From drying down stickiness to ensuring makeup stays put beyond noon, concealers, tonics, CC creams and cleansers should help in a heatwave
At the time of writing, Britain is in a heatwave. While welcome for many, it’s wholly inconvenient for me, because I am now officially in autumn for work, and meant to be writing about heavy foundations, warming scents and thick, unctuous creams to soothe wind-chapped faces. Instead, I’m thinking only of products that will dry down the stickiness or stay put beyond noon.
Enter Smashbox’s superlative new Studio Skin 24-Hour Concealer (£20), a full-coverage liquid cover-up for all skin tones except very pale (“light”, while a perfect match for me, won’t be light enough for some Brits). I don’t recall ever using a mainstream concealer that delivered so well on longevity; I even slept in it during testing, and it was pristine upon waking some 22 hours after application (as was my pillowcase). My only word of caution is that your “playtime” (ie, the period you have in which to blend the product before it sets) is limited – faff too long, and it streaks and blotches, but a swift application, area by area, is flawless.
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