Hello stranger,
Welcome back! I haven't posted in a while since I was suffering from a bad case of lazy-itis. However I'm back! And I'm back with a review of a concealer. I bought the Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC-5. For your reference, I'm an NC25 in MAC foundation shades, so I would say I have a light- medium complexion with yellow to neutral undertones.
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| Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage in SC5 |
I bought this concealer because I was suffering from hyper-pigmentation caused by mini pimples and I needed a full coverage concealer. I bought mine at Rustan's for around Php 1800. I can't remember the exact price to be honest but for reference, the list price at lauramercier.com is $35. The decision to buy this concealer was heavily influenced by my makeup goddess, Lisa Eldridge. I am a heavy believer of her philosophy of doing spot concealing and she featured this concealer in one of her videos. I've been going back and forth if I should buy this or not but I finally bit the bullet when my blogger friend, Hollie from Random Beauty by Hollie, convinced me to get it.
The concealer has 2 shades which you can custom blend to perfectly match your skin. It's a poured formula and it has a drier consistency compared to liquid concealers. Right off the bat, I'll tell you right now, I wouldn't advise to use this concealer under your eyes. The formula is too dry especially if you have dry under eyes like me. This concealer will emphasize fine lines. I primarily got this to conceal tiny spots to create a more flawless base, which this concealer does perfectly. I love it for that purpose and that purpose alone. Since it has 2 tones, I can mix and match to create a perfect tone whichever part of my face I needed to conceal.
The lighter shade matches my skin tone perfectly however I mix in some of the darker shade to kind of color correct if the spot is still reddish. I notice that it tends to cancel out the redness and creates a more flawless finish.
In conclusion, I say this concealer is pretty good for spot concealing. However if you just need a concealer that's for under the eyes, I would give this a pass and maybe get a more hydrating one. I hope you like this review and find it helpful. I'll talk to you all next time.
