Maybelline Eraser Eye Concealer

COVERAGE: Medium to Full and buildable

FINISH: Satin

Award winning and favoured by thousands of ‘influensters’, Maybelline Instant Eraser Concealer is formulated with colour correcting pigments and skin goodies such as Goji Berry to hydrate and Haloxyl to strengthen the delicate under eye area and reduce the production of dark circles) while working in tandem with your chosen eye cream to treat fine lines and dark circles. This concealer banishes those dark circles in but a mere swipe! 

Apply either using the easy to use in-built sponge applicator or dab onto your fingers.  While light in texture, this concealer offers excellent coverage thanks to the great colour pigmentation which is exactly what is required to block out those dreaded shadows, dark circles and the bluey purple inner eye socket area. It can also be used in place of foundation if you are going for a lighter makeup look without applying foundation.

This bad boy not only blends really well but it leaves a natural radiance to the under eye area and diffuses into the skin beautifully without every appearing heavy, cakey or like you are wearing a ton of makeup. So if a matte finish is what you are after, try the Maybelline Super Stay Full Coverage Under Eye Concealer for £10 which has a limited shade range but great for those who are oilier and don’t like setting powder under the eye (plus it’s waterproof with great staying power). 

£8.99 from Boots

MAC Pro Longwear Concealer

COVERAGE: Medium to Full

FINISH: Satin drying to more Matte

Banish the bags with this full coverage longwear work horse of a concealer suitable for all skin types and available in a multitude of skin shades!

Not only is MAC Pro Longwear Concealer water and transfer resistant, sweat and humidity proof, but it can be used to conceal dark spots, blemishes, discolouration and dark circles. Anything actually! And much like the Bobbi Brown option in this list, MAC products are all in shades with either a pink or yellow base ensuring you can match your unique skin tone.

This concealer blends best with a damp sponge as it does dry quite quickly (and the dampness in a sponge helps to move product about before that happens) but the finish is model-perfect flawless looking skin. The reason it dries quickly is due to the ‘longwear’ ingredients that make it adhere to the skin for long periods and therefore making it budge-proof but without appearing heavy; the perfect equation for normal to oilier skins in particular, or during the summer months.

If you are drier under the eyes, you could apply a thin layer of this mixed with a bit of your eye cream or serum or perhaps layer it with a dab of a lighter, more moisturising option on top for extra hydration (SEE TIP BELOW).

This pro MUA favourite concealer is very cost effective since a little goes a very long way and one of these will last you a long time before having to repurchase.

£20.00 from MAC

“‘Long wear’ products from any brand tend to set quickly as the whole point of their being is to sit where they are put and stay all day so be sure to blend them out quickly before they dry down and set.”

— The Good Tip Makeup Fairy