not just wrinkles. The surface loses elasticity and becomes papery, so any product that sits on top of it will either sink into the grooves or flake off the peaks. The eyelid is the first place this shows up because the tissue is already the thinnest on the body.

Here is the part most product pages skip. A mature eyelid is often dehydrated and hooded at the same time. The hood — that fold of skin draping over the crease — creates a warm, slightly moist pocket where eyeshadow loves to vanish. A primer that only hydrates will slide. A primer that only mattifies will crack. You need a formula that does both, and that is a narrower category than the beauty aisle suggests.

Oily mature lids exist too. Hormonal shifts can push sebum production in either direction. If your shadow dissolves by noon and your liner stamps a second crease above your lash line, you are in the oily-mature camp, and your primer shortlist is different from someone with dry, flaky lids. Knowing which camp you are in is the first filter, not the last.

The three non-negotiables: grip, hydration, no chalky finish

Grip is the ability to hold pigment in place without feeling like a glue stick. The best formulas use a silicone or polymer base that stays slightly tacky after it dries — tacky enough to grab shadow, not so tacky that it tugs the eyelid during application. If you can feel the primer sitting on your lid after two minutes, you used too much.

Hydration is the second leg. Ingredients like hyaluronic acid, glycerin, peptides, and algae extracts show up in the better mature-skin primers for a reason. They plump the surface so fine lines look softer before the shadow goes on. Urban Decay’s Anti-Aging Potion, for example, uses Dermaxyl (a ceramide-peptide complex) and Kalpariane (an algae extract) to smooth and firm over time. That is not cosmetic chemistry theater; those ingredients have a legitimate plumping effect on dehydrated lid skin.

No chalky finish is the third. Matte is fine, but flat matte on a crepey lid reads as dust. A satin or skin-like finish reflects a little light and makes texture less obvious. This is why tinted primers often outperform clear ones on mature eyes: the tint evens out discoloration while the finish stays soft.

What to ignore on the label

“24-hour wear” is meaningless on a mature lid. You are not wearing eyeshadow for 24 hours, and any formula that claims it is probably loaded with film-formers that will feel tight by hour six. “Oil-free” sounds responsible but tells you nothing about whether the primer will hydrate; oil-free formulas can still be drying.

“Anti-aging” is a useful signal but not a guarantee. Urban Decay’s Anti-Aging Potion is one of the few primers genuinely formulated with mature skin in mind, but the label alone does not tell you whether it will work on your type of mature skin — dry, oily, hooded, or all three. The ingredient list and the finish matter more than the front of the box.

Finally, ignore the “universal shade” claim on tinted primers. A peach tint that disappears on medium skin can look like a bruise on fair skin and ashy on deep skin. Tint is a color-correction tool, not a one-size-fits-all solution.

The Best Eye Primers for Mature Skin in 2026: Ranked and Vetted

The shortlist below is built from editorial testing, makeup-artist recommendations, and aggregated shopper feedback from US retailers. I ranked by grip, finish on mature texture, ingredient load, and real cost per use. Prices are US retail and move around; the ranking does not.

1. Elizabeth Mott Thank Me Later Eye Primer — best overall

This is the primer that keeps showing up in mature-skin threads for a reason. It was built specifically for mature and oily lids, and the formula is a silicone blend that dries matte without the heavy, draggy feel of older-school primers. Pearl powder adds a subtle tone-correcting brightness that helps with visible veins and discoloration, and the grip is genuinely waterproof. One tiny dot covers both lids; use more and you will feel it.

The texture is the selling point. It glides on without pulling delicate eyelid skin — a small thing that matters enormously when your lids are crepey. At around $14–$16 for 10 grams, it sits in the drugstore-adjacent price band but performs like a prestige primer. The main complaint in reviews is the tube: it gets harder to squeeze at the end. Annoying, not disqualifying.

Who it is for: mature lids that are oily, hooded, or prone to creasing, and anyone who wants a matte-but-not-flat finish. Who should skip it: very dry lids that need a more emollient base — the matte finish can be too drying in winter.

