7 Ways To Use Concealer To Change Your Beauty Game

 

Concealer is one face makeup product that is the truly the MVP in your makeup vanity. From concealing your blemishes and dark spots to doubling up as an eyelid primer and contour, this humble product can do it all. Read on to learn various concealer uses to level up your makeup game!

 

 

How to Use Concealer on Face?

Here are 7 ways to use concealer that do not involve any concealing.

1. Concealer Use: For Faking Fuller Lips

If you have always dreamed of a plumper pout but do not want to use fillers, we have got you covered. A relatively unknown use of concealer in makeup is to fake fuller lips, and all you need for this lip makeup is a concealer, a lip liner, and your favourite lipstick.

How to Use Concealer to Fake Fuller Lips?

• Start by prepping and moisturizing your lips using a nourishing lip balm.

• Next, apply a small amount of concealer to the outer edges of your lips and then blend it inwards using a concealer brush.

• Using a lip liner, trace slightly outside your natural lip line and blend it towards the center of your lips with a lip brush.

• Use the same lip pencil or lipstick of the same colour and fill in the rest of your lip.

 

Pro Tip: Here’s a sneaky concealer hack for you: apply a very tiny amount of concealer to the center of your top and bottom lips and blend it outwards for a subtle ombre effect and a fuller pout.

2. Concealer Use: As an Eyeshadow Base

Here’s another use of concealer for beginners! Some eyeshadows don’t pop no matter what. The fix? Use concealer as an eyeshadow base. This simple concealer tip will boost color vibrancy and make your eye makeup last longer. What’s more! It allows seamless application and helps create a gradient effect with no patchiness and no harsh lines.

How to Use Concealer As an Eyeshadow Base?

• Apply a very thin layer of concealer all over your eyelid.

• Wait for a few seconds before setting it in place with a beige or nude eyeshadow colour or a face powder

• Once your eyeshadow base is set in place, continue with the rest of your eye makeup as usual.

3. Concealer Use: As a Cream Contour

How to use concealer on face, you ask? Probably one of the most common ways to use concealer on face is to use it as a cream contour. Cream contours can be expensive, we know, so why not use a dark concealer shade to chisel those cheekbones instead?

How to Use Concealer As a Cream Contour?

• Pick a concealer that is one or two shades darker than your skin tone.

• Carve out your nose, under your cheekbones, and your jawline.

• Blend well with a beauty blender.

• Use a light shade of concealer on the high points of your face.

• Set with a powder.

4. Concealer Use: To Brighten and Illuminate Your Face

You can use a concealer to conceal dark circles as well as brighten and illuminate your face! Just like you can use a darker concealer shade to contour your face, you can use a lighter concealer to highlight the high points of your face and add a glow to your complexion.

How to Use Concealer To Brighten and Illuminate Your Face?

• Pick a brightening or dark circles eraser concealer in a shade or two lighter than your skin tone to add more coverage and brighten your face makeup.

• Apply the concealer to the center of your forehead, the bridge of your nose, the Cupid’s Bow, and under your eyes to add a glow from within look.

5. Concealer Use: As Tinted Moisturizer

Can you use concealer as foundation? Not quite, but you can use it as a lightweight, tinted moisturizer. This unique use of concealer can prove to be helpful when you travel with minimal products.

How to Use Concealer As Tinted Moisturizer?

• Mix a natural coverage concealer with your face cream or moisturizer to make it easy to blend.

• Apply the mix all over your face using your fingertips or a foundation brush for an even and light coverage.

• If you want a more matte finish, set your base with loose powder and lock everything in place with makeup setting spray.

6. Concealer Use: To Sharpen Your Eyeliner

This is a great usage-based tip on concealer for beginners as well as for pros. If your winged eyeliner does not look as sharp and precise as you’d like, you can use your concealer to make it sharp. Make sure that the concealer matches your skin tone or foundation as a lighter or darker concealer will make the area stand out, and not in a good way.

How to Use Concealer To Sharpen Your Eyeliner?

• Pour a tiny amount of concealer on a precise, flat angled brush.

• Swipe it under the edge of your eyeliner to achieve a razor-sharp and crisp line.

7. Concealer Use: To Define Your Eyebrows

Forgot to pluck your eyebrows and now running late for an invitation? Here is how to use concealer to get clean and defined eyebrows at home.

How to Use Concealer To Define Your Eyebrows?

• Fill in your brows as usual.

• Apply concealer below and above the brows with a flat brush.

• Blend it downward for a smooth base and upward for definition.

• Use a brightening concealer under the arch to highlight the shape.

 

Bonus Tip: You can create under-eye filler like effect using a concealer. Start by hydrating your eye contour, apply color corrector, concealer sparingly, and seal with translucent powder.

 

We hope this usage-based guide on concealer for beginners was helpful. Now that you know different concealer hacks and tips, read the step-by-step concealer guide to learn how to apply concealer on your face the right way.

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