Concealers and foundations are some of the trickiest makeup
products I’ve come across. You have to keep trying and trying till you get the
right shade, texture and longevity that you desire, and if you don’t a large
amount of money is lost. I‘ve used only 2 concealers so far and Revlon
Colorstay is my second one. One thing that stops me from experimenting with
concealers and foundations is that if you’re looking for something along the
lines of medium coverage, they’re damn pricey, even drugstore brands sell them
at an exorbitant price. Today I’m going to review a pricey “drugstore”
concealer that is the Revlon Colorstay Concealer.
Cost: Rs.725 /~ $12
Qty: 6.2 ml / 0.21 fl oz
In India Revlon Colorstay Concealer is available in 3
shades only:
Light Medium
Medium
Deep
According to the Revlon US website, its available in 5
colors elsewhere.
My take on Revlon
Colorstay Concealer in Deep (06)
Packaging: Since
it’s a liquid concealer, it comes in a
glass tube with a doe foot applicator. The packaging is nice and fuss free
but the problem with such bottles is that the doe foot applicator won’t be able
to get the product which is really deep inside the bottle so a lot of the
product will get wasted. Also using the doe foot directly is unhygienic.
Consistency: The
Revlon Colorstay Concealer is a liquid concealer and I find that it has the
right consistency. Its neither too thick
or thin and blends effortlessly. I LOVE how easily it blends!
Coverage: Revlon
US website says that this offers a full coverage while the description at Nykaa
says that it’s a medium coverage concealer. I agree with the latter. I have really dark circles which
require a corrector and a concealer and
when I use just this concealer it doesn’t cover them fully, you can see still
see my dark circles but they’re not that prominent. It kind of just fades
them. I’m sure my description is confusing just have a look at the pictures
below.
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| Left:Bare eye, Right: with concealer |
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| Left:Bare eye, Right: concealer+powder |
In the ‘After’ pic,
you can see that my under eye looks slightly greyish but that’s because I’ve
applied just the concealer+powder and no base product. When I apply this
over my current base product(Bourjois CC Cream) I find that there’s no greyish
tinge. As you can see, my dark circles aren’t fully covered. Even when I layer
the product, the coverage isn’t enough for my dark circles. However, I feel
that for pimples and blemishes, this will provide full coverage. I haven’t used this for hiding blemishes
and pimples because the shade is darker than my skin tone, but just to check
the coverage I tried it on a few
blemishes and I was happy with the results.
I find that a little goes a long
way with this concealer. One layer gives enough coverage, but I need to apply 2
layers to make it stay longer
The shade "Deep” : This shade is obviously meant for tanned and deeper skinned
beauties unlike myself, but my dark circles are very dark and if I had gone for
a shade similar to my skintone(“Medium”) my under eyes would have looked very
ashy. This color is a perfect match my eye contour. Also, it has lot of orange undertones and that helps in cancelling out darkness. It won't suit very dark skinned beauties though, if you're 1-2 shades darker than a medium skin tone, it should suit you.
Weartime:
Based on my use in
this cool monsoon season (on some days its really cold here, almost winter like),
I can’t say how it will fare in the summers.
When I had applied
just a single layer of this concealer, I found that after 4- 5 hours the
concealed effect has faded off and slight creases are also there in my eye
contour area. However, when I apply 2 layers, I found that the concealer
stays for a good 6 hours before there’s fading and visible creasing. I always set it with a powder. It has never
made my eye contour oily, nor has it transferred to my fingers whenever I
touched that area. I don’t have dry under eyes but if you do, it might
crease more on you. Whenever I use an eye gel beforehand, I find that this stays for a
shorter duration.
Removal: At the
end of the day, I can remove this just with my cleanser, I don’t need to use a
makeup remover.
Overall Verdict: 4/5
The Revlon Colorstay Concealer is a good liquid concealer that’s easy
to use and blends effortlessly. For the price it retails at, I do wish it
stayed longer on me and also it should be made available in more shades. It
provides a good medium coverage to heavy under eye circles and full coverage to blemishes. So if it suits your needs, go ahead and purchase it, you won't be disappointed! I might repurchase it, but I would definitely like to try more long staying and full
coverage liquid concealers as well.
