topic Re: Using Concealer as Foundation in Beauty

Using Concealer as Foundation

Icegoddess — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 00:55:22 GMT

I don't get it. It seems like a waste of money.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

kittyloo — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 01:49:17 GMT

???? who suggested that would be a good idea?

seems like it would be awfully thick, and heavy.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

rnmom — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 11:41:05 GMT

Several different product line vendors suggest that their concealer can be used all over the face as a foundation. The one that immediately comes to mind is IT cosmetics. They have been promoting their bye bye undereye concealer as an all over foundation since it launched. But I agree, I think it would be a waste of money too. Maybe they're thinking it will save time using just one product and not a separate foundation and concealer? Just guessing here.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

AngelPuppy1 — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 11:41:57 GMT

I do at times use a concealer stick instead of a full foundation and then dust powder over that. I have areas on my face that need some extra coverage because of rosacea, broken caps, redness, etc. and this seems to work well. I for the most part use Cover Girl concealer stick and although it is of course heavier than foundation, I dot it sparingly and then smooth it out with a sponge. I tend to like this better than a full foundation.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Icegoddess — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 14:55:52 GMT

Yeah, it was the IT Bye Bye Undereye presentation. Those tubes are so small, I couldn't imagine using that for full face application.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

SeaMaiden — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:42:48 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
Yeah, it was the IT Bye Bye Undereye presentation. Those tubes are so small, I couldn't imagine using that for full face application.

@Icegoddess The ByeBye eye is so pigment rich....just a little dot covers a lot! I use it after using Josie Marian's tinted SPF moisturizer.. the Bye Bye just under my eyes...and to cover any brown spots etc.. and on my chin and my nose.... then my face looks flawless using both of these. Nothing I have tried works as good as Bye Bye undereye... it never dries out or causes creases. Really nice!

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

sfrangu — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 21:23:28 GMT

Which one of the bye bye concealers? I got the little pot with brush on AD last month and I absolutely looove it. I was wondering if there is another bye bye concealer even better than that one. As a concealer, of course, not as a foundation, the amount is too darn small. But lovely looking!

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

SahmIam — Sat, 21 Jul 2018 21:32:02 GMT

Depends on the product. I do this with the new Trish McEvoy concealer as it works beautifully for this. You need very little and you more spot conceal then all- over and then spread with warm fingertips. I'm thinking this was brought out to be used as a portable all in one face product to use in her planner.

Any product can be thinned out and used in many ways; it's all in how you apply it. Great in a pinch as well and you need to only bring 1 product instead of 2 when traveling.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Mrsq2022 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:17:16 GMT

I used to use the Tarte maracuja and It Bye Bye undereyes as a foundation. I would start by putting argan oil or some other oil on my face and then tapping the concealer u dear my eyes and on my t-zone the smoothing it in won't a flat-top brush. It blended pretty well and with the oil as a base, wasn't too heavy. It sbeen a while since I've used concealer in this way but I might try to see if it still works for me.

I used just about the size of a grain of rice for the whole face because concealer is so much more concentrated than foundation.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Mrsq2022 — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 01:20:29 GMT

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@Icegoddess wrote:
Yeah, it was the IT Bye Bye Undereye presentation. Those tubes are so small, I couldn't imagine using that for full face application.
@Icegoddess The ByeBye eye is so pigment rich....just a little dot covers a lot! I use it after using Josie Marian's tinted SPF moisturizer.. the Bye Bye just under my eyes...and to cover any brown spots etc.. and on my chin and my nose.... then my face looks flawless using both of these. Nothing I have tried works as good as Bye Bye undereye... it never dries out or causes creases. Really nice!

I posted before reading this, but this is how I used to use it too. Over an oil, and dotted all over before blending it in. I think that I'm always looking for the next best thing or maybe I hadn't gotten a great color match... can't remember but I do want to try this again sometime!

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

SeaMaiden — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 15:03:48 GMT

@sfrangu wrote:
Which one of the bye bye concealers? I got the little pot with brush on AD last month and I absolutely looove it. I was wondering if there is another bye bye concealer even better than that one. As a concealer, of course, not as a foundation, the amount is too darn small. But lovely looking!

