CONCEALER TIP: put a little On, Take a little Off, Repeat

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My current concealer love, NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer
Guess who found a college graduation picture of herself at her parents’ house last weekend from 1998 (!).

OK, there’s sooooo much to talk about here, between the hand on the hip pose (why?), to the wanna-be Rachel haircut, to the brows (OMG, I just can’t!) as well as the lip, around which, if you look closely, you’ll see a thoroughly unblended darker lip liner (believe it or not, that was completely on purpose).

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But I’d really like to direct your attention to the under-eye situation, namely 1) the lack of dark circles, as well as 2) the lack of concealer.

I WAS like wearing absolutely NO CONCEALER.

I mean, it blows my mind! Seriously, though, you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.

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Fast-forward to today, as well as you’d literally have to pry the concealer out of my T. rex claws. Ain’t nobody taking away my concealer without a fight, but getting full coverage that doesn’t look heavy is a pain. All I want is to cover my dark circles without it looking like I’m wearing a 10-layer cake.

After a lifetime of doing it differently, I think I’ve finally figured out a way to get full under-eye coverage that works well for me. What I do is apply a thin layer of concealer, then gently blot away the excess (while it’s still wet) with a tissue or a BeautyBlender, then repeat with as numerous thin layers as it takes to get the level of coverage I want/need.

You wanna put a little on, take a little off, put a little on, as well as repeat, essentially building up your under-eye concealer in thin layers until your dark circles are completely covered.

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It takes longer than just disposing a whole bunch of concealer on there as well as handling the ensuing cakey-ness, but I think the results look much much more natural.

Your friendly neighborhood charm addict,

Karen


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