Facial concealers

Beauty and a well-groomed appearance are the calling card of any woman. A fresh and radiant complexion and youthful look always attract the gaze of men. To make your skin perfect and hide all imperfections in makeup, it is not enough to use only foundation and powder. To achieve the best effect and hide all the defects and blemishes of the skin, a woman simply cannot do without a high-quality special concealer.

Concealers are available in the form of creams, gels, pencils, concealers, and correctors, which vary in consistency, texture, color, shape, degree of coverage, and price. Their main task is to hide unwanted skin imperfections. The corrective product must also be selected according to your skin type. For example, for dry and sensitive skin, liquid corrective products available in bottles and tubes are best suited. The method of applying them is noticeably different from other corrective products: a small amount of liquid is squeezed onto your finger and gently rubbed into the skin. When they dry, they look like a velvety powder like powder.

Concealing creams have an oily, thick texture and are usually sold with a special applicator for application. The covering power of these products is lower than that of pencils, and the coating is not as thick and dense. However, the face looks natural, which allows the use of such products on fairly large problem areas of the skin (skin unevenness, red and age spots, roughness, acne).

Corrective products in loose and stick form are suitable for combination and oily skin types.

The easiest to use corrective products are in the form of pencils or sticks (correctors, concealers) and do not require the use of additional accessories; they are applied directly to the problem area. These corrective products are designed to “disguise” small problem areas of the skin (moles, pimples, scars, spider veins). When choosing a concealer, you need to remember your natural skin tone, which should be one or two shades darker than the concealer. Before using masking pencils, it is necessary to test its effect on a small area of ​​the skin, since the composition of such products is highly concentrated, so their excessive application can create a mask effect on the face.

Concealers are available in a variety of shades, each of which is specially designed to camouflage various facial skin imperfections.

The green product is intended to hide various redness and rashes on the skin of the face, as well as the appearance of spider veins, since the green color has the property of neutralizing redness. In addition, green concealer helps to brighten the complexion.

Blue (purple) concealer is used to hide age spots, yellow bruises, and circles under the eyes.

White corrector helps lighten dark areas on the face.

Yellow concealer neutralizes lilac circles under the eyes and camouflages dark spots. Yellow color helps hide bruises and hematomas.

The pink concealer brightens the complexion for a more natural, fresh look.

To hide any skin imperfection, you need to apply a small amount of the corrective product to the problem area of ​​the skin with patting movements, and apply foundation and powder on top. For example, small wrinkles can be hidden with a camouflage pencil, for which the camouflage composition of the pencil is applied to a very thin brush and brushed over all wrinkles. Makeup is applied over the corrective product in the usual way. Any concealer must be applied to the skin of the face before applying foundation or powder, which will make problem areas of the skin completely invisible. After applying the concealer, apply the foundation using gentle movements so as not to damage the applied layer of the corrective agent. In addition, the foundation should not be too greasy, since under the influence of body temperature, all makeup will “blur”.

In cases where you need to hide bruises or bruises under the eyes that are the result of an injury, it is better to use an orange concealer, which perfectly neutralizes blue. However, such a corrective agent must be used very carefully, masking the problem; it is also necessary to correct the transition from the “damaged” area to normal skin color. When choosing an orange concealer, you must proceed from the intensity of the bruise. The darker it is, the brighter the concealer should be.

Rules for using concealers.
The use of any concealer has several application rules. Concealers must be applied to cleansed skin of the face or body using a sponge or fingers. After applying the required amount to the problem area of ​​the skin, it is necessary to remove excess product by blotting the surface of application of the product with a napkin.

Since at different times of the year our skin has a different shade (lighter in winter, darker in summer), it is therefore necessary to have at least two concealers in stock: very light and dark. This is necessary to obtain, when mixing these products, the desired shade that suits the skin at a given time of the year.

Concealers allow women to always be attractive, young, beautiful and flawless.

Corrector or concealer pencil

Masking pencils are easy to use and come in the form of a felt-tip pen or lipstick. The corrector will easily fit into your makeup bag, and you can always carry it with you for emergencies. With this concealer you can cover up scars, freckles, blemishes, pimples and red streaks.