2. Urban Decay Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion — best for crepey lids

The original Primer Potion started the primer category in the early 2000s. The Anti-Aging version is the one to look at if your main problem is crepiness rather than oil. It is beige-tinted, satin-finish, and formulated with Dermaxyl and Kalpariane to smooth the look of fine lines and support firmness over time. Makeup artist Natalie Dresher told Allure that it lengthens shadow wear “without settling into fine lines or being too thick in texture”.

That last point is the differentiator. A lot of anti-aging primers are rich and creamy, which feels lovely but slides. This one stays lightweight and serum-like, so it grips without cushioning the shadow into the crease. The tint is subtle enough for most fair-to-medium skin tones, though deeper skin may find it slightly ashy if worn alone.

Price is the friction point: $18–$28 depending on size and retailer. The travel size is the smart entry point if you want to test it before committing. For crepey, dry-leaning mature lids that still need serious grip, this is the benchmark.

3. e.l.f. Lock It Down Eyeshadow Primer — best budget

Eight dollars. That is not a typo. The e.l.f. Lock It Down primer is the one that makes you question why anyone spends $30 on a tube of silicone and water. It creates a tacky base that holds powder and cream shadows, and for mature lids that are not excessively dry, it does the core job — grip and crease prevention — without a luxury markup.

The trade-off is in the finish and the ingredient list. It is more matte and less hydrating than Elizabeth Mott or Urban Decay, and it does not have the peptide or algae extras. On a very crepey lid, it can look a little flat by mid-afternoon. But if your lids are normal-to-oily and your main complaint is shadow disappearing into the hood, this is the value pick. Keep it in the rotation and spend the savings on a better eye cream.

4. NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base — best for dry eyelids

Dry, flaky lids need a primer that hydrates first and grips second. NARS Pro-Prime is the one makeup artists reach for when the lid is dehydrated but the shadow still needs to stay put. It has a lightweight, almost lotion-like texture that sinks in rather than sitting on top, and it does not emphasize flakes the way mattifying primers do.

It is not the strongest gripper on this list for oily lids — the finish is more comfortable than bulletproof. But for dry, mature eyelids that have given up on primer because everything looks chalky, this is the re-entry point. The tube is small and the price is prestige-level, so use it sparingly and keep it for the lids, not the under-eye.

5. Laura Geller Waterproof Eye Spackle — best tinted for discoloration

Mature eyelids often deal with two problems at once: creasing and color. Laura Geller’s Waterproof Eye Spackle is a tinted primer that neutralizes redness and visible veins while creating a waterproof base. The “universal brightening” shade is not truly universal, but on fair-to-light-medium skin it does a convincing job of making the lid look awake before any shadow goes on.

The texture is thicker than Elizabeth Mott or Urban Decay, which is both the strength and the weakness. The thickness gives more coverage, so you can wear it alone on low-makeup days. On very crepey lids, though, a thicker formula has more opportunity to settle. Apply it with a tapping motion and keep the layer thin. If your main complaint is dark, discolored lids rather than oil, this is the one to try first.

6. Milani Eyeshadow Primer — best drugstore all-rounder

Milani’s primer is the quiet workhorse of the drugstore aisle. It is a clear, lightweight formula that grips powder shadows well and does not add noticeable texture to the lid. For mature skin that is neither extremely dry nor extremely oily, it is a reliable $8–$10 option that outperforms its price bracket.

It will not plump fine lines or color-correct discoloration. It is a grip product, not a treatment product. But if you already have an eye cream you like and you just need the shadow to stay where you put it, Milani is a sensible default. The tube lasts months, which makes the cost per use almost invisible.

7. Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Eye Base — best clean-leaning hydration

Bobbi Brown’s Eye Base sits at the primer-moisturizer border. It is marketed as a hydrating eye base with hyaluronic acid, and it behaves more like a lightweight eye cream than a traditional grippy primer. For mature lids that are very dry and cannot tolerate silicone-heavy formulas, it is a gentler route to a smoother shadow application.

