Foundation can cover up some skin discolorations or blemishes, but not all skin woes can be covered up with even the heaviest formula. I decided to write this because I woke up this morning with a problem my foundation certainly wouldn’t fix. A zit as red and round as Rudolph’s nose had popped up unexpectedly (and most certainly unwelcome) on my right cheek. Time for concealer.
Concealer is most easily applied with a concealer brush by dotting the concealer over whatever blemish you want to hide. Your finger or a sponge will also work. I have heard two schools of thought about what step in your make-up routine is best to use concealer. I have heard that it is best to use concealer as your first step, but some people believe you should use it after foundation. This second school is suggesting that you can put the minimal amount of product on your face and blend the concealer in better if you know exactly how much of the blemish your foundation will hide. Both ideas make sense to me, so it is really up to your personal preference which method you prefer. When you apply concealer may also depend on which color of concealer you are using and what type of blemish you are trying to cover. Putting a green concealer on after you put on your foundation may look a bit funny.
Concealers no longer just come in the same shades as the make-up you purchase. Green, purple, and yellow concealers have also invaded the market, making shopping for concealer a difficult and confusing process.
I want to break it down for you to make it a little easier. Remember the color wheel? We all learned it at some point. This will be your key to shopping for concealer. The theory is that the color you want to cover will be most easily covered by its opposite on the color wheel. For instance, the Rudolph-nose-zit on my face this morning was red. Bright red. Looking at the color wheel, I would see that I need to neutralize the color by topping it with green. Therefore, green concealers are designed to hide any red or pink blemishes that your foundation will not cover.
Purple concealers, if you we again turn to our color wheel, are designed to cover yellow imperfections. Sallow skin or yellowing bruises (although I truly hope none of my readers have bruised faces) would be corrected by a purple concealer.
On the flip side, yellow concealers will hide purple imperfections. This would again include bruises or the more common under eye circles.
Arm yourself with your color wheel next time you go to the store, and you are sure to be able to hide even the most noticeable imperfections. Even Rudolph-nose-zits.
Concealer is most easily applied with a concealer brush by dotting the concealer over whatever blemish you want to hide. Your finger or a sponge will also work. I have heard two schools of thought about what step in your make-up routine is best to use concealer. I have heard that it is best to use concealer as your first step, but some people believe you should use it after foundation. This second school is suggesting that you can put the minimal amount of product on your face and blend the concealer in better if you know exactly how much of the blemish your foundation will hide. Both ideas make sense to me, so it is really up to your personal preference which method you prefer. When you apply concealer may also depend on which color of concealer you are using and what type of blemish you are trying to cover. Putting a green concealer on after you put on your foundation may look a bit funny.
Concealers no longer just come in the same shades as the make-up you purchase. Green, purple, and yellow concealers have also invaded the market, making shopping for concealer a difficult and confusing process.
I want to break it down for you to make it a little easier. Remember the color wheel? We all learned it at some point. This will be your key to shopping for concealer. The theory is that the color you want to cover will be most easily covered by its opposite on the color wheel. For instance, the Rudolph-nose-zit on my face this morning was red. Bright red. Looking at the color wheel, I would see that I need to neutralize the color by topping it with green. Therefore, green concealers are designed to hide any red or pink blemishes that your foundation will not cover.
Purple concealers, if you we again turn to our color wheel, are designed to cover yellow imperfections. Sallow skin or yellowing bruises (although I truly hope none of my readers have bruised faces) would be corrected by a purple concealer.
On the flip side, yellow concealers will hide purple imperfections. This would again include bruises or the more common under eye circles.
Arm yourself with your color wheel next time you go to the store, and you are sure to be able to hide even the most noticeable imperfections. Even Rudolph-nose-zits.
1 comment:
Clear and Easy to understand! Thank you!!
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