MAC concealer

Coverage of a brown pen line on my hand

The packaging

The packaging

Price I Paid

I paid £11 for this product from the MAC store.

Design

I quite like the design of this product, small enough to fit in a handbag but still contains alot of product.  I also really like that you can see through the lid of the packaging to have a proper idea of what the colour is. 

Colour

This is NC15 which is a yellow toned concealer.  

Texture

I really do not like MAC foundations as I find the colours are not quite right for me and the formulas end up patchy but this concealer is pretty good actually.  I think this particular concealer really needs to be used on its own without any foundation.  When I covered it with foundation I found that my foundation seemed to drift off the areas where I had applied this product and had become quite powdery even when it was oil based foundation. It does have amazing coverage though as you can see from the picture above and therefore if you have found a shade close enough to your skin colour you probably don't need to put any foundation ontop.

Smell

No smell

How To Apply

I would strongly recommend applying this product with a brush if you want to cover anything specific like a blemish etc and using your finger to smudge the edges of where you have applied it to blend it in.  It does work very well as a concealer.

Overall Reaction

I normally buy the natural collection concealer which retails at £1.99 and works better under my foundation while there being more product for my money.  Although this MAC concealer works great if I just want to use a concealer on its own.

8/10

Boots Natural Collection cover up stick (concealer) - Review and Swatch

Natural Collection Cover Up Stick

Swatch and coverage

Price I Paid

£1.99 a very reasonable price!

Design

This is a twist up stick, annoyingly if you don't twist it all the way down after application and put the lid on it gets stuck to the lid and then when you open it the next time the whole product ends up stuck inside the lid instead of the twist up holder in the bottom!  I have had to use a cotton bud a few times to un-stick it but I think for the price the product is still definitely worth it despite this design fault.  After looking at the reviews online I think most people agree that the product is good but the twist up design is faulty so keep that in mind.

Colour

I chose the colour fair because my skin is very pale but it also comes in medium.  This is great because it is quite a neutral colour once blended so goes well under any foundation.  It is always better to use a concealer slightly lighter than your foundation because it brightens your general skin tone rather than having dark patches where you have any blemishes. What I would say is that this cover-up is much better for lighter skin, the medium shade seemed to be a bit orange and the fair shade is very pale.  

Texture

This is a very creamy concealer with fantastic coverage! As you can see in the second photo when I drew a dark line on my hand using a brown pen and covered it with this product it almost totally disappeared which is great!   I often use this on its own to replace foundation just on my nose and cheeks to counteract redness in hot countries/winter because it stays put and doesn't become oily and run down my face or dry out plus it blends pretty easily too.  It might not be suitable for extremely dry flaky skin as it is very slightly drying but I think there is a liquid version of it that may be worth trying.

Application

I find it best to apply this straight from the stick in a circular motion to cover all of the blemish and then blend it in very lightly with my fingers just at the edges.  I leave it for a minute or two just to settle and then I apply my foundation.  When I apply my foundation I use my fingers to lightly pat it over the areas where I have used concealer as I find foundation brushes are a bit harsh and remove a bit of the concealer underneath revealing the blemish again.

Smell

This product is unfragranced and has no smell at all.

Ingredients

There is no ingredients list that I can find although it claims to be dermatologically tested, fragrance free and is from the natural collection range created by Boots so i doubt this would cause anyone any reactions. 

Overall Reaction 

I really like this product except for the very poor design of the packaging.

I would rate it 9/10.