Cover Girl Queen Collection concealer

Hi Beauties!

I was super excited when I spotted this new concealer for brown girls! I had heard good things about it and was anxious to try it. I usually use Lancome Maquicomplet concealer in Caramel for my under eyes circles, but I am always on the lookout for a cheaper, yet effective alternative. I picked up "Light", which is the lightest shade and made could not wait to get home and start concealing some dark circles.

Fast forward 2 days...hmmm...Okay, I cannot write a full review yet because it has only been a few days, but so far...meh. It's a little too sheer and runny for my liking and I have found myself using alot more product than I normally would. I mean, as soon and I try to blend, the stuff is gone!

I will say that after I PACK on 100 pounds of concealer and SET with some MSF Natural or Graftobian powder, the color stays pretty well. Its only been a few days, so I'll keep trying to see if I can make it work, but overall I am not impressed.

Has anyone else had this problem with Cover Girl's Queen Collection concealer? Did I get a bad tube? Am I doing something wrong? HELP! I SOOOO want to love this stuff!

I will I'll let the pictures do the talking. Cover Girl concealer on the left, Lancome on the right.

Realization about my dark circles!

It really pains me to type this, but concealer alone doesn't cut it when it comes to my under eye circles. I'm not sure when this happened but my bags have evolved to the point that I NEED a corrector under my concealer.

I do not wear a full face of makeup everyday but I will do a minimal look for school, work, etc. The other day I was camera whoring for a Minimal FOTD to post; as I looked at the pics on my camera it really hit me...my circles are dark. Very dark. And stubborn.

I've come to the conclusion that corrector must become a part of my everyday makeup as opposed to concealer only. The below pics are of me wearing only Lancome Maquicomplet concealer with no corrector, Milani pressed powder, MAC Sweet as Cocoa blush, ELF Sun Kissed Powder to highlight. On my lips - Lancome liner in Raisenberry, Lancome Juicy Tube in Beach Plum.





And here I am with Eve Pearl's Dual Salmon Concealer and Treatment. I will post a FOTD for this look soon.

Black Opal Concealer

Hi guys,

I've been missing in action for a little while now and I've missed my blog! I'm not neglecting you Beauties, I promise. The weather here has been awful and my skin has been so dry, on top of that I have not been getting much sleep lately so I'm getting some serious dark under eye circles.

The forecast calls for 1 foot of snow tomorrow, so while I was looking for a scraper for my car (in the makeup aisle of Rite Aid..hehe) I came across a concealer that looked promising. It seems that a few of the other concealers that I have leave me with an ashy look so when I spotted the Black Opal flawless concealer I figured I'd give it a try since the package says it's "specifically for Ethnic Skin".

For $4.95 you get a .12 oz of stick concealer (that looks like a tube of lipstick) with a free trial size of a liquid makeup. I purchased the concealer in the shade of Honey - I cannot remember the name of the free foundation but it was not a match for me.

I could not wait to try this product! As soon as I got home I washed and moisturized and applied this concealer to the left side of my face, under my eyes and on some dark blemishes on my chin, then buffed on some MAC MSF Natural in Dark. On the right side of my face I applied L'Oreal True Match Super Blendable Concealer in Warm then buffed in the MAC MSF. The Black Opal was very thick and a little difficult to blend but Whoa BABY did I see a difference! See pics below:

The eye on YOUR left was done with the L'Oreal True Match Concealer while the eye on the right was concealed with the Black Opal. You can see some ashiness on the eye with the L'Oreal concealer. The Black Opal eye looks more awake:-) And all of a sudden there are no dark blemishes on my chin. No,I am not smirking...my smile is really THAT crooked! lol







EYES:
ELF Studio e/s primer
L'Oreal HIP duo in Sculpted
MAC MSF Natural in Dark on browbone
ELF Butternut Quad (lightest color as a higlight)
Revlon Double Twist mascara --HATED IT!! More about this mascara later.

Till next time...
Peace,
MocahMakeupLover

L'Oreal True Match Concealer Review

Hi guys!
So yesterday I went to one of my favorite stores - Target. This was seriously the biggest Target I have ever seen – it could I have been 3 stores in one…needless to say I was SUPER excited.

I had a few things in mind that I wanted to pick up from the cosmetics aisle, but was so overwhelmed by the massive amounts of products that I forgot to get a few of the items. Anywho, I picked up a L’Oreal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Concealer for $7.49. Now usually I love me some Lancome Maquicomplet Complete Coverage Concealer for $27.50, but let’s face it, it’s a recession - so L’Oreal Paris here I come.



The True Match concealer comes in three categories: Warm, Cool, and Neutral. Within each category there are three subcategories: Fair Light, Light Medium, and Medium Deep. I concluded that I’m a Warm Medium/Deep.

This tube is a little on the small side at .17 oz (a regular sized chap stick is 0.15 oz) but a little of the product goes a long way. I applied it to my under eye circles and some redness on my nose area and it worked like a charm. It is easy to blend and has only the slightest makup-ey smell. I also liked that they have a wide range of color options for both fair and dark skinned women. This is the first day that I’ve used it and so far no weird skin breakouts (I get those often). Overall I would definitely purchase this again.

On a side note - I've got my eye on this Lorac Double Feature which has a concealer, highlighter and blender in one.


I'm dying to try it! Hmmm...looks like it only comes in three shades.This retails for $24 at Sephora. What do you think? What products do you have your eye on?

Till next time...

Peace,
MochaMakeupLover