Choose concealer matching with your skin

Concealer is a cosmetic product used on the face to conceal redness or dark undereye circles. Any concealer can work well, but to choose the best concealer, let’s start with types of concealer.

Powder Concealer

Advantage:

• it looks natural even after laying on mineral powder foundation or compact powder foundation. 
• Lightweight, so must applying with brush
• look fairly natural at the end of the day

However, the powder concealer does not offer good enough coverage for very dark blemishes or very dark undereye circles. 

Liquid Concealer

Advantage:

• be a good choice to camouflage those bad undereye circles.
• are easy to apply with our fingers
• good to hide the large area like the dark circle under eyes because it makes the blemish harder to notice

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Cream Concealers

Advantage:

• some of them come in multi-tones such as shades of beige, yellow and mint green which offers you more options to hide certain problem areas such as pimples, scars and bruises on different parts of your face.
• blend better and stay longer
• good to hid something small like newly arisen pimple because it’s easier to blend with the rest of your makeup

 But the cream concealer is rather dry and thick, looking really cakey!  You may better apply the cream concealer by using a brush rather than bare fingers. 

Stick Concealer

Advantage:

• more convenient to bring around but otherwise, the texture feels the same as cream concealer
• provide direct on-the-spot application.
• It is appropriate for mild pigmentations and discolorations. Apply it directly on larger spots or areas, and blend it carefully.

However, the stick concealer isn’t appropriate for hiding dark circles under the eyes.

How to choose a concealer type

The choice of a concealer type also depends on the area you want to cover. The dry concealer is considered better for covering up the face in general whereas for the delicate areas such as under-eye area, the cream concealer should be preferred.

Here are the things that you should be aware while choosing a concealer

• Determine your skin type. Is it oily, dry, normal or combination?  The powder concealer is good for dry skin
• the right shade of concealer is a shade lighter than your skin
• consider your skin tone and choose the concealer which matches with the skin tone.
•  It is very smart to either try samples before you purchase from a makeup line or to make sure that the store you are purchasing from will allow a return if it doesn’t match you.
• For those who have allergies, there are aroma-free and non-acnegenic concealers available.  Please check the label on the bottle or ask the seller.