If you choose the wrong shade when choosing a concealer, make it lighter by diluting it with a moisturizer or liquid makeup base.

Liquid concealer

Liquid concealer is most often used to hide bags and dark circles under the eyes. A tube of concealer resembles mascara in appearance. This product has a very light texture, making it very quick and easy to apply. When choosing a liquid concealer, keep in mind that its tone should either match your skin tone or be slightly lighter.

To disguise under-eye circles, use a product that is two or three shades lighter than your skin, to hide moles and age spots, choose a product that is close to your natural complexion. Once the corrector tone is applied to the skin, cover the area with face powder. If you have oily skin, avoid using cream powder, as it, on the contrary, reveals existing imperfections.

Concealers in unusual shades

Concealers can have unusual shades - green, yellow, pink, purple. All these colors are designed specifically to camouflage various imperfections in different areas of the skin.

A green concealer will help hide bruises and redness, dilated capillaries, too bright a blush and various rashes on the cheeks and nose. Green color neutralizes redness and helps lighten the skin somewhat.

When buying tinted cosmetics, keep in mind that radiant light shades refresh the skin, while dark shades draw attention to various imperfections.

Pink corrector brightens the skin, making it more natural and fresh.

The purple color will help hide pigmentation, revitalize painful skin, disguise yellow bruises, bumps, and circles under the eyes. This corrector is used for evening makeup and exposure to artificial light. The violet product neutralizes yellowness.

In order to hide the defect, you need to apply a little concealer to the problem area. Then you need to rub it into the skin with patting movements, and apply a well-concealing foundation on top.

Using concealers, you don’t have to worry about a sudden pimple appearing on your face or a sleep-deprived look and dark circles under your eyes. Makeup will hide all imperfections from prying eyes.

When choosing foundations for combination skin, pay attention to those that treat and mask at the same time, having an anti-inflammatory effect.

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Makeup emphasizes strengths only when imperfections are hidden. Therefore, concealers are a must-have for your basic cosmetic bag.

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Text: Makeup.ru editors April 26, 2019

1. When can facial concealers come in handy?
2. How to choose a shade of face concealer?
3. What concealing cosmetics are needed for different problems?
4. The best products for spot masking imperfections
5. Review of concealers and correctors for the face

Even if you are for maximum naturalness in your makeup, you are unlikely to be ready to expose dark circles under your eyes, redness or pimples to everyone. Even supporters of “no makeup makeup” need concealing cosmetics, and they apply it in such a way that no one from the outside will notice that you have decided to hide something.

When can facial concealers come in handy?

Concealing cosmetics primarily include foundations. Their main purpose is to even out skin tone and texture, as well as hide imperfections.

Foundation is needed for general tone correction. As a rule, it is applied either to the entire face (makeup artists also advise “stretching” the product on the border with the neck so that the difference between skin tones is not noticeable), or to large areas such as the T-zone.

Concealer is used for local correction. This product is characterized by a high concentration of masking pigments, which allows it to reliably cover, for example, dark circles under the eyes. The concealer is chosen a tone lighter than the main foundation. Shining particles are often added to the formula, which distract attention from imperfections due to the light reflection effect.

Correctors are in many ways similar to concealers: they have a dense texture that allows you to effectively mask various defects. However, they are applied before foundation (concealers on top); Plus, they come in different colors, which allows them to be used in color correction. So, a green corrector neutralizes redness, and a pink corrector neutralizes blue under the eyes.

Concealers are used both individually and together if you need to not only smooth out uneven tone, but also target some imperfections (for example, suddenly appearing inflammatory elements) and make them invisible. Many of these products are multifunctional: they can additionally create a glowing effect or, on the contrary, mattify the skin, depending on its texture and properties.

How to choose a shade of face concealer?

Foundation is one of the main makeup products. Since it is distributed over the entire face, errors in the choice of shade will definitely be noticeable. It should match your natural skin tone.

Manufacturers are trying to offer as many options as possible to accurately match the desired tone, so it is worth looking for a product that is also suitable for the color type: the cream can have warm-toned pink pigments, or it can be yellowish or reddish - for dark skin.

