If you are using foundation, then apply that first then you won’t need to use as much concealer. Whereas if you were to use your concealer first, you will only remove most of it whilst applying your foundation.
We feel that the most flattering way to apply your concealer is to draw a triangle shape under your eye with the point, pointing down towards your cheek.
Applying your concealer like this not only hides the dark circles but will also give the illusion that your face has had a lift, as it focuses your attention upwards.
You can use your concealer to prime your eyelids too. Dabbing a little concealer on to the eyelids will prevent eye shadow from falling off and settling into the crease.
When you are concealing a spot or a pimple, it’s best to use a green concealer then cover the area with a concealer that matches your skin tone.
Applying a green tone concealer will cancel out the redness. Apply to only the pimple and not the skin around it. This will help to avoid spreading any bacteria. With the skin tone concealer, camouflage the pimple and blend it with the surrounding skin and then apply a setting powder.
If you have discovered a pimple/spot on your chest or back area, conceal it with the concealer that matches your skin tone and set it with a translucent powder. Continue to use concealer and powder until the pimple is undetectable. Using the setting powder will help the concealer from wearing off.
If you can’t find a your concealer or have run out, you can place a small dab of foundation to the area, let it set for a few minutes then blend it out.
Letting the foundation to set until it dries allows the foundation to thicken. Blending before this will only allow the foundation to turn sheer and rub off, leaving you with little coverage.
Using a concealer that is lighter than your natural skin line, line 3 sections of your eyes that will instantly give you the look of a well rested look.
Line the inner ‘V’, the middle of your eyelid and just below your brow bone. Blend it out and it will highlight your eyes. Great for days when you’ve had sleepless nights.
To hide dark under eye circles, dab and orange or peach coloured concealer over with your ring finger, which is your weakest finger, and apply and blend with out pulling your skin. Using an orange or peach tone concealer will help cancel out the blue shadows that create your under eye circles.
Knowing what the different coloured concealers fix. Peach shades will cancel out the blue tones or bruising, green will help hide blemishes and the yellow tones almost corrects uneven skin tones.
To hide puffy eye, use your concealer, highlighter and eye cream. Mixing these three products and applying them to your brow bone, temples and under your eyes, will brighten up the eye area and hide any puffiness.
After you have applied your concealer, grab a thin piece of tissue and blot this on the area to prevent the product from settling into any creases you may have around your eyes. If your concealer has a tendency of looking a bit cakey around the middles of the day, split a piece of tissue in two and blot the area to remove any excess oil you have.
You can use concealer to give the illusion of plumper lips by filling the middle of your lips with a light concealer and blending it out from the warmth of your finger and finishing off with a nude tone lip gloss.
You can always Use the concealer to reshape your lips by covering them with your concealer and tracing just above your lip line with a lip pencil. Then continue to fill in your lips.
You can contour your face by using two concealers, one shade darker than your natural skin tone and the other being lighter than your skin tone.
Use the lighter shade on the areas that would naturally catch light and the darker one on the areas that are naturally shaded then blend out so you can’t see any harsh lines.
If you like a tinted moisturiser on the days that don’t need a full foundation then create one.
Using your daily face lotion and a bit of your concealer, mix together, this will give your skin a subtle tinted finish whilst keeping your skin hydrated.
Have fun using some of these tips on how to apply different type of concealer to the different parts of your face.
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