Ultimate wear concealer conceals flaws, imperfections and blemishes for up to 16 hours.Transfer proof and water resistant for full and long lasting coverage. Provides beautiful, shine-free, blemish-free skin for every waking hour. I have been on the search for the most affordable concealer with amazing coverage for my dark under eyes. I have seen Tati of GlamLifeGuru raved about this and Lisa Eldrige's tutorial. When I blogged about Collection Cosmetics, a few of my readers asked me about this but I did not see this concealer on my first trip to the Ramp, Trinoma. Since then, I was on the lookout for this concealer. Sadly, most of the stalls I have seen only carries the lightest shade. I was on the verge of buying MAC Pro Longwear Concealer but chanced upon this concealer from Collection Cosmetics in the shade "medium" more than a week ago. I did not hesitate to buy it because it was really hard to find.
I thought the shade medium that the SA were telling me was the 2nd to the lightest shade. Turned out be it was the third from the lightest.
The concealer is housed in a sturdy plastic packaging with a doe foot application. The packaging does not scream "speciam" or "rave" to me.
Medium 3 is a light beige shade which look a shade lighter than my NC35 skintone.
On my initial try of this concealer, I found it very dry and cakey. I was utterly disappointed with how it made my eyes look wrinkly and the concealer looked patchy. On the other hand, its coverage and pigmentation amazed me. I have relatively dark under and I have been in search for the best and affordable concealer to cover up my bags. With two layers of this concealer, it can cover up my dark circles like magic. On my second try, I decided to apply it under my eyes a few seconds after my under eye cream settled. I applied it in a patting motion and it blended perfectly on my skin. The consistency is creamy and blendable but dries quickly compared to other liquid concealers I have tried. It has medium-heavy coverage.
The Good:
EXCELLENT coverage! Two layers can completely cover my dark circles. It also works in brilliantly covering up red spots and acne marks.
Long lasting. True to its name, this concealer is long lasting and does not wear off easily. (You can refer to my photos below) I applied it in the morning and it stayed throughout the day (just make sure you top it off with powder to lock the concealer in place). I usually reapply concealer by mid day because my previous concealer, Artdeco Camouflage Cream has poor staying power. With this concealer, I do not reapply concealers anymore. It can stay on my under eyes for more than a whopping 8 hours. (Take note, I have dry skin).
The texture is creamy and blendable.
Amazing quality at such an affordable price. This only cost me 299 pesos.
It looks so natural on my skin despite its heavy coverage. Just make sure you moisturize your under eyes well to prevent caking and dryness.
Does not settle on the fine lines. Due to old age (Yes, being on my late twenties qualifies me as "old" in the beauty blogosphere), my fine lines have been really noticeable.
It does not crease!!!
I got a good colour match in the shade "Medium".
I did not experience any break out.
Despite it being lighter than my skin tone, it blends perfectly well on my skin. It also looked seamless on photos and even those taken with flash.
The Bad:
The shade medium is always out of stock. I bought mine at the Ramp, Trinoma.
This does not have a varied and extensive shade selection. No. 3 Medium even looked a shade lighter for my NC35 skin.
Tends to cake and dries quickly.
For reference, here is my dark under eye. This photo does not clearly show how dark my under eyes are.
With two layers, with powder and after more than eight hours of wear without retouching Had it not been for me getting teary when I watched a movie, then the inner and outer corners would still look well. Can you you see that it did not settle on my fine lines?
Collection Cosmetics plus Iris Powder Foundation.
Over all, this concealer is my Holy Grail!!!! I absolutely love it to bits and I highly recommend this to all of my readers! Will I be buying again? Hell yeah!!!! I should be hoarding this concealer to secure back ups!!! hihihi
What is your favorite concealer?Have a blessed day everyone!
Hello MLI Readers!!! I know I have not been posting a lot lately. I was going through the comments for my giveaway post and I have seen a lot of requests for affordable makeup that are locally available. I saw a new brand in the Ramp at Trinoma. I was astonished because it was the same brand Youtube Guru, Pearypie featured last in her latest video. I just watched the video last night.
While watching Pearypie's video last night, I told myself "what a weird name for a makeup brand". Not unique, no brand recall! lol I find the name too generic but for some weird reason I immediately remembered it when I was the small stand. When I came closer to the stand, I literally wanted to try everything! Sadly, the testers are not complete. The first thing I grabbed was this BB Cream. I have never tried UK BB Creams and this was such a steal for 249 pesos. All items were sold for less than 500 pesos! I wanted to get 2 foundations but they do not have testers. I think I got a wrong shade for the BB Cream because it appears too peach on my skin. Oh well! That's what you get if you buy something without even testing them. Hopefully, I can make this work on me.
The next thing I got was this Lasting Perfection Powder. It only costs 169 pesos and the packaging reminds me of Rimmel Stay Matte Powder. I thought this was an ordinary pressed powder but when I swatched it, it glided smoothly,it felt so silky and sheer. It also gave that slight gorgeous sheen without any shimmers at all. This reminded me a lot of MAC Mineralize SKin Finish Powder. Can it be a possible dupe for the infamous MAC MSF?? This is definitely something I can recommend to all of my readers based on a first impression basis sans a proper review.
Next thing I got was this Shimmer Shades in the shade Blushalicious which costs 349 pesos. This is just what I needed because I felt that I need more variety for blushes because I have using my MAC Melba almost everyday. I got 4 shades of blushes for the price of one! Ain't that great?
More on these products soon! I will be reviewing the Essence brow gel next week just as you requested. :)
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