I ordered the
Topshop Concealer Palette on a whim, as a way of avoiding the ridiculous shipping costs on the website... I was glad I made this decision, because I have been quite impressed with it!
I hadn't really tried any Topshop cosmetics until this palette, but I've heard so many good things, and I was not disappointed.
The palette comes in compact, silver mirror-like packaging, which looks pretty to begin with... But does get fingerprints and scratches on it easily. However the product inside the packaging is really good. There are four sections in the palette, (which come with handy instructions of how to use them).
The first section is a colour correcting concealer, which you layer under the other two concealers, depending on what tones you wish to conceal. As a colour correcter it works really well, however it's not as creamy as I would like.
The second section is an under eye concealer. It's slightly lighter than the other highlighter, to allow for highlighting. It's quite creamy, and conceals under the eye quite well without the colour correcter. I found that if I layered the colour correcter and the concealer, things got a bit cakey, and creased very easily, but that could just be my sleep-deprived skin. It works to conceal and correct colour just by itself; it does crease a bit, but again, I think I have more bags/creases under my eye than the normal person.
The third section is a blemish concealer. It's slightly darker than the under eye concealer, but just as creamy. It covers blemishes really well, and if your foundation rubs off during the day, it doesn't look too bad blended out to fix patchy bits either!
The fourth section is a setting powder, which is a handy addition to have when you're on the go.
The sponge applicator that comes with the palette I found wasn't useful for application of any of the products in the compact. I found it much easier to apply and blend the concealers with my finger and use a small fluffy brush to apply the setting powder.
Overall, a really good concealer palette, that is perfect and compact to take on the go. At about $22 Australian, it's fairly reasonably priced, so definitely worth a look!
Have you tried and Topshop make-up? What should I try next?
Beth. x
