Concealer for face. A little helper for great effect.

Flawless skin tone is the basis of perfect make-up. But what if your skin is far from perfect? Pigmented spots, dark circles under the eyes, redness and rashes in the usual tone or powder do not disguise. In this case it is useful to have in your cosmetic bag a face concealer (camouflage pencil) and a palette with color correctors. Both tools are designed to mask skin defects, but the principle of their use is somewhat different. Corrector corrects skin tone due to visual effect of color neutralization. Green hue is designed to mask redness, yellow hides a blue tone.
The facial concealer has a more dense consistency, so it disguises obvious skin defects much better than a foundation. As a rule, the shade of the concealer is selected in the color of powder or tonal agent, or slightly lighter.

The main cosmetic problem of most women, regardless of age, are dark circles under the eyes. They give the face a tired and exhausted look. If this happened several hundred years ago, such a lady would be considered beautiful. There were times when pallor and shadows under the eyes were considered a sign of a special spirituality. The young ladies drank vinegar, hid from the sun and drew blue veins on the skin. But today the ideals of women's attractiveness have changed. In fashion, healthy, radiant, young skin with even blush. Bags under the eyes in modern canons do not fit in any way. Therefore, this little defect of the lady prefer to mask with the help of cosmetics. But in order to achieve the desired effect and make the face more attractive, rested and fresh, it is important to be able to correctly use cosmetic products.

In the eye area, you need to use concealer specifically designed for this. The color of the masking pencil is selected depending on the skin tone. If you do not want to become like a panda, discard too light colors. Even if you are accustomed to use a very light tone with a pinkish tinge, the concealer is better to choose a peach color.

You can use concealer not only for disguise, but also as a basis for shadows, so that makeup is better kept.

Apply concealer under the eyes with extreme caution, especially in the presence of fine wrinkles and crow's feet. Too thick a layer of masking cream for this part of the face is not suitable. All surpluses will gather in the skin folds, only aggravating the problem.

Do not smear the corrector, so you will stretch the delicate skin around the eyes. It is better to gently knead it with your fingertips and blot excess.

Many makeup artists advise before applying the concealer to use eye cream, so as not to overdry the skin. But this issue is best handled individually. Believe me, nothing terrible will happen if you do not. It is much worse if several layers of "plaster" imposed by all rules begin to slip from the face at the most inopportune moment.

A normal foundation for masking dark circles and bags under the eyes does not fit, but the facial concealer can be replaced with an eye cream with a tonal effect. Similar products are produced by many cosmetic companies today. Pay attention to the products "Garnier", "Olay" or "Nivea". Of course, such a product will not hide serious problems, but light shadows under the eyes or redness will hide quite successfully.

Suddenly jumping on the face pryshchik, of course, is not a universal tragedy, but before a business meeting or a romantic date such an ornament on the face is completely inopportune. But even here a small assistant from the cosmetic bag comes to the rescue. A special concealer for pimples with salicylic acid not only disguises, but also dries out the rashes. But in order to disguise the redness, before applying the concealer, cover the pimple with a very thin layer of the corrector of a greenish shade.

Freckles or pigmentation spots can be masked with a dry dense concealer applied to the tonal base or powder. Here you can recommend the concealer from "Oriflame" with the content of minerals. Please note that this product is used only to mask problem areas, but not for the whole face.

To date, manufacturers offer a huge selection of a wide variety of concealer. How to understand these tubes and jars, choose among them what is really needed?

Of course, the choice of concealer for the face is necessary depending on the type of your skin and in full accordance with the tasks for which it is intended. There are means, so to speak, narrowly focused. For example, concealer for masking pimples and rashes. For example, the product from "Avon" contains in its composition antibacterial additives, such as tea tree oil and salicylic acid.

The concealer for the area around the eyes has a light, airy structure and additionally cares for the skin of the eyelids. There are also universal products, with which you can hide pigment spots, freckles, and spider veins. They have a denser texture. Such products are released, usually in the form of a stick or tube with an applicator (for example, Giordani Gold from Oriflame).

Masking pencils are available in any cosmetic line, from the French "Yves Saint Laurent" to the Russian "Art-visage". Expensive product does not mean the best, the main thing is that the concealer is right for you.