What it is: Loreal True Match Radiant Serum Concealer is a high-medium coverage concealer with a thinner more fluid consistency and natural-matte finish. It is supposed to also have skincare properties with hyaluronic acid for hydration and caffeine to help depuff the under eye area.

Price/Quantity: $15.99 for 0.33 fl oz / 10 ml

Availability: Ulta, Amazon, CVS

Shade Range: 24 shades

Packaging: Mostly a typical concealer container but the doe foot wand is a little more unique with one flat, broad side, sharper edges and a slightly pointed tip. The product doesn’t coat the wand too heavily but if I’m applying concealer to the face directly from the wand, I feel the need to wipe the small amount of excess product off on the neck of the container. The applicator has a soft fuzzy texture that feels comfortable and plush against the skin. The edges are not too sharp and the pointed tip isn’t too pointed but does offer a tiny bit more precision than a typical doe foot applicator. Brand new, the product came sealed with a small sticker holding the top and bottom portions of the tube closed. 

Smell/Fragrance: I don’t smell any fragrance at all but there is a noticeable alcohol scent during application. It’s not super strong but it’s enough that it isn’t easy to miss.

Expiration/Shelf Life: 12 months after opening

Ingredients: These are the ingredients for the shade C2 from the Ulta website. 

C2: Aqua/Water/Eau, Isododecane, Dimethicone, Alcohol Denat., Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Silica, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Magnesium Sulfate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Bis-Peg/Ppg-14/14 Dimethicone, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Propylene Carbonate, Caffeine, Dipentaerythrityl Tetrahydroxystearate/Tetraisostearate, Silica Silylate, Tocopherol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tin Oxide. May Contain (+/-): Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Mica, Ci 77163/Bismuth Oxychloride. (F.I.L. N70031568/1).

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Performance

Shade: I picked up shade C2. I use the Loreal True Match Super Blendable Foundation in N1 but the concealers in N1 and N2 were both sold out at the time when I ordered, so I decided to give the next closest option a try. I’m glad I didn’t get those other shades because C2 ended up be much lighter and more neutral than I was expecting. I’m guessing the other two would’ve been way too light on me.

Application: I’ve tried applying this with a small flat synthetic brush like I do with many other concealers. It works fine that way. If I lightly scrape excess product off on the neck of the bottle, I can also sweep the applicator directly across my under eye area and get a nice thin, even layer of it on the skin. I don’t normally use that method, but it seems to work well with this concealer. If I apply it that way, then I just quickly tap it out with my fingers and the coverage ends up even and well blended. I can add a second layer the same way if I want to build up the coverage and it layers over itself well that way.

Texture/Consistency/Finish: This has a thin, lightweight texture that feels very fluid when I first apply it but it dries down as I blend it out. It even has that faint alcohol scent that is sometimes present in thinner complexion products. In the container, if I look at it REALLY close under just the right lighting, I can see the finest bit of pearl in the formula. On the skin with actual use, I don’t see any pearl or shimmer whatsoever. I do not feel this actually looks radiant at all. Once this is applied and sets, it looks like a matte finish product. It sits closely to the skin which I like but it is dry looking and all the micro fine lines in my skin are visible because of it. The longer it sits on the skin, it’s as if the moisture in the product continues to dissipate, leaving behind the powder pigments. Over time, as I’m making facial expressions and the skin is moving, the powders kind of gather in those lines and give the surface of my skin a lightly “cracked” appearance. This all sounds kind of dramatic and it’s only noticeable very up close. From a normal distance, it’s not all that visible, but most of my other concealers don’t do this.

During a full day wear test (set with powder), I noticed that by the end of the day I had no creasing under my eyes and the dryness that I see when I initially apply the product went away. The skin looked more normal, more hydrated, and smoother but still matte. The cracked appearance went away and I no longer had the issue with the product looking like it had migrated into the fine lines of my skin. 

