Q&A for How to Apply Concealer

A thick, cream concealer can help cover a beard shadow. Ensure that the concealer is tinted with the appropriate color for correction of the shadow. Applying a setting powder for additional coverage is ideal. If this does not work, try using a concealer made for covering up tattoos.

Concealer should never be applied to open wounds. Wait for them to heal and then try a concealer with an orange tint in it to neutralize the darkness.

Visit a make-up store. Sephora offers a great avenue through new technology to try out different foundation brands and colors for your skin tone and skin type.

There is not one brand that is best for a certain skin tone. Experimenting with many different brands and textures will help you decide which is best for you.

Using a cream-based concealer with an orange tint to it will help neutralize the appearance of scars.

Concealer cannot repair a cleft lip; however, it can aid in covering scars after surgeries. Ensure you use a concealer with the appropriate tint to color correct your problem area.

Try applying the concealer in an upside down triangle rather than a "u" shape to eliminate the appearance of circles or lines under the eye.

You can apply HD foundation the same way you would apply regular foundation.

Mac Prolongwear Concealer in the NW color line work great for darker skin with darker circles.

You can't do this with concealer, but you can with bronzer that's a lighter shade than your skin tone, or with a pressed powder.

You should apply concealer first, yes, as the foundation on top helps everything blend naturally. If you put concealer on top of foundation, it may be more obvious you're wearing concealer. As for contouring, see How to Apply Contour Makeup .

Yes. However, it may make you look a little ghostly, like you have no color in your face, so you may want to consider adding bronzer and/or blush.

This isn't advised, because highlighter is really sparkly, and it's very obvious where you put it, so it may draw attention to the area you're trying to conceal.

For concealing dark under-eye circles, choose a concealer that is one or two shades lighter than your foundation. This will lighten and brighten your area, making you look more awake.

Green concealer is used to counteract the redness of a pimple or other blemish. Do not use green concealer on your eye area. For under-eye darkness, use a yellow-based concealer to counteract blue and purple tones.

Make sure that you get a color that matches your skin tone or foundation. Apply it using a tapping motion, and blend it outward using a brush or sponge.

Test a foundation by placing a small amount on your jawline. The perfect foundation will seem invisible because it is a true match. If you can see a line around your test spot where it is too dark or light, put it back and try again. If you are in-between shades, go for the lighter shade.

Yes, and if you can't find the right one, mix a bit of a lighter color and a darker color to get the right shade.

If you have found a foundation that matches your skin, choose a concealer that is one or too shades lighter than the foundation. This method, however, works only for the concealer you will use under your eyes. For a concealer you want to use for blemishes, use concealer that matches your skin exactly. Too light or too dark a blemish concealer will only make your blemishes more noticeable.

You can apply olive oil on your lips and on the skin around your mouth, and leave it overnight to get rid of deep laugh lines around mouth. Apply this mouth wrinkle treatment regularly to remove wrinkles around mouth. Egg whites are an effective natural remedy for smile lines and wrinkles near mouth as well.

An oil-free to make sure that your face doesn't seem more oily. If you believe that after you have used a foundation and concealer that your skin still seems oily, use a setting power to set and mattify your face.

If your dark circles are more purple, then get a yellow color correcting concealer, and if they are more blue, get a peachy orange color correcting concealer. Then set it with a layer of powder so that the color and your normal concealer don't blend together, and then continue with your concealer.

For acne marks like scarring, try and use a very lightweight pale shade. The reason you want the concealer to be lightweight is because you are only covering the marks which have been made from the bleeding under the skin tissue. If you want to cover pimples, then you can use a thicker concealer to even out the layer of skin and have full coverage. You don't want the concealer too dark, or you are drawing more attention to the scarring.

Usually makeup brands will sort out their concealer and foundations by skin type, then color. However, there are some brands especially recommended for oily skin. These include Clarin's Ever Matte Oil-Free Foundation, Mac Studio Finish Foundation with SPF 15, and Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Color Foundation.

Right after putting on concealer, put setting powder over it. Also, make sure to put foundation on before concealer if you're going to do this.

BB cream is very light, has less coverage than foundation and is applied all over the face. Concealer is a product that is meant for use on a targeted area (pimple, hyper-pigmentation, redness, dark under-eye circles), used on its own or on top of a base product (foundation, BB cream, CC cream, or tinted moisturizer).

I was a preteen as well when I started wearing concealer.

Full coverage is best for acne, but if you're trying to clear it up, go for a lesser coverage. Any contour will be fine. Using a translucent matte powder will help you with oils not coming through. It's normal to have to re-powder throughout the day. Also, oil blotting sheets work wonders.

No. Concealer is much more pigmented than a foundation and doesn't have as many skin benefits. They are entirely different.

Make sure you're using the right shade for your skin tone (you can test out products in-store before buying in many places), and use a thinner concealer, because it'll blend into the skin easier.