Many things that seem to us to have been known for a long time are a whole discovery for someone. For example, decorative cosmetics. Over the past 20 years, there have appeared: concealers, highlighters, bronzers, liners, primers, etc. But it turns out that not only men, but even older women are confused about what is what. In their time, there were only Ballet cream, Ruby Rose eyeshadow, spitting mascara and carrot-colored lipstick in the cosmetic bag.
And then there is the foundation and concealers: you look at them - it seems that the difference is only in the bottles, and the contents are not much different.
But in fact, concealer and foundation are different, both in the contents in the bottle and in their tasks.
What's the difference between concealer and foundation?
Globally - in pigment. Not even in density, as was commonly believed (now to say that concealer is always denser than tonal base is outdated information).
Concealer contains more pigment than foundation. The pigment is needed in order to hide small imperfections on the skin of the face: dark circles under the eyes, to hide acne (it is unlikely to cover serious rashes and acne) or rosacea. Concealer is also good for those who have a cat at home, it will mask scratches.
Basically, my dears, that's the whole difference. For other criteria, the boundaries between these two products are completely erased.
Is it true that the foundation is applied all over the face, and the concealer is actually applied?
Now there are shades of the tonal base and light texture, which can also be applied pointwise. It will also cover the bruises under the eyes. Here are just to highlight areas of the face with a foundation - I have not yet met such products, here is the work of a concealer.
Is concealer really thicker than foundation?
Already irrelevant. There are concealers that are very light in texture, so light that they stick badly. And there are tonal bases that, with their yellowness and ability to quickly oxidize, seem to us dense. According to this criterion, there is no clear line between concealer and foundation.
Is it really that in the summer it is advisable to forget about the foundation and do only with concealer for bruises under the eyes?
Quite a popular advice in the vastness of beauty communities. But it's actually a little weird, it's not so easy to find the perfect concealer in color, and it will still be visible on the skin. We have already discussed above that the tonal basis can not be used on the whole face, the problem is that you still need to find such a tonal basis for yourself.
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