Coverage: High medium, almost full coverage. I’m surprised by how much coverage this offers for being a much thinner consistency. It works both for the under eyes and as spot concealer, though I think the consistency is more geared toward the under eye area. It is buildable to an extent but can lift previous layers of itself that have already dried down. The lifting issue happened more on my nose and when using it as spot concealer. I noticed hardly any lifting at all when I used multiple layers under the eyes.

Longevity: I have wear tested this only once (set with powder) and found it held up well till the end of the day. I didn’t have any creasing in the fold under my eyes and the coverage stayed strong. This is the type of concealer that dries down and sets so it doesn’t transfer or rub off very easily at that point.

Pros and Cons

Things I like:

• Very high coverage, really neutralizes dark circles. 
• Thin, lightweight feel. Doesn’t look or feel heavy even when layered.
• Stays in place well once it sets.

Drawbacks and other considerations:

• Says it’s supposed to be hydrating but I don’t find this hydrating.
• Not thrilled about the crackly, dehydrated appearance this has up close.
• Only going by one shade in my possession and the swatches on the product page, the shade selection seems kind of weird. 
• Alcohol scent and just having alcohol high up in the ingredients in general.

Do I Recommend It?

This is another product that I’m on the fence about. There are things I really like about this and if I were younger, it would probably suit me better. But I don’t think this is a good fit for someone with more mature skin. I also don’t think it would work well for someone with dry or dehydrated skin given how the moisture in the product dissipates over time as it is worn. If you’re younger and have more normal/oily skin, it might work well. Otherwise, it’s probably a safer bet to pass on this.

What it is: NYX Pro Fix Sticks are a high-medium coverage creamy concealer in a stick that come in both skin tone and color correcting shades.

Price/Quantity: $9.00 for 0.05 oz / 1.6 grams

Availability: NYX, Ulta

Shade Range: 6 color correctors and 18 complexion shades

Packaging: These come in a slim twist up tube similar to a lipstick. The caps click into place and remove with a small amount of effort, and stay on well. I am able to twist the product all the way up and then completely retract it again. One of the photos above shows the product completely extended so you can get an idea how much is in the container. So far I’ve only swiped them on with a tiny bit of the product exposed past the plastic casing and haven’t felt it might break. I’d be cautious to avoid twisting it up too far though or using too much pressure when applying it.

Smell/Fragrance: There is a noticeable scent if I get up close and look for one but with normal use, I haven’t noticed the scent at all. It doesn’t smell like fragrance at all and more like a chemical smell. 

Expires After: 18 months after opening

Ingredients:

ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE   • PROPYLENE GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE    •  SYNTHETIC WAX   • ISONONYL ISONONANOATE    •  OCTYLDODECANOL    • PARAFFIN   • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE    •  SILICA    •  DIMETHICONE    • POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE    • CERA MICROCRISTALLINA / MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX / CIRE MICROCRISTALLINE   • LIMNANTHES ALBA SEED OIL / MEADOWFOAM SEED OIL   • STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE    • DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER    •  LECITHIN    • ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE    •  ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE    • PROPYLENE CARBONATE    •  ISOSTEARIC ACID    •  ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE  •  POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE    •  POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID    • PHENOXYETHANOL

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Performance

Shade: I picked up 5 shades in total. 2 are concealers and the other 3 are correctors. I have the concealers in 03 Alabaster and 04 Light and both are too light. 04 Light will work for me now as it’s winter and my skin is about as light as it will be for the year but I doubt I will be able to continue using it through next summer. I get the feeling the shades run light in general. I also have the pink, yellow, and green correctors. I like the depth/tone of the pink and yellow ones and find they work well with my complexion. I don’t think they are too saturated in their respective colors and blend out well enough to disappear into my skin fairly well. The pink corrector is only barely more pink-toned than the two concealers and could easily pass as just another concealer shade. On me, it works okay under the eyes but I find it more useful to use around the sides of my mouth where my skin looks a bit more yellow than the rest of my face. It helps to neutralize that yellow tone so that the area better matches the rest of my face. The yellow corrector is the most versatile for me and works well on the purplish tones of my under eye circles, reddish purple marks from acne scarring, and also helps to neutralize redness better on me than the green one. The green one is a bit too saturated for me and difficult to apply lightly enough. If I don’t apply it heavily enough, it doesn’t really neutralize redness but it’s so easy to go overboard and apply too much, leaving behind a fairly obvious green/grey cast. It is the only one that I feel the need to go back over with concealer to rebalance the skin tone.

