How to conceal blemishes?

One breakout can ruin your entire look even if you are having a good hair day. While doing makeup it is very much important to make sure that whether your blemishes are concealed properly or not, otherwise visible blemishes  can ruin entire makeup look. Thus, to know how to conceal blemishes keep reading this article by Goldy Hunjan, professional makeup artist in Ludhiana, Punjab. To cover blemishes, proper techniques should be followed. There are many reasons which cause blemishes on face some of them are:

• Sun exposure
• Use of wrong makeup products
• Bad eating habits
• Clogged pores

There are many other reasons too. To conceal them, you must follow a proper technique.

Steps: How to conceal blemishes:

• Clean your face
• Use primer
• Moisturize
• Start with a color corrector
• Apply concealer in right amount
• Set the look

Clean your face

Before applying any type of makeup to your face you must prepare your skin by cleaning it using a good cleanser which suits your skin type. Choosing wrong products for your skin causes increase in the number of blemishes. So, clean your face to remove all dirt from your skin.

Use primer

After cleaning face, next thing you must do is smoothen down your face by applying primer over any of the problem areas. Also, use of a primer prepares your skin and helps makeup to stay for a long time. It provides a smooth canvas for your makeup.

Moisturize

Here we are dealing with how to conceal blemishes, still the use of moisturizer on skin is important. It is very much essential to apply moisturizer on your face before applying any type of makeup. A well moisturized face helps in blending makeup products easily. Choose moisturizer as per your skin type.

Start with a color corrector

Before you apply concealer on your blemishes, apply color corrector to provide a proper base to concealer. But the choice of right color corrector is very important. For dark spots you can use peach toned shades, for inflammation use green, for yellow dull tones use purple. For the areas which are very dark like upper lips of dark circles use orange corrector. All these correctors help in lightening dark spots and blemishes a lot.

Apply concealer in right amount

Also take care while applying concealer that you should not use excessive amount of product as using excessive amount of concealer doesn’t help in hiding blemishes but it draws more attention towards them. If you are using concealer to hide your pimple, be gentle while doing so that it doesn’t get irritate more. Use different concealers for blemishes and dark circles. For under eye use thick concealer and for blemishes you can use light weight concealers. After applying concealer, blend it well.

How to apply concealer?

• Apply dots of concealer on your blemishes, dark spots and under eyes.
• Use fingers or a concealer brush to blend it properly. You can blend it using brush and then dab it makeup sponge for proper blending.
• Apply it on your uneven spots and blend it well.
• For more coverage, you can apply another layer of concealer also.

Set the look

Apply loose powder to set your concealer. Use a fluffy brush to apply loose powder. Avoid using fingers to blend concealer. Using a setting powder after the application of concealer provides perfect finish to the look.

So this article is the perfect answer of how to conceal blemishes. Make sure to keep our makeup brushes and sponges neat and clean. This can cause skin problems and blemishes. Also, as we know that the choice of correct foundation shade is very important for entire makeup look, in the same way the shade of concealer is important. So, always choose the shade according to your skin type.

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