Here is Paula Begoun’s review of the “Best” Concealers. You can read her full reviews in her book Don’t Go To the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition by Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron [Publisher: Beginning Press] [www.cosmeticscop.com]).
According to Paula, there are lots of good concealers available in all price ranges, the options below represent the elite, whether you prefer a liquid formula (generally best for normal to oily skin or for use on blemishes) or cream formula (generally best for normal to dry skin not prone to blemishes or for undereye use).
Each concealer below has a beautiful texture, provides moderate to significant coverage without looking thick or cakey, and has an impressive wear time with minimal to no risk of creasing into lines around the eye.
Paula does not recommend color-correcting concealers because they rarely (if ever) look convincing in natural light, and they often substitute one visible discoloration for another.
THE BEST CONCEALERS
>Becca “Compact Concealer”; Cream $35.00
>Benefit “Galactic Shield!”; Cream $20.00
>Benefit “Lyin’ Eyes”; Liquid $18.00
>Bitotherm “Forget It Instant”; Liquid $14.00
>Chanel “Quick Cover”; Liquid $35.00
>Clinique “All About Eyes Concealer”; Cream $15.50
>Delux Beauty “Concealer”; Cream $16.00
>Dior “DiorSkin Sculpt Lifting Smoothing”; Liquid $29.00
>Elizabeth Arden “Flawless Finish”; Liquid $16.00
>Flirt “Pretty Easy Quick Cover”; Cream $10.00
>L’Oreal Paris “AirWear Long-Wearing”; Liquid $10.19
>L’Oreal Paris “True Match”; Liquid $7.89
>Lancome “Absolue Concealer Radiant Smoothing”; Cream $30.00
>Lancome “Photogenic Skin-Illuminating Concealer SPF 15”; Liquid $25.50
>M.A.C. “Select Cover-Up”; Cream $14.50
>Mary Kay “MK Signature”; Cream $9.50
>Maybelline “Instant Age Rewind Double Face Perfector”; Liquid $8.99
>Maybelline “Instant Age Rewind Under Eye”; Cream $5.39
>Origins “Quick, Hide! Easy Blend”; Liquid $13.50 (here is something that IS good at Origins!)
>Paula’s Choice “No Slip”; Liquid $9.95
>Paula’s Choice “Soft Cream”; Cream $9.95
>Prescriptives “Camouflage Cream”; Cream $17.50
>Prescriptives “Flawless Skin Total Protection Concealer SPF 25”; Cream $22.00
>Revlon “Age Defying”; Cream $8.99
>Stila “Illuminating Concealer”; Liquid $22.00
