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red lipstick concealer

This one sounds particularly crazy, but if you

tend to get deep shades of blue or purple under

your eyes, applying an orangey-red lipstick on

the area can help neutralise the colour (orange

is across from blue on the colour wheel). But if

you have red tones under your eyes, you

need to counteract the colour with green.

Your undertones play a big part in whether

this beauty hack is more fail than Holy Grail,

so approach with caution.

TRY IT

Paint small strokes of lipstick around your

eyes or on any discoloured areas using an

eye shadow brush. Let it set for a minute.

Gently apply concealer over the red areas with

a makeup sponge to blend it in.

clown contouring

This is exactly what it sounds like: strategically

painting your face until you look like a clown.

It looks extreme at first, but this technique

allows you to colour-correct, contour and

highlight all at the same time. Think of it as

super-charged contouring.

TRY IT

Apply concealer down the length of your nose,

along your hairline, under the arch of your

brows and under your eyes. Layer a small

triangle of reddish concealer under your eyes

where you get dark circles. Darken the natural

contours of your face (the hollows of your cheeks

and sides of your nose and eyelids). Paint two

circles of pink cream blush on the apples of your

cheeks. Counteract any discolouration around

your mouth with a pale pink concealer. Then

blend everything with a makeup sponge. ]

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(also known as “cooking”)

This technique has been a professional secret

forever, but recently became mainstream. The

idea is to layer a heavy application of translucent

powder over concealer and leave it for a few

minutes, so your body’s natural heat can warm

it up and “bake” the concealer into any creases

for a smoother result. Warning: this is extremely

camera-friendly, but it’s too heavy for the

naked eye. Save this trick for selfies only.

TRY IT

Apply a thick layer of creamy concealer in an

upside-down triangle under your eyes as well as

on your T-zone (forehead, nose and chin). Blend

the edges into your pre-applied foundation. Pat

loose face powder over your concealer and

allow it to “bake” for five to 10 minutes. Dust

away any excess with a clean makeup brush.

BareSkin Complete Coverage

Serum Concealer, $30,

BareMinerals, mecca.com.au

NC Ultra-Fine
Brightening Powder,
$32, Nutrimetics,
nutrimetics.com.au

Rouge Dior in Red

Smile, $52, Dior,

(02) 9295 9022

Original makeup

sponge, $30,

Beautyblender,

sephora.com.au

Circle\Delete

Concealer, $62,

Jane Iredale,

1300 850 008

Master Glaze By Facestudio

Blush Stick in Just-Pinched

Pink, $15.95, Maybelline

New York, priceline.com.au

“baking”