LA Girl HD Pro Concealer

I have bought this a couple times and each time it comes with little specs in it. To use it i have the out on hand and mix round for while to get rid of them otherwise looks like white dots on my face. Does work well, think i just need to find one that hasn't gone bad!

I have two of these concealers, the lightest shade in porcelain and the green corrector concealer. I nabbed these from mightyape for $6 each. I hadn't swatched these in store and so was relying on internet swatches.

The lightest shade, porcelain was an OK shade match, at first I thought it would be too dark but once blended it was very similar to my skin. The formula is kinda thick but a little goes a long way. What did surprise me was that the tubes have a brush tip which whilst it wasn't bad it wasn't great, I ended up just blending out with my finger. I have to say this concealer was a disappointment. It applied and blended out nicely but it gave me no coverage. I have pale skin with a lot of redness and acne scaring. I didn't notice a difference at all when I applied this concealer. I found that it settled into the fine lines under my eyes, even when I set it. Even though this was the lightest shade it is too close to my skin tone to highlight with.

The green shade is quiet honestly a bit of a train wreck. The formula is the same as the normal concealer. I found this concealer didn't really conceal my redness at all but rather just turned my face green. This meant that when I put my foundation on over top I kinda just went grey. Not a good look, I wouldn't recommend this unless you had serious issues with redness (like sunburn).

Over all I had such high hope for this concealer but sadly thing is going to be a hard pass for me. Maybe I had too high expectations for a $6 concealer. This may work for someone with minor blemishes they want to cover but I wouldn't recommend this for anyone whose trying to cover acne or acne scaring.

Love this concealer, I have multiple colours for highlighting, contouring and colour correcting and they are all great.

The best thing about this concealer is the range of colours! I have Polynesian latte skin which makes matching makeup to my skin tone a nightmare. But this concealer comes in a huge range of shades (and have since found out it comes in camo colours too, great for brightening sallow undereyes, or correcting redness). I found the consistency very thick and creamy which meant it was perfect for covering spot blemishes and sun damage pigmentation. The brush applicator is unnecessary - I usually blend in and buff with my fingertips anyway. But such a cheap price! I bought this from a chemist at $8 but have since found you can get it even cheaper than that.

When you see people rave about this cheap alternative to MAC Studio Conceal (which to me is a holey grail concealer) I had to purchase it to see for myself. First thing I want to mention is the shade range: WOW!! There is a huge range to choose from and if you look through google images there is so many swatches to help as a guide to pick a good shade. Product Claims: Crease-resistant, opaque coverage in a creamy yet lightweight texture. Do I agree with this?? It is definitely creamy and lightweight in texture which makes it a dream to blend out, it covers extremely well in area's of pigmentation and breakouts, but I do find it creases on me and that is even when I set as soon as possible with powder. But I don't want to say it is the product causing it as I do have a few slight fine lines under my eye area's. PACKAGING: I am not a huge fan on the packaging of this concealer. After you remove the screw off lid, you will see a brush tip. The product is discharged on the brush tip and it can be applied using that brush tip. But I prefer to dispense a bit of product out on to a mixing plate then use a concealer brush to apply. What is also great about this product is that you can use other shades to highlight/ contour with as well. I use the shade Porcelain to highlight with then I use the shade Toast to contour with. I find the concealers to last a decent amount of time throughout the day if set with powder.

OVERALL RATING: 8/10

This is a great every day concealer as it's so affordable, great colour range and very blendable yet great coverage. I've heard people compare it to MAC studio fix concealer, it is similar but I still prefer MAC. I use the darker shade toast as a cream contour and it works perfectly! I find the fairer shades are a bit warm tone so if I'm really pale I can't use it however if I'm a little darker the warm tones help conceal my dark circles since they counteract the blue undertones. Speaking of which the orange corrector in this range is fabulous but you have to use the smallest amount and I recommend blending it with the warmth of your finger. Only thing I don't like is the packaging, I don't mind the brush even though I only use it for placement, just trying to control what comes out is difficult. You squeeze for a bit and then it's hard to know how much has come out since its in the brush and if it's nearing empty the air pressure may spit some product out at you when you squeeze the tube! I have a few shades and definitely one of my everyday concealers.

I had a go to concealer but I was having to order it from the states and it started to become a bit pricey so I needed to find something that was In New Zealand that was just as good and affordable.

I purchased 3 concealers before this one, I wish I had just gone straight to this without purchasing the rest haha.

The packaging is a wee tube that isn't solid but designed so you can squeeze it for the product to come out the brush tip. I know a few ladies who don't like the brush applicator but I really love it, its easier to control where I want the product to go and how much I want to apply.

Let's talk coverage. I like a full coverage when it comes to concealer. A light shade to brighten and one that can conceal imperfections and one that can cover my dark circles under my eyes.

The formula is light weight but ticks all the above things I need a concealer to do, coverage is amazing, buildable and easy to blend. Covers imperfections and hides my dark circles.

For $11 I will be sticking with this concealer.

A lot of people say this is the holy grail affordable concealer. Personally for me it only works on my undereyes. On my T zone it literally sticks to my hairs and separates on my dry skin. It looks awful and cracked, and makes my dry skin even drier.

The brush is really weird I would prefer no brush there since it absorbs the product and is probably really unhygenic.

I feel like I have to use a lot of it and like I will go through it in a few weeks...