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Hi everyone. My name is Sadaf,
I am a beauty and lifestyle writer and a stylist.
I am going to talk to you guys today
about my two favorite must have go-to concealers to mask...
Full coverage concealers to mask dark circles.
So I've got one on each eye.
I'm gonna take just this area off
and show you guys what they are.
As you can see, I've got quite
shadowy dark under eye circles.
I'm sitting in front of the bomb eye sliding
but you can still see that they're there.
We all have dark circles.
A lot of us do.
And a lot of the time it is genetic
and that's okay.
It's part of who we are
and I'm learning to love and embrace mine.
The first thing I wanna talk to you guys
is skincare as well that can help with dark circles.
Melasma actually runs in my family.
My mom actually has it under her eyes.
So I have to be super careful.
And maybe there's a lot of olive skin girls out there,
brown skin girls who have melasma in their family too.
It's quite common.
The two powerhouse ingredients that work together
obviously a vitamin C and sunscreen every morning.
Sometimes I'll put an eye mask just to pep up
and boost my diary a little bit.
Any kind of cream that you use for your eyes
is just a great way to set or prep
before you put your concealer on.
I just find that it makes the conceal last longer
throughout the day and it just helps with creasing.
Sort of a weed back there.
So this is the Dermalogica Total Eye Care broad spectrum,
SPF 15.
This does not mean that you can skip your sunscreen step.
Like I said, I've already got sunscreen underneath
a broad spectrum, 50 plus because, Australia
and I originally bought this to help with dark circles.
But now I use it to act like a primer for my concealer.
I just find that my concealer sits better
and it just lasts longer throughout the day.
And it also helps with creasy, which is really, really good.
So super lightweight, creamy consistency.
Pulling that in.
So now that it's prepped,
I will show you my first concealer that I love.
So this is the MAC Pro Longwear Concealer.
I have been using this for years
and I was using this on the daily.
I've now switched this over
but only using it at night time.
It does deliver more of a matte finish.
So if you do have oily skin and you don't want
makeup concealers that are super dewy and luminous,
and this one is for you.
The other thing I like about this is
that I like to lay this one a few times
and apply like maybe two, three times.
So that's why I like it for evening occasions.
I've used quite a lot.
Clean this for you guys.
It's a beautiful creamy consistency.
This is NW 35 I'm pretty sure.
I just love this because for years growing up in the '90s
especially when I was a teen, it was really hard
for me to find concealers to match my skin tone.
And I just loved that brands like MAC.
I really diversifying their shade range when it comes
to concealers and foundations.
So I'll just warm it up with my fingers.
This is a medium to full coverage.
This little pump I think it's 9mls,
but a little does go a long way.
So that's only one lane.
I still have some left.
I think this one is $46, but it lasts pretty much a year
but you can kind of blend this in however you like.
Whether you want to do it with your fingers,
a concealer brush.
I like to go in with a beauty blender
for my concealer as well.
Really, really, really lightly.
I'm gonna go in again and blend in the second layer.
And again, if I was still using this and the day time
I would just stop at that first application.
And you can also use color characters.
So there's amazing brands like Napoleon (indistinct).
So kind of color wheels with different shades.
So you have your greens that minimize and neutralize
that redness, orange and pink and peach undertones
that are great for your darker medium skin tones,
your purples and your (indistinct)
which are great for yellow spots.
So that's something to look out for.
For me personally, I have tried a few color correctors,
but I just found that because I do get really crazy
under eyes it just was too much for me,
but if you do have those concerns
and you want to tackle them, that's probably your best bet.
So that is the MAC.
It still looks quiet dewy and radiant
because I am seeing in front of the sun.
And then I always set my concealers with a setting powder.
Otherwise, it is creasy day and I'm not into that.
I'll lightly again, really lightly tapping.
You're not pushing that in.
And that just also will help not only set your concealer
and help with creasage but help it to last
throughout the night longer as well.
Now, the second one I wanna talk to you guys about
is the Clinique Even Better All-Over Concealer + Eraser.
So I wrote an article about this actually
on Adore Beauty IQ page.
So head on over there and have a read.
This concealer changed my life.
That is a big statement, but I stand by my statement.
The thing about this concealer that's amazing
is that it's formulated with skincare.
So like I mentioned before you want ingredients
that boost your skin and help elevate your skin a little bit
and add that luminosity and work
to really better your skin as well.
And that is what this does.
Over time it will improve your skin
because it has amazing ingredients like your vitamin C.
Give me all the vitamin C in your serums in your creams
and now in your makeup, amazing.
Also, it has caffeine which helps energize
under your eye area.
It has your hyaluronic acid
which helps to really plump the skin.
And as I wrote in my article, I really found that
it kind of delivered a beautiful dewy finish
and my cheeks actually looked quite plump.
And when you're in your 30s, you want all the plump.
Okay, plump me up.
It's like a doe foot applicator
which is great because you don't get your fingers dirty.
It's a really creamy consistency.
I usually do two layers of this.
I'll just feather and not rather than doing
that crazy triangle.
That's one layer.
Okay, (beep) she's radiant.
She's alive.
She's awake.
You see how that just delivers
a really beautiful luminous finish.
And that's why I love this for daytime
when your dark circles are more prominent
and they really show.
This is my go to now for daytime everyday wear.
Honestly, finding a full coverage concealer
that goes a distance is like finding a unicorn.
I hold onto these babies.
I'm just going to do blush.
So I'm just using this beautiful Bobbi Brown palette.
I think this is the Bronzing Duo.
It's amazing.
Just lay it that on top.
And usually I'll do a highlighter
but because this concealer is quite dewy and beautiful
I don't need to...
Sorry, I keep saying beautiful,
but it's really is just beautiful.
Those are my two favorite must have concealers
for masking dark circles.
If you guys have any questions, please pop them below.
Sorry if this video was really awkward.
It was my first YouTube video.
So please be nice to me. (laughs)
I'm so glad I've discovered these
and I really hope this helps
out anyone else who love and embraces their dark circles
just like I do, but wants an extra help
in masking and blurring them when they need.
Bye.