How to Stop Under-Eye Concealer from Creasing, According to Adele's Makeup Artist
By Macaela Mackenzie. Photo by: Getty Images.
Adele’s makeup artist Michael Ashton is responsible for some of the most iconic eye looks...ever. Naturally, he’s got the answer to one of our most frustrating beauty issues: under-eye concealer creasing and caking.
In the makeup game, it’s important to think about the whole package — your meticulously winged liner look could be totally foiled by mangy brows, cakey lashes, or creased concealer. You may have all the precision in the world, but without the right products, your efforts won't stand up to a mid-day meltdown. For the latter issue, Ashton has a genius hack he shared with The Cut. The best part? You already have everything you need in your beauty bag.
To get concealer to stay in place, you have to lock it in before, not after, you apply. “Dusting powder on top of concealer can cause creasing,” Ashton told The Cut. “Prepping concealer with a primer first does not.”
Hello, from the other side! Total game changer.
If you want to get fancy, there are primers on the market specifically made to erase unsightly under eye concealer creasing and caking. But Ashton prefers to do double duty with whatever eye shadow primer you’re already dabbing on lids. His go to is Marc Jacobs Beauty Under(cover) Perfecting Coconut Eye Primer ($26). The silky texture helps hydrate the delicate skin around your eyes and the coconut scent is just plain dreamy.
To kick under eye concealer creasing and caking to the curb, say "later" to the dreaded mid-day melt and try one of these easy eye primers for yourself.
Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Under Eye Primer ($29)
e.l.f. Hydrating Under Eye Primer ($3)
Nars Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base ($26)
This story originally appeared on Allure.
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