6 Effective Tips on How to Use Concealer Correctly

Tools and materials: 

• Concealer
• Concealer brush or beauty blender
• Setting powder
• Color correctors 

1. Tone of concealer

The first thing you want to keep in mind is tone. When using a concealer to highlight or brighten, it should be about two to three shades lighter than your skin tone. However, if you’re trying to conceal blemishes, use a shade that actually matches your skin tone or the tone of your foundation. 

2. Use a primer

Next up, I would recommend using a primer underneath your concealer. I'm using a concealer primer by Benefit.

But, if you don't have a concealer primer, simply use an eyeshadow primer underneath your concealer. This prevents the concealer from creasing and helps it to last longer. 

3. How to apply concealer under the eyes

I'm using a concealer to highlight my under-eye area. I don’t recommend applying your concealer in a half-moon shape because it doesn’t look very natural.

Instead, you want to create an inverted triangle shape beneath the eye. This highlights the entire under-eye area and looks a lot more natural. 

4. Pat your concealer onto the skin

Next, whenever you’re blending your concealer, don’t use sweeping or wiping motions because it can move your concealer around. Instead, use patting motions to keep your concealer in the correct place. 

5. Set the concealer with powder

It is extremely important to set the concealer in place with a powder. But, often by the time we are done with the rest of our faces, the under-eye area has already started to crease.

A common mistake we make is going ahead and directly setting the under-eye area without checking for those creases and fine lines. This means we end up setting those creases in place and they will be there all day long. 

Therefore, it's always a good idea to double-check if there are any creases of fine lines first. Blend them out before going in with a setting powder. Again, when setting your concealer, never use sweeping or wiping motions. Pat or roll the powder onto your skin. 

6. Use correctors on dark circles and redness

If you have dark circles under your eyes, or redness around your face, don't use a standard concealer on them directly. It can actually make them ashy or create a gray cast.

Instead, use correctors. For dark circles, first apply a coral or orange-colored corrector. For redness, first go in with a green-colored corrector. Then, you can apply your usual concealer.  

How to use concealer correctly

There are my tips on how to use concealer correctly! Hopefully you found them helpful. Which tip surprised you the most? Let me know in the comments down below.

If you want some more awesome makeup tips, check out my tutorial on how to apply liquid lipstick.

Products used:

• Maybelline Fit Me Concealer http://amzn.to/2p80Tuk
• LA Girl Pro Concealer http://amzn.to/2pmw8Qw
• PAC Crayon Concealer http://amzn.to/2qaUzRf
• Benefit Stay Dont Stray Primer http://seph.me/2pmvUsW
• Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer http://seph.me/2oPL2y0
• Natio Translucent Loose Powder http://amzn.to/2oQ4Ot0
• LA Girl Orange Corrector http://amzn.to/2p847xL
• LA Girl Green Corrector http://amzn.to/2p847xL