The grip is moderate, not maximal. If your shadow tends to slide, layer a tiny amount of a grippier primer only on the hood and crease, or set the base with a skin-tone powder before shadow. The upside is comfort: no tightness, no chalk, no crepe emphasis. It is also a strong choice if you want one product for both the lid and the under-eye area.

Comparison Table: Price, Format, Finish, and What You Actually Pay

The sticker price is not the real price. A $30 primer that lasts six months costs less per use than a $10 primer you replace every six weeks. The table below normalizes by format and typical use, and flags the practical differences that matter on a mature lid.

Here is the math that the product pages avoid. If you use primer five days a week, a 10 g tube at a pea-size dose lasts roughly 120–150 applications. Elizabeth Mott at $15 works out to about 10–12 cents per use. The NARS tube at $28 and 0.26 oz is closer to 20–25 cents per use because the tube is smaller and the texture encourages more product. The “cheap” e.l.f. tube is genuinely cheap per use, but it does not replace an eye cream, so the total routine cost is higher if you add a hydrating step.

“Free shipping” and “free gift with purchase” are the other numbers to watch. A retailer that offers free shipping at $35 is not doing you a favor if you add a $12 item you did not need to clear the threshold. The same logic applies to “buy two, save 15%” on a primer you have never tested. Buy one. Test it on your own lid for a week. Then decide whether the bundle is a deal or a trap.

Drugstore Eye Primers for Mature Skin: What $8–$15 Actually Buys You

The drugstore tier has improved dramatically in the last five years. You can now get a primer that grips well, feels lightweight, and does not cost more than lunch. What you generally cannot get at this price is the treatment layer — the peptides, the algae extracts, the sustained hydration that makes a difference on a very crepey lid.

That does not make drugstore primers a compromise. It makes them a category with a clear value proposition: grip per dollar. If your eye cream is already doing the hydration work, a $10 primer is the rational buy. If you want one product to do both, you are shopping in the $18–$30 band, and the drugstore options will feel like a downgrade on dry skin.

e.l.f. vs. Milani vs. Essence: the real difference

e.l.f. Lock It Down is the grippiest of the three. It has a tacky dry-down that holds powder shadow through a long day, and it is the best drugstore pick for hooded lids that eat makeup. Milani is slightly more comfortable and less tacky; it grips well but does not feel like a film. Essence’s Jelly Grip line — especially the under-eye stick — is a different product category, aimed at the under-eye rather than the lid, and it is excellent for smoothing the orbital area before concealer.

The practical difference shows up in wear time and finish. e.l.f. can look flat on a crepey lid by hour six; Milani holds a more natural finish but may not survive an oily hood; Essence is hydrating but not a heavy-duty lid primer. None of them will plump fine lines. Pick based on whether your priority is grip (e.l.f.), comfort (Milani), or under-eye smoothing (Essence).

Where the drugstore formula cuts corners (and where it doesn’t)

The corners are usually in the base. Cheaper primers lean on a single silicone and a mattifying powder, which is why they can feel dry or chalky on mature skin. They also skip the film-formers that make a primer waterproof, so if you cry, sweat, or live in humidity, the wear time drops.

The corner they do not cut is basic grip. Silicone is not expensive, and a simple silicone primer does what it says. That is why a $8 e.l.f. primer can outperform a $30 primer on a young, oily lid. The premium you pay above $15 is for texture, treatment ingredients, tint, and finish — not for the core function of holding shadow in place.

Tinted Eye Primers for Mature Eyes: Color Correction Without the Concealer Crease

Mature eyelids collect color. Capillaries become more visible, the lid can look red or purple, and age-related discoloration is common. A clear primer grips but does not correct. A tinted primer does both, and on low-makeup days it can replace shadow entirely.

The tint is not a substitute for a full-coverage concealer. It is a filter. The right shade neutralizes the discoloration without adding a visible layer of makeup, which is exactly what mature skin needs: correction that looks like skin, not coverage that looks like a patch.

Who actually needs a tint

You need a tint if your lids are visibly red, veiny, or darker than the surrounding skin, and if you have ever put on a beautiful neutral shadow only to have it turn muddy because the underlying color was fighting it. You also need a tint if you want to skip shadow on hot days or rushed mornings and still look awake.

