This didn't work at all for me over areas of rosacea or flaky skin--in fact, it increased the appearance of flakiness by at least 100% and seemed to "puddle" on top of rosacea bumps--I had to clean it off immediately. (I never let the brush actually touch my face due to fears of contamination--instead, I cleaned my hands and applied it by patting it from my finger.)
A few months later, when my face was looking better, I brought it out to try again and discovered it had gone bad--what a horrible smell! This is simply not worth it.
I have finally found my HG concealer. I use this both under my eyes and on blemishes/imperfections. It can be tricky as it drys fast and won't move. For under my eyes, I use a very moisturizing eye cream first then dab a couple times with the wand then blend, blend, blend with my finger tip. It covers very well, almost no creasing, and stays on all day! For under the eyes, the moisturizing cream is the key, otherwise, it can be drying, which can be good when it comes to covering blemishes. I found that it can dry them out but doesn't irritate them or cause more havoc. The medium color matches so well with my skin that I don't wear foundation but might brush on a little powder to blend further if needed. I've used this for a few months now and can say that my searching is over....
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I've given up wearing foundation but I still need a bit of help from some concealer to cover my smallish but visible pores on my cheeks and neutralise the bags under my eyes.
I got this concealer as I want something that I trust to stay on my skin all day and having tried the Revlon Colourstay and being less than impressed, Double Wear was my next port of call.
I like the texture, and it sets very well and doesn't feel heavy, doesnt look to cakey although by the end of the day it looks a bit chalky under my eyes. My only gripe is that they only have two colours in the UK - Light and medium. As I wear bronzer I like to have a fairly light concealer but EL don't make one light enough. However, the shade Light is ok and I will continue to use until this has been used up.
I would prefer a squeezy tube as it's more hygienic.
Luckily, I got this with a gift certificate, or I never would have splurged on it... but I was amazed with how great it was once I started using it. It made my skin tone so even and perfect and it also dried out all my pimples, so I don't need to use as much. It lasts a lot longer than I thought it would, so I'll be purchasing this again once I'm done with the one I'm on now.
This is a great concealer. It's not going to make your acne scars invisible, but like most good concealers....it will do a pretty good job of covering up. I really like it and the packaging is great too. The consistency is not to thick and very blendable...I've no problems with it blending into my skin at all. I get two shades...a lighter one and a darker one...that's what I recommend. Will repurchase.
I love this concealer. Its great if you have acne prone skin. Doesnt make me break out and isnt drying! Pair it with the double wear foundation and you will have flawless skin!
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I recently purchased this product in medium 03 after reading the reviews on here - this didn't work for me at all.I have yellow undertones and my day to day foundation is Laura Mercier silk foundation which evens out my skin tone but doesn't completely cover up any blemishes. I have sensitive skin which is prone to breaking out all the time so I need a concealer that's going to cover redness etc.
This concealer goes on pretty good, and if you pat it in the skin it looks GREAT - for about 10 seconds. It dries into a HORRIBLE dark pinkish color. I looked like I had the plague or something with dark sploches all over my face!
If you have yellow undertones stay FAR away from this concealer, you're wasting your money.
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I have this in light/medium which matches my skin nicely. I am Nw20 in Mac, Neutral in Almay, Nude in Revlon(those are the only colors I know so far that match me), The light is an ivory shade and the medium & up shades are obviously for anyone darker. I bought this for concealing blemishes.So I don't use this everyday only when I have one, hoewever this has still been an emergency lifesavor for that!.I also take it with in my purse wherveer I go just in case! I only wear a sheer foundation to even out my skintone, so it only blurs not covers blemishes when I have some. So after that I apply the concealer where I need it. This is the first concealer I have used on blemishes that doesn't look obvious. It does have full coverage-looks and imo covers better than dermablend, jane iredale disapear, and the other concealers that I have tried that claim they can cover a tatoo. It lasts all day. I have also worn this by itself(just on the discoloration) and unlike other concealers that would make applying foundation over necessary this truly blended in and disappered! None of those spots where concealer is obvious.
However, I would not recomend this for under the eyes because it is very matte which makes it great for blemishes but not under the eyes, it only ages them,imo. I think a creamy concealer is what works for the eyes. Honestly I have never used a concelaer that can be used for both. Here are the ingredients from the box:
Active Ingredient: Titanium Dioxide 4.20%
Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Water/Aqua/eau, trimethylicate, butylene glycol, sorbitan sesquioleate, peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, tribehenin, magnesium sulfate, phenyl trimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, ethyhexylglycerin, dimethicone, methicone, laureth-7, glycerin, xanthan gum, alumina, sorbic acid, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, {+/- iron oxides(CI 77491, Cl 77499) Titanium dioxide, Mica} continued >>
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I have been using this concealer to help conceal my acne/acne scarring and it works amazingly well! I just dot this concealer onto the areas I need it, and wait for a few moments til it gets "tacky" I do this because I find it stays in place much better that way, instead of just blending it in as soon as i put it onto my skin, but that is just the best way for my skin! It provides a lovely coverage, and isn't too drying which is always a plus. It really does stay in place like it says it does, but not to the extent that it is advertised- I still find after 6 hours or a long day at work I need to reapply. However, I will definetely repurchase this! And I'm even tempted to purchase the foundation which i always hear great things about :-)
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