Application: I have mainly used this with brushes. I very briefly tried just swiping the stick directly on the skin and it worked okay that way. It transfers fairly well with minimal dragging on the skin. It isn’t the most emollient concealer ever but it’s also not very dry. So far I am preferring the texture of this for the under eye area and to add coverage over larger portions of the face (like areas of redness on the cheeks) than for spot concealing. Coverage is pretty good and when a concealer and corrector is used together, I’m impressed with how well it evens the under eye area out. However, I don’t think it has enough coverage to be super effective as a spot concealer and the formula moves around a little too easily on the skin as well. I prefer products that dry down and really stay in place once they set for spot concealing. If I accidentally touch a spot I’ve covered, it can easily rub off. 

Texture/Consistency/Finish: Both the concealers and the correctors feel and apply the same, they’re just different colors. They are creamy and transfer pretty easily without being oily or waxy feeling. They don’t totally set but do dry down a little bit as they are blended out and have a semi-matte, almost powder-like finish and feel. Thy sit very nicely on my skin when my skin is well maintained and hydrated. For the demo photos, my skin was edging into being more dehydrated but I felt the product still looked decent. The pigment/powder that’s in them seems to be pretty fine and melds well with the skin so they don’t look heavy or dry even from up close. 

Coverage: High medium. It does build up and you can get full coverage but because it transfers pretty easily, I’m hesitant to call it reliably full coverage.

Here are some before and after photos using only the concealer in the shade 04 Light. I didn’t use any of the corrector shades for either of the two examples below:

Longevity: Under the eyes, the coverage and finish hold steady until the end of the day with only the very faintest bit of creasing in the fold under my eyes. I need to pay better attention to how it holds up as a spot concealer. My feeling based on how it applies is that it will probably stay on okay as long as I don’t touch it, but it is more prone to transferring when touched than a liquid concealer that completely dries down and sets.

Pros and Cons:

Things I like:

• It sits well on the skin even if my skin isn’t in its best condition.
• Effective amount of coverage for “everyday” makeup. It’s not too heavy/opaque but it actually does brighten and even the skintone noticeably.
• What creasing I do get is minimal.
• The pink and yellow color correctors are really nice to have in addition to the concealer shades to help even things out that a concealer alone might not do the best at by itself. 
• I like that the price is not very high. I don’t feel so bad about possibly buying the wrong shade as it doesn’t hurt the wallet too bad to just try again.

Drawbacks and other considerations:

• Although the price is not very high, there’s not much product in the component. For the color correctors the amount is probably enough to last a good long while but I feel it will be easy to use up the concealers quickly.
• I prefer this formula better for use under the eyes than for spot concealing.
• Not the easiest to blend out over larger areas with a buffing brush. Using a small flat brush (like a concealer brush or a lip brush) works okay for me though on smaller areas (around the eyes, small spots on the face).
• Complexion shades seem to run light. 
• The green is very saturated compared to the other two correctors and is more difficult to use.

Do I Recommend It?

I am liking the quality of the product, how it applies, how it wears, the price, and having it in stick format (just because it’s kind of convenient). That said, the small amount you get is a very big drawback for me. If it weren’t for that, I’d give it a glowing recommendation as long as you think the coverage and format is something you’d like. I’m especially happy to see some new correctors. I’ve noticed a lack of choices in this category for a long time and I think tones of the pink and yellow ones work really well for me.