You do not need a tint if your lids are already even-toned and your main problem is creasing. A clear or skin-tone primer gives you more flexibility with shadow colors, and a tint can limit your shade range if it is too peach or too pink for your undertone.

Peach vs. champagne vs. neutral: a quick shade decoder

Peach neutralizes blue and purple, which makes it the best choice for dark circles and veiny lids on fair-to-medium skin. Champagne adds a subtle luminosity and works well on lids that look tired or sunken; it is not a corrector so much as a brightener. Neutral beige is the safest universal option — it evens tone without adding warmth or shimmer.

On deep skin, a peach tint can look ashy if it is too light. Look for a tinted primer that explicitly offers a deeper shade or a “universal” formula that is sheer enough to melt in. Laura Geller’s Spackle and ULTA’s Inner Glow Tinted Eye Primer both come in shades that work across a wider range, but neither is truly universal. Test on the lid, not the back of the hand — the lid is where the product will actually sit.

Eye Primers for Crepey and Hooded Eyelids: The Grip Problem

Hooded lids and crepey lids are not the same problem, but they overlap in the worst way. The hood creates a physical fold where product accumulates; crepey texture creates grooves that product sinks into. A primer that solves one can worsen the other if it is too thick, too matte, or too slippery.

The best approach is a thin, tacky layer that dries down without cushion. You want the primer to bond to the lid, not sit on top of it. If the primer feels creamy after it has dried, it is too rich for a hooded lid — the shadow will slide into the fold within an hour.

Why hooded lids eat eyeshadow alive

The hood traps warmth and moisture. Every blink presses the fold against the moving part of the lid, which is why shadow transfers upward and disappears into the crease. A primer cannot stop the physical fold, but it can create a surface that holds pigment tightly enough to resist the transfer.

Tackiness is the key property. A primer that dries completely smooth gives the shadow nothing to grab. A primer that stays slightly tacky creates a mechanical grip. This is why Elizabeth Mott and e.l.f. Lock It Down perform well on hooded lids: both leave a subtle tack after drying, and both resist oil. A hydrating primer that leaves a silky finish will feel better but hold worse.

Application technique matters more than the tube

Three rules. First, apply primer only where you need it — the hood and the crease, not the entire lid to the brow bone. Excess product is what creases. Second, wait 30 to 60 seconds for the primer to set before applying shadow. Applying onto wet primer moves it around and breaks the film. Third, use a tapping motion with a small brush or fingertip; dragging tugs the eyelid and pushes product into fine lines.

If your lids are very hooded, set the primer with a light dusting of translucent powder before shadow. This sounds counterintuitive on mature skin — powder can be drying — but a small amount of silica powder on the hood only creates an extra grip layer and prevents the fold from becoming a slip-and-slide. Keep it off the crepey areas.

Eye Primers for Dry Eyelids: Hydration Without the Slip

Dry eyelids are the opposite problem and often the harder one to solve. A primer that hydrates can be too slippery to grip; a primer that grips can be too mattifying and make flakes worse. The solution is layering, not a single miracle product.

NARS Pro-Prime is the best single-product option for dry lids because it has a lotion-like texture that sinks in and leaves a natural finish. Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Eye Base is the best if you want to combine the hydration step and the primer step in one tube. Elizabeth Mott and Urban Decay Anti-Aging can work on dry lids if you apply a hydrating eye cream underneath and keep the primer layer very thin.

The hyaluronic acid trap

Hyaluronic acid is a humectant: it pulls water toward itself. On a dry lid in a dry climate, it can pull moisture from the skin if there is no occlusive ingredient on top to seal it in. That is why some hyaluronic-acid primers feel hydrating for ten minutes and then tight and crepey by noon. If your primer lists hyaluronic acid near the top and no occlusive like dimethicone or squalane, layer a rich eye cream underneath or seal it with a tiny amount of facial oil before the primer.

