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Hi beauties 
Today I will talk about a much used product in our makeup routines (well makeup is incomplete without it until and unless you have flawless skin), yes it’s a concealer!! No doubt everyone wants a flawless and even skin, and nothing beats the results when we use a perfect match concealer. But here in India, as usual most of the drugstore brands don’t have a variety of shades to cater too, only brands like mac, inglot, kryolan, ben nye (it has a concealer wheel with a few correctors) have enough variety that atleast 80% of women can still get a match for them. But anyways, let’s first know about concealers.
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Concealers are the concentrates (thick/runny/creamy) which are heavily pigmented and are supposed to give a uniform coverage on specific areas. These areas are dark circles, blemishes, redness, uneven patchy skin, blue/green veins. Therefore, there are a lot of different types of them to cater to different needs and different skin tones. A few of them are color correctors, for e.g if you have redness due to acne, pimple, rosacea then you can use a green color corrector (it can also be a green colored primer, for e.g NYX studio perfect primer, which is available online). Similarly if you have extremely pale and dull skin (most of us are pale) then a purple color corrector can help you out (nyx has 3 primers, clear/green/lavender).
- Green: To correct redness.
- Lavender/purple: To correct yellowness and dullness.
- Yellow: To correct dark circles, bruises or even blemishes.
- Peach: To correct any dark veins, spots and even sometimes dark circles.
- Dark shades: To do soft contouring.
- White/Light shades: To illuminate face areas, such as highlighting nose bridge or temples of cheeks.
So now let’s concentrate on the type of concealers we have, and what is the perfect match for your skin type
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Cream concealers (for dry skin)
The one we get in those generic palettes (for e.g coastal scents, buyincoin palettes or the palettes from the ebay) are cream based concealers. Cream based concealers are best suited to dry skin, and girls who have oily skin should stay away from these. Infact the generic palettes have a few color correctors in them too, so they’re not bad at all, one should only know how to use these. They provide a good coverage and working with’em is really easy as they glide effortlessly. The problem with cream based concealers is that they tend to crease with time and tend to look cakey, and to top it if you have oily skin it will worsen up more. Anyways the outcome and longevity of the product depends on how best a product works according to the different environment, and what all other products you’re incorporating along it.
The best cream concealers available are MAC Studio finish concealer, MAC studio sculpt concealer, Inglot AMC Cream concealer, Kryolan Concealers, nyx jar concealer (shades might not cater to all skin tones).
Also check out Inglot AMC Cream Concealer Review & Swatches
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Liquid Concealers (oily/combination)
Now the liquid concealers, are the bets concealers for oily or combination skin. They’re water based, and go on lightly on skin without being too heavy. They usually come in a lip-gloss kind packaging, or even tubes at times and applying them is not troublesome as the packaging is more practical. For some it might be a little light concealer to work with, but you always have colored primer to ensure best results 
They don’t crease much, and moisturizes the skin well, so you can skip a moisturizer.
The best liquid concealers you can try are MAC Select Moisture Cover, MAC Select Cover up, MAC prolong concealers, MAC mineralize concealers, Loreal true match concealer, Bourjois Healthy mix concealer etc.
Read Loreal Paris true match super blendable concealer review
Stick/Pencil Concealers (For spot correcting)
These concealers are handy and a better option if compared to cream pot concealers, as the formula is fairly same, i.e creamy and solidified which tends to melt when blended. These also tend to crease with time, and can get cakey and patchy.
Some of the best know stick/pencil concealers are Revlon photoready concealers, colorbar instant cover up stick concealer, lakme absolute white intense concealer stick, Nyx concealer sticks.
Read these Lakme Absolute Concealer Review & Colorbar Instant Cover Up Stick Caramel Treat Review
Powder/Mineral concealer
The mineral based powder concealers are fairly a new deal. They’re lightweight and give a very light coverage in terms of “concealing” flaws. It is good for if you have minimal concealing requirements and if you want to maintain a natural look. But then they won’t do much concealing because our target areas are redness, dark circles and blemishes, which these can hardly cover.
Make sure to set the concealer with a translucent powder, so that the color remains intact and true. Using a colored powder can moreover change your appearance.
So hope you liked this post about the concealers, and do share in your knowledge regarding them.
Also suggest which concealer worked best for you according to your skin type.
Have a good time girls!!
Godbless!! 
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Yet another awesome post Upsi!
This is much needed. I was just thinkin how i’ve never bought a concealer since i havent mastered the dab dab dab technique 
Pls suggest a good full coverage concealer for oily skin na 
thanku nafi
well, i assume u hv flawless skin 
full coverage concealer, u can try mac studio finish concealer or studio sculpt, but these are heavy concealers, so i cnt really say if they cn irritate oily skin, oh haa and if u can try kryolan, then try their dermablend camouflage concealers 
i’v heard gr8 reviews bout them 
also if vichy dermablend concealer is available then try it out 
we would love to have a review then 
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ahahaa..upsi i have the worst skin imaginable!!! Fullll of blemishes
I have to struggle to maintain it. Thanks for the lovely reccos. Will let u kno if i pick up anything 
I am hating my skin too nowadays.
ohhh blemishes ?? use aqua marina
also get a nice primer for urself dear 
and if you have stubborn blemishes then toh u shud pakka try kryolan dermablend concealer 
or studio sculpt, although i’m not sure if vichy dermablend concealer’s are available here or not 
oh and haa u can also try ben nye concealer wheel in sk1 if your fairrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !! 
