Makeup has been a huge part of every woman’s life for eternity. Even for someone like me, who does not like applying a lot of products to their face, makeup is a must-have on some occasions. With the growing beauty industry, there is a huge community of beauty influencers, taking up the highest percentage of viewers on social media. And more than 160 billion videos are about beauty products, makeup tips, and tricks. While here, most of us might feel like we are nowhere close to those trends. Although blush, lipstick, foundation, and eyeshadows are important, nothing is more needed than a good old concealer. Here are five best concealer hacks that will help you look great even if you are a beginner at makeup.
6 Best Concealer Hacks for Beginners – Tips for Flawless Look
Perfecting your concealer application can be a game-changer for your makeup look. Here, you have six of the best concealer hacks and tricks to help you achieve a natural yet glamorous finish. Your face will not only be bright but your makeup will also feel light on your skin. Let’s dive in!
1. Always Be Minimal When Applying Concealer
A few years ago, beauty hacks showed concealer being applied in a triangular shape under the eyes making full coverage. However, modern makeup hacks and tips suggest that “little is more!” To achieve a flawless finish, makeup influencers take the minimalist approach and focus only on the concerned areas. Apply slight dots on the inner corners of the eyes, nose, and over blemishes and blend with a damp beauty blender to create a glass skin effect. Similarly, apply two small dots for under-eye circles and blend for an airbrushed effect. This tip will help you achieve lightweight makeup with perfect highlights to brighten your face and even coverage.
2. Apply Color Correction Before the Foundation
Concealers are famous for hiding blemishes, dark circles, acne spots, redness, etc. But do you know, that not every concealer can serve this purpose for you? Using the concealer for color correction does require some knowledge. Green-toned concealers can cancel the redness of your skin. The orange-peach tone of concealer can cancel the darkness of any sort. A purple tone can help eliminate the dullness of the skin. Apply it lightly onto the respective areas of your skin accordingly, before putting on the foundation. It will prevent you from worrying about having a stunning look.
3. Use It for Styling Your Eyebrows
With beginners, the major trouble of doing any makeup look is achieving perfectness. While shaping your eyebrows, you feel like your hands are sloppy, just when you want a clean, edgy cut of your eyebrows. For this purpose, draw the shapes of your eyebrows, the same way you normally do. After that, apply the concealer creating a line along with the shape of your eyebrows, narrowing it towards the edges. Then blend it with a concealer brush. Always prefer to use a concealer that is one shade lighter than your skin tone. Among all concealer hacks, this tip will help you achieve an easy, neat, and flawless eyebrow cut.
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4. Use It as An Eye Primer
If you want to have a more vibrant look on your eyeshadows, this hack is a go-to for you. Use a regular concealer or a cream concealer that is compatible with your skin tone. Blend it all on top of your eyelids using a beauty blender. To avoid the problem of concealer creasing, set it with an easily set loose powder. This will provide a clean and refined base to your eyeshadows and make them look vibrant and fresh.
5. A Perfect Tool to Contour and Highlight
This hack, I think, is one of the best among all concealer hacks. Concealer can not only hide away all the blemishes and spots but can also be a great help to contour all over the face and illuminate certain areas. To serve its purpose as contour, use a stick concealer that is 1-2 shades lighter than your skin tone and apply it under your eyes, dabbing and blending a few dots under your eyes. There is a technique called “reverse contour,” which uses concealer along the bridge of your nose, on your forehead, and area that you want to highlight. You no longer have to buy fancy contour kits; just use concealer.
6. Provides a Blank Canvas for Lipstick
You can use concealer to create a blank canvas before applying lipstick of any color, like how you use it as an eye primer. Concealer removes the darkness of your lips by concealing their color, whatever it is. And by applying lipstick after, you will get the same color you want. You can use a lighter shade concealer to correct lipstick smudging across the lip line.
Although makeup, specifically concealers, seems to be the need of the hour. I think that you should never have makeup as a shield against your insecurities. Use it as an enhancer to what you already have because real beauty is the uniqueness of the soul. Remember that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so proudly own your imperfections.
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