Using Concealer as Foundation

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

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

kittyloo · ‎03-11-2010

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

seems like it would be awfully thick, and heavy.

rnmom · ‎03-11-2010

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.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

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.

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Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

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

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

@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!

sfrangu · ‎02-11-2017

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!

SahmIam · ‎04-16-2010

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.

Mrsq2022 · ‎03-10-2010

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.

Mrsq2022 · ‎03-10-2010

@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!