@sfrangu I have both the one in the pot and the one in the tube. I really like the one in the tube better... it is more creamy and spreads better for me.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

dusty523 — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:17:15 GMT

I use the IT Bye Bye concealer in the black tube as my foundation. I absolutely love it! One small dot really covers my entire face. It's not greasy or heavy. I use a light brush of setting powder afterwards and it's perfect. One small tube, believe it or not, goes a very long way. After I do my moisturizing, I use a tinted moisturizer, so when I use the concealer my look is flawless. You should try.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Icegoddess — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:29:11 GMT

Sorry, but that seems like a waste to me too. I'll wear tinted moisturizer or, more likely a BB/CC Cream or Foundation, but never both at the same time.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

HerRoyaLioness — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 16:58:16 GMT

I don't think it is a waste if it works for you.

I spot conceal, blending it out almost like a foundation (It in the pot) and just need to put a light layer of powder over it (Jane Iredale). Works well for me and faster than a full face foundation scenario, especially in the summer.

I've "wasted" a lot of money on foundations that don't work for me.

Forgot to add that I discovered Dr Brandt's pores no more primer, it is awesome. It really makes a smooth canvas and blurrs my redness and spots so much that I need very little concealer. Love it. It's expensive, but you do get one ounce of product and I had a coupon at HSN for it. It is tinted and works better than anything I have tried so far.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

BARBIE100 — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:19:00 GMT

Thank you for the tip! I'm going to try that.

@SeaMaiden wrote:
@Icegoddess wrote:
Yeah, it was the IT Bye Bye Undereye presentation. Those tubes are so small, I couldn't imagine using that for full face application.
@Icegoddess The ByeBye eye is so pigment rich....just a little dot covers a lot! I use it after using Josie Marian's tinted SPF moisturizer.. the Bye Bye just under my eyes...and to cover any brown spots etc.. and on my chin and my nose.... then my face looks flawless using both of these. Nothing I have tried works as good as Bye Bye undereye... it never dries out or causes creases. Really nice!

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Alison Wonderland — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 17:22:55 GMT

@HerRoyaLioness wrote:
I don't think it is a waste if it works for you.

I spot conceal, blending it out almost like a foundation (It in the pot) and just need to put a light layer of powder over it (Jane Iredale). Works well for me and faster than a full face foundation scenario, especially in the summer.

I've "wasted" a lot of money on foundations that don't work for me.

Forgot to add that I discovered Dr Brandt's pores no more primer, it is awesome. It really makes a smooth canvas and blurrs my redness and spots so much that I need very little concealer. Love it. It's expensive, but you do get one ounce of product and I had a coupon at HSN for it. It is tinted and works better than anything I have tried so far.

Nailed it. If it works, why is it a waste?

If you only need coverage on some spots or discolorations and don't need a full face of foundation, then using concealer on just those areas instead of using foundation would be the very opposite of a waste, wouldn't it?

And if you want full coverage and use it to do your whole face, how is it a waste because you used concealer instead of foundation? If people have tried foundations and didn't get what they wanted with them and do with a concealer, then that's not a waste of money, either.

The only thing I see wasted here is the time and energy spent worrying about how other people spend money and wear makeup.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

lkow217 — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:22:24 GMT

I do this all the time with Josie Maran Concealer sticks. They are sooooo creamy and blendable and they cover. A light dusting of Balance n Brighten tops it off They come in alot of different shades too.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

blackhole99 — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:33:41 GMT

bare minerals Bareskin serum concealer is light weight and covers a multitude of sins for me. Yes, it's pricey to use, but I don't need it to cover my whole face, just cheeks, chin, under eyes and sides of nose. It looks more natural too.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Katcat1 — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 01:27:53 GMT

@Icegoddess When I use concealer instead of applying my tinted moisturizer, I just use it in certain areas -- under the eyes, tad on nose, on each side of nose and a tad on the chin. In other words, you only use a tiny amount on each area.

Re: Using Concealer as Foundation

Icegoddess — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 03:35:27 GMT

For the people who are just using it in certain areas, to me, that's using it as a concealer, not a foundation whether it's applying on top of a tinted moisturizer or to bare skin. To me, using something as a foundation means applying the product to the entire face and I think that was also what the presenter meant when she said she was wearing it as a foundation.

It was just my opinion that using a concealer over the entire face was a waste of money. Everybody can decide for themselves. I use some unconventional methods for applying BB/CC creams and foundation too. For some reason Tarte BB Cream alone and IT CC cream alone both look terrible on me, but if I combine the two they work quite nicely. And, I recently bought a NARS foundation which is a perfect match for my skin which none of the foundations I've bought on QVC have been, they're too yellow. However, I felt like it was calling attention to my aging skin. But, now I'm mixing it with Miracle Blur and it looks so much better.

If someone feels my ponderings are a waste of time, then isn't it also a waste of time to respond to such ponderings? Just sayin'.