concealer

Almost all women use makeup to look their best. For special occasions, we need different cosmetics. The industry presents new options that can satisfy the needs of the most demanding customers. Not so long ago, among the usual tonal creams, powders and blush, a tool unfamiliar to the townsfolk appeared - a concealer.

This cosmetic product is used to mask imperfections in the face, to give it an ideal shape, to contour the nose, cheekbones and forehead. Let's take a closer look at what this tool is and what it can be useful for.

The tool, reminiscent of a modern concealer, was developed by a chemist in 1928 in order to make a mole that bothers her invisible. After some time, the product was approached in a slightly different way and created a version that could hide burns. And in 1954, a completely modern tool appeared, which was intended to create images of popular actresses on the set or red carpet. Its author was the notorious Max Factor, founder of the popular and vibrant cosmetics company of the same name.

Concealers can be found on sale in various shapes and sizes. Often these are palettes with a large number of colors.It can be produced in various formats and consistencies, which allows it to be used for a variety of needs.

It is not applied to the entire face, but pointwise, in those places where something needs to be corrected. Prior to this, a cream, base or primer can be applied. With the help of different colors of concealer, you can mask pimples, inflammation, redness. He is able to make invisible dark circles under the eyes, bruises and spider veins. In fact, it can also replace the corrector, but it is much more multifunctional cosmetics.

After it, a foundation is usually used, which makes the use of the product virtually invisible, natural.

Many people think that concealer can only be used to hide dark circles under the eyes or mask pimples. In fact, this product is very versatile and can handle all makeup challenges.

• Certain colors will help eliminate all visible imperfections, even problematic skin. Ideal for correcting acne, hiding inflammation and acne scars.
• It will allow you to hide bruises under the eyes and make swelling invisible, giving the face freshness.
• Variants with reflective particles will perfectly refresh the skin tone and make it more even and radiant.
• Certain types will help get rid of age spots, spider veins, redness and visible capillaries.

Due to its consistency, such cosmetics can be used for both dry and oily skin.Even girls with especially sensitive epidermis can afford to use it. The mineral dry corrector, in addition to the main properties, has an additional matting effect, especially relevant for oily skin.

Buyers often confuse the concepts of concealer and proofreader. This confusion also arises due to the flaws of advertising agents who do not always name products correctly. Let's take a look at the differences between these tools.

• The structure of the concealer is pleasant and translucent. It goes well with other tinting agents, so it can be applied to fairly wide areas.
• The corrector is thicker and more dense by default, so it is perfect to cover medium-sized, but serious acne, inflammation or traces of them.
• Correctors are usually presented in color., as certain color pigments allow you to cope with various shortcomings. And the concealer is presented in an extensive range of natural skin colors.
• Corrective composition have a drying effect, and the concealer has a moisturizing effect.

Concealers vary in their consistency and release form. For different needs, a certain type of product is suitable.

• Liquid - This type of consistency is suitable for skin with severe sensitivity and dryness. Thanks to its pleasant and light texture, this look can be used even on delicate skin around the lips or eyes. It is able to mask bags under the eyes and make wrinkles less noticeable.The release form of such a product is similar to lip gloss, it is easy to apply the composition with an applicator. Has a pleasant moisturizing effect. But because of its weightlessness, it cannot cope with strong redness and bright defects.
• Cream features a pleasant texture, denser than a liquid, resembling a cream. What distinguishes such products is a huge range of offered shades of nude, suitable for light, dark or tanned skin. The creamy composition is easy to apply with a sponge, a special brush or even fingertips. With it, you can qualitatively hide the imperfections of the epidermis and give the face the desired oval.
• Pencil - usually this is a corrective, produced in a package that resembles a thick marker or lipstick. It is denser than cream and is designed specifically to correct problem areas, pimples, blackheads and inflammation. Often, antibacterial and drying components are added to the composition, which allow not only to hide, but also to cure inflammation.

