How-To: Concealer

Wednesday Jun 18, 2008 – by Clutch

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1. Put a small amount on your fingertip and dot on moving from the outside corner of the eye inward and back out again. The most important and easily overlooked place to put concealer is the inner corner of your top lid. Put a little bit slightly below your dark circles to avoid the raccoon-like look.

2. You can apply your favorite concealer over or under your foundation, but no matter which way you choose, be sure to blend, blend and blend. Tip: If you prefer, use a triangular makeup sponge to blend in a gentle back and forth dotting motion.

3. After applying, smile into the mirror and check that it has evenly applied and hasn’t crept around your eyes. If that happens, blot gently.

Some of our favorite concealers are Sephora’s Light Touch Highlighter, $10, Benefit Cosmetics Realness Of Concealness, $30, MÂ·AÂ·C Studio Touch-Up Stick, $14.50, and mark Invisible Touch Perfecting Concealer, $5.

6 Comments – Add Yours

Mary Khan says:

June 18, 2008 at 3:12 am

You can apply your favorite concealer over or under your foundation, but no matter which way you choose, be sure to blend, blend and blend. Tip: If you prefer, use a triangular makeup sponge to blend in a gentle back and forth dotting motion.

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ceecee says:

June 18, 2008 at 7:27 am

Does anyone know about physician’s formula concealers and how well they work on brown skinned girls?

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T Ronise says:

June 18, 2008 at 1:12 pm

Oh my goodness… I was just looking into buying a new concealer! Thanks Clutch!

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Duckey says:

June 19, 2008 at 12:55 am

I also suggest Cargo Cosmetics. I live by this concealer and foundation primer, which I only use with moisturizer and no REAL foundation at all. Most of their products, if not all, don’t have any oil in them as well.

http://www.cargocosmetics.com/index.html

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wisher says:

June 19, 2008 at 1:11 am

How do you know the right shade of concealer to choose? Is it supposed t be lighter or darker than your skin?

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Clutch says:

June 19, 2008 at 2:57 am

Hi Ladies!

@ Cee Cee: We haven’t personally tried Physicians Formula Concealer before, but we have tried more than a few other products from the brand and we like them. Their line is pretty affordable, so it may be worth a try and if purchase from CVS, Rite-Aid or Wal-Green’s some of their locations allow you to return cosmetics purchases if it doesn’t work for you — no questions asked! (Note: SOME not all, please call ahead to your local store to ask about their return/exchange policy on cosmetics.)

@ Duckey: We are big fans of Cargo Cosmetics– great suggestion! Check out their bronzer and blushes also — Clutch product staples!

@ Wisher: You should alway choose concealer one skintone lighter than your foundation.

If you have any further questions please email us at info@clutchmagazine.com.

Thanks!

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