Concealer Shade Kaise Choose Karein? Undertone Identify Karo+Perfect Shade Guide|Pratibha, by Pratibha Salian - Beauty Channel on YouTube. 17 min 43 s.
- Video length
- 17 min 43 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Look at the veins on the inside of your wrist in daylight. Blue or purple veins mean a cool undertone, green veins mean warm, and a mix of both means neutral.
Hold a silver chain and then a gold one near your face. Silver flatters cool skin, gold flatters warm skin, and if both look fine you are likely neutral.
Hold a plain white cloth or paper next to your bare face. Skin that looks pink next to white leans cool, while skin that looks yellow or golden leans warm.
Match the concealer base to your undertone. Cool skin takes pink or neutral bases, warm skin takes yellow or golden bases, and neutral skin can wear either.
For dark circles, choose a concealer one shade lighter and warmer than your foundation. Very dark circles often need a peach or salmon colour corrector underneath first.
For blemishes, use an exact match to your foundation shade in the same undertone. A lighter shade will highlight the spot instead of hiding it.
For highlighting, go two shades lighter than your foundation, not more. Anything paler tends to look grey on the skin.
Swatch your picks along the jaw and under one eye, then step into daylight to check them. Buy only after the shade disappears into your skin.
Apply in thin layers and blend with a small brush or damp sponge, building up only where you need more coverage.
Tips and common mistakes
Check every swatch in daylight, because shop lighting makes shades look warmer and darker than they are.
A too-light concealer under the eyes is the main cause of that grey, ashy look.
Set cream concealer with a light dusting of powder so it does not crease or turn cakey.
If your concealer pulls orange, it is too warm for your skin, not too dark.
Questions
What if I still cannot tell my undertone?
Go neutral. Neutral bases sit well on most skin, and you can test a pink and a yellow version side by side in daylight to see which vanishes.
Can I use my foundation as concealer?
Yes, for blemishes an exact match works well. For dark circles you want something slightly lighter and warmer, so a separate concealer helps.
Do I need a colour corrector?
Only for very dark or bluish circles. A peach corrector under the concealer cancels the colour so you need less product.
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