Tips and Technique

Lightening Under-eye Circles
Dark circles are the most common reason women use a concealer. I know you’ve heard that using a yellow color corrector under your eyes will help conceal dark circles. In some cases, for minimal discoloration like little blue veins, this may work. But for those of you with more discoloration, you may find that using a rosier shade under your eye will do the trick. For example, if you currently use fair olive, try fair beige. Or if you regularly use fair beige, try fair rose beige.

Minimizing Blemishes or Pimples and Acne
Pimples and blemishes are often oily, usually shiny, and almost always red and sore looking. The challenge is camouflaging the redness with a product that won’t slip off the raised surface. Camouflaging redness once required using a green tinted concealer under your foundation. However, Natural Cover is so concentrated and so opaque, you can cover redness without the use of an additional concealer. Apply your foundation and then dab a little extra right on the pimple and lightly pat it until it blends in. You may want to consider using a Q-tip, sponge or other disposable applicator rather than your finger so that you don’t inadvertently cause an irritation or spread infection.

Masking a Scar
Since scar tissue is tight and nonporous, you need a foundation/concealer with enough body to adhere to the smooth surface. Natural Cover was especially formulated to adhere to any kind of skin surface — and once it’s set with Performing Powder it won’t slide off. To effectively cover a scar, apply a thin layer of concealer to the surrounding skin, then go back and press Natural Cover directly onto the scar. Resist the temptation to blend because you’ll overwork the area and the product is more likely to slide off. Once you’ve completed your application of Natural Cover, finish it with Performing Powder to set and waterproof it.

Your goal is to make the scar less noticeable by evening out the color and texture to match the surrounding skin. Natural Cover cannot be used to fill in an indentation, but it will lessen the effect if the scar is the same color as the skin around it. Only a plastic surgeon or dermatologist can help you with smoothing or filling in scarred tissue.