Perricone MD No Concealer Concealer

No Concealer Concealer is name I have tried to understand, but in my opinion is a total misnomer.

If anything, this product should proudly call itself  'THE concealer' because this is the absolute best I have ever tried.

Concealer, especially under eye concealer is such a tricky product to get right. I often find concealers either too sheer, too heavy, too cakey, too greasy or too dry.

I know this makes me sound a little like Goldilocks, but a good undereye concealer is a must have product but it is also a must get right. 

Too sheer does not address my toddler induced dark circles, too heavy looks obvious and feels uncomfortable. Too cakey, well that's an obvious one. Too greasy slides off my face and drags my foundation and eye make up with it and too dry gathers in fine lines and causes the delicate skin under my eyes to feel tight and sore.

All I want from a concealer is: easily blendable, good coverage, lightweight and long lasting without being heavy or drying and moisturising.

Which is where Perricone MD No Concealer Concealer comes in and is elevated to hero product status. Not only is this a concealer, it has skincare benefits. This is a big bonus for me, because if I am honest I am rather lax when it comes to eye cream. I own eye cream but I am yet to find one that I really love enough to use on a daily basis. In reality it ends up being a 'when I remember to apply' job and that's just no good, especially because I am prone to dryness in this area.

Using this concealer at least gives me the added bonus of neuropeptides and vitamin c ester - known for their anti-ageing benefits. It also contains SPF35 to protect the delicate skin under the eye.

I have been using this concealer for a few weeks now and in this time have used nothing else. The texture of the concealer feels like satin and is the perfect compromise between moisturising and drying. 

It feels nourishing without being overly moisturising and stays put all day without being drying and cakey. 

There is no discernible scent to this concealer and it has caused no issues with my sensitive and reactive skin. It is also a fragrance free product which I generally prefer, especially this close to my eyes.

The bottle is such a lovely addition to my make up bag. I love the medicinal, tincture feel to the packaging - a brown glass bottle with a black pump dispenser. YES. Pump dispenser. I could not have been happier to see this included. A much more hygienic and less wasteful way to use the concealer. 

A full pump may be a little too much for just the under eye area so I use the remaining product to dab on to my eye lids also...this makes a great base for eye make up. Be warned that this is very easy to overload under the eyes so dab lightly and don't apply too much.

I have even used this on the post-Christmas detox spots that have appeared and it works fantastically on these too.

Going back a few sentences, I used a key word. DAB. Learning how to correctly apply this concealer was important for optimum results. I have tried applying this on fingertips and rubbing in (a big no-no) and also using an under eye concealer brush. Neither of these really work - the best application is to pump on to ring finger, then warm between the other ring finger and use each finger to dab lightly under each eye.

The difference is really noticeable - the undereye area instantly looks smoother, brighter and free of dark circles. This has become my school run saviour - I have applied this and only this on those dark, hurried mornings and I am much less frightening to small children and I can fake a well rested face!
Below, you can see the difference in my before and after. Before, I look tired and spotty. After, I think my skin looks fantastic! In the after photograph I used the concealer under my eyes and remaining product on blemishes and redness. The finished result is a soft matte finish that looks pretty flawless.

One drawback that comes to mind with this product is the shade selection, or lack thereof. This concealer comes in just one shade, a soft peachy colour which is luckily just perfect for my skin tone and colouring but I can't see this working for the ladies at each end of the skin colour scale. This is a shame because Perricone MD seem to be catering to a very small section of the market - those with light-medium skintones.

Perricone MD No Concealer Concealer costs £37 for 9ml of product, however so little is used each time I can imagine this bottle is going to last a very long time. I will be reviewing this product again a few months down the line to report if there is any improvement in my under eye area from prolonged use of No Concealer Concealer.

You can purchase Perricone MD products from www.perriconemd.co.uk

Disclosure: PR Sample.