£14.50
Hey Everyone!
I am sorry that I haven't posted as regularly this week, but I have had so little time and been very tired, this week I will write some posts at the weekend and schedule them throughout the week.
Anyways onto the review, I think I have found the best concealer ever! I picked this up in duty free for £11.50 so I managed to save myself £3. I got matched with the shade NC15, and the first comment I will make is when I first bought this it was very very white, but I think it has oxidised because it is slightly darker, but I am not complaining about this because I actually think this new shade matches me better.
When MAC say Pro Longwear concealer, they mean it is longwearing. I wore this on holiday, and as I was in Asia it was very hot. I was lucky enough to have a horrendous break out, and whilst the rest of my makeup slid off my face this stayed on. This also, believe it or not, stayed on in the swimming pool and was still as intact when I got out of the swimming pool as it was when I first went in. This lasted all day, and only came off when I took it off, which was a bit of a task in itself!
What MAC say: ' A lightweight fluid concealer that provides medium to full coverage with a comfortable, natural matte finish. Colour-true formula lasts up to 15 hours. Helps conceal an correct the look of under-eye circles, and discolourations. Comes in a clear glass vial with a matte black pump. '
This is very lightweight and full coverage. I thought this would be very thick, greasy and hard to wear because it claims to be so long lasting but it really isn't. As you may or may not be able to tell from the photo were I have put the concealer on my hand it is liquidy, but not runny. It blends into the skin pretty easily, takes a little bit more blending than my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, but it is so worth it. It looks really natural and not at all cakey, and covers and stays on blemishes like a dream. It also doesn't settle into lines under my eyes, or look powdery and cakey.
As for the packaging, it looks and feels very classy, but the pump is so annoying. It is very hard to get the right amount out, and 9 times out of ten you will end up getting too much. I have just about found a technique to get a smaller amount out, but it just takes so much longer. This is annoying as there can be a lot of wasted products, and with this a little goes a long way. If you don't want there to be wastage you have to spend about 5 minutes fiddling with the pump. If anyone has this concealer and has found a way round this, please comment below and tell me.
Another thing I love to do with this concealer, is mix it with lighter coverage foundations for when I want a bit more coverage, but want a certain finish, and I have been finding that this works really well.
I can't even begin to say how 100% worth the £14.50 (or in my case £11.50) this is. As much as I love my Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer, this just completely blows it out of the water, and I have never found such a good concealer. 10/10 MAC!
Thanks for reading
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posted on 03 July at 10:50
Hi,thanks for mentioning that it has oxidized even in the jar and looks darker. I have just bought it and it's quite white. One thing that i want to mention is that the concealer vial i have has a good pump or may be i have not used it much and may be it will start dispense madly after sometime. I it my second time buying this concealer and i have noticed by comparing to previous vial that it has changed a bit. The new packaging is taller and slimmer( very slightly) as compared to old packaging. What do you have to say about the pump? Did you feel it was dispensing the right amount of product when it was new?