“I Wish I Discovered This Gamechanging Concealer 20 Years Ago”
Concealer is a makeup bag staple for a reason. It helps to brighten, colour correct, and cover a range of skin concerns. While I’m a huge concealer fan, I do have one niggling issue: you have to blend it out. For the most part, this is unproblematic enough, unless you’ve got an angry breakout calling for maximum coverage. So when my colleague suggested I try the new Lisa Eldridge Micro Concealer Correcting Pencil, I was instantly intrigued.
Why it’s different
Unlike pot, liquid, or cream concealers, which all require the dreaded blending (often wiping away the coverage you’re hoping to achieve), this Lisa Eldridge product is a little different. With its small, pencil-like tip, the goal is super-precise application. Plus, the crayon-like formula means there’s very little to no blending required.
Top tip: Because this concealer is meant for pinpoint application, rather than blending across larger areas, the key here is to match the shade to your foundation (rather than opting for a shade or two lighter, like you would with a brightening under-eye concealer) – this ensures it blends in and becomes indistinguishable from your regular foundation.
Unlike pot, liquid, or cream concealers, which all require the dreaded blending (often wiping away the coverage you’re hoping to achieve), this Lisa Eldridge product is a little different.
How it applies
The formula applies incredibly smoothly, like a crayon/pencil, with just the right amount of pigment. It’s thicker, almost like a buttery eyeliner, which is ideal. For a pinpoint concealer, you don’t want a thinner consistency product that requires multiple passes to build coverage – you want a single swipe/touch up and to be done – otherwise you risk it looking messy.
The formula applies incredibly smoothly, like a crayon/pencil, with just the right amount of pigment. It’s thicker, almost like a buttery eyeliner, which is ideal.
Results
Earlier this week, I was thinking, ‘this is one of the few occasions in my life where I don’t have an active breakout to test this on’. And then, lo and behold, the skincare gods changed my fate and, voila, I had a blemish come up just underneath my lip. Notably, this isn’t a cold sore – the placement is unfortunate, but I definitely wouldn’t recommend adding concealer on top of one of those.
The photo on the left is how it looks with my regular foundation (which is very minimal coverage). On the right, with the pinpoint concealer pencil to touch up.
Before
After
The verdict
This mini pencil has earnt its place as the only item I actually carry with me in every single handbag besides by trusty lip combo.
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