Helping to even out the facial skin, concealers are sometimes the only makeup that lots of lady favors to employ along with powder for every day purposes. For summer, you may need a shade darker to match your skin tanned and baked in the sun. A concealer is a great makeup agent and a must have in your makeup bag. Also, it hides all the imperfections on your face and gives you a flawless picture-perfect complexion. The right shade of concealer blends seamlessly into your skin and camouflages all blemishes, under-eye circles and discoloration on your face.

Here are some great tips to choose the right concealer shade for your skin and apply it skillfully to get the desired look.

How to Cover Different Problem Areas

Women typically use concealers to cover up and tone down three things of the face – under-eye circles, blemishes and discoloration around the nose, mouth and cheeks and other skin imperfections. What they do not realize is that all these areas require different concealers.

For under eye circles

The skin around your eyes is extremely thin and fragile. You need to apply creamy concealers containing emollient ingredients that melt into your skin.

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For blemishes and discoloration

Dry and more solid concealers are ideal to hide blemishes and discoloration. With is convenient stick formula, it gives a long-lasting and even coverage and it is great for touch-ups on the go even on the oily T-zone. Click the photo below to get this on a discounted price.

For broken capillaries or veins

It is important to apply the concealer only to the areas of discoloration. With the use of a brush, draw a a zigzag line of concealer on top of the broken capillary or vein. It will look more real rather than painting on a straight line. Then stipple out the edges to blend.

For rosacea

To counteract the reddened areas, apply a yellow-based concealer. One great concealer is from Mary Kay, you can click the photo below for more details. Stipple the outer edges with your fingertips and gently blend into the skin. Stipple foundation over the top to achieve a flawless finish. You can find a very good foundation here.

For hyperpigmentation or melasma

To correct age spots or brown spots, apply concealer only to the areas of discoloration. When you apply the concealer beyond the line of demarcation, your skin will lighten more when it is already in its correct color. After applying stipple the edges to blend and finish by stippling foundation on top. Ivory and beige skin tones should use a yellowy concealer. For darker skin tones, an orange-based concealer works best. Try this Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer that is shown in the photo below. There are a lot of shoppers who are happy on what it can do.

For scars

A scar is a raised area of skin with no pores, this makes it hard to conceal, as pores are what makeup clings to. Ideal cream for this is from a specialist skin camouflage cream. You may want to consider to visit a skin camouflage practitioner for this matter too. In this way, you get an advice from the experts on what products will be best suited to your skin concern. There is a trick that you can try if you don’t have a concealer specifically suited to scars. Apply moisturizer to the area, followed by a bit of loose powder. The moisturizer gives the powder something to cling on to. Apply a concealer to the scar and blend the edges by using a brush. The concealer and the powder will mix together to form a drier textured concealer that will stick.

How to Choose the Right Shade of Concealer

For under eye circles

The first thing to do is to use a peach shade that  neutralizes the blue and purple undertones that make your face look tired. Layer it up with a yellow-based concealer and a couple of tones that are lighter than your natural skin tone. This will brighten up your under eye area and make your eyes look brighter.

For blemishes and discoloration

Use a concealer that exactly matches your skin tone, if the color is too light or too dark, you will end up accentuating the area that you are attempting to conceal.

How to Apply Concealer

Step 1: Prep your Face

Freshen up and clean your face by washing it with a cleanser. Apply a moisturizer to hydrate the skin and wait for about 5 minutes to allow the moisturizer to absorb. After this, apply a layer of foundation or primer over your entire face. This will help even out your skin tone and create a base for the rest of the make-up.

Step 2: Apply the Concealer

Take a small concealer brush and dab on concealer on the specific spots that you want to cover. You have a complete control over where you place the product with the help of a small brush. If you don’t know what brush to use, you can check it here for a guide. Remember, apply concealer only to those areas that really need it. After this, blend in the concealer to your skin with a gentle sponge.

Step 3: Set It Up

Set the concealer with a translucent powder by dusting some colorless powder lightly across your face. This will prevent the concealer from caking, creasing or wearing off.

Beauty is an extremely interesting and serious subject. There is need to understand the secrets behind it and be able to apply them for beauty plays such an important role in our lives. I have such an interest in this subject and have written severally on its various aspects. Remember, your makeup will always look better and go on much more smoothly if you use a skin care program: cleanse, protect, and hydrate. Makeup on bad skin looks like makeup on bad skin. Please take good care of it as people notice your beauty and that will help you not worry more about the imperfections of your skin.