Concealer Brush
A concealer is a corrective remedy that can hide problem areas of a face and very skillfully change it with the help of sculpture. This tool is a wand of every woman, but in order to hide all the skin imperfections, it is necessary to apply this tool correctly. It is necessary to do this with a special brush. A brush is a handy tool for applying concealer and other cosmetics on the face.
What is a concealer brush?
Using the brush, you can easily use the corrector. It can be found in any store, it allows you to very well conceal concealer on the skin, so that its borders are not noticeable. It is a brush that looks like a brush for a tonal tool, but its size is much smaller. It has a flat shape, but this is due to the fact that it can be used to sculpture a face, as well as hide circles under the eyes, change the shape of the nose and change the face visually.
The villi of this brush can be made of synthetic or natural materials, but it is important that the pile is thick and dense, it should also be flexible, but it should not bend over completely, the villi should differ in elasticity. Natural brushes, as a rule, quickly lose volume, but they are less harmful. That is why it is better if you have both versions of such brushes in your cosmetic bag.
Kinds
There are two main types of brushes for concealer distribution on the skin. All of them are small in size and flat lint. The most common is a brush with a flat end and a straight edge. It is convenient to apply concealer on all skin areas. The second type is a brush with a slanting or rounded edge; it is not so universal, but it is suitable for applying a corrector to hard-to-reach places. With it, you can paint over any part of the skin.
All professional brushes for applying concealer are made of real fur, the most popular and high-quality of them is squirrel. Such a brush will differ in a rather high price, but it is worth it, since with its help you can gently distribute any means on the skin of the face, and it will not cause discomfort. Among those who prefer to do makeup at home, a very common option is a brush with a pile of goat fur, because it is less expensive and affordable. It can be found in any cosmetic store, but its villi are coarser, unlike squirrels.
Such a brush will also differ in durability, the only difference is in how well it is made and how it distributes the concealer. A squirrel brush is more suitable for sensitive skin. It is better to have both, and another means and periodically alternate them. Also among professional make-up artists such tools with mink pile are popular.
How to use?
The brush is perfect for concealer shading, it is necessary to apply a small amount of funds in order to be able to properly shade it. It is important that your brush does not have an excessive amount of corrector, otherwise, on your face will be visible traces of it, which will be like spots. The excess of this tool will lead to the appearance of unpleasant sensations on the skin. If you want to use concealer in order to mask the circles under the eyes, you need to properly apply it. You need to tap with a brush with this tool on the problem area, and then you need to gently shade it with this brush. All edges of the tool when applying concealer must be very well rubbed, so that the edges are not visible.A good brush and neat movements will help to hide the borders of this tool.
The following video will tell you how to properly contour the face.
If you need to use a concealer for face sculpting, you must apply it in a certain sequence. In this case, you must first process the nose, and then smoothly go to the forehead. After that, you can do the sculpture of the cheekbones and at the end, you can go to the chin.
Each time after using the brush, it must be thoroughly rinsed, and before the next use it must be disinfected, just like your fingers. Indeed, in addition to the brush, you will use your fingertips. For disinfection, it is better to purchase a special spray that will help you hygienically and safely do makeup using a concealer.
How to open concealer with a brush?
Some concealers are sold together with a tassel in a thin bottle. Such a tool has a liquid texture and in order to use it, you need to use a sliding mechanism. The concealer is independently squeezed out; you only need to open it correctly. As a rule, a bottle with such a cosmetic is divided into 3 parts: the upper part is the lid of the tube that closes the brush, the middle part is the container with the concealer, and the lower part is the turning mechanism. The lowest, third section of such concealer, you need to rotate clockwise once, so the right amount of this tool will be squeezed out onto the brush, you only need to distribute it over your face.
An important feature of this tool is that you cannot independently control the amount of this tool on a brush, there will always be a certain dosed drop of concealer, which, sometimes, for some zones will be superfluous. It also takes into account that the brush of this type of concealer is very soft, it is made of synthetic fibers and bends very easily.
Customer reviews state that such cosmetics may not be distributed very evenly over the face, rather thickly. This may result in blemishes on the face. That is why it is better to treat the areas to which you have applied this remedy with a sponge or napkin. So you can shade it well and make it less noticeable.