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aw thanks sooo much sweety. Ive always wanted to try vichy dermablend. Kryolan sounds gud too. Will check out both
a very helpful post upasana…
thanku pranali
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Upsi………..great post….
i have a querry…. do we need to apply foundation or something before applying concealor so that it last long??????
no its not necessary.some people use concealor underneath foundation some over the foundation as per their preference.
ok
i dnt like applying foundation… i applied it on new year party…. bt foundation laga k mera face or golu molu lag ra tha 
no no..ayu, maybe right shade nahi mila ya to phir pura blend nahi hua…foundi just makes d skin look more polishes….baki if u hav a golu face like me toh contouring is the answer!
yes i have round face……. contouring
wo kaise hota hn….plz do a post on it na….. 
but I so lover your round face but I don like mine
nd i like urs
mera forhead broad hn thoda…. i started keeping my hair front side pe….
i love high pony …bt merepe suit ne karta
aayu it depends on the kind of coverage u want
, earlier people used to use concealer first n then, while this actually wipes off the concealer whn u apply foundation, nowadays its opposite, we use foundation first cause 1 needs to give a uniform coverage to the face,and then concealer on target areas 
this ways u dnt spoil ur foundation too, whereas the concealer too stays in place 
however u do it just make sure u give enough time to let them set
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ok
thank u ji for the detailed answer
pleasure
Luvd the first pic
POWERPUFF GIRLS.. ….mojo jojo 
i luvd bubbles
me toooo
She had the cutest voice
nafi i tried to search u on fb bt didnt gt u :-\
I luv d mojo jojo!
zee u knw aj office mein i ws trying to explain something nd bar bar i ws saying “wo jo wo jo”
nd sir sd u r a “MOJO JO JO ”
hehe! awwwww
hahahaha
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hahaha i love all the cartoons from our generation
dexter’s laboratory, ppf girls, oh oh n how can i forget dee dee 
mojo jojo was a cute monkey 
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
nice post.. i dont know how to blend concealer well.. its looks horrible on me.. I read somewhere that the foundation that remains stuck to inside of the bottle cap, dry, creamy, can also be used as concealer….
i also love dexter….. powerpuff….poor mojo jojo always go beaten.. He was a saint compared to todays villains… wow dee dee was so awesome.. always bugging asking What u doing…. and making a mess of things with her dancing and ponies and pink rainbows… hi hi…
love the Simpsons sooooo much….
hahaha dee dee
i’m not sure if dry n sticky foundation can be used dat ways or nt 
although it will b good for time pass 
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Nice post n super helpful! I wanted d purple corrector fr my redness UT unfortunately Kryolan did not hav it in stock..
thankuu bhabs
kryolan and ben nye both have corrector wheels 
i’m thinking to buy nyx colored primer 
but its for 2k 
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
excellent and useful post..
glad u liked it
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
like the first pic..
thanku laxmi
very nicely explained upasana! loved reading it..pls do some more posts on basics like foundation, primers, illuminators etc will be very helpful..of course later on eye makeup essentials too as i am big fan of your eye makeup looks!
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sure pari
i’m glad u liked the post, will try to cover up these too 
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
Very helpful post. Thanks
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thanku Dolon
which concealer u use ??
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
very helpful post dear
thanku di
as soon as i saw the name of the post i knew itswritten by upsi
..as always a very helpful post upsi..though im surprised colorbarz concealer pot didnt get featured in the cream concealer range..its very good
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
I have BM’ed this page.. very helpful..tupsi!
i only knew a few abt concealers.. now i knw all.. which one is used where.
Mwaaah chickaa! gr8 going!
Thankuuzz Ric
wich concealer u usee ?? 
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Time Plus Long Stay Make Up
I use MEILIN concealer…its a very nice one too.. but m bored of it..using it since 2yrs..
wana try colorbar, lakme n loreal one which u mentioned!
haa i have loreal and mac both
i love loreal one for highlighting under eye areas 
shud try it 
very useful post and thank u so much upasana..
.. always i make a mess while using foundations, as most of them doesn’t cover my dark circles around my eyes… 
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can u please tell me which liquid concealer i can use (as i have combination skin) for covering the dark circles and uneven skin tone..
vijitha if you have really dark circles, then i’d not prefer for you to go for drugstore brands, try select moisture cover and select cover up from mac
i can;t suggest anything from any other brands like mufe, and i;m not sure about kryolan liquid concealers 
so you should go in for mac 
its expensive but definitely worth it !! 
hope it helps
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Eyeshadow 04 Really Rose
Oh i love it cb’s pot concealer ..will review it sooooon…though i bought the wrong shade
hahaha shade problem
i knw its a common mistak 
Upasana recently posted..Review : Colorbar Eyeshadow 04 Really Rose
ohh sure upsiii !!! will try that range…
Very useful post Upasana!
thankuu shivangi
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