• stick has an even denser composition, masking such defects as acne, acne and scars from them, vascular stars. Due to its texture, it is not recommended to use on delicate skin around the eyes, it will not hide fine wrinkles, but will make them more noticeable. It is possible that new defects may form in this area due to a rough agent.
• Dry has a dry powdery texture, which is based on a mineral complex. Allows you to mask the imperfections of the skin of moderate severity. Due to the texture of the powder, in addition, it has a matting effect, very useful for oily epidermis. Experts do not advise the use of such products on the skin of the eyelids.

In addition to the usual products, there are also products of special durability on sale.For example, a waterproof concealer may come in liquid or cream form. This property allows you to use it for responsible events, as well as in conditions of high humidity: on the beach, in the pool, during the rain.

Separately, there are masking products for men. They have a composition adapted for the male epidermis, which allows you to deal with problems typical of the stronger sex. In addition, men's skin has more saturated and dense shades, respectively, and cosmetics should have the right pigmentation and texture.

At its core, a concealer is a tonal tool. Therefore, you need to select it in a similar way. It is advisable to do this in natural light to see how the product will look on the skin in daylight. On the face or hand, it should look natural, without getting out of the natural tone.

• From age spots, it is best to use a concealer in the form of a cream with a fairly dense consistency. The stick version is also suitable for this purpose.
• It is convenient to paint over small pimples and inflammations with a special corrector in the form of a pencil. The greenish pigments in the texture help hide the red tint of inflamed skin. It is best to choose the composition of the product containing anti-inflammatory and antiseptic components, which give not only a masking, but a healing effect. One such substance is salicylic acid.

• Meshes of small vessels and capillaries can be hidden with yellow pigments.
• If you're struggling with dark circles under your eyes, it's best to go for cream or liquid options.Well, if they have a moisturizing effect. Such cosmetics should be easy to lay down and shade, so as not to harm the delicate and thin skin of the eyelids. Reflective elements in the composition will give a rejuvenating and smoothing effect, giving radiance to the eyes. From bruises with grayness, pinkish color pigments will help get rid of, and with a purple tint, turn to an orangeish color of the product, similar to mustard. But you should not choose yellow colors, they will not hide the flaws, but will make the eyes more tired.

• With a greasy type of epidermis and pronounced visible pores, you should not choose dense products such as sticks. In this case, a light consistency of liquid products is best suited. It will not emphasize the pores and will allow the skin to breathe calmly and exchange fluid with the environment.
• Choose the tone of the product a couple of shades lighter than your skin and the main tinting cosmetics. The powder applied over the concealer has a peculiarity - it becomes somewhat darker. So you may have to pick up a new powder.
• In the presence of wrinkles, even small ones, give preference to products that have a lifting effect. This will help to care for the cover and prevent the deepening of existing folds.
• Be sure to check for ingredients that you may be allergic to. Avoid harmful ingredients and be sure to test the product before applying it to your face.

To properly use the concealer for the face, you will have to practice for some time and watch training videos and instructions. With experience, like any master, you will develop your own secrets and subtleties of applying such cosmetics.To begin with, you should take a closer look at your face and understand which places do not suit you and what you would like to correct. An oval face shape is considered ideal, but not everyone is lucky to be born with this one. Therefore, correction can be useful for the forehead, chin, cheekbones, cheeks, nose and other options.

There are a few basic rules that you should follow when using corrective cosmetics.

• Before using any cosmetics, the skin must be thoroughly cleaned. It is best to use your usual gel or foam cleanser in advance to remove all impurities. After that, you can apply a moisturizer or makeup base.
• It is better to apply the composition not with one large spot, but with several points, which are then shaded over the required area.

• If correction of bruises under the eyes is necessary, it is recommended to use skin tones along with color options. Use a liquid consistency and shade it, but do not drive it in. Moreover, it is necessary not to fill in the oval under the eye, but to paint over the triangle to the apple of the cheek.
• For application to all areas of the face, a concealer sponge is usually used, and the technique of driving the composition is used.
• If shading is difficult, and the product behaves capriciously, try slightly dampening the skin with a damp brush. With a moistened surface, the composition will contact much better.
• If fingertips are used for blending, hands should be warm. So the product will take on the desired consistency, warming up from body heat.

