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Dollface Reviews: Bobbi Brown creamy concealer kit and under-eye corrector
I mentioned a while back that I’d made only two beauty purchases during my December holiday, and it’s a good job I DID only buy two things, because although these two items are small, they’re not exactly cheap, and by “not exactly” I mean “not at all, really.”
In fact, let’s just get the bad news out of the way first: the Corrector (right) is £16.50. The Creamy Concealer Kit is £23. Just under £40 for the two, then, but it was a price I was willing to pay because these two items promised to cover up my under-eye shadows, and by that point I’d probably have sold one of my limbs for that.
The dark shadows under my eyes are currently the absolute bane of my life. They’re caused purely by lack of sleep: if I get enough of it, they disappear, but when I don’t, it shows all over my face – or under my eyes at least. The two products you see above are designed to send the bags packing (Sorry!), and they’re designed to be used together, although you can, of course, use them separately if you wish (or if your shadows aren’t quite as stubborn as mine).
On the left of the image, then, we have the creamy concealer kit, which is actually two products in one jar. On top, the creamy concealer that gives the product its name; on the bottom, a loose powder which goes over the top to set the makeup. For those with very dark shadows, meanwhile, the product on the right of the image is used as a base, to neutralize the shadows before the concealer goes on top.
So, how well do they work?
Kat Von D Tattoo Concealer – not just for tattoos
Got tattoos? Kat Von D certainly has, and while Kat herself doesn’t exactly seem to want to hide them, you may well have the odd occasion you’d like to make yours disappear for, temporarily at least.
That’s the idea behind this tattoo concealer (which I dount Kat has lent anything more than her name to, to be perfectly honest!), but even if you don’t have tattoos, you may still find it useful, because it’s essentially just a heavy duty concealer, which you can use on blemishes and dark circles as well as on tattoos.
According to the product description, this is a “creamy and blendable” formula, which will be good news to anyone in the market for this kind of product : generally speaking, concealers or foundations designed to give enough coverage o hide something like a tattoo tend to be quite difficult to work with and blend, which means you end up with a worse mess than whatever it is you’re trying to conceal. If this one lives up to its claims, it could be a godsend, although personally I’m always just a little wary of products bearing a celebrity name, although possibly unfairly.
Kat Von D Tattoo concealer, $25, www.sephora.com
Tarte Dark Circle Defense natural under eye corrector and brush
I haven’t been getting a whole lot of sleep lately, and because I’m someone who needs a LOT of sleep, the result is that I now have dark circles under my eyes that actually look like they’ve been painted on. My regular arsenal of dark-circle-fighting cosmetics have totally failed to cover these, and when that happens, I know it’s time to get more sleep.
Because this is a beauty blog, though, and because sometimes it just isn’t possible to drop everything and go and sleep for a week, I’ve also done a bit of searching for new products that could help my plight, and that’s how I came across Tarte’s Dark Circle Defense. Obviously the name of this product instantly drew me in, but the product description is pretty enticing too, throwing around phrases like “eight hours of sleep in a compact” and “camouflage dark circles”.
Dark circles aren’t the only things being targeted, though: this also claims to reduce puffiness around the eyes in four weeks, and to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, which also like to come out to taunt me when I’m not feeling my best.
The formula itself is an all-natural mineral powder, so it should be kind to the skin, too. It’s $32 from Tarte, but I think I’ll try getting some old fashioned SLEEP before I start spending money.
