by DesZeLL — Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
in Face, Makeup, Tested and tagged with Concealer, Laura Mercier
My long search for concealers has finally come to an end with the discovery of Laura Mercier’s concealers: Secret Camouflage and Secret Concealer, which I used for face and eyes respectively. Laura Mercier products are stressing on the importance of creating a fresh canvas with a flawless finish that you must achieved first and foremost before going forward with everything else in the make up routine. Therefore it’s not a surprise how their concealing products are such a wonder.
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage, $28 for 7.7 g, helps to camouflage dark circles, minor imperfections on face such as redness, broken capillaries and acne scars, and as well as discolorations. Secret Camouflage comes in a unique two-shade system, beige and pink based, one to match the skins depth of color and the other to match skins of undertone. Custom blend the two shades to create your own perfect shade. Use this concealer sparingly on area where it needed correction and more coverage since it has high level of pigmentation therefore requires very little product to achieve complete flawless coverage. Use blender brush to help blend the concealer nicely onto your skin. If you find your under eye area very dark than average, you can use the pink based concealer or custom shade it your own and mix it with your favourite eye cream for more creamier consistency. This concealer is very thick and dry therefore I don’t really recommend to use it on your under eye. Available in 6 different shades.
For the under-eye area Laura Mercier Secret Concealer, $22 for 2,2g, which come in peach/pink-ish undertone which helps neutralizing my dark under-eye. This concealer is really rich in moisture and designed specifically for the under-eye area to conceal discolorations and dark circles. The texture is so creamy and thin yet able to brighten your entire look due to its ability to neutralize very dark under eye. Because of its creamy texture, the concealer glides on your skin easily. It’s not going to drag the skin under your eyes. My only complain is that this concealer is only available in 3 shades, and even the darkest shade is still a little bit too light for me. The darkest shade should fit for those with MAC NC 35 or NW30. I apply this concealer using my pinky finger because it doesn’t put pressure on skin under my eyes, and the natural body heat will helps to melt the concealer and blend it onto the under-eye area.
If you’re still unsure about these two products, you can try Laura Mercier Undercover Pot at $34, which hold one shade of Secret Camouflage and Secret Concealer on the top compartment side by side and Transluscent Loose Setting Powder on the lower compartment which can be used to set your make up.
*Images are the courtesy of Laura Mercier
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gw punya laura mercier yang 1 pot ada 2, camuflage and concealer with powder di bagian bawahnya. dan gw selalu bingung yang mana yang camuflage yang mana yg concealer. structure wise emang beda ya, yg satu glossy yang satu dove.
Ah mal,gw juga punya LM undercover pot!ok bgt cuma secret concealernya dikit..pengen beli yang terpisah ga ada nomornya :/
bagus mana sama Bobbi concealer set yg ada cream dan powdernya, mal?
Des, wah sukses bikin gw mau coba.. Klo mau di-combine sama TM-nya gmn ya? Mana dulu pakenya?
Alice – yeap consistencynya beda banget.
Happineesh – gue juga pake Secret Concealer no 3, udah hajar ajah abis gue suka banget. You should be fine. Kalo Secret Camouflage sih masi ada nomernya.
Rere – Gue bilang mereka bedua beda BB Creamy Concealer VS LM Secret Concealer. BB Creamy concealer warnanya mengarah ke yellow tone, karena dia bilang mencerahkan. Sedangkan LM Secret Concealer dasarnya mengarah ke pink/peach jadi bisa neutralize dark undercircle. BB lebih thick consistencynya karena dia untuk mengcover sedangkan LM lebih thin karena tujuannya neutralize.
So IMO if you dont need coverage LM is really really far better option.
Estelle – kalo pake sama TM tetep TM dulu baru concealer. Pakenya concealer tipis2 ajah pake blender brush jadi gak cakey keliatannya.
Mengingatkan gue akan palet concealer / foundie yg biasa dipake mua deh Mal. Jd kita bisa custom shade dgn 2 warna ya.
Buat gue tricky banget nih pasti, karna tangan gue suka ga konsisten kalo bikin adonan.
Tapi gue jd pengen coba krn dia neutralize, not cover. So I guess it will be more natural, right?
Yardian – iyah jadinya natural banget gak cakey. Tapi untuk secret camouflagenya itu tetep thick ya. Yang secret concealer yang thin.
Untuk secret camouflage biasanya gue pake yang beige dulu dan baru pink kalo gue gak mau blend sebelomnya
gw punya yg secret camouflage . and i must say it’s the best concealer so far in my life ! sayang di jkt nga ada jd gw mst nitip temen di singaporee.. haha..
itu concealer bner2 multi tasking .
bisa buat jerawat, noda2 item, kantong mata,.. kl di campur ama benefit high beam, lgsg jd higlighter deh .
manteph kan / hahah
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