Thank you very much for all the reads and rates and comments and things! :) Also started to wri...
Thank you very much for all the reads and rates and comments and things! :) Also started to write on Dooyoo under the name of 'Beanie85'. Trying to write different reviews for each site, though I might have a couple on both sites!
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There was a promotion on at Boots a while ago and this was in a pack of three Clinique products which I bought. I needed a new concealer and since I had used the 'YSLTouche Eclat' before, which is the same idea as this one, I thought I would really like it.
The pen itself comes in a plastic mint green colour and comes with a silver lid that easily pulls on and clips back on again. I really like the colour of the pen and I think the silver writing on the front of it looks really classy.
Once you have taken off the lid, there is a small brush which is attached to the main section of the pen. The top of the pen rotates round in small clicks, which pushes the concealer down the middle of the pen and onto the brush. This is really easy and simple to use but be warned that if you click it too much and excess concealer comes on the brush, it is not possible to put it back inside the pen to re-use, you will either have to wear a lot of concealer or waste the excess!
The pen has silver writing on it reading 'Clinique airbrush concealer illuminates, perfects' and a list of ingredients on the other side of it.
The thing I found about this concealer pen was that once you applied it to the specified areas, you had to rub quite hard in order to blend it into your skin. It is not enough to just apply the concealer with the brush, you also have to use your finger to rub it in. I found myself rubbing my face quite hard to try to get to blend since the concealer is quite thick, but once it had blended it gave a wonderful result.
I think the concealer pen is meant to come in four different shades since they have pen numbers ranging from 01 to 04, but no matter how many websites I look on I can't find the shade for number 03 (even on the Clinique home page!) The shades that I found it to come in are 01 Fair, 02 Medium and 04 Neutral Fair. This means that you can get a shade which will fit with your own skin colour. I personally have the 'Neutral Fair' shade and think that it really blends in well with my natural skin colour. You really can't tell that I am wearing concealer when I have it on.
I think that it really hides blemishes and dark patches really well. It is very good for under the eyes when you have early mornings! I really find that it lasts all day too, if I apply it in the morning I don't have to re-apply at all through out the day. At night time it is easily washed off or removed with a face wipe.
The pen comes in a 1.5ml size.. but don't be fooled! This lasts for absolutely ages. The length of the pen is actually 13cm long, the liquid is filled in the inside of it. When you first get the pen, you have to click the top of it quite a few times until the liquid starts flowing through it onto the brush, but once it has done it will stay there and you will only need a couple of clicks to top up the liquid that is already on the brush.
The concealer pen is to be used within 24 months of it being opened and if you use it regularly this should not be a problem at all.
The pen costs £15 and is available from Boots and other department stores such as Debenhams and John Lewis, it is also available from the Clinique website.
I really liked how easy this concealer pen was to use. I like the fact that the concealer goes straight on to the brush and you can just brush it onto your face. Since the brush is quite small you can really get it on the specified area, which if you were using liquid concealer would be quite hard to do. You do have to blend it in with your finger after you have applied it to your face, but I have found this with other concealer pens that I have used too, so I think this is normal. The concealer blended into my skin really nicely and really does cover up all those bits you don't want people to see!
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Advantages: Light, easy to apply and blend - it works! Disadvantages: May be too expensive for some.
nina_in_the_bedroom 15.11.2007 (15.11.2007)
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Review of Clinique Airbrush Concealer
Advantages: Quick , covers and easily to carry Disadvantages: cant tell if you are running low but this is a small price to pay
superbabe100xxx 11.06.2007 (11.06.2007)
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Review of Clinique Airbrush Concealer
Advantages: Light, easy to apply and blend - it works! Disadvantages: May be too expensive for some.
nina_in_the_bedroom 15.11.2007 (15.11.2007)
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Review of Clinique Airbrush Concealer
Advantages: Quick , covers and easily to carry Disadvantages: cant tell if you are running low but this is a small price to pay
superbabe100xxx 11.06.2007 (11.06.2007)
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Review of Clinique Airbrush Concealer
Advantages: Makes skin feel smooth, covers blemishes, blends well with other products Disadvantages: Pricey, tube doesn't last very long at all, not enough shades available
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