The better mature-skin primers pair humectants with emollients or occlusives. Urban Decay Anti-Aging combines its peptide complex with a silicone base that helps lock in moisture. Bobbi Brown’s Eye Base is built on a moisturizer chassis, so the hydration is more sustained. Read the first five ingredients, not the marketing claims.

Layering: eye cream, primer, shadow — in that order

Eye cream first, patted in and allowed to absorb for a minute or two. Primer second, thin layer, only on the lid and hood. Shadow third, pressed on rather than swept. If you reverse the order — primer then eye cream — the cream will dissolve the primer film and you will lose the grip.

For very dry lids, a tiny amount of eye cream mixed with the primer on the back of the hand can work as a single step. Do not mix a rich cream with a silicone primer in the tube; the formulas can separate and the preservative system may not hold. Mix on the hand, use immediately, and clean the hand afterward.

Clean and Fragrance-Free Eye Primers: What “Clean” Buys You on the Lid

“Clean” is a marketing term, not a regulatory one. In the US, there is no legal definition of clean beauty, which means every retailer and brand sets its own bar. What clean usually means in practice is no parabens, no phthalates, no synthetic fragrance, and sometimes no silicones. On a mature eyelid, the most meaningful of those is fragrance-free.

Fragrance is a common irritant, and the eyelid skin is thin enough that a fragranced primer can cause contact dermatitis that looks like extra crepiness or redness. If your lids sting, water, or turn red after primer, fragrance is the first ingredient to eliminate. Elizabeth Mott is cruelty-free and does not lean on heavy fragrance. NARS Pro-Prime is another relatively low-irritation option. Bobbi Brown’s Eye Base is fragrance-free and sits at the “clean-leaning” end without making a federal case of it.

Silicone-free “clean” primers are trickier for mature skin. Silicone is the ingredient that provides the slip and the grip; remove it and you often get a formula that either drags on the lid or slides into the crease. If you are avoiding silicones for personal reasons, look for a primer based on dimethicone alternatives like dimethicone crosspolymer or a polymer blend, and accept that the wear time may be shorter. There is no free lunch on a hooded lid.

How to Choose an Eye Primer for Mature Skin: A Five-Point Filter

Most primer reviews are written for 25-year-old oily lids. Use this filter instead, in order, and you will eliminate the products that were never going to work for you.

1. Identify your primary problem. Creasing in the hood? Dry flakes? Discoloration? All three? Your first-choice primer changes depending on the answer. Creasing and oil point to Elizabeth Mott or e.l.f. Dry flakes point to NARS or Bobbi Brown. Discoloration points to a tinted formula like Laura Geller.

2. Check the first five ingredients. Silicone or polymer near the top means grip. Glycerin, hyaluronic acid, or peptides near the top means hydration. Talc or silica near the top means mattifying — fine for oily lids, risky for dry ones. Fragrance in the first five is a red flag for sensitive lids.

3. Match the finish to your texture. Satin or natural finishes flatter crepey lids because they reflect a little light. Flat matte emphasizes texture. Shimmer primers are a wild card: they can brighten a sunken lid, but they can also settle into lines. If you want shimmer, put it in the shadow, not the primer.

4. Calculate cost per use, not sticker price. A $28 tube that lasts six months is cheaper per month than a $10 tube that lasts six weeks. The comparison table above shows the spread. Do the division before you decide the prestige option is out of budget.

5. Buy the smallest size first. Travel sizes exist for a reason. A primer that works on someone else’s lid can fail on yours, and a $12 travel size is a cheaper education than a $30 full-size mistake. Test for a week, including a humid day and a dry day, before you commit.

Buyer Protection and Returns in the US: What You Need to Know Before Checkout

Cosmetics returns in the US are governed by store policy, not by a federal right of return. That is the first thing to understand. There is no national law that says you can return an opened cosmetic because it did not work for your skin type. What you have is a patchwork of retailer policies, and they vary more than the primers themselves.