Some Tips for the Color Correctors

• Use a small amount (less than the amount of concealer you’d use). It’s more of a way to cancel out color than actually add coverage.
• If you have a few different shades, experiment with them. You may find the recommended use doesn’t actually work for you and that’s totally fine. 
• Try using them under concealer or over concealer. You can kind of blend the color of the corrector into the shade of your concealer to tint the concealer.
• I definitely recommend using some small brushes if you have them to apply the product more lightly. You can dot the correctors directly from the stick onto the skin as well but they may apply more heavily that way.
• Green typically is used to cancel out redness. That can be from blemishes, healing scars, rosacea, or just naturally reddish cheeks. Green has always been tricky for me personally if it’s not just the right shade or if it’s too dark/saturated/blue-toned. If you get frustrated, try yellow, as that can also work for redness.
• Pink and yellow both work for me around the eyes. My dark circles are multicolored so I sometimes use both together around the eyes. For example the inner corner has some greenish veining and the pink corrector works well for that while the yellow corrects the purple in my dark circles more effectively than the pink one.

Where I Place The Color Correctors

For this demo, I am only using the correctors and no concealer. I used the pink one under one eye and the yellow under the other so you can see how they both kind of do the job. Personally, I prefer the yellow for that area. I used the pink corrector to neutralize some yellow tones around the sides of my mouth.

What it is: A matte finish, full coverage concealer that is supposed to be long wearing and transfer- and crease- resistant without feeling drying. Featured ingredients include hyaluronic acid, vitamin E and clay to help strike a balance between hydration and longevity.

Price/Quantity: $12.99 for 0.34 fl. oz.

Availability: Amazon

Shade Range: 16 Shades

Packaging: A standard concealer tube with a somewhat large doe foot applicator. I don’t feel that too much or too little product coats the applicator.

Smell/Fragrance: It has a very similar smell as the Revlon Illuminance Serum Tint (my review here) I recently tried. In the few days I’ve been using it, I never once noticed the scent until I went looking for one. It’s very mild and more like a fragrance than a chemical smell. 

Expires After: 18 months after opening

Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Zinc Oxide [nano], PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Bis-PEG/PPG-14/14 Dimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, Tribehenin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2- Hexanediol, Alcohol, Alumina, Boron Nitride, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Methicone, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Mica, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Trisiloxane, Phenoxyethanol MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR/PUEDE CONTENER (+/-): [Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).] B02830

Performance

Shade: I have 015 Light, the third lightest shade with a yellow undertone. All shades are swatched on trendmood1 on Instagram and according to those, I thought the shade I chose would be more pink-toned. It also ended up being darker than I expected which turned out to be a good thing. I think the color works decently well on me. The yellow in this shade helps cancel out the blue/purple in my dark under eye circles. 

Application: I have used this both as under eye concealer and as spot concealer. For under eyes, I like applying this (and most concealers for that matter) with a small flat brush like a Mac 231. This creates a nice thin, even layer and then I pat it out with my fingers or a larger, soft pencil brush. Doing this has worked pretty well but I have sometimes had the product not want to stick to my nose, though not every time. The product dries down fairly quickly so that sometimes I feel like I’m running out of time to apply it completely before I need to pull a bit more out from the container to refresh. It dries to a matte finish but does not make the skin look excessively dry. I use a small eyeliner brush and a tiny pencil brush to use this as spot concealer. This method has worked as well with this concealer as it has with any other. I like this product more as spot concealer than for the under eye area because it is so high coverage. The matte formula with the fast dry down make this work well for that purpose. It holds on well to the spots I apply it to without easily rubbing off as I try to blend the edges. 

Texture/Consistency/Finish: It’s kind of thick and not runny whatsoever. As I spread it out with my fingers, it quickly dries down to a powder matte finish.

Coverage: Very high. I find the coverage a bit too heavy for use under the eyes if I’m not also wearing a full coverage foundation. Even if I use a light hand, it still seems to look out of place paired with more medium coverage foundations. My current go-to full coverage foundation is the KVD Good Apple Serum Foundation (my review) and I think it looks fine paired with that one. This is up there with some of the higher coverage spot concealers I’ve used, like Too Faced Born This Way Multi Use Sculpting Concealer, the KVD Foundation (I like using this for both concealer and foundation), and Loreal Infallible Full Wear Concealer. 

