How to properly apply concealer on your face under the eyes. Step-by-step instructions, photos, video tutorials

An even natural skin tone is a dignity that not every girl possesses, but the absolute majority strives for this as an ideal. Some areas of the skin need color evening and lightening. It is for these purposes that the concealer was created. It is applied to the face, to the area under the eyes, masking individual flaws with it.

How does it differ from a concealer and foundation

In terms of functionality, the concealer is similar to a concealer, however, in texture, the product is softer and lighter, and it also brightens the skin tone. It is used to correct minor imperfections that are not convex, as the lightening emphasizes the protruding defects.

If you compare the concealer with a tonal foundation, then it will be denser, with better coverage.

Concealers come in color, not just beige. Their palette includes blue, orange, pink, green, peach shades.

Release forms

How you apply concealer to your face is determined by its texture.

The texture of the product will differ depending on the form of release:

1. Concealer with brush. This is a bottle that ends with a tassel. As a result of pressing on it, the agent soaks the brush and is applied to the desired areas. You need to distribute it with dash movements, and then shade it.
2. In a tube. The texture of the product can range from liquid to creamy. Such a concealer is able to even out skin tone, lighten and make minor imperfections invisible. The liquid texture blends well, but does not cover significant irregularities well. The creamy texture is more versatile, but it will not work to hide strong redness either.
3. With an applicator. The applicator is a brush or brush just like a lip gloss. The consistency of the products is also similar. You can use it pointwise or shade small areas.
4. In the stick. It resembles lipstick in shape. The texture of this product is dense. Such concealer covers and mattes well. Often, the composition contains moisturizing, caring components: useful extracts, oils. But it cannot be used to treat the under eye area.
5. Solid. Designed for spot application to mask imperfections. It does not require much shading.
6. Case. A dense concealer is enclosed in this form. It is applied with a brush.
7. Palette. The palette includes several concealers in different shades, each of which serves a specific purpose.
8. Powder. This product with a lightening property is able to matte, even out tone, and give freshness to the skin. But due to the peculiarities of the texture, the loose concealer emphasizes flakes and wrinkles. But it is indispensable for oily skin, as it absorbs oily sheen.

Concealer may contain reflective particles, making it suitable for use as a highlighter. In such a case, it is especially preferred for use under the eyes. Concealer with zinc has anti-inflammatory properties, while vitamins and antioxidants nourish the skin.

Antibacterial components prevent the development of infection, soothe inflammation, salicylic acid reduces the oily skin.

Selection rules

1. Concealer for masking skin imperfections should match the skin tone or be lighter by 0.5-1 tone. If concealer is used to pinpoint imperfections, even a slight difference from the natural skin tone will be noticeable. This is especially true for girls with fair skin. It is important to choose the right shade of the product: yellowish or pinkish.
2. For sculpting, you need to purchase two products: lighter and darker skin tone.
3. It is more practical to buy a palette with multiple concealer tones, as natural skin tone changes with the season.
4. It will only be possible to find the perfect tone in natural light.
5. The probe should be applied under the eyes, not on the inner palm. The tone of these areas often does not match.
6. When choosing a concealer consistency, you need to take into account the type of skin. The drier the skin, the more liquid the product should be.
7. For the first time, it is recommended to buy budget brands of concealers.

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Rules and recommendations for application

Experienced makeup artists advise how to apply concealer on your face correctly:

1. Before applying concealer, moisturize your skin and let the cream absorb.
2. Disadvantages are corrected with a concealer after applying the main tone, as a concealer is not used as a foundation.
3. You need to blend the concealer with warm fingers. It is enough to rub your palms together. The warmth of the hands will make the product more liquid and shade better. However, it makes no sense to make a very thin layer, since it will not cover the defect. It is important to keep the golden mean.
4. It is better to apply less product than too much. You can always add concealer, but removing it is more difficult if it is too noticeable. Concealer applied in a thick layer clogs into folds.
5. It is recommended to use an artificial hair brush to blend the product. The included brush and brush are designed to apply the product to the skin with swabs. In the future, it needs shading. With a sponge, it is difficult to perfectly blend the border of the transition of shades.
6. Apply concealer in good light, preferably daylight, to avoid spotting.
7. The concealer is applied under the eyes so that a right angle looking down is formed. This is how the product will look the most natural. If you apply the product in a semicircle, then it will be noticeable on the face.
8. To avoid the appearance of wrinkles with frequent use of the product, you need to shade it with light movements, and preferably with your ring finger, since it is the most sensitive and gentle.
9. Powder should be applied over the concealerto keep it on the skin longer, but this may make wrinkles more visible.
10. Scratches and other similar damage cannot be masked with concealer. This contributes to the development of inflammation.

