Natural satin matte finish with medium-to-full buildable coverage.” What it claims? “Hydra Prep serum for an instant hit of hydration helps smooth fine dry lines and let’s concealer glide smoothly and blend seamlessly. Parting thoughts: This is a great Shape Tape dupe with the small caveats of harder shade matching and blending problems, but I could forgive that for the awesome price! Like Shape Tape I did find it dry before and after setting with powder. Fingers are the best option for blending. The sponge picked up the product and left a splotchy mess. Blending with a BeautyBlender did not work well at all. But, some reviewers said they noticed oxidation, which means it got darker the longer they wore it, but I did not experience that. The lighter shades are are a lot lighter in person. I had to order 3 shades before finding my match (Light Sand). If you are looking for a cheaper alternative to Shape Tape, this really is your best choice and it’s why I gave it the same rating.Ĭons: Shade selection is small and a little off. I agree that it is lightweight and highly pigmented. Pros: Price! At $5, this concealer is a steal! Modeled after Shape Tape, the concealer also has a large doe-foot applicator for large area concealing. What it claims? “The highly pigmented formula is lightweight, dries matte and won’t settle into fine lines or creases.” Parting thoughts: I see why this is America’s #1 selling concealer, but it still didn’t hydrate enough for me, which is my first priority. Because of this I worry that anyone with very dry skin will find this too dry for any use at all. ![]() I had to completely remove it, apply moisturizer again, and then went in with a reapplication for it to perform like it had before. On one of the test days I applied my makeup a few hours after my skincare and it was much harder to blend and started to streak across my cheekbone and looked patchy. Yay! And it delivered on the “lifted effect” it claimed!Ĭons: My under eye definitely looked dry before and after powder. The large doe-foot applicator allowed for large area concealing quickly (but made detail concealing, blemishes, harder)! While it did crease in the line under my eye, it did not exaggerate or move around throughout the day. Pros: They have 30 shades available to ensure a perfect match, down to the undertone of your skin. Helps illuminate skin for a lifted effect.” Creamy, easy-to-blend won’t flake or crease. What it claims? “Full coverage with flawless matte finish. Now before you throw your phone or desktop across the room because of this very sad truth, I promise by the end of this post I will have revealed the perfect under eye concealer. become dry, fade or move around throughout the day, ect). So instead of trying to find the unicorn of concealers that doesn’t crease, instead we want to find concealers that don’t exaggerate our lines (i.e. Unless you have naturally completely flat under eyes (lucky you) creaseless concealer will never become a reality. I hate to tell you this, but if you have lines under you eyes you will crease, no matter how you prep or how good the product is, any and every product will settle into lines. Most women’s main concern with concealer is creasing. Now before I get into the nitty gritty of each product I want to make something very clear…. Each was applied the same way: the classic triangle technique, blended in with a BeautyBlender first and then fingers, and then set with Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder. I’ve given all three a proper test on their own, against one another on the same face, and on both under eyes and blemishes. Every thing the article said was exactly what I wanted in a concealer, so I added it to my cart and decided to test it against the first two for the ultimate full coverage concealer competition (try and say that five times fast!). But as I was in the midst of my daily beauty research I read an article about Esteé Lauder’s Double Wear Instant Fix Concealer. I was prepared to challenge Tarte’s best-selling full coverage concealer Shape Tape, and e.l.f.’s newest concealer (a Shape Tape dupe) 16 Hour Camo Concealer. ![]() My usual product review posts stick to two almost identical products, one high end and one drugstore, and I put them to the test and let you know who the winner is. A very tall order, but with a web browser open and credit card number memorized, I was very much up for the challenge. ![]() Embarking on this next quarter of my life my number one priority is finding a concealer that brightens, hydrates, and lasts all day. If only I had appreciated the years of waking up fresh and doe-eyed and without the need of concealer I would have documented it daily and set it to a slideshow “In Memoriam” awards shows style, but like they say, hindsight is 20/20. So I guess turning 25 means your under eyes become dark hollow abysses that no amount of sleep or water can fix.
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