OMG. Look at that zit. This is not the time to call the cement truck in. Skin breakouts are like the unwanted black jelly bean (I still love them). They love to creep up on us and land in the middle of the forehead, on the chin and on the nose. And of course, their flight schedule is coincidently the same day as a wedding or special occasion.
It's the body's way of saying, "Dude, I'm so excited that I'm just going to come out and play"...grrrrrrr.
If I had a dollar for every time I heard, "I never get pimples and today I woke up with one", I would be one very rich lady (wearing Jimmy Choos of course).
Fortunately, someone had a light bulb moment and came up with the magical concealer.
Let me clarify the use of a concealer and explain the use of the different colours available. There are two types of concealer - corrective and basic concealer.
CORRECTIVE CONCEALER is put on before foundation application. You lightly pat it onto the skin. It's job is to balance out blueness, redness and pigmentation.
With new formulas being whipped up, foundations these days are pretty good and can do the job on its own. For example, someone with redness on the face would benefit from a green concealer. Some foundations may already contain green pigments within the formula to neutralise the redress, eliminating the need for this corrective concealer.
Why green you may ask. On the universal colour wheel, opposite colours neutralise each other. Green is opposite to red. Orange is opposite to blue - used for under the eyes, and purple is opposite to yellow / brown and neutralises pigmentation and also sallow (yellow) skin undertones.
Your basic concealers (similar to foundation colours) go on top of foundation. Not usually necessary again because of the formula used in foundations that generally cover up pimples and skin blemishes. That doesn't mean ladies, that you putty up your red pimple. No amount of concealer will disguise the height of your bump. It will however, hide the redness.
The eye area shouldn't be smothered with foundation either. Liquid foundation can sting your eyes especially if they contain SPF in them. Under the eyes should be concealed with a shade lighter than the foundation colour. This usually does the trick, unless you have the dreaded dark circles under them. This is where the orange concealer can be used to neutralise. Concealer is a better finish in this delicate space due to its creamier consistency. Always powder the concealer to stop the concealer from sitting in the eye creases. (Otherwise it will look as if you have wrinkles).
I also like to use the same concealer on top of the eyelid as it acts as a great base for eyeshadow. Remember to powder to remove any tackiness on the eyelid. This will prevent eyeshadow from sitting in the crease line.
You can also use concealer on your lips to act as a base for lipstick or team it up with some gloss to give you an instant nude coloured lip.
Concealer too much for you to handle? There is a cheats method, by using a stick foundation (pan stick as some of you may call it). But you didn't hear that from me. Shhhhhhhh.
My choice of concealer I use is the Napoleon Perdis Pro-Palette Concealer and Corrective Conceal. Don't be afraid to use your finger to pat it on under the eyes. Use your middle or ring finger as they aren't as heavy when you pat this delicate area.
Happy concealing ladies and don't let those skin blemishes get you down.
SK x
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