Longevity: This lasts about as well as I can expect any decent face product to last on me. So far creasing under the eyes has been minimal if worn alone and almost non-existent if I set it with powder. It stays on well enough as spot concealer to blend without rubbing off too easily initially. After a couple hours, it can transfer though as the oils in my skin begin to surface but as long as I’m careful to avoid touching my face too much, it stays in place pretty well without looking separated or increasingly cakey throughout the day.

Pros and Cons:

Things I Like:

• Impressive coverage
• Stands up well against creasing under the eyes
• Adheres well to the skin and hangs on as I blend areas I spot conceal
• I got lucky the color works well for me

Drawbacks to consider:

• This could look a tad bit smoother on the skin up close. It looks pretty good but if you are a stickler for EXTRA smooth looking concealers, it may be worth shopping around some more. Works fine on well maintained skin but if you slack on skincare or often have dry/dehydrated/flakey skin, this may not be forgiving enough.

Do I Recommend It?

I like this product but I’d recommend proceeding with caution. It’s not terribly expensive but there are other concealers that I think sit better on the skin even when my skin is not in the best condition. If you need something high coverage but is reasonably priced, this could work. If you’re willing to spend a bit more on something you can sample and know for sure will work well for you, maybe consider going that route.

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Product Description

What it is: Physicians Formula InstaReady Concealer is a full coverage liquid concealer that is supposed to be long-wearing, have a weightless feel, “mattify, blur, and visibly retexturize skin”, and protect against UVA/UVB rays with SPF 30 physical sunscreen. The packaging also says that it is hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, paraben-free, gluten-free, cruelty-free, dermatologist tested and clinically tested. It is only available in three shades.

Price/Quantity: $10.99 for 0.37oz / 10.5g

Availability: Physicians Formula, Ulta

Packaging: This container is made of glass and has a pump. A small sponge was included. The shade name is indicated on a sticker on the bottom of the bottle.

Smell/Fragrance: Fragrance-free and does not smell like anything to me.

Performance

This is a liquid formula but the product is somewhat thick, not runny at all. It didn’t feel dry, wasn’t difficult to blend, and didn’t feel heavy once applied. I didn’t notice it catching on dry patches or emphasizing texture in any way. It was very full coverage, about as full coverage as Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer, but the texture was more forgiving. It was fairly easy to blend out with fingers and the included sponge also worked fine for blending. I thought it did a better job at covering dark circles than for covering blemishes and dark spots. I would still use it for those things but I would add a cream concealer on top for added coverage since those things are more tricky to cover. It settled into fine lines before I set it with a powder but seemed to hold up just fine after that.

The included sponge resembles the BeautyBlender Micro Mini but it is slightly larger and has a small flat edge. The flat edge was nice for applying concealer to blemishes. When I dampened the sponge, it didn’t soften up or increase in size. It’s a little firmer than the BeautyBlender but it still works well for blending.

Since this concealer works better for use under the eyes, the limited shade range could still work for those with medium to possibly medium-dark skin. Still, though, I really wish Physicians Formula would do a better job expanding their shade range across most of their products to encompass more skin tones because they do have a lot of high quality products.

Pros:

• Excellent for dark circles.
• Blurs skin texture.
• Really smooth skin-like finish that looks natural even up close.
• Can be layered without getting cake-y.
• Physical sunscreen.

Cons:

• Only available in 3 shades.
• I didn’t see this actually mattify where I applied it as was claimed.

Worth Buying?

Yes. Among all the concealers in my collection, this is one of the few that is both very high in coverage yet doesn’t exaggerate texture on the skin.

Garnier Skin Renew Anti-Dark Circle Roller is a moisturizing, cooling roll-on concealer with the added benefits of caffeine and lemon essence to help brighten the under-eye area. It claims to instantly conceal dark circles and to help brighten the under-eye area after 1 week of use. It retails for about $12 and can be found in the skincare aisle at Drugstores, Mass Retailers, Ulta, Target, Walmart, Fred Meyer, and Amazon.com.

