What Is a Cord Concealer?

Concealer can be regarded as a kind of foundation. The difference is that the concealer has better covering power than ordinary foundation, and it fits the skin better, and it is not easy to take off makeup. Everyone's face will have all kinds of flaws. Using concealer can make your face smooth and detailed. There are usually three types of concealers: liquid, cream and strip.

Chinese name: Concealer

Species: There are usually three types: liquid, paste and strip

Concealers that are too thin or too dense can make makeup look unnatural. Therefore, choose different concealers according to your skin type to make your skin appear healthy. The cream and strip concealer cover better, but the operation is more difficult; concealers with low covering power can make the makeup look natural because of its refreshing texture. Concealers are usually solid but have different viscosities. According to your needs, you can choose a large area or local product.

Concealer Product Categories

Overall skin cover-hose type or liquid concealer!

Concentrate on damaged or scarred skin.

Repair skin tone-boxed concealer

Boxes of concealer with mint, blue-purple and beige colors can correct skin tone or cover shortcomings.

How to use: For red bloodshot cheeks or T-shaped areas with mint color, dark circles with blue-purple, acne or moles with a small amount of beige.

Concealer-Stick Concealer

Oil-free minerals can solve some skin problems.

How to use: The stick-type concealer is relatively dry and not suitable for direct application by hand. You can first apply concealer with a brush, adjust the amount with the back of your hand, and then carefully apply to the area you want to cover, and then gently spread it by hand along the skin texture.

Covering moles, freckles, spotspen concealer

Can be used on small parts such as moles, can also be used for a wide range of products such as freckles, can be used for makeup.

How to use: Use a pen-type concealer to cover defects such as moles, freckles, and plaques. In order to prevent the part to be covered from protruding, use your fingertip or a brush to press on the boundary.

Cover wrinkles around the corners of the mouth and around the eyes-brush concealer

The amount of brush can be adjusted to cover even small areas.

How to use: Brush-type concealer is suitable for areas that are prone to wrinkles or easy to color.

Cover Dark Circles-Cream Concealer

Brightens and softens the eye area.

How to use: It is a special concealer for the lower part of the eyes, which uses pink, orange, purple, etc. to correct dark circles.

Concealer product action

Concealers have many functions, such as covering acne marks, reducing pigmentation or local dullness, and reducing dark circles. Thin or dense concealers can make makeup look unnatural, so choose a color similar to your skin tone.

Start using small dots. Use a ring finger to apply a solid or emulsion mask directly to the face. For hard-to-reach areas, use a sponge or bevel brush to apply. Foam-type concealers usually leave streaks on the skin, so you should smooth them on the back of your hand and use a soft brush to evenly color the collar.

Function one: use concealer to deal with more obvious wrinkles

Concealer products for fine lines have added some light-sensitive factors to lighten and smooth wrinkles by refraction of light.

Role two: use concealer to deal with acne scars or pits

Concealers for acne usually contain natural plant extracts to inhibit oil secretion and sterilization, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic ingredients.

Effect three: use concealer to deal with stains or partial dullness

In professional concealers, there are rich color systems, such as orange, moon yellow and ivory white, with different shades and different textures. Professional makeup artists often use these brands of concealer products. Many people are not sure about the order of use of foundation and concealer. A more reasonable sequence is to apply concealer after applying foundation.

Application method: Choose a concealer that is lighter in color than the foundation. Use a fingertip or a small concealer brush to dip in an appropriate amount and gently apply it to the spots until the concealer and foundation are evenly mixed.

Function four: use concealer to deal with dark circles

Before using the concealer pen to draw dark circles, you must apply moisturizing eye cream in the order of the lower eyelid, upper eyelid, and outer corners. Wait until the eye cream is fully absorbed, then observe your eye area, whether there is pigmentation or red blood on the upper eyelid, and obvious dark circles on the lower eyelid. Use a special eye concealer to cover it. The ingredients of eye concealer products will contain eye care ingredients, such as chamomile to soothe the eyes, angelica root essence with moisturizing effect, and ginkgo extract to improve the skin metabolism of the eyes.

Concealer Product Selection

Before applying makeup, you must first cover up all blemishes on your face before applying makeup.

In terms of color, you should choose a suitable color concealer according to different skin colors ^[1] .

Concealer selection tips

1. Select the appropriate texture according to the site.
Because the skin area is different and the thickness of the skin is different, the texture of the concealer should also be changed. You can use a creamy concealer to cover the reddened acne. You can use a liquid concealer that does not hurt the skin around the eyes.
2. Select the method to be used according to the purpose.
Understand the purpose of your concealer, and then choose the color and texture of the concealer.
3. Follow the concealer contrast.
According to concealer power: Concealer> Concealer> Concealer.
According to texture: Concealer> Concealer> Concealer has good ductility ^[2] .

How to use concealer products

Pigmentation

As long as it is at the junction of the five senses and the skin, you can find that the complexion looks deeper than other places because of skin wrinkles, dents, etc. After applying the primer, apply concealer to brighten the overall complexion.

2. Around the corners of the lips

Draw a "<" shape next to the corner of the lip. You don't need to draw a line against the lip frame to prevent it from being pushed away when you faint.

The concealer is applied next to the lip frame. It is only used to modify the shape of the lips. When modifying the dull skin tone, it is usually only around the corners of the lips.

3. Chin

The chin is a relatively three-dimensional part of the facial features. If the endocrine disorders occur, it is easier to develop acne acne in this place. Therefore, there are often residual pigmentation phenomena such as acne scars. Just fine.

4. On both sides of the nose

Draw thin lines along the arc of the nose. Use a small amount and use a color similar to your skin.

5. Corner of the eye

There will be a pigmentation area extending outward from the end of the eyeliner. You can push the concealer toward the temple and push it away with a cotton swab to avoid excessive use.

6. Acne Concealer

Red spots usually appear on the acne-inflamed areas. It is best to choose a concealer with the strongest concealer. It can not only modify the red and swollen acne, but also maintain it for a long time.

Tips for choosing acne concealer:

When choosing a creamy concealer, you should also pay attention to whether there are anti-acne and whitening care ingredients. It will be faster to treat acne while concealing.

Concealer considerations

1. Choose the base cream according to skin color: this color complementary principle can adjust the skin color to a healthy state.

2. Dark circles: If the dark circles are serious, use orange concealer to cover them.

3. Both sides of the nose: If the skin on both sides of the nose cannot be covered by the skin color concealer, you can add a little green concealer.

4. Bottom decoration and touch-up isolation: The steps of decorating the bottom are tedious. You can choose a product with pearl luster or a touch-up effect when choosing an isolation cream.

5. Use complementary colors to make the base makeup suitable: Use some complementary colors to make the base, leaving no trace of makeup.

6. Create nude-colored muscles: To have a balanced skin texture, use different foundations to create the desired skin feel.

7. Pore-free: Japanese cosmetics brands have also launched a base makeup with the effect of covering pores, which is to show the skin with the least pores.

8. Makeup Conformity: You need to use powder after makeup to make the makeup lasting.