Makeup Monday: Your Makeup Questions Answered
January 1, 2008 by Shannon Nelson
Filed under Concealer, Foundation, Makeup Questions Answered, Our Beauty Tips, beauty, makeup
With no reader questions submitted this week, I asked around the blogs for any particular makeup questions.
The readers of Aging Fabulous would like to know–Which do you apply first, concealer or foundation?
Remember you can submit your questions for your fellow Makeup Minute readers to answer to: Shannon at b5media dot com
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I usually apply concealer first, then the foundation to blend in over/with the concealer.
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It depends on the person. I like to apply my concealer first and then my foundation, the technique is called pre-concealing. I then put on foundation and blend so that the concealed parts aren’t obviously a different color from the rest of my face.
I do concealer first, but a trick I’ve learned recently is to set it first with translucent powder. I used to have the problem of being in a hurry and not letting my concealer set long enough after I blended it, so when I would apply foundation I would smudge it and move it out of the way. The translucent powder helps it to stay in place. I say this because I know alot of girl who do concealer AFTER their foundation because of this very problem.
Most days, I will just wear concealer – sometimes with a tinted moisturizer – I don’t have gorgeous skin – just don’t like foundation too much. When I do wear foundation, the concealer always goes on first. Like Ashley Samantha, I have found that I have to let my non-tinted moisturizer set first or my concealer will separate.
I used to do foundation first, but realized that the concealer was such a noticeably different color that it had this weird reverse-raccoon effect under my eyes. Now, I do concealer first, let it dry, and then apply foundation to blend. Or on days when I’m feeling particularly fresh-faced, I do concealer, very lightly!, and then put some powder on top to blend.
i like using foundation first then concealer, this way i am only “concealing” what is necessary & not using too much concealer when only sheer touch of foundation is needed.
I do foundation first, otherwise the concealer gets wiped away.
I do concealer first, then a tinted moisturizer. Three hours later the product has separated a little under my eyes. I still have not found the best concealer for me. I have gone from $65.00 concealers to less expensive, and none work well. They are either too light or too dark. I have light/medium olive skin.