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RMS Concealer - 2nd Thoughts

JudyL — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 21:59:52 GMT

Well *sigh* it's just not working as well as I had hoped. I am using 22.5 and have tried it with and without primer, setting spray, color corrector, powder and the blueness/darkness still shows through, it still creases, and bottom line, acts like every other concealer I've tried. Seems appliction with my finger works best. Thank goodness no one will come up to me with a magnifying mirror and look at my underyes because up close it does not look good. Standing at the bathroom sink looking in the mirror, it looks so-so. I can still see the darkness and some creasing. The darkness is minimized a little so guess I'll just have to accept that this is as good as I'm going to get it. I did order the Laura Mercier eye brightening powder and will try it with that but not holding my breath. I'm disappointed but not surprised as all concealers have been like this. Will keep it and use it as it is a smidge better than the others that I have. The one good thing - the shade is spot on for me.

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Midmod — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:17:20 GMT

😒

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Midmod — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:20:51 GMT

What color corrector have you tried? Sometimes I use a pink liquid blush as a corrector. It works better for me than yellow, blue or peach or lavender. I hope you can figure it out. I'm going to experiment with my RMS concealer when I get it. Maybe we can figure it out 😏

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Midmod — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:26:17 GMT

Maybe a brightener would help. I use Becca brightener. I love it

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JudyL — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:26:58 GMT

@Midmod - You are so sweet for wanting to try and help me figure this out. Right now I'm using the Pixie peach corrector. Have tried Bobbi Brown's and that didn't work. Have tried Becca's corrector that Smashbox has and that didn't work either. I'm done with trying to get concealers to work for me.

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Midmod — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:50:58 GMT

I have three Bobbi Brown correctors too. They are better than some but not great. If you haven't tried a red or pink one, give it a try. Mine came from the dollar tree if you can believe it. I didn't want to put $ into another dead end so I went there and bought a L.A. Colors pink gel blush. It's actually good for a corrector. I like it better than anything else. It's a thin formula and doesn't settle into lines 🧐. But nothing lasts for me more than a few hours. I'm thinking my undereye area gets dry and needs moisture so I dab some Vaseline and there goes any concealer. So if you try more correcter, don't spend much to experiment.
I'm too stubborn to stop trying ❤️

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JudyL — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:54:00 GMT

@Midmod - It's a never ending battle, isn't it?

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GingerHead — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:58:34 GMT

@JudyL

@JudyL wrote:
Well *sigh* it's just not working as well as I had hoped. I am using 22.5 and have tried it with and without primer, setting spray, color corrector, powder and the blueness/darkness still shows through, it still creases, and bottom line, acts like every other concealer I've tried. Seems appliction with my finger works best. Thank goodness no one will come up to me with a magnifying mirror and look at my underyes because up close it does not look good. Standing at the bathroom sink looking in the mirror, it looks so-so. I can still see the darkness and some creasing. The darkness is minimized a little so guess I'll just have to accept that this is as good as I'm going to get it. I did order the Laura Mercier eye brightening powder and will try it with that but not holding my breath. I'm disappointed but not surprised as all concealers have been like this. Will keep it and use it as it is a smidge better than the others that I have. The one good thing - the shade is spot on for me.

@JudyL I feel that way about my whole face!!! haha

I bet it doesn't look as bad as you think it does, we're so hard on ourselves...

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JudyL — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:03:50 GMT

@GingerHead wrote:
@JudyL
@JudyL wrote:
Well *sigh* it's just not working as well as I had hoped. I am using 22.5 and have tried it with and without primer, setting spray, color corrector, powder and the blueness/darkness still shows through, it still creases, and bottom line, acts like every other concealer I've tried. Seems appliction with my finger works best. Thank goodness no one will come up to me with a magnifying mirror and look at my underyes because up close it does not look good. Standing at the bathroom sink looking in the mirror, it looks so-so. I can still see the darkness and some creasing. The darkness is minimized a little so guess I'll just have to accept that this is as good as I'm going to get it. I did order the Laura Mercier eye brightening powder and will try it with that but not holding my breath. I'm disappointed but not surprised as all concealers have been like this. Will keep it and use it as it is a smidge better than the others that I have. The one good thing - the shade is spot on for me.

