Clinique's Airbrush Concealer is a light-reflecting makeup must-have. It brightens shadows and other imperfections and helps to soften the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
A relatively recent addition to my kit, this was recommended to me whilst assisting Make-up Artist Katy Short. Under-eye concealer is a make-up essential for disguising a bad night's sleep and brightening dull skin around the eye area.
Other light-reflecting concealer pens, such as the iconic Touche Eclat, are often mis-used and applied too heavily in an attempt to conceal rather than highlight. This can cause flash-back in photographs and actually accentuate under-eye circles. Whilst Touche Eclat offers no coverage, the Clinique pen conceals dark, pigmented under-eyes with enough light-reflection to add radiance to the area. At a more budget-friendly price too!
The creamy consistency is lightweight enough on the skin for easy blending without sitting in any lines or any 'cakiness'. The flow-through brush pen dispenses just the right amount of product without any mess and fits in your handbag for useful, quick application on the go.
This product is also a firm-favourite of top Make-up Artist Lisa Eldridge and if it's good enough for her..!
Tips:
- Can be applied to bare skin for a quick-fix or over foundation or other concealers.
- Ideal for Spring/Summer when you want to lose the heavy foundation and add more light to the skin. Try using a tinted moisturiser with the Airbrush Concealer applied under the eyes and on any imperfections.
- I use this on shoots to brighten the inner and outer corners of the eye and sides of the nose.
- To take make-up from day to night, clean under the eyes with a cotton bud and reapply to freshen the eye area.
- For very dark circles and extra coverage, I would recommend using a small amount of regular concealer first before thinly applying the Airbrush Concealer over the top to brighten.
This video from Clinique shows application techniques:
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