Beyond Perfecting Super Concealer

By Ana Maria 6 years ago.

Why Clinique associates words like `Beyond Perfecting`, `Super` and `Camouflage` with this product makes me wonder... this is just a very lightweight concealer. To be honest, it's not necessarily a bad one (it actually has some advantages), but it's not what it's claimed. The consistency is quite liquid, water like; the squeeze tube is the perfect packaging for dispensing it. The product is very lightweight and blends (too) easily, but it simply blends into the skin providing minimal coverage. I actually need to let it sit a minute under my eye before blending, because the extra tackiness helps concentrating the product better; even so, the coverage I get with this concealer is barely a light-medium. I can't see how you could get full coverage with this, the formula simply doesn't build-up. The finish is very natural, it doesn't crease as much as most concealers and doesn't look cakey after setting with powder. Due to the `spreadability`, it also can double as foundation in a pinch. Finger application is highly recommended, a sponge will simply soak all the product in, while a brush would move it too much to get coverage. I have combination skin, but dry under eyes; while this concealer is not drying, I wouldn't call it hydrating either. Shade range for me (light-medium, yellow warm undertone) is OK, 08 is perfect for my under eyes (slightly lighter), but 10 and 12 are not that far off; Clinique does well yellow warm undertones without going too orange/unnatural. As a reference, I'm a MAC NC16-20, Estee Lauder Sand (1W2), Becca Buff/Buttercup, Lancome Buff Warm, Too Faced Vanilla.