We have all been there, down the drugstore aisle wondering why would I want green concealer?? What concealer should I buy? You know tons of questions we ask ourselves when shopping for makeup and its all so new.. Well fear no more, Ill be going over the basics here on the blog. if your more of a visual learner head on over to the bottom of this post for a live explanation and demonstration.
Concealer is a thick highly pigmented makeup product used to cover imperfections on your skin. These imperfection very by individual but can include one or more of the following:
- Dark Under Eye Circles
- Blemishes (acne)
- Age Spots
- Prominent Veins
- Pores
Concealer can also be used to brighten up certain areas of the face that you want to bring light to. These areas can be:
- Under Eye Area
- Forehead
- the Bridge of the Nose
- Chin
- Cupids Bow
I have to say that I was guilty of using concealer the wrong way until I opened up my mind and did some research. I would use one shade of concealer for everything and found that I was not getting the results I expected from the concealer. I found that my redness would peak trough and that my under eye area still looked a tad purple on bad days. That is where the oh so joyful but scary Green, Yellow, Orange, and Purple Concealers come into play. Lets take a look at this color wheel first.
The rule of thumb with colored concealer and the color wheel is that the color that's across from the "problem" color with tone down or cancel out the other. So For example lets use acne or redness on the cheeks and around the nose. In order to tone that Redness down and conceal the problem you would use a Green concealer (note green is across form red on the wheel).
To cover up your Purple under eye area you would want to use a Yellow concealer, sometimes the under eye area could appear a tad Blue or in between. In that case you would use a concealer that is more towards the Orange side of the spectrum like a Salmon color or peach if you will. For blue prominent vein's you would just use an orange concealer, however if you are really light skinned you might want to stick with a salmon peachy color. If you are looking to cover any age spots or just want to even out your Yellowish skin tone you'll use a Purple concealer (note to even out skin on yellow base skin tone you can always use a purple primer). With that said colored primers are more of a even out product where Concealers are more of a lets hide this situation, heavy duty if you will.
So I hope that this made sense, if not lets break it down here:
Green Concealer gets rid of any redness on your face like rosacea, blemishes and reddish acne scars.
Yellow Concealer get rid of purple under eye circles, vein's and bruises. Depending on the skin tone warm or cool you will use Yellow or Orange/Peach/Pink concealer.
Purple Concealer gets rid of yellow age spots or can even out yellow base skin tones.
So this covers the popular colored concealers. Now lets move on to the regular skin tone concealers.
When you use these colored concealers it is best that you go over them with a concealer to match your skin tone or foundation. I find that sometimes when a foundation oxidizes it can become transparent revealing the colored concealers underneath. So to avoid showcasing green concealer around the nose area or some other awkward place apply your regular concealer over top of the colored one to "conceal it". For those of you who have none of these problematic situations like extreme under eye circles and acne problems you can stick to just a basic skin colored concealer to hide any minimal marks. Regular concealers are also often used as a brightening tool. Have you seen Kim Kardashian? If so you know that kids makeup artist contours the crap out of that beautiful face. using concealer in an upside down triangle under the yes, down the bridge of the nose, forehead, below the contours of the cheeks, cupids bow and chin area. Sounds like a lot? It is but it gives red carpet ready look like no other!
Concealers come in different forms, they come in palettes, jars and tubes. Usually in a liquid or cream formula. I find that the colored concealers are best to use as a cream while covering and highlighting is best used as a liquid. If you don't have problematic skin you can get away with using the skin toned concealer as a cream because you will not be disturbing a colored concealer underneath. If you do use a liquid concealer, let it set a bit before you start blending it away. Other wise it will sheer out and will not cover as desired. ***Important always apply your concealer first before your foundation. Only use concealer after foundation when highlighting.*** If your interested in a demonstration check out the video below. I will also list the products mentioned in the video, you can find all these items at your local drugstore or if you prefer to shop online like me head on over to ulta.com
Products used in the video:
- NYX cosmetics Above & Beyond Full coverage concealer CJ12 Green
- NYX cosmetics Above & Beyond Full coverage concealer CJ10 Yellow
- MAC Pro Long wear concealer NW20
- Revlon ColorStay Concealer 02 Light
- e.l.f. Complete Coverage Concealer Light Palette
- Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer Fair Clair
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Xoxo, Alejandra
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