I raved about the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer for years, and bought countless tubes of the stuff. I just loved its coverage. I don't look for much else in a concealer because I use a primer to help with ease of application and crease prevention. Then, in January this year, MUA were offering 50% off their entire range, so I decided to add the Cover & Conceal concealer to my basket for just 75p (normally £1.50). It's now been my daily concealer for 8 months, and I'm still on the same tube (it seems like it's never ending!). I tried the Collection one again a few weeks ago, and although great for blemishes, I hated it for redness and under my eyes. I found it so thick and cakey! I'm not used to it after using MUA's light-medium coverage variety. MUA's isn't perfect, though. Like I said, it has a light-medium coverage, so it isn't great at concealing blemishes. It also has a dewy finish, which I don't want around my oily eyes, so I have to set it with a powder. Both concealers have faults (in my eyes, at least), but they work well together. The Collection one for blemishes, and the MUA one for the rest of my face.
I do want to find that perfect all round concealer, though. One that has a high enough coverage to conceal spots, but not so high that it looks cakey on the rest of my skin. I'd also like it to have a normal/matte finish so powder isn't necessary. Do you have any recommendations? I've heard Bourjois and Maybelline have some good offerings.
I love the collection one, its so nice just to cover any blemishes. I haven't tried this mua one before, but i'll definitely be looking into it now x
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Budget concealers seem to be a quiet spot with bloggers as everyone just raves about the Collection one!
ReplyDeletePersonally i don't get on with it and my favourite for blemishes is a No7 stick concealer which are only a few pounds with the vouchers. I've heard good things about the Rimmel wake me up but i've yet to try it myself.
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I haven't tried either of these, but definitely considering giving them a go for the price! Sometimes you need to use 2 or 3 products to create the perfect base, but it would be nice to have that wonder-woman product that did it all! I'm more of a fan of thick creamy concealers, though.
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everyone's talking about the collection one, must definitely give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI've only just tried the Collection one after having it recommended to me by every blogger and her dog - it suits me absolutely perfectly :) I'm intrigued by the matching foundation, though reviews of that seem less than brilliant!
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The Fashionista brush on concealer is amazing! You can get it on the MUA website for £1.50 and it's creamy but not heavy and I use it everyday around my eyes and on blemishes. It's so multi-funcional and cheap that I can't get enough of it!
ReplyDeleteMaybelline concealers are a good option,of the mineral line love its coverage, but ,here is no longer available : (, Also like the age rewind concealer that came in a tube two extremes with an illuminator and a concealer was excellent for my undereye area and finally the fit me concealer (although the base disappointed me a bit!) is very good... also the loreal true match is ok, although I have combination skin, a little sensitive, reddens easily and rarely suffer from acne, I think these are ok for all skin types x pinkana <3
ReplyDeleteOoh these look really good! I need a new one, my current maybelline one is just too dark, I'll have to give one of these a try! Great post :)
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I find the Collection concealer quite cakey too, I recently tried the MAC Mineralize one and it literally makes no difference to under eye circles and was unfortunately a waste of money for me.
ReplyDeleteI want to try the Bourjois one too, I've heard such good things about it that I'm surprised I haven't bought it already!
Danielle xx
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