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

  • 0ceaneyeesBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It could be the primer you’re using too, go to Sephora get samples see what works best for your skin or see your skin type and look up what others use but at the end of the day skin has TEXTURE totally normal and makeup can and probably will amplify it

  • Living-Kangaroo-3054BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    i think the general rule of, less is more. Sometimes my concealer looked like absolute shit and i didn’t understand why, it was just coz i applied way too much and it looked cakey/ unnatural. Yesterday i made the same mistake but wiped some excess off with tissue and it looked much better and more natural. Also, actually tappinh on it rather than smearing it, which creates rlly weird streaks.

  • Worldly_Ingenuity387BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I am a mature women so if this works on me, I’m sure it will work on everyone else. At the end of my skin care routine I use moisturizer all over my face as well as my eyes and than put a good amount of Bellif eye cream all around my eyes. I do my eye makeup before I do foundation and concealer so the eye cream has some time to penetrate my skin. For my concealer I first put on Winkey Lux concealer. It’s very light. Once I spread that around with my fingers I put on a swipe of Nars concealer and blend with a damp (almost dry) sponge. I then follow with a good amount of Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder and leave it on for a few minutes. Then I take a damp sponge (as above) and bounce it under my eyes to remove excess powder. I know this sounds like a lot but it really takes no time at all once you get the hang of it. My underlies never crease and at the end of the day they look as good as they did when I first put the products on. I used to use a corrector but found that for me, this works better and yes I have dark circles. Let me know if you try this combination.

  • kimbermallBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve heard good things about those foundation air brushes.