Hello friends! As you can tell, this is the first post of this sort on this blog. I’m not a real heavy makeup user, and the makeup that I do use is for oil and shine control. Sooooo it’s that week during that time of the month again, and I have two cystic zits on my forehead. Well, never fear! I’ve discovered the best concealer to hide those fellas’. It’s the NYX HD Photogenic Concealer! I purchased mine at ULTA on a buy one, get one 50% off deal ($4.99 regular price) along with the usual $3.50 off $10.00 coupon. These are by far the best concealers I have tried in my 22 years of life on this earth. The only problem with these concealers is that the shades don’t have a good range (at least in store), so I bought the two closest shades and mix them when I am using them to create my skin-tone. This will be good for when my tan fades! In the pictures, the tubes show more yellow than they actually are. In the tubes, it looks like the product has pink undertones, but out of the tube the product applies with yellow/golden undertones.
On the website, NYX provides these descriptions:
GLOW (CW06): Medium beige with beige undertones
TAN (CW07): Tan shade with red undertones
Obviously, those undertones are not even close to my golden/olive one haha. Upon going to the NYX site, I found out they DO have a “MEDIUM (CW05): Medium beige with olive undertones” but not at my ULTA! I’m assuming that’s the right shade for me… in any case, Glow and Tan work for me too!
It comes with your standard doe foot applicator, but I don’t actually use it directly on my face. I don’t need to be transferring any bacteria on my face into the tube itself! I just swipe some product on my hand and mix with my ring finger, using the same finger to dab and conceal.
The product does dry rather quickly, so the mixing and applying has to occur fast! And when you’re mixing and trying to find the perfect color, it can definitely be difficult. Although thick and creamy looking, it does not feel thick but applies full coverage. I don’t use a brush but dab with my ring finger and get great coverage. It dries to a nice powder finish with no creasing or accentuating the nasty bits you are trying to conceal in the first place!
The following pictures are true to life in terms of the color; (L-R: Glow, Tan)
I hope my review is helpful; please ask any and all questions if you wish to! I feel a “What’s in my makeup bag” post soon!
Glamour & Whisk 