How Light Should My Concealer Be?

How Light Should My Concealer Be?
For creating a more even finish over minor skin discolorations, a light to medium coverage concealer will do the trick. For the undereye area, be sure to select a shade of concealer that's no more than one or two shades lighter than your natural skin tone to avoid an obvious white circle around the eye area.

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In this manner, is your concealer supposed to be lighter?

While under-eye concealer should be lighter than your natural skin tone (or red-orange if you're colour-correcting), you want your all-over concealer to match your skin colour as closely as possible.

Subsequently, question is, how many shades lighter should concealer be for highlighting? "Then, pick a concealer two to three shades darker than your natural skin tone as a contour colour, plus a concealer two to three shades lighter to use as a highlighter," SJ recommends.

Also, what color should your under eye concealer be?

"For under the eyes, I always recommend something with a peach undertone (for lighter skin) or an orange undertone (for darker skin) to cover. The orange in the concealer will cancel out the blue in the dark circle, making a more seamless transition into the general skin tone of the face."

How do I know my concealer shade?

For the undereye area, be sure to select a shade of concealer that's no more than one or two shades lighter than your natural skin tone to avoid an obvious white circle around the eye area. For your face, select a concealer that matches the color of your foundation exactly.

Related Question Answers

Should concealer go on before or after foundation?

QUICK TIP: WHEN TO APPLY CONCEALER
Always apply your foundation all over before applying concealer. Think about it… when you apply foundation first, it covers up a lot of imperfections on its own, cutting down the amount of imperfections you need to go back and spot conceal.

Should you put foundation under your eyes?

Foundations are meant to make skin even and either luminous or matte, depending on skin type, and both of these formulas will do nothing to help you under your eyes. While it doesn't hurt to put foundation under your eyes, it certainly doesn't help. Skip this move and only add concealer and/or corrector under the eyes.
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