Beauty Product Reviews

A little bummed

I LOVE Jeffree and anything he has ever put out. I had to try this out in different ways over about a week before I saw a result I liked.

The pros: The product itself is beautiful. I’m leaning towards olive but normally olive undertone products look greenish on me, so I get “Golden” undertones. I got C14 since tan may have been too dark and was nervous about the concealer being too yellow, and it is VERY yellow, but luckily blended out and set with foundation it looks good. It’s VERY brightening, may almost be a bit light but the color does fit. I’m medium sand in Tarte Shape Tape for reference. It’s creamy upon applying and you don’t need to use too much of it.

The cons: This concealer is very drying. My undereye and lid area are not dry, my skin is pretty normal, so I was a little surprised to see that it had caked up so badly trying it initially. I had reverse raccoon eyes if that makes sense? Just caked up yellow and it had settled into my lines, and the product that settled was completely gone so I just had these huge creases mixed with dryness. I was disappointed but wanted to keep working with it.

How I made it work: The first time I used it I put on an eye cream on, hydrating primer, then the concealer, then my powder foundation. That did not look good. Second time, I did the same prepping, used the concealer then my regular liquid foundation, then baked the concealer with the Magic Star setting powder (Topaz). It looked better longer... but still eventually settled into creases badly and looked mega cakey. Third day, I mixed the concealer with CoverFX Power Play and it was better, not as drying. Fourth day, I applied a dewy liquid foundation under my eyes, some of the CoverFX concealer, then topped it with the Magic Star concealer and highlighted with it. THAT cracked the code. Next day dewy foundation and little Magic Star. It was okay.

So, I’ll have to mix this concealer probably with something more hydrating, but it does brighten more than most of my other concealers so I’m okay with it as a second step. It is thinner than expected... it didn’t cover up the dark circles right away despite it being brightening if that makes sense? I still think it’s a good concealer and it’ll probably work great for some people. I love that Jeffree puts so much effort into making his products the best quality which it is. It’s just very matte and can be hard to figure out what works for you!