Video on how to properly apply concealer:

Blackheads are covered by applying the product in a spiral from the periphery to the center.

Apply before or after foundation

The main condition for applying concealer is not to apply it to dry skin.because it will be very difficult to shade it. The skin should be moisturized with a cream or foundation. Usually concealer is applied after foundation. If the borders are still visible after blending the concealer, apply a light layer of foundation on top.

Application scheme

1. First, the skin is cleansed with the usual means.
2. A moisturizer or emulsion is applied.
3. After the moisturizer has been absorbed, a concealer is applied.
4. Next, spread the foundation.
5. Then small defects are treated, applying concealer pointwise, and the product is driven into the skin with your fingers.
6. Powder the skin on top.

Where to apply concealer

How to apply concealer on the face to adjust its volume, makeup artists have determined based on the basic properties of colors. Dark shades reduce volume, light shades increase. To contour your face, you need two shades of concealer: white or light beige and dark.

1. A light tone is applied to the lower and middle part of the forehead, above the cupid's arch, on the chin, the bridge of the nose, under the eyes, under the eyebrows.
2. The hairline, temples, and the sides of the back of the nose are distinguished by dark.
3. It is recommended to highlight the cheekbones with a purple tint.
4. If you're wearing low-cut clothes, then you need to apply concealer to your neck and chest to smooth the transition.

The transitions need to be shaded, and then use powder to overlap the concealer.

How to use colored concealers

Each tinted concealer has its own purpose:

• Yellow is used to mask imperfections of purple and blue.
• Green overlaps redness, vascular network.
• Pink refreshes yellow skin.
• Peach gives freshness to a tired gray face.
• The blue tone neutralizes pigmentation, sunburn, dark circles under the eyes of a brown tint.

Colored concealers are applied to the face area in a small amount.

Face reshaping

Concealer is used as a tool that not only helps to mask imperfections on the skin, but also to correct the shape of the face.

The areas of application will vary according to the shape of the face:

1. The square face has a wide forehead, jaw and massive cheekbones. These areas need to be darkened so that they appear in shadow and become less visible. You need to lighten the central part of the forehead, the bridge of the nose, the area under the eyes, the center of the chin. This technique will visually make the face more elongated.
2. A round face is too wide, so the temples, cheeks, and sides of the chin are darkened to make the face appear narrower. A light shade emphasizes the middle of the forehead, under the eyes.
3. A triangular face is characterized by a wide forehead and a narrow chin, so a dark concealer should be applied to the lateral areas of the forehead and temples, and a light concealer should be applied to the chin and infraorbital region, thereby visually expanding the lower part of the face.
4. The diamond-shaped face is especially noted for prominent cheekbones - they need to be darkened, the rest of the areas are lightened.
5. The elongated face must be visually reduced in length. For this purpose, a dark concealer is applied along the hairline on the forehead and chin, and a light concealer on the cheekbones and cheeks.

How to correct blemishes under the eyes

To remove circles under the eyes, you need to apply the product in two strokes on the area under the eyes, converging at the bottom point, cover the area inside and shade.

To disguise bags under the eyes, you will need two products: a light shade and a little darker. A dark shade is applied to the protruding area, and the cavity under the bag is filled with a light concealer, thereby visually leveling the volume. After applying the foundation, the bags will be almost invisible.

When not to apply

Concealer should not be used:

• if you have an allergic reaction. In this case, you need to choose a hypoallergenic agent;
• with the progression of the inflammatory process on the face.

Dry concealer should not be applied to dry skin. It will accentuate peeling and will form an uneven thick layer that will be difficult to blend.

Perfect makeup should be layered, so make-up artists think. One of the must-haves is concealer. It is applied to the face after the foundation, as in this case it is shaded better. The product brightens and emphasizes the desired areas.

Author: Irina T.

Article design:E. Chaikina

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