Make-up essentials

Bobbi Brown's cream concealer is an amazing product, making it a make-up essential. The consistancy of the concealer is creamy and soft - but it also has a lot of hold on the skin. The product is original in that it has a loose powder fitted under the concealer(see above image). The loose powder sets the concealer in place. The powder is yellow in tone which looks natural on the skin. This concealer/powder in one makes a handy travel product.

How to apply concealer:

Use your finger or if your nails are long use a firm haired make-up brush - apply a cream textured concealer across your eyelid area, as well as the area through the crease of the eyes. Also apply under the eyes to make the eye shadow last and blend. Concealer also makes the eyes look fresher.

Use a dry latex sponge to blend the concealer onto the eye area. Make sure you blend well – but don’t wipe it off, making sure you keep the concealer on the eye area and don’t stretch it down past the eye.

A high quality concealer will blend well and remain on the skin – it should not wipe straight off. The eyes will feel moist after the concealer has been blended in - an important note is to get rid of the moisture by using a loose translucent powder. The powder will take away all the moisture, providing a dry surface for the eye shadow to be applied on. The eye shadow should last hours longer once concealer and powder have been applied as the base.

You can apply powder with a brush, however the hairs of the brush are soft and don’t set the powder successfully on the skin – especially over the moist concealer on the eye lid area. I would suggest a powder puff be used to apply the powder, if not everywhere - at least over the eyes. If you have a dry skin, just apply powder with a brush to the areas where you feel you need it, but make sure you powder over the eyes with powder using a powder puff and dusting off excess powder using a powder brush.