In Search Of The Perfect Concealer
Covering
under-eye circles and skin blemishes sounds simple enough, so why are you and
millions of others still looking for that perfect concealer? Take a tip
from the pros – and stop searching.
There are two
items you’ll find in every makeup artist’s case - and neither one is a
concealer. What you WILL find are two colors especially designed to visibly
eliminate under eye circles and redness. This is pure Hollywood movie
magic, strictly an industry insider’s tool.
Here’s how it
works: every color in our spectrum has its own opposite color. To mask
discoloration, makeup artists simply apply the opposite or neutralizing
color to specific problem areas on the face. For redness, including
splotchy skin, blemishes, acne, birthmarks and broken capillaries, an olive
tone neutralizes the redness. For dark circles, veins and bruises (all of
which are in the blue spectrum), a red tone neutralizes the blue.
So, instead of
covering up with thick concealers and foundations, the discolorations can be
neutralized with a thin application of the opposing or complimentary color.
These special color blockers eliminate the need for heavy layers of makeup.
No more cakey look. No more raccoon look. Almost like magic, ugly
under-eye circles seem to vanish and the redness and age spots neutralize and
virtually disappear.
Foundation is
applied on top, and you have a flawless, natural look!
Red
Blocker DebutThis Hollywood
make-up secret began with the shooting of the movie, The Hawaiians. Due to
sunburn, the light skinned actors’ skin tones fluctuated a lot from one scene
to the next. The make-up department desperately needed something that would
mask the redness, and look natural at the same time. Concealers and foundations
were too thick and cakey, and they didn’t hold up in the humidity, anyway.
Applying their
knowledge of the color spectrum, the make-up artists used an olive undertone
(the opposite or complimentary color of red) to neutralize the redness. This
trick alone made the redness virtually disappear from sight.
It can take 14
hours to create 3 to 5 minutes of film. So it’s important to make sure the
actors look the same from the start of the shoot day to the end. Blue Blocker
began as a beard cover – to hide the leading man’s five o’clock shadow.
Because it
neutralizes blue tones, makeup artists soon discovered that Blue Blocker masks
under eye circles, veins and bruises, too.
Unfortunately, you
won’t find this amazing little professional makeup secret at your cosmetics
counter, or even in beauty supply shops. The cosmetic industry, it seems,
is still stuck on concealers and thick foundation. But you can order them
on-line at www.silkskin.com, where you
can get 30% off your first order.

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The Red and Blue
Blockers are available to the general public in smart little mirrored compacts
that slip right into your purse. Called CoverColors, they’re easy to use and
can transform your look into flawless beauty.