Concealers That Do Everything: 5 New Multi-tasking Formulas For Surviving Party Season
The latest must-have formulas transform your complexion by combining skin-boosting treatment ingredients with light-diffusing corrective pigments.
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There is a certain irony that’s inherent to any holiday party makeup job: On one hand, the season’s oncoming flurry of festive dinners and glittering black tie events calls for glowing skin and a bright-eyed gaze; on the other, an overpacked calendar rarely affords time for the things your complexion actually needs to look its best—i.e,. sleep, water, exercise, more sleep. Concealers, of course, have long offered a quick fix: Just one dot can make puffiness, dark circles, breakouts, and redness disappear. But the latest must-have formulas actually transform your complexion by combining supercharged, skin-boosting treatment ingredients—including firming peptides, circulation-boosting extracts, and brightening antioxidants—with light-diffusing corrective pigments. Here, the best concealers to stash in your clutch for Thanksgiving weekend and beyond.
Photo: Courtesy of Barneys1/5London dermatologist **Marko Lens’**s multitasking concealer-meets-antiaging cream harnesses the power of peptides, hyaluronic acid, and green tea polyphenols to speed lymphatic drainage (read: no more under-eye bags) and tighten crow’s-feet as it covers. Bonus: Diamond micro-spheres blur shadows and fine lines, too.
Zelens Active Concealer, $62; barneys.com
Photo: Courtesy of Tom Ford2/5This portable wand fits easily into a carry-on—making it the perfect post-flight weaponry for fighting dark circles, uneven skin tone, and poor circulation with a signature blend of caffeine and fruit acids**.**
Tom Ford Concealing Pen, $52; nordstrom.com
Photo: Courtesy of Topshop3/5Late night merrymaking is no match for the British high street brand’s weightless, algae- and chamomile-spiked cream, which brings down morning puffiness and counteracts purplish circles.
Topshop Beauty <span class="s1" The Concealer, </span $20; for information: topshop.com
Photo: Courtesy of Chantecaille4/5A clickable camouflage pen dispenses a blend of potent botanicals to even out hyperpigmentation, along with a high-tech polymer to restore elasticity, and light-reflecting pigments.
Chantecaille Le Camouflage Stylo, $49; nordstrom.com
Photo: Courtesy of Sephora5/5Its novel pigments meld instantly with skin for a no-makeup makeup finish—but this brightening formula is also packed with highly stable Vitamin C and a shot of mineral-based SPF 35 that protects from UV damage and environmental stress.
Perricone MD No Concealer Concealer, $35; sephora.com
