The Lipstick League Question of the Week
Do you use color correcting complexion products (like powders, primers or concealers)? If so, which ones do you use?
G's answer: I have a few under-eye correctors but honestly? I don't use them. Between eye cream, sunscreen, primer, foundation, concealer and setting powder, I feel like that area of my face already has the most potential to become a cakey nightmare, so the last thing I want to do is add yet another layer of product to that area. Color-correcting on the rest of my face isn't something that I've ever felt I really "needed" to add to my routine. Plain ol' foundation, concealer, and powder work just fine for me.
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I do a tiny bit. Mostly I use the Maybelline dream lumi concealer in radiant under the eyes, as it brightens dark spots a bit. I have a couple NYX concealers in green and in lavender, for the odd days when I maybe want tinted moisturizer and a bit of correction, but I agree that too many products can look cakey. I don't know how anyone can do primer, concealer, spf, foundation, correctors, etc. If I have too much product on, I feel like I'm suffocating.
ReplyDeleteNor do I. I am tempted to get the Wet and Wild color correcting palette but probably won't use it. My foundation seems to cancel out any discoloration and I still look like I have skin.
ReplyDeleteI love green concealers for covering red spots. I discovered them years ago when I bought a green concealing stick to use as full face makeup for a last minute zombie Halloween costume. I realized it actually did a great job covering up zits and things. I feel like every time I find a green concealer I like, it gets discontinued. I've liked several that ELF has made, but I think they've discontinued all of them. Right now, I prefer thinner, more liquid green concealer with a wand type applicator, because I find it easier to blend. I can't find a new version like that though. Everything seems to either to be stick or pan lately, and those usually feel too stiff to me.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried the NYX one? They have one, for $5, with a wand applicator and have it in a pale green. It's not the thinnest texture, but it blends well.
DeleteA liquid, wand-applicator green concealer that I've loved is the Physician's Formula Concealer Twins- it comes with a green shade on one side and a more neutral "skin" tone on the other. I'm pretty sure it's still around!
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