@JudyL I feel that way about my whole face!!! haha
I bet it doesn't look as bad as you think it does, we're so hard on ourselves...

@GingerHead - LOL I sure hope you're right!

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fthunt — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:04:56 GMT

IT....Bye Bye small tube thick.....put a spot of it on thumb, let it warm and with a FINGER DAB under each eye. Blend slightly and with a sponge applicator from...TART...finish the blending area.

IT last all day & stays put till u remove.

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JudyL — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:16:42 GMT

@fthunt wrote:
IT....Bye Bye small tube thick.....put a spot of it on thumb, let it warm and with a FINGER DAB under each eye. Blend slightly and with a sponge applicator from...TART...finish the blending area.
IT last all day & stays put till u remove.

@fthunt - Thank you for the suggestion but IT Bye Bye didn't work for me.

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Icegoddess — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:25:56 GMT

I use the Becca Undereye Brightener too to camouflage undereye shadows. I use it underneath my oundation. I no longer use concealer.

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Janey2 — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:26:09 GMT

@JudyL With all the money you are spending on concealer and corrector you should try cle de peau concealer. It is pricey, but their is nothing like it. They also sell a corrector which in my opinion is just like the concealer, but a little thinner and easier to apply.

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Midmod — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:26:47 GMT

@JudyL
IT bye bye used to work fab for me. I used it for years! Now the same color doesn't cover anymore. I guess I could try another color but I'm leery. I actually liked the consistency and coverage from Physician's Formula butters concealer. It just settled into my lines something fierce. If I could figure out how to thin it out I would give it another try.

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Ronettes — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 23:32:22 GMT

Have you tried Bobbie Brown stick foundation, in a shade lighter than the foundation you use?

It's very good!

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fthunt — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:41:47 GMT

@JudyL Well that's odd............BYE BYE will fill & cover nail holes.

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nyc1 — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 03:11:00 GMT

@JudyL So sorry you're disappointed. I have best results applying with a KVD #40 brush. It's the perfect shape and applies the product beautifully.
I still like the brightness I get with RMS. Like you, I have soooo many concealers from JM Vibrancy, LYS, IT Bye Bye, Doll 10, Laura Mercier, KVD (excellent... not sure about now since she sold her company), JM crayon, Benefit, and more.... some cover better than others, but I like the slight glow from the RMS.
I'm using the 22. Rose Mary said the .5s have a little more peach in them. I'm going to purchase 22.5 for other areas of my face. Judy, I know you have both shades. Is the 22.5 peachier? Thx.

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JudyL — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 03:36:51 GMT

@nyc1 wrote:
@JudyL So sorry you're disappointed. I have best results applying with a KVD #40 brush. It's the perfect shape and applies the product beautifully.
I still like the brightness I get with RMS. Like you, I have soooo many concealers from JM Vibrancy, LYS, IT Bye Bye, Doll 10, Laura Mercier, KVD (excellent... not sure about now since she sold her company), JM crayon, Benefit, and more.... some cover better than others, but I like the slight glow from the RMS.
I'm using the 22. Rose Mary said the .5s have a little more peach in them. I'm going to purchase 22.5 for other areas of my face. Judy, I know you have both shades. Is the 22.5 peachier? Thx.

@nyc1 - The 22.5 is more peachy than the 22. I'm going to see if I can find the brush you mentioned. First though, I'm going to try it with my concealer brush from BK Beauty and see how that one works with it. I'm tired of searching so am just going to try and make the RMS concealer work somehow. I do have the new Natasha Denona concealer and got it in a peach shade that is too dark for me so thought I may put a dab of that on first and then the RMS concealer. May try that tomorrow. Right now I'm just tired of searching and spending on money on concealers and correctors and don't want to try anything else.

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JudyL — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:10:49 GMT

Well @fthunt and @nyc1 - I need to eat my words of not wanting to try another concealer Was in ULTA this morning and decided to look again at the IT Bye Bye Concealer. Ended up purchasing a tube and tried it out when I got home. So far so good. Will see how it does the rest of the day.

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nyc1 — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:29:58 GMT

@JudyL I have 2 tubes of that concealer... medium and tan. Haven't used them in awhile. Pretty good. They do cover but dry a lot more matte than some of my others.

Let me know what you think. What color did you get?