Performance/Experience

This product feels super lightweight on the skin yet has great medium coverage and it doesn’t crease at all on me. I don’t feel that it fades or needs to be reapplied throughout the day. It also works really nice as a brightener or lightweight concealer on other areas of the face wherever you might feel you need some extra coverage. It blends effortlessly and layers beautifully without looking heavy or cakey. I have been using this for about 2 weeks and so far I haven’t noticed any brightening of the skin under my eyes. I feel like this is more of a makeup product than a skincare product and it would be nice if it were just in the makeup department of stores.

Overall Opinion

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I gave this a 4/5 because it didn’t have a brightening effect on my skin after 1 week of use like it claims. However, as a concealer, I thought it was excellent. If you are looking for a very natural looking under eye concealer that doesn’t crease or feel oily, then I think you will like this.

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I’ve been seeing the display for NYX Wonder Pencils at Ulta for about a month now and it has not been in stock for that whole time! I’m so glad to finally have them to share with you. Keep reading on to see how this multi-use product performed.

Product Description

Price/Quantity: About $4.50 for 1g
Availability: NYX, Ulta, Amazon
Color Range: 3 Shades

Color/Finish: All three are nude shades meant to suit different skin tones. I am hoping that NYX will eventually release a wider range of colors. I think most skin tones would be able to find a use for these since they serve more than one purpose. The current color range is okay for most people if it is used for lining your waterline but for concealer use, more colors should be available. Light was too light for me and Medium was too dark so I found myself layering the two together to get a good color match.
Packaging: Eyeliner-style pencil. I like how precise this pencil is. There have been times that I’ve wished I could just “draw” my concealer on exactly where I want it and now I can. This would be really convenient for travel or to keep in my purse for quick touch ups.
Smell: None.

Performance

Application: This is a multi-use product. It can be used as a concealer, an eyeliner, or a reverse lipliner to prevent your lipstick from bleeding or to highlight your cupid’s bow. They are similar to the L’oreal True Match Super Blendable Crayon Concealers but they are much more precise. I would recommend using a small brush to blend and feather out edges because your fingers can easily rub too much of the product off. I don’t think this would be a good concealer to use if you have a larger area you want to conceal because it would take a lot longer to use than a traditional concealer. When applying to the waterline it applies fairly well and deposits a good amount of color. When using it as an under-eye concealer it was a little too dry making it look patchy and drag during application which made it uncomfortable to use. However, I love how easy and quick it is to spot-correct acne scarring and dark spots with these pencils.
Coverage: Medium to full coverage. To achieve full coverage I had to apply, blend, and repeat if more coverage was needed.
Texture: This has a thick almost waxy feel to it and it takes some work to blend it out but it does layer well. I can forgive the texture (but only a little) because it is affordable and the texture does lend to better coverage but I would prefer if it were just a tad more creamy and didn’t tug at my skin when applying.
Longevity: On my face, it started to fade just a little after about 6 hours. After the natural oils from my skin mixed with the product it became easier to accidentally rub off. It lasted 2-3 hours on my waterline.

Overall Opinion

Pros:

• Affordable
• Compact
• Precise
• Good coverage
• Works well for blemishes and on waterline

Cons:

• Requires a pencil sharpener
• Might be easy to use this up quickly
• I’d be wary of using the same pencil for both waterline and facial use
• Not so great for covering dark circles
• Very limited shade range

Would I buy this again? Yes because there aren’t too many products like this at this price range out there and I love the precision application I can get with it.

Product Description

Price/Quantity: $8.99 for 2.8 grams
Availability: Drugstores, Ulta, Target, Walmart
Color Range: 6 Shades. 3 of them are for warm undertones and the other 3 are for nuetral undertones. I like that they offer this versatility but since they went down that road I’m not sure why they decided to leave out cool undertones.
Color/Texture:

• w1-2-3 has more yellow undertones and is the lightest shade in the warm range.
• n1-2-3 has more neutral undertones and is the lightest shade in the neutral range.