• When concealer is applied to the face, experts recommend being at some distance from the mirror. Feathering is best done by bringing the face closer to the reflection, so it will be easier to control the quality of shading and the absence of application boundaries.
• Pimples are best hidden with a thin covering of the area of ​​inflammation. It is imperative to shade the product with a brush so as not to spread the infection.
• Concealers with color pigments of yellow, purple, pink, green or blue are usually used under the tonal base, body vice versa.
• Be sure to wait until the previous layer of correction has dried before applying the next one.

Raised cheekbones are very popular in the latest makeup trends. In order for the highlighted cheekbones to look harmonious, the shape of the face must be made close to the ideal oval, if by nature this is not quite so. To do this, you can use schemes for face correction.

Correction to emphasize the relief and create a natural shadow effect can be carried out using a concealer darker than the main skin tone, with a grayish undertone. And to brighten the apples of the cheeks and the area above the shadow, you can use a light tone or a highlighter.

To properly apply the product, you need to find the bone of the cheekbone and the cavity under it. It is on this area that a dark corrector is applied from top to bottom, from ear to cheek. To see the place of application, you can make the lips "fish", so the area will be clearly visible. Or you can just feel the place with your fingers.

Concealers can be produced in various forms.In this case, the tool can have a separate specific shade or be presented in the form of a palette of different colors. Each shade serves a specific purpose. Due to the fact that overlapping, one color can neutralize another, turning it into a natural skin tone, various pigments are added to the composition of the product.

The palette usually contains color and nude variations of the concealer. Skin tones are designed to match your natural skin tone and tan. Light and dark colors are designed to sculpt the face and give it the necessary shape, highlight beneficial elements and hide ugly ones.

Each color from the palette, which is not nude, solves certain problems.

• Yellow designed to neutralize blue and purple spots, for example, bruises under the eyes with a purple undertone, blood vessels. The face becomes more rested.
• Pink - gives the skin a younger and healthier tone. Particularly suitable for oriental skin, hiding yellowness and making it look fresh.
• Blue - if the spots under the eyes have a reddish tint, this color will help to hide them. It is also used to neutralize the pink hue of the dermis burned in the sun, inflammation and pigmentation.
• Green - on the color wheel is the opposite of red. Therefore, it is excellent for correcting pimples, inflammation, closely spaced capillaries. The skin will not turn green after applying the product. It will only brighten the areas, making them less noticeable. Moreover, colored concealers are applied under foundation, which evens out skin tone and hides all imperfections.

• Orange - perfectly compensates for the blue-green shade of the sea wave.Often it appears on bruises, under the eyes in spider veins, especially on the cold shade of the epidermis.
• Lilac - corrects excessive yellowness of the skin, therefore it is popular for oriental skin type. Able to slightly whiten the tan and make the surface of the skin more even.

Colored versions of the concealer are applied under the foundation. Moreover, the tone can be as dense as necessary. Beige shades on top. This is due to the fact that after sculpting, you should not apply other means, this will “blur” the shades and all the work will be done in vain.

Among the range of products for skin correction there are a large number of brands. Consider the most famous products that are popular with makeup artists and consumers.

• Famous brand Max Factor, which is the progenitor of concealers, is a means of "MasterTouch". The product has a moisturizing effect, pleasant texture and easy to apply. The composition is enriched with artesian water, which is famous for its healing properties. At the same time, it is an organic product that does not cause allergic manifestations and irritations. A distinctive feature of Max Factor concealers is the presence of silicone. Thanks to him, the tool perfectly smoothes wrinkles, making them almost invisible. The product is available in three shades of beige.
• liquid agent "Naked Skin» from brand Urban Decay It is shaped like a lip gloss and has a similar soft applicator. Its texture is soft and light, reminiscent of a liquid cream. Able to hide bruises under the eyes, pimples and redness.
• Brand L'etoile introduces concealer "Decollete". Users note a pleasant texture and a fairly dense coating. Available in a tube with a brush at the end.You can get a portion of the product by twisting the tip of the package, because of this it is not always possible to squeeze out the right amount. At the same time, you should not leave the unused composition on the brush, it is not hygienic and after drying it is definitely not worth using the remnants.

