She’s Explaining How You Should Be Shopping For The Right Kind Of Concealer, And Why It Always Seems To Crease Under Your Eyes
Regardless of your age and your makeup skill level, you’ve probably experienced some creasing and fine lines around your under-eye area. And that’s okay.
The skin under our eyes is just really delicate. The under-eyes are also the best way to tell if we’ve been getting enough sleep or not.
Whether we had a late night binging a TV show or have been dealing with stress lately, our under-eyes reveal it all.
So when we want to obscure our chaotic schedules from the world, under-eye concealers are the way to go.
However, finding an under-eye concealer that doesn’t crease and remains invisible all day isn’t easy, despite the many options that are available to us.
We often leave the house with a smooth, flawless finish, but then after checking out our reflections later in the day, it looked creased, cakey, and thick. It’s the most frustrating thing and leaves you wondering where you went wrong.
TikToker Alexis Androulakis (@thelipsticklesbians) is explaining how to shop for the right kind of concealer and why your under-eyes always seem to crease with concealer on.
Since the skin under your eyes is actually the thinnest skin on your entire face, it can get dry easily, even if the rest of your face is oily.
The dry skin impacts how the product wears down. So the more long-wear ingredients a concealer contains, such as sweat-proof, heat-proof, or transfer-proof formulas, the more film formers, and polymers it will have.
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And those chemicals aren’t great in terms of comfort for the under-eye area. It can take some trial and error to find the perfect one.
But if you’re lost on where to begin, liquid or cream concealers are as good a place as any to start. Look for formulas with hydrating ingredients that benefit your skin. Lightweight concealers won’t settle into the fine lines of your face as much.
For the best way to apply the concealer, you’ll want to put it on after your foundation. You can either use a damp sponge or your fingers to gently tap it in for more precise control over where you’re applying it.
@thelipsticklesbians The most misunderstood part about concealer shopping is understanding that your under eye skin is different than the skin around the rest of your face. As technology is evolving, and formulas are becoming more skin care, hybrids, it’s so important to explore what your specific under eyes need to avoid common concerns like creasing, raccoon, eyes, etc… We’ll be diving into concealers all week. Stay tuned for more content, tips, and product evaluations incoming. And as usual, share what products you want to see me (Alexis) evaluating in the comments ???#makeup#beautytok#beautyproductevaluationsbyalexis#thelipsticklesbians#concealertips
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