Every woman dreams of flaunting blemish-free, perfect skin, but this dream hardly comes true. Well, achieving a spotless exterior is challenging and requires TLC alongside proper food and sleep habits. But what if we tell you that a picture-perfect complexion is possible even though you might have slight imperfections here and there? Entry, Concealer, your skin genie to bestow you glamorous, blemish-free skin in a swipe!

 What Is A Concealer?

A concealer is a multi-purpose pigmented formula used to mask and disguise imperfections. It offers similar results to a foundation but is thicker in consistency. It covers numerous facial pigmentations, from discoloration to dark circles, by uniformly blending the flaw into the matching skin tone.

 A concealer isn't something new; it was introduced to the beauty market in the early 1920s as a product to camouflage burns, blemishes, birthmarks, and varicose veins, and since then, it has been a staple of makeup pouches all across the world. It is a literal savior for covering up everything on the skin's surface.

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 What Are The Benefits Of A Concealer? 

Just like the very name suggests, a concealer is a beauty essential that conceals your imperfections like the dark circles around the eyes, age spots, scars, blemishes, blemish scarring, acne spots and scars, pigmentation, and discolouration on the skin. Further, a Concealer can also be used to help contour the face. This technique uses the face's natural shape to accentuate the various structures, like the cheekbones, forehead, eyes, lips, jaw bones, etc., to fabricate a sculpted appearance.

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 With the growing needs of people, concealers are now widely available to cater to the needs of every skin concern. They are found in different forms like liquid, cream, stick, crayon, or cream-to-powder formulas to offer a mild, moderate, or full coverage according to the requirement and bestow you with a satin matte or glossy finish.

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 A concealer is a game-changer makeup product on any makeup bag. From masking your blemishes to dark circles to doubling up as a contour, eye, or facial primer, the superhero product can do it all. 

Foray through this 1 minute-read to find 7 note-worthy ways of using this camouflaging beauty essential.

 Unique Ways Of Using A Concealer

 As A Spot Treatment

When it comes to cloaking spots developing from hyperpigmentation, breakouts, and acne scars- nothing beats the effect of a concealer. However, it's the way you use it that enhances your beauty game. The most crucial thing to remember while disguising any spot is to use a dabbing or blotting motion with your makeup sponge or fingertips instead of simply dragging the Concealer up and down or side to side, as it essentially erases the Concealer you just applied on the spot. 

 As A Highlighter

 If you wish tohighlight your facial features but are not keen on buying a particular beauty product, then let us tell you a Concealer can be your saviour. A concealer can add more coverage if you want to accentuate your cheekbones, want a sculpted jawline, or want to draw attention toward your lips. All you need to do is apply the Concealer to the top of your cheekbones, the cupid's bow area, your chin, and the bridge of your nose, and softly blend that into any foundation you've already applied using a moist sponge. 

 As A Dark Circle Corrector

 Indeed, you can mask the impact of sleepless nights and stress from under your eyes with the little trick of colour corrector and Concealer in just about 2 minutes. All you need to do is take a peach or orange concealer, use a fluffy dome brush to lightly apply the product, and sweep it evenly across the under-eye area. The duo of Orange or peach colour correctors and concealers are best to fade away under eye darkness. Set the Concealer with a brush of any go-to illuminating setting powder. 

 As A Uplift And Contour Product

 Indeed, the chiselled jawline and uplifted cheekbones like the Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor Khancan be attained with simply two different shades (one that is a bit lighter than your skin tone and one that is a little bit warmer) of Concealer. All you need to do is brush the darker Concealer on your cheekbones or jawline and the lighter one above and below the darker line. Now use an angled contour brush to blend the product smoothly onto the skin for a sculpted, uplifted face.

 As A Tinted Moisturizer

 On days with a busy schedule when you require a quick makeup process, a concealer can come in handy to provide a smooth and spotless base without going through the entire ordeal. Just take a pea-sized amount of Concealer and moisturizer and directly apply it onto a cleansed and toned face to provide the effect of a tinted moisturizer or a medium-coverage foundation. Now, layer it with sunscreen and a powder compact; you are all set for the day.