Conceal it!

Want clear sparkling skin? Do a great cover-up job and your worst sins will never show up on your face. Concealer can be a girls best friend for blemishes, under eye bags, zits and veins!

Always remember these concealer tips!

• Don't expect one concealer to cover everything. 
 
• A concealer for the eye area needs a creamier, more moisturising consistency that moves with your skin so it won't dry out and enhance fine lines even more.  A concealer for spots and blemishes need a drier product that stays in place and ideally has anti-bacterial properties.

PERFECTING UNDER-EYE COVER

• Take time to find the right colour for your skin. It's a common misconception that if you have dark circles you need to use a really pale colour to compensate.  Too light can emphasise the area you're trying to hide, and end up making skin look grey and ashen instead. Light-reflective concealers that lighten dark circles by reflecting the light are great, as long as you don't overdo it. 

• The best way to apply concealer under and around the eyes is with a very fine brush or a clean cotton bud, then blend it on to the skin by dabbing it into place with a clean finger. Remember, you're trying to conceal something, so you need to leave a fine layer of the product on your skin but only put it where you need it.

• Pat don't rub or you'll need to add more and more until it starts to look heavy and caked, which only emphasises fine lines and wrinkles. 

MAKE SPOTS AND BLEMISHES DISAPPEAR

• If you wear foundation, always apply concealer over spots and blemishes afterwards, not before. Too much make-up on the skin is ageing, and this way you only use what you need and so use a lot less. 

• If you don't wear foundation, you will get a more flawless, but natural-looking finish if you use a tiny bit of concealer on a brush, just to paint out minor blemishes or marks. 

• If a spot or blemish is red  add a tiny bit of green concealer first to take down the redness but not too much or else it will look grey. Dab a small bit of covering concealer on top, then dust over a little translucent powder. 

• Less is more Often too much concealer on a spot may make it look even worse than nothing at all.  Put makeup on in a room where natural light shines through.