You need: pencil concealer + foundation + latex sponge + loose powder
How to apply: "Spider veins can be covered with your regular foundation followed by a pencil concealer dabbed directly onto the broken capillaries and blended with your ring finger," says Dedivanovic. Try Shiseido The Makeup Corrector Pencil, $18. Then he says, "I like to then go over it again with a light layer of foundation just to really blend the products into the skin and ensure that the skin tone is even." Finish with a damp sponge dipped into loose powder. Try Shiseido The Makeup Translucent Loose Powder, $35.
Now that you know how to conceal like a pro, learn more tricks of the trade from Makeup School here.
Here's the thing about concealer. We do everything we can to make it camouflage our flaws yet all too often, we end up accentuating them. (Hello, crusted, muddy blotch of concealer on our pimple). That's why the details of how to apply concealer correctly is an important skill to hone.
While learning how to apply concealer properly may not be rocket science, it's not necessarily an intuitive process either. In fact, celebrity makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic (the guy responsible for making Kim Kardashian's complexion look flawless, even when it's not), says the most common mistake he sees women make with concealer is the most basic: We don't match it to our skin tone.
"When the concealer is too dark, setting it with powder will only make it darker, which makes the spot you're trying to cover look like a muddy patch of skin," Dedivanovic says.
But he also maintains that's not where the big fail ends. When we set the concealer with powder, we're using the wrong shade of powder. "You have to use a powder that's a shade lighter than your skin tone, because when dry powder touches wet concealer, it'll get darker." Who knew? Another life-changing tip from Dedivanovic: Apply your loose powder with a velour puff brush; using a natural bristle brush can leave streaks on your skin.
Getting the distinct sense that Dedivanovic knows a thing or two about faking flawless skin? Good. Because with his tips, your odds of never being that girl with the awkward concealer blob on her face are vastly improved.