Sephora and ULTA both accept returns on opened cosmetics within a set window — typically 30 to 60 days, depending on the retailer and whether you are a loyalty member. The refund is usually to the original payment method, but some returns are store credit only. Amazon’s beauty return policy is generally 30 days, but the seller matters: a third-party seller may have a different policy than Amazon itself. Drugstore chains like CVS and Walgreens typically accept returns on opened beauty products within 30 to 60 days with a receipt, but the policy is applied inconsistently by store.

“Free returns” is the phrase to read carefully. A retailer that advertises free returns may still deduct a shipping label cost or require you to return in person. If you bought a $15 primer and the return shipping is $6, the “free” return eats 40% of your refund. That does not mean do not return it; it means factor the return cost into the decision before you buy two shades to “try both.”

Import taxes and duties are not usually an issue for US buyers shopping US retailers, but they become relevant if you order a Korean or European primer from an international site. The de minimis threshold for US imports has been in flux; check the current rule before you assume a $20 international order will arrive duty-free. The same applies to “free international shipping” offers — the shipping may be free, but the customs bill is not.

The practical protection is simpler than the policy maze: buy from a retailer with a physical return location if you can, keep the receipt and the original packaging until you have tested the product, and do not open a second shade until the first one has proven itself on your lid. A primer is a small purchase, but the time you spend returning a bad one is worth more than the $15 you save by buying the wrong thing on sale.

FAQ: Real Questions From Mature-Skin Shoppers

What is the best eye primer for mature skin overall?

Elizabeth Mott Thank Me Later is the strongest all-rounder for most mature lids. It grips well, dries matte without looking chalky, contains pearl powder for subtle brightening, and costs around $15. If your lids are very dry or very crepey, Urban Decay Anti-Aging Primer Potion is the better first choice because it adds peptide-driven smoothing.

Do I really need a special primer for mature skin, or can I use a face primer?

A face primer is formulated for larger pores, more oil, and thicker skin. It can work in a pinch, but it is usually too siliconey or too mattifying for the eyelid, and it may not have the tack needed to hold shadow in the hood. A dedicated eye primer is thinner, grippier, and less likely to emphasize crepey texture.

What is the best drugstore eye primer for mature skin under $15?

e.l.f. Lock It Down is the best under $10 for grip, and Milani Eyeshadow Primer is the best all-rounder under $15. Both hold shadow well on normal-to-oily mature lids. If your lids are dry, neither will hydrate enough on its own; add an eye cream underneath or spend a little more on NARS Pro-Prime.

Can eye primer help with crepey eyelids, or does it make texture look worse?

The right primer helps; the wrong one makes it worse. A thin, satin-finish primer with peptides or algae extract smooths the look of crepey texture and gives shadow an even surface. A thick, mattifying primer settles into the creases and emphasizes every line. Apply thin, wait for it to set, and avoid powder on the crepey areas.

Should I use eye primer if I have hooded eyes and oily lids?

Yes — this is the combination where primer matters most. The hood traps oil and warmth, and without a tacky base the shadow transfers into the fold within hours. Choose a matte or satin primer with a silicone base, apply only to the hood and crease, and set with a light powder on the hood only. Elizabeth Mott and e.l.f. Lock It Down are the strongest picks for this profile.

How do I apply eye primer so it doesn’t crease on its own?

Use less than you think you need — a pea-size dot for both lids. Tap it on with a fingertip or a small synthetic brush, wait 30 to 60 seconds for it to set, then press shadow on top rather than sweeping. If the primer still creases before the shadow goes on, you used too much or the formula is too rich for your lid type.

Is tinted eye primer better than clear primer for mature skin?

Tinted is better if your lids are discolored, veiny, or red, because it corrects tone while it grips. Clear or skin-tone is better if your lids are already even-toned and you want flexibility with shadow colors. A peach tint neutralizes blue and purple; a champagne tint brightens; a neutral beige evens tone without adding warmth.

What is the best clean eye primer for mature skin?

“Clean” has no legal definition in the US, so treat it as a fragrance-free and irritant-free signal rather than a guarantee. Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Eye Base is fragrance-free, hydrating, and gentle on dry mature lids. NARS Pro-Prime is another low-irritation option. If you are avoiding silicones entirely, expect shorter wear time on a hooded lid.