Starting off week 2: Concealer

Hey beauties,

Now I must admit I am not a huge fan of concealer and I only ever wear it on nights out.  I had never used concealer up until about a month ago and the one I bought was the Sleek Luminaire Highlighting concealer in colour 05. I am lucky that I do not have any serious blemishes but I do have dark circles under my eyes, which is why I need a highlighting concealer. This is the darkest concealer in the collection but I still find it too bright on me. It almost looks ashy, so I must always use a small amount under my foundation or powder.

The whole point to concealer is to hide any blemishes or bags that you have under the eye or somewhere on the face. It also acts as a colour corrector for example if you have dark patches under the eye, it will help to brighten them out. They come in different forms, such as:  liquid, cream or stick. Cream and stick give more coverage and are better for hiding blemishes. Whereas, liquid isn’t but is less likely to clog up pores. I would say liquid is harder to apply especially if you’re out n about as it could end up spilling everywhere.

It is usually wise to have two different shades of concealer, one for blemishes, spots and zits, the other for under the eye. Blemishes usually show up red in colour, so you would need a yellow based concealer. For under eye dark circles use a concealer which is pink based, these have brightening effects.

To apply my under eye concealer I place a few dots under the eye with my finger or the applicator. Then I use a blending brush to spread out and blend the concealer starting from the inner corners of the under eye outward. Remembering to cover up to the lash line and down to the bottom of the dark circle.  I then use my finger to dab along the under eye to press down the concealer.

A high end concealer I would suggest to hide blemishes would be MAC Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer. I have heard great reviews saying its lightweight but gives good coverage. It comes in a great range of shades for £15.00, which I think is quite good for MAC. http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/157/314/Studio-Finish-SPF-35-Concealer/index.tmpl.

A much cheaper alternative at £3.40 would be the Sleek Hide-it concealer as it comes as a stick so will be easy to apply. http://www.sleekmakeup.com/face/concealer/hide-it .

A good under-eye concealer would be the Clinique All About eyes concealer for £16.00 because it has many reviews saying it’s a great product. http://www.clinique.co.uk/product/1596/5161/Makeup/Concealers/All-About-Eyes-Concealer/index.tmpl?cm_mmc=GoogleBase-_-ShoppingFeed-_-Makeup-_-Concealers&77tadunit=e96f9bf6&77tadvert=29272565460&77tkeyword=&77tentrytype=s&77tentry=shopping_feed_ppc&gclid=CMObu6PQr7kCFa7JtAodL2wAXw. 

I hope you enjoyed this post and that I’ve covered all the basics in the world of concealer. Remember to follow me on Bloglovin and like this post, thank you xxx