Concealers are most often slightly lighter than foundation, but blending allows you to achieve a uniform tone. But with correctors it’s a different story: they come in green, blue, red, but the results of their work are always hidden by the foundation that is applied on top. When choosing a corrector shade, you need to know the rules of color correction.

Thus, a purple corrector helps hide yellowish-brown pigment spots. And with the help of a yellow corrector you can remove bluish circles under the eyes.

Red concealer is also used for the same purpose (which, by the way, some people replace... with regular red lipstick). Green works best to combat redness, such as acne marks.

Have you ever used color correctors before? To help you - a video tutorial on application.

Most often, shades of foundation are tried on the back of the hand, which leads to errors in choice. The fact is that the skin on the hands is darker than on the face. Therefore, makeup artists recommend testing the cream on the skin in the lower part of the cheek. We talked about how to choose a texture in this article.

What concealing cosmetics are needed for different problems?

Knowing the individual characteristics of your skin, you can easily choose concealing cosmetics that will help out in case of problems typical for your skin.

If you most often have to deal with acne, then there are two main options: you need either a green concealer that can neutralize redness, or a dense creamy concealer in a stick, one layer of which is enough to disguise.

Dark circles under the eyes

On the one hand, the bluish tint of the skin can be made less noticeable with the help of a pink or red corrector. But after the corrector, you will in any case need to use a concealer to even out the overall tone.

You can immediately apply concealer (unlike corrector, it is applied after foundation), best of all - with reflective particles, which at the same time “illuminate” the skin and make it visually fresh, and the face cheerful and rested. We talked in more detail about how to effectively disguise circles under the eyes in this video.

To lighten pigmentation (for example, when you want to hide freckles), a yellow corrector is most suitable, which will need to be covered with foundation on top for the most even and natural result.

As a rule, thick foundation creams cope with this problem. However, you can also use light textures if you apply a pore-filling primer to the skin in advance.

The best products for spot masking imperfections

What means will not let you down at a crucial moment and will hide flaws well? Let's talk about the best, according to the editors.

Wonder Pencil, NYX Professional Makeup

This product in pencil format is suitable for those who need to mask minor imperfections from time to time: you can immediately put several dots on top of a couple of pimples that have popped up and immediately make them invisible. The pencil allows you to perform camouflage very carefully. By the way, it has a soft lead containing vitamin E and oils. The product can also be used as a light kajal, which “opens” the eyes.

Anti-Cernes, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté

Anti-Cernes concealer pencil looks very similar to lipstick. Inside the case is a highly pigmented cream stick with a beveled edge. Thanks to this cut, it is possible to mask imperfections as accurately as possible. The product is dense, so you can rest assured that the results will last. And the compact format allows you to carry the concealer with you to correct your makeup if necessary.

Review of concealers and correctors for the face

Cover Crayon, Shu Uemura

A convenient 2 in 1 product. On the one hand, there is a concealer with a thick creamy texture that allows you to hide redness, dark circles, age spots and other imperfections so that no one will guess about them when looking from the outside. On the opposite side is a flesh-colored pencil, which Shu Uemura recommends using to correct the contour of the lips. True, they can also be used to spot-camouflage acne, for example. In general, the Cover Crayon pencil will definitely be used.

High Precision Retouch, Giorgio Armani

The corrector allows you to retouch the skin, hiding dark circles under the eyes or redness. The vitamin E formula hydrates while light-reflecting particles help visibly smooth skin texture. Thanks to them, by the way, High Precision Retouch can replace a highlighter if necessary: ​​apply it to the bridge of the nose or to the “Cupid’s arch” to create soft, radiant accents.

All Night Concealer, Urban Decay

Unlike many concealers, All Nighter Concealer does not slide off the skin several hours after application - you don’t have to worry about imperfections being visible to others again. The product has a waterproof formula and dense texture, thanks to which pimples, blemishes and dark circles have virtually no chance of being detected. It is even recommended for those who need to hide their tattoo for a while! The coating will last all day and, if necessary, overnight - all this time the skin will look flawless.

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