CONCEALER:

When using a concealer brush to hide dark circles under the eyes, apply a small amount in one corner closest to your nose, follow the line of the dark circle and blend outwards. If you have smile lines or crows feet on the outer edges of your eye, try to keep these areas free of heavy makeup as it will tend to sit in these lines and emphasise them!

Concealer brushes can become breeding grounds for bacteria if not kept clean. The best way to avoid this it to remove a small amount of concealer onto the back of your hand - squeeze it out, or use the other end of your brush. This way you are not cross contaminating from pimple, to brush, to concealer.

Pick up a small amount of concealer with the tip of your brush off the back of your hand, and lightly dab over the area you want to conceal. Try to avoid covering the skin around the problem spot - lightening this area will make your spot stand out!

When choosing a concealer for your pimples, try and find one that is thick in consistency - they tend to stay where you put them!

Choose a concealer that is about one to two shades lighter than your foundation or skin tone. Colour correctors are a great way to counteract redness and other discolouration due to rosacea, spider veins and birthmarks. Generally, the opposite colour on the colour wheel is going to counteract your problem area the best - so if you have redness, use a green corrector, and so on.