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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

My favourite Drugstore Concealers

My favourite Drugstore Concealers

From left to right: Collection 2000 16hour lasting perfection (2 light) , MUA hide & Conceal (Light), Collection 2000 cover-up stick (light), ELF cover everything concealer (corrective yellow), MUA pro base conceal and brighten kit (porcelain).

My skin characteristics:

  • Colour: MAC NC20, RIMMEL Ivory
  • Skin type: Combination - my Tzone tends to get slightly oily & in the corners of my nose and the cheeks tend to be dry. HOWEVER this can change! - very weird skin!
  • Age 18 


 

Swatches (in reverse order)

 
 

Collection 2000 16 hour lasting perfection concealer  £3.99 BUY HERE

positives:
  • Very high coverage
  • Doesn't crease
  • lasts a long time (not 16hrs)
  • Immediately enhances the look of the face to brighten up the areas that look a bit dull and tired
  • completely covers spots
  • doe foot applicator for easy application
  • the new re-launch of the product caters for more skin tones e.g. cool, neutral
Negatives:
  • Doesn't last as long as stated

MUA hide and conceal concealer £1.00 BUY HERE

 positives:
  • Has a good amount of coverage
  • very cheap for the price - easy to replace once used
  • brightens up the face
  • very compact - very travel friendly
Negatives:
  • doesn't have a pleasant smell
  • the product tends to run out quicker than other concealers however at £1.00 who can complain!?
 

Collection 2000 cover up stick - £1.99 BUY HERE

 positives:
  • good coverage
  • lasts a good amount of time on the face
  • twistable application
  • instantly brightens up the eye area
  • great for spots
Negatives:
  • Not many shades available to suit warm, neutral and cool tone skin
  • not many shades to suit skin colour
 

ELF Cover everything concealer - £2.95 BUY HERE

 positives:
  • Comes in 4 shades, however despite this set back, the shades match well with skin tones and haven't got that 'false skin colour' tones.
  • Corrective yellow completely banishes any redness
  • smooth and creamy coverage
  • last a long time both on the face and in the container
Negatives:
  • There does need to be extra shades available
  • can work against oily skin - this is more suited for dry skin I think.
 
 

MUA conceal and brighten kit - £3.50 BUY HERE

 positives:
  • there is 2 concealers and 1 cream shimmer highlighter on one product ( 1 highlighting concealer, 1 skin tone concealer and 1 shimmer highlighter)
  • Product lasts a long time (In the packaging not on the face)
  • Brightens up the face as well as covering blemishes
  • creamy and lightweight
  • Very cheap for the products you are getting
Negatives:
  • The product tends to go patchy. ( I have combination skin ) and sometimes it goes patchy and looks awful with other products on top i.e. powder

What's your favourite concealer? x

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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