This year I’ve made it my goal to share more makeup tips and hacks with you! One of my favorite parts of being a makeup artist and beauty YouTuber is being able to experiment with makeup and find new, unconventional ways to use it. Today, I’m telling you all about my favorite concealer hacks! These tricks are all super easy—I use a lot of them in my everyday makeup routine! You can read about them below, or watch my video!
Concealer Hacks
HACK 1: Use concealer instead of primer on your eyes. Pat concealer across your eyelids using your ring finger to brighten your eyes and make your eyeshadows pop!
HACK 2: Highlight your browbone with concealer! Apply concealer with a small flat brush under your eyebrows to visually lift your eyes and make your eye makeup stand out.
HACK 3: Mix red lipstick and concealer to hide dark circles. Pick up some red lipstick with a brush and mix it with concealer on the back of your hand until you have a light salmon color. Apply under your eyes to color correct dark circles. Pat more concealer beneath your eyes to completely conceal and brighten!
HACK 4: Sharpen your cat eye by using a flat brush to clean up the line of your eyeliner. By using a lighter color, you also make the line pop!
HACK 5: Pinpoint conceal. Rather than use foundation to cover imperfections, use a small brush to apply concealer to problem areas and imperfections. (I like to do this after my foundation, so I don’t use too much product!)
HACK 6: Highlight and contour. Use a lightweight concealer in a lighter shade to highlight the center of your face and your cheekbones. In a darker shade, contour the hollows of your cheeks, the sides of your nose, and right under your hairline and jawline. Blend well, moving from the lighter to darker areas!
HACK 7: Neutralize your natural lip color. Apply lightweight concealer to your lips and blend, then use your favorite lipstick for a more pigmented look.
HACK 8: Clean up lipstick using concealer! Use a flat brush to apply concealer along the edges of your lips for a perfectly smooth line.
What’s your favorite makeup hack? Share it with me in the comments!
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Nice little beauty hacks! :)
Merci for sharing.
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Love these hacks, Sona! These are great videos to watch. Can you talk a little more about how the NARS radiant creamy concealer compares to the soft matte concealer? Would you use the radiant creamy concealer for highlighting/contouring like in your video and the soft matte for everything else (covering dark circles, pinpoint concealing, etc.), or are they good for different skin types? I just bought the radiant creamy concealer and now am wondering if I should get the soft matte complete concealer instead!!! Thanks for all your videos and tips!
I was having these exact same thoughts!
They’re both good for all skin types! I use the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer for more lightweight coverage. It’s a great everyday concealer! The Nars Soft Matte Concealer has a thicker consistency that give you more coverage!
You can also hide your eyebrows hair if you don’t tweeze them not only highlighting browbone ,plz can you do fondation hacks for oily skin!! And thank you ??? #snapchatfam
great idea! Im letting my brows grow out so that’s a great way to hide that.
What a great video/blog post! I definitely want to pick up some NARS concealers when I run out of what I’m currently using.
I know this goes without saying, but damn, girl, you got some serious skills!
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LOL, thanks love!! xoxo
Great video and post!
Nice tips! Hack #1 is the thing I always do, who needs a primer if you have concealer? :) I have always wanted to try hack #3, because I have huge dark circles, but I’m a little afraid that something goes wrong and I’ll end up looking crazy ;) Maybe someday I’ll be brave enough :)
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I think you always talk about these tricks when the time comes in your videos ? But, it is nice to see them all together in a post ? Love ❤️ #snapchatfam
I loved this Sona! Didn’t know you could use concealer for so many things lol. My fav hack has to be using concealer as eye lid primer, so much easier and faster as well.
I totally agree!! I use this hack all the time!
Great hacks. They all seem super useful and effective. I like the mixing the lipstick and concealer for dark circles, I will be trying that out tomorrow. Great post.
