Concealer
Tips Tricks & Proper Style
Dark circles, most of us have
them and I guess most of us
are not a big fan of them.
There ARE ways to make them
disappear. Be sure to apply
your concealer AFTER your
foundation. If you apply it
before, you are defeating the
purpose of masking those
circles.
Step One
Get those under eyes
moisturized.
Be sure to use a heavy lotion
or preferably an under eye
cream to prevent any of those
fine lines or creases to show.
This can be done along with
your skin care prep routine.
Cleanse, moisturize and prime.
Every morning and every
night. The daily skin care
routine is a mut.
Step Two
Color correct.
What does that mean? Mostly
all skin types and shades fall
under two types of dark
circles . The blue/purplish hue
or a darker brown shade.
For those with blue/purplish
hue:
Correct with a dark peach or
warm orange shade. I love
Bobbi Brown’s color corrector
in dark peach for this.
Apply to only the soft under
eye area.
Step Three
Finally, it’s time for concealer.
I have a few favorites which
include NARS Radiant Creamy
Concealer, MAC Pro Longwear
and Younique Mineral Touch
Liquid Concealer. These
options are super creamy and
help to mask, not show, those
fine lines.
The most important part is
placement. Think you should
place it over where you color
corrected? Most definitely not!
Think an upside down V with
the
tip of lightness hitting
Set with a soft setting powder.
Laura Mercier has a wonderful your mid cheek bone (where
you will start to apply blush).
translucent powder or ELF
What you are doing is fooling
Cosmetics offers a cheap
alternative that does great for the eye into seeing the lowest
light spot instead of the
a quick set.
problem area.
For those with a dark brown
Apply with a concealer brush
shade:
for best results. I suggest
Correct with a red tone. Sound allowing the area to ‘bake’.
This means to leave the
crazy? Think the color wheel,
concealer in place for at least
red will help settle your dark
2 to 3 minutes. Use a soft
skin back to a more yellow
fluffy brush or blending buds
shade.
to then soften and blend in.
Using a pencil liner or even
Apply a setting powder. Finish
that favorite red lipstick
with a soft pressed or loose
laying around is a great start.
Be sure to pick a product with powder to blend and blur out
the shading.
more of a crayon consistency
to help create the most
Korena Knippenberg
natural blend.
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Only apply to the darkened
area and be sure to set it.