What am I doing with this lavender concealer?

I have come to accept that I am basically the palest belly dancer in all of Arizona, and in fact, I have decided to embrace that fact and use makeup that enhances the porcelain quality of my skin. Recently Make Up For Ever released a blue primer designed to add radiance to pale skin, and while I tried it in the store and liked how I looked, I couldn’t really justify $30ish on a tube of primer when I have half a tube of the non-tinted variety left. Luckily I was out with my smart friend Liora and she suggested that I try this Nyx Hi Definition Photo Concealer Wand in Lavender as a method of bringing out the pale, blue-ish undertones of my skin for a much easier to handle price.

The first thing I learned when trying this product is that, since it’s designed to be a yellow-canceling concealer, it’s much more pigmented than the primer, so I have to use it very sparingly! The first time I tried it, I ended up looking more ashy than radiant, especially around the mouth:

Living dead girl!

After that, I experimented some more and found that instead of applying it directly to my face, I should put a dollop on the back of my hand, then lightly dot it on the areas I want to highlight (forehead, bridge of the nose, cupid’s bow, cheek bones) and then blend it out with a damp sponge. I usually do this after primer but before foundation, so it gives a subtle glow in my skin.

Radiant!

I don’t think the effect is quite as nice as the MUFE primer, but it also only cost about $6 at Ulta (and I’m pretty sure it was a BOGO50%off sale so I got a lippie while I was at it). If you’re looking to experiment with enhancing pale, cool-tone skin, give it a try!