Between these two, n1-2-3 is slightly lighter in color and not at all pink or yellow. It blends decently well although not as well as my Maybelline Dream Lumi Touche Concealer. The texture is on the drier side so if you have any dry patches or flakiness this will make it show more. It would work best for those with normal to oily skin types or if used over a moisturizing foundation. It creases almost immediately after application but the creasing does not get worse throughout the day, nor does it melt off. The product is a medium to full coverage concealer and has good (though not excellent) staying power. I prefer to use this on acne scars, blemishes, and areas of redness. I don’t like to use it around my eyes or nose as it accentuates the dryness I can get in those areas.

Packaging: The crayon twists up to reveal more product. If you twist it all the way up, you can still twist it back to the starting position. The image below shows one crayon fully extended so you can see how much product you get. I find the crayon to be a very quick and convenient way to apply concealer. I am not sure I would feel comfortable tossing this in my purse because of the cap. You have to press it down to secure it closed. I’m just not sure how well the cap would stay on jostling around with all the other stuff in my bag.
Smell: It has a somewhat waxy smell but it’s only noticeable if I actively try to smell it.

Performance

Application: For maximum coverage I found it best to apply this concealer directly to the area and then use a small fluffy eyeshadow brush to blur and blend around the edges. Using my finger to blend resulted in too sheer coverage no matter how many layers I attempted to put on. On my eye, I could only get medium coverage because the dryness started making it look cakey. It worked best on blemishes and acne scarring.
Pigmentation: Good pigmentation.
Longevity: So long as you don’t accidentally rub it off, it will last all day.

Overall Opinion

Pros:

• Medium to full coverage – especially for blemishes and scars
• Lasts all day
• Options for warm and neutral skin tones
• The shape is convenient for quickly and precisely applying concealer to blemishes or acne marks

Cons:

• Texture is a litte too dry and dull-looking to use around the eyes
• Creases right away
• No option for cooler skin tones
• Considering the price and the overall size of the packaging, there isn’t very much product in the tube

Worth buying? It would be worth it if you are planning on using it to cover up blemishes and acne scarring and like the convenience that stick concealers offer. However, if you are familiar with the True Match Super Blendable Foundations and are expecting the same moisturizing/creamy quality that those have, you might be disappointed and opt to skip these.

This product has achieved a balance between coverage and blendability. Once applied, it requires very little work to blend out. The coverage lies somewhere between Mac Studio Finish concealer and NYX HD Photogenic Concealer. It will greatly diminish the look of dark circles but it is not so opaque that it looks like you’re wearing concealer.

The concealer is housed in an applicator pen. The bottom twists to push more product up to the attached brush. The first use required MANY twists to get the product to come out. I’m not personally a fan of the attached brush since I cannot remove it and wash it. After sitting for several days, any product that remains on the brush becomes thick and seems to darken a bit – this leads me to need to twist more product out of the already small tube. One thing that you can do about this is just wipe off the brush with a paper towel or wash cloth after every use to keep it as clean as possible.

I bought Buff because the first one I bought in Nude was slightly too light for me. This one works well for my skin tone and the shape of my under eye area (it’s a bit “sunken”). I use it personally as a concealer, not a highlighter. Using it as a concealer means I needed a shade darker. (Most makeup artists I’ve talk to recommend using a concealer a bit lighter than your skin tone to brighten the under eye area. I’ve seen this trick work countless times on other people, but on me it just seems to emphasize the fact that the area is sunken. So I go for something that matches as close as possible to my cheeks.)

Even though I’m not a huge fan of the packaging, I would repurchase this because it does what I need it to and it doesn’t break the bank.

This concealer contains 1.5 ml / 0.05 oz of product and retails for about $6 – $8.

Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hydrodenated Polyisobutene, Glycerin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Propylene Glycol, Titanium Dioxide, Ozokerite, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Sulfate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Methylparaben, Acrylates Copolymer, Alumina, Butylparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Silica, Chamomilla Recutita Extract/Matricaria FLower Extract.

May Contain: Cl 77891/Titanium Dioxide, CL 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499/Iron Oxides, Mica.