• Yves Saint Laurent offers a productTouch Eclat”, combining the properties of a corrector, concealer and highlighter in one pencil. It is convenient to apply the product with a brush, which ends the tube, a small amount of it is squeezed out using a button on the opposite end. It has good action and durability.
• The caring effect in addition to the adjustment offers a remedy from the brand Bobby Brown. It has a truly non-trivial composition: an extract of cordyceps, bamboo and Indian wood. Thanks to these components, it makes the results of aging and excessive skin pigmentation less noticeable. Day after day, not only hides flaws, but also fights against them.
• «Perfect Taint Illuminator» from art deco has options for the skin with a pink and beige tint. Differs in high pigmentation, while it is not noticeable on the skin after shading. The pleasant texture is complemented by a comfortable soft brush and a moisturizing effect.

• Brand Eveline produces good budget products for correcting imperfections. The composition of the product is enriched with squalene, lanolin and beeswax, offering skin care during masking. It has the appearance of a pencil and a fairly dense texture. It is well shaded, with the right choice of tone it is not noticeable on the dermis. Not particularly resistant in the warm season and not suitable for use on the eyelids.
• Product from Eva Mosaic able to create coverage of varying intensity. It has pigments that adapt to skin color and particles that reflect light. Thanks to this, it allows you to hide bruises under the eyes, even out the tone and hide problem areas. The composition includes a complex of peptides that provide care for the epidermis and ultraviolet protection SPF25, which minimizes damage from sunlight.
• Concealer from the brand Avon has a creamy texture, matte finish and pleasant colors. Due to the moisturizing effect, it fits qualitatively even on the area around the eyes. It takes some time for the product to dry, then it is not felt on the face. Available in the form of a lip gloss with a soft applicator.

• «Effacernes Longue Tenue» from Lancome Available in a soft plastic tube with a narrow spout for easy dosing of the product. The dense texture is able to mask any imperfections, while being well stewed and not noticeable after application. "Shrinks" very quickly, but has a slight drying effect.
• Brand Stellary is a creamy product in the form of a pencil with a brush at the end. When scrolling the tube, the composition enters the brush. It has a light texture and hides problem areas well. At the same time, it does not emphasize wrinkles and peeling, it keeps well throughout the day.
• brand Armani produces cream and liquid concealers in tubes. Liquid products are equipped with a convenient applicator. Able to even out the tone of the face, give a natural glow and hide imperfections.

• Product from a Belarusian company Relouis It has three shades and a shape in the form of a pencil with a brush. Light consistency and matte finish are the pluses of the product.But users note that it does not lie very evenly due to its consistency. Does not roll, but can emphasize wrinkles and folds of the skin. Unfortunately, it doesn't have much durability.
• Divage offers inexpensive concealer "perfect look". It has a wide palette of shades and a convenient release form in the form of a pencil with a brush at the end. Requires careful shading, does not last very well during the day. May dry out skin slightly.

The ranking of concealer manufacturers is opened by well-known brands such as Lancome, Dior, MAC, Yves Saint Laurent. The best products have a fairly high cost, but justify it with quality and economical consumption. According to experts, professional cosmetics are a good tool. MACsuitable even for problematic skin. For the eyes, according to customer reviews, the product from Clarins.

A good budget option can be found among brands Maybelline, Vivienne Sabo, Essence, Max Factor. But Belarusian cosmetics did not deserve high ratings from users. For example, a product from Relouis has a large number of negative reviews due to its texture.

With your own hands, you can make a safe and even useful concealer for the skin. To do this, in the natural products store, you need to purchase a cream base and mica in a shade that suits your skin.If desired, you can also make a cream base yourself by adding useful ingredients that do not cause negative reactions in your body.

Mica must be carefully ground. You can do this with a coffee grinder. You can also put the substance in a bag and grind with a rolling pin or the back of a spoon. The result should be a uniformly fine powder.

Crushed mica is added to the cream and mixed very well. You can use a mixer for mixing and achieve a uniform consistency within 5-10 minutes. It is better to store such a product in a tightly closed jar in a dark, cool place.

How to perfectly apply and fix the concealer - in the next video.