The Budget Beauty Episode 5

Concealers:

 

I know, I know!  For so long we have been told to use a concealer that is at least 2 shades lighter than your natural skin tone to erase those dark circles under your eyes.  Well, it’s a new day.  The old way of concealing are long gone and it’s now time to step into the year 2012 armed with some new information.

Some of you may have seen the colored concealers before and wondered, “What is a green concealer used for”?  The following information is designed to answer that question.  If you want to keep looking like a raccoon in reverse, keep lightening your under eye.  If you want to look more awake and vibrant, color correct and brighten that area instead!

Alabaster: Use to Highlight and Cover Dark Circles on Warm Skin Tones Perfect Cover-up for Very Fair Skin Tones.
Lavender (Violet or Lilac): Gives Yellow and Sallow Complexions a Healthy Glow
Mint (Green): Neutralizes Redness, Broken Capillaries, Acne and Rosacea
Pink: Highlights all Skin Tones. Perks up all Yellow & Sallow Skin Tones, Covers Dark Under Eye Circles. Covers Yellow Bruising. Smoothes Away Fine Lines, Covers Blue Veins
Light: Perfect Cover-up for Light Skin Tones-Works well with Pink Tones
Light Natural: Perfect Cover-up for Light Skin Tones-Works well with Neutral or Yellow Tones
Natural: Works Best for all Medium Skin Tones-Neutral Color
Medium: Excellent Cover-up Orange Based Medium Color
Dark Contouring Corrector: Use to Cast a Shadow on less Attractive Spots. Also use on Jaw lines, Round Cheeks, Tip of Chin and Sides of Forehead to Create a More Oval Shape. Also used as a Cover-up for Darker Complexions.

Light or ORANGE is the perfect color concealer for my ebony ladies.  If you only wanted to get one, I suggest ORANGE.

Now, don’t get rid of your current concealer.  You can use it to define and sharpen your brows!