My old concealer (Maybelline Fit Me) is nearly finished up, so this trial came at the perfect time as I was on the look out for something new as pigmentation and scarring sees me requiring more coverage. If it covers my under eye circles? Bonus.
First things first - the doe foot applicator. It's... confronting. Really big and a little intimidating. Also a little product goes a long way on this doe foot, so don't be tempted to treat it like a smaller doe foot unless you're wanting to spend hours blending.
There's a slight scent to this, not unpleasant. The packaging is basic, but attractive. Prepare to give it a good push down before screwing - it somehow pops up if you don't.
After using this over my foundation, under my foundation, applying with a brush/sponge/fingers I found my preferred way to use this was by using a sponge to apply it before foundation on pigmentation, and using my fingers to blend it under my eyes, again before applying foundation. When I used it over my foundation I found my foundation lifted up, so my skin was more bare than before. However foundation applied nicely over top when concealer was applied first.
It covered pigmentation really well, and it gave my eyes a more awake look - however if I used too much it did catch on dry patches and settled into lines under my eyes, which wasn't so attractive.
All in all I'd continue using it and would consider purchasing it once it runs out, as it's a very nice concealer.
I was sent this product to trial and have loved trying it out! I wear concealer under my eyes every time I do my makeup and I like a good full coverage concealer, I get lots of redness and dark under eyes. The main things I look for in concealer is something that will cover my redness and dark under eye area, sit nicely on my skin and not dry out my skin. This concealer does all of these so well.
The consistency of this concealer is quite thick and I don't need much to cover my under eye area. I've been dotting this lightly a few times underneath my eyes and that's enough to cover everything I want covered. I don't need to use much, which makes me think that this concealer will last me ages - even with regular use. It blends out easily and smoothly. I love how it looks on my skin. Even though the consistency is quite thick, it doesn't feel heavy on my skin.
Once set with powder, it doesn't crease at all and lasts all day. At the end of each day of wearing this it looked the same, didn't crease or start showing redness or darkness anything. My skin has been quite dry lately, and this concealer didn't feel dry on my skin at all. It didn't cling to any dry patches and looked smooth and felt light on my skin.
I also used this to cover spots and I was pleased to find that it did a good job of that as well. It covered them well and lasted all day, just like it did under my eyes. I won't be using this concealer for spots, only undereyes, but mainly because the shade I received was a bit lighter than my skin tone.
The size of the concealer, and size of the doe foot, was a bit bigger than I expected, but I like it. I found this a good size for when I was applying it under my eyes, but it caused me to sometimes apply too much product when I was using it to cover spots. I think it would be a bit big if you were looking for a concealer just to cover wee blemishes.
Overall, I would recommend this concealer, and think it's good value for money. I will continue to use this concealer, and definitely will look at repurchasing when I run out - although I don't see this running out anytime soon with how little I need to use.