#camoconcealer

When I watched Tati’s (GlamLifeGuru) video on this concealer, I couldn’t pick one up soon enough. Unfortunately, my experience with Elf’s new-ish (came out in March I believe) ‘16-Hour Camo Concealer’ was slightly disappointing; and, despite regular use, this product is not a favorite that I intend to re-purchase. Camo Concealer lives up to its claims of intense color payoff/pigment, but falls short in coverage and wear; ultimately, Elf’s newest concealer is a great concealer for those with moderate expectations. For those of us who ask the World of our concealer, you may just want to stick with your holy grail.

Brand: Elf Product: 16-Hour Camo Concealer Product Type: Concealer Shade: Light Peach           Shade Number: (None) Tone Family: Cool Brand Description: “Light with rosy peach undertones” Price/Unit Weight: $6/.203 fl. Oz. (6mL) Purchase Link: Purchase here Ingredients: *Ingredients for Light Peach: Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Acrylates Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Kaolin, Silica, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol MAY CONTAIN: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)

Claims Elf’s Camo Concealer makes several claims including 16-hour wear, no creasing, and matte finish. While they deliver on the matte finish, it comes at a price, with a drying formula that won’t work for dry/sensitive skin types; and, may promote oil production/breakouts for oily types.

I have found this product to be both gratifying and frustrating; at times easy to use, others, impossible to make work. Here are some pictures of initial application, one eye with the concealer, the other without (please excuse my eye redness, I have ocular rosacea and it happens to be flaring up).

On one hand - there is so much pigment, on the other hand - it breaks apart easily, making you look diseased and patchy. All that being  said, when the stars do align, the Camo Concealer can give you the retouched highlights of dreams. For $6, it will get the job done; but, if you have your tried and true concealer, you aren’t missing out here.