Gurlllll, I need all the hacks I can get! I have really dark eye circles from all my late night study seasions and watching YouTube videos :) I also use my concealer on my eyelids and pretty much my entire eye region, especially my inner eye area and I set it with Laura mercier secret eye brightener powder. This allows my eye shadows to look a lot nicer and true to color :)
Xoxo
Love it!
Thanks Sona ! Great hacks ?????????????
These are great advice I will try the concealer as eye primer and on my lips. Thanks
Yeah, We definitely want to see more hacks from you. Love you Sona
Super easy and helpful. Thanks for the amazing hacks. :)
My fav hack is to use bronzer as my transition shade for eyes & using pink lipstick as a blush. ;)
Wow I never really thought of mixing red lipstick with concealer to use as a corrector! That’s so smart Sona! I always learn something new from you so thank you so much!!! (Now I can save £20 by not buying more mac studio correct duo) xxx
I never would have thought of the red lipstick/concealer hack! What a great idea! I always prime my eyes with concealer, saves me 20 bucks on a eyeshadow primer! Thanks for these Sona!
that was awesome !!! i cant live without concealers thanks beautiful xoxo
Love these hacks!!! Using concealer as an eyelid primer is definitely a favourite hack of mine as well as pin point concealing so my foundation doesn’t end up cakey. Thank you so much for sharing your hacks ❤❤❤ #snapchatfam
I really do everything you shared thanks very much for those hacks ????
Hi Sona thanks for sharing these great hacks. The NARS concealer is a favorite of mine. I have to give a big shoutout to your persona palette ? “I am obsessed”. Great job with the colors they are amazing.
I agree! Her palette is my favorite!
Aww, this makes me so happy to hear! Lots of love!! xoxo
Great video and hacks Sona, thank you so much ❤️❤️
Love the red lipstick hack! Thanks for the lovely post! ?
I’ve never really commented before but I must say this post is so good and very informative. Thank u sona
I never knew about the whole red lipstick hack…Thank you for sharing!
Loved this video so much! i almost immediately started using them haha <3 keep doing these, lots of love, Milou
Yay!! :)
LOOVEEE HACKS! Great post and great video! thanks for all the recommendations!
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Definitely going to try all these hacks! Thanks again for a great and helpful post. You’re the best!
Thanks, love!! :)
Never thought about mixing red lipstick and concealer to hide dark circles. Ill have to try that out soon! Great video and thanks for the post !
very helpful!!!!
Great tips/tricks thanks for sharing sona, I never thought of mixing red lipstick and concealer together to cover dark circles. I gotta give it a try and hopefully it works for me.
Thanks again
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These are great! I keep coming back to this post and replaying the video. They are definitely very informative!! Thank you for this, really, thank you!! Always love your work, Sona! Keep doing you the way you always do :-) xx
I do use all these hacks in a day to day basis …:) love them..keep it up girl..:)
My favorite thing about, Sona is that she posts videos AND writes about them on the blog so if I am at work and cant watch the video, I can read about it. You put so much work into your posts and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate it. I have learned so much from you. I know I don’t post enough on the blog (really wish I could), but just wanted to stop in and say that. *snapchat fam* *twitter fam* everything fam :)
Hi sona !! <3 I'm one of your silent follower. i follow you through snapchat and simply adore you. Not only you're a pretty MUA but above all a fine human being! Lots of Love :)
Love all these hacks ! I use most of them every time I wear makeup ? I have oily skin , so would the Soft Matte Complete Concealer be a better buy for me instead of the Radiant Creamy Concealer ? #snapchatfam
Sona, thank you so much for the hack that involves mixing concealer with red lipstick to cover undereye circles! I have tried just about everything to conceal the circles I have due to allergies, and this trick is the ONLY thing that actually works! (To say I’m thrilled would be a dire understatement.) THANK YOU!
Great tips. I do #2 but want to try the others and the Nars concealer. #snapchatfam
great hacks Sona i have learn so much from you i am so grateful!!!Thanks have fun in Paris….