Finding the Best Concealer

What is the best concealer? It depends on what you want to conceal! Here is how you can select the best concealer for you:

Best Overall Concealer: I’ve tried so many, in my opinion, the very best one is philosophy Supernatural Concealer – here is my review: philosophy Supernatural Concealer Review.

Best Concealer for Undereye Circles and Darkness: For most, a regular flesh tone concealer will do. It sould be a shade lighter than your normal skin tone. For dark bluish undereyes, use a yellow based concealer to neutralize the blue. For dark undereyes that are in the brown family, use peach or apricot concealer to neutralize.

Best Concealer for Reddness: Use green to conceal redness from blemishes, scars or rosacea.

Best Concealer for Larger Areas: Concealer is best to spot cover areas, like acne spots or under eye circles. To conceal a larger area or to correct or enhance your entire complexion, use a colored makeup primer to do the trick. Use a peach or apricot primer if you have age spots, hyperpigmentation or dark areas. Use a lavender primer to neutralize and correct a sallow or yellow complexion. Use a green primer to conceal redness. Primers come with added benefits – they can also conceal enlarged pores and fine lines and wrinkles. They will also help your makeup stay on longer.

Concealer Application Tips: You can apply and blend your concealer with a brush, a sponge or your fingertip. When applying and blending under your eye, protect the delicate tissue by using your ring finger – it is your weakest finger. Make sure you blend, blend, blend so your concealer will blend with your face and makeup.

If you use Mineral Makeup, here is an article from The Mineral Makeup Blog about Concealing with Mineral Makeup.

I have been using Philosophy Supernatural Concealer for well over a year and I am of the opinion that it is the best concealer on the planet. It is one of those few products that I start to get nervous if I am running low – I always keep an extra in my stash so that I won’t ever have to go without.

To me, the best thing about it is that it deposits opaque color that easily conceals without any texture at all – which means that it will conceal under-eye darkness without accentuating fine lines!

I use it in the Medium & I use the center color every day under my eyes. It totally conceals any darkness and also slightly brightens the undereye area. I use the color on the left (it has a slightly salmon-ly tint) to conceal any dark area on my face. The color on the right is a perfect match to my skin color and is great for a little coverage.

I held off buying this for a long time because of the price – $25 for concealer seems like a lot to me – but I am so glad that I finally tried it. Using it almost everyday one compact lasted almost a year, so it really turns out to be a good value.

The compact comes with a little brush, I don’t use it – I put it on with my finger. (Use your ring finger to apply under your eyes – it is your “weakest finger” and puts the least amount of pressure on your delicate under-eye tissue.)

This concealer won a Self Magazine award for best concealer. I never want to be without it and I recommend it – especially to women over 40 who want to conceal without accentualing fine lines and wrinkles. It can also be used as an eyelid primer to help your eyemake up stay on longer. Because of the amazing texture that imparts opaque color with no texture, it is good for dry skin (doesn’t dry out), oily skin (doesn’t get greasy)