For darker skin, I suggest trying out the Medium Deep shade of the Laura Mercier Translucent Setting Powder. Or from the drugstore, try out the Maybelline Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder which comes in a variety of shades to fit most skin tones.

Concealer

Concealer typically has three uses, covering up blemishes and imperfections, brightening, and shaping the face.

The most common use for concealer is to cover up, or conceal, whatever can still be seen through the foundation. This is the obvious use.

It is also quite common to use a shade that is about two times lighter than your skin tone to brighten your under eye area, which helps to cover dark circles and makes you look more awake.

On the other side, concealer about two shades darker then your skin tone can be used to contour your face, though it is more common for products to be marketed solely for contouring now rather than using concealer for the job.

Concealer is usually applied after foundation so that you can see which areas need more coverage, but when using a powder foundation, you want to apply concealer first since you cannot apply the liquid formula over top of the powder.

Best Concealers

We’ve done a whole post on the best concealers ever, so be sure to check it out for in-depth recommendations. We still stand by those picks, but here are a few more:

If you are looking for a tried and true concealer that is great both for under-eyes and covering blemishes, the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer (mentioned in our concealers post) is the way to go. It has a large shade range and is loved by many who have been using it for years and years.

Looking for something to cover up your dark circles after a few all nighters? Go for the Too Faced Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Sculpting Concealer, this is a newer product on the market but is super full coverage and will hide anything you need it to.