I’ve seen this is a common question over the years but wanted to get a fresh/modern (lol late 2023) take on it. Wondering specifically on everyone’s technique and holy grail products (the concealer and whatever you use to apply it or prep it)
Backstory is: I’m trying to get more serious about makeup (currently really bad at it tbh), and I’d really like to ‘perfect’ my concealer strategy! I mainly use it for eyes/undereyes. My problem is it always looks so ‘cakey’ on my skin. How can I fix this?
I’ve tried a variety of products, including lately from Kosas (liquid), Merit (cream), and Givenchy (liquid). I really liked them all, but I can’t help but notice applying any of them makes my skin look worse, texture-wise, and really amplifies the appearance of every fine detail around my eyes (dots on my skin, wrinkles, etc.). Even right after I exfoliated the night before, or use eye cream immediately before to prep the area.
Is this normal? Is there a way to fix this? I don’t notice this cakiness in other people who are excellent at makeup, so I feel like there must be some secrets out there on how to make it look good! TIA everyone
Honestly you have to go through trial and error to find your way to a flawless application. There are people who refuse to use anything but their fingers and get a flawless application which I just can’t understand. Play around, try concealer with a primer one day, try it with a moisturizer the next and then try it without. Try with a beauty blender, try with a brush and then set with a loose powder or a pressed powder. Try different application techniques too.
Experiment. It’s the only way lol. If you do feel like you’re too cakey every time, try using a fluffy eyeshadow brush instead of a beauty blender/concealer brush to blend and spraying with fix+ after powder.