Bobbi Brown's How-To Apply Concealor Video

Hi everyone, how was Boxing day? We went trying our luck at getting a cheap point-and-shoot camera at Isetan's post-Christmas Member Private Sale. There was a coupon for a Casio Exilim EX-Z77 camera at $179 but when we arrived all the 30 pieces available were sold out. We decided the other one available at $199 wasn't too great a buy, so we left the store without any purchases. People who didn't have an Isetan card were denied entry, but even so, the store was very hot, stuffy and crowded. It seemed like the airconditioning was spoilt! The queues were also very long and slow-moving. So, we went over to Marks & Spencer to get some cheap wine and headed over to The Red House for Chilli Crabs. Yumms. In makeup news, I'm defeated by my dark circles again. I can't seem to get them concealed well enough. Today, I spent time experimenting yet couldn't get it right at all. It's such a disheartening thing because while I am trying to cure the underlying problem with creams and sleep, meanwhile I really want the dark circles to be well-concealed too. All I can remember is that one day when I asked a friend how was my eyemakeup, she only noticed my dark circles, not the eyemakeup! What's the use of trying to beautify oneself if the flaws are still more obvious than the beautification? So, I went scouring about the net for more tips, and guess what? I found a video clip from Bobbi Brown's website, explaining how to apply concealor! I'm glad the video confirms the correctness of my step-by-step description in my post, Bobbi Brown: How to Apply Eye Brightener and Concealor. Now on top of my description, you have a nice How-To video from Bobbi Brown herself. View Bobbi's How-To Apply Concealor Video I'm in two minds about whether I should get a Bobbi Brown concealor. I've spent so much and already have a total of 5 types of concealor right now that don't work perfectly in any combination: Mac Select Moisture Cover, The Face Shop Flower Dual Concealer, Loreal Touche Magique, Bourjois Brush Concealor and Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener. Is it a case of the wrong concealor or the wrong colour or both? Gaaarr!! Wish I knew. © Copyright. All rights reserved.

Undereye Concealers

Tsk, I'm still thinking about the black lambskin Cannage drawstring that looks like a tote when you stuff alot of things inside it ... Ugh ... Well, to distract myself, I'll talk about undereye concealers. One of my current grouses is that I haven't found a good undereye concealer yet. One that isn't too heavy (to avoid accentuating my lines), is moisturising (for the super dryness), yet is good enough to cover my dark circles. While my Mac concealer is better than the Face Shop one I previously used, I find that on some days, my dark circles are still peering through ... I can still see some hints of the blackness especially at the innermost corner of my eyes. If I apply too much, it starts to cake ... After reading Should I use Peach or Yellow Concealer for undereye? in My Women Stuff, I kept peering at my dark circles to try figuring out what colour they are. I asked around and people mostly said different things! The funniest was my son who said, "It's brown here, and black here, and red here, and sort of grey here, and overall like blue-black." LOL! My experiments with using different coloured powders on the dark circles didn't give me any enlightenment either. I still have no idea whether a pink, blue, lavender, orange or yellow based concealor is best for me. I was at the Benefit counter today just scouting around as usual for a better undereye concealer. The SA tested Erase Paste on my eyes and it's just so cakey that I hated it. I went over to the other counters and the Givenchy Mr Light Instant Light Corrective Pen caught my eye. It is light, liquid and has light-diffusing properties. I haven't been able to check YSL's Touche Eclat concealer, though I read it is rather good. Basically the YSL SAs are always applying makeup on themselves when I'm at their counter, so I never get a chance to talk to them. One thing I did try was putting Benefit's That Gal Brightening Face Primer under my eyes and on my lids before applying concealer. Its texture is too thin to conceal anything but I found that it does help to lighten and deflect the darkness, but I have my doubts about putting this primer on my eyes too often. I wonder whether my skin will suffer, since this primer wasn't made for the eyes originally. It did give me the idea that maybe a light-deflecting/brightening sort of concealer will do a better job, so maybe I'll pick up one such concealer soon. I just need to figure out which store will provide the best "rebate" or even sale price, if ever ... © Copyright. All rights reserved.