9 Drugstore Concealers to Cover Up at a Lesser Cost
Because the bags under your eyelids are definitely not designer.
An online shopping addiction, office crush, candy drawer — we've all got something to hide. Unfortunately dark circles and minor impurities are at the facial forefront, making it hard to conceal that we are, in fact, flawed. These drugstore concealers, however, are both cost-effective and sensitive to your innermost skincare secrets, covering up all evidence of aging or a long night for less.
Revlon Photoready Concealer
$8 BUY NOW
Selfie culture has us consciously choosing products that keep us photo-ready around the clock. Revlon's concealer stick will have you selfie-safe with a camouflaging facial formula whose photochromatic pigments bend, reflect, and diffuse light — meaning every side is a good one.
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NYX Cosmetics Above & Beyond Full Coverage Concealer Jar
$3 BUY NOW
It's not luck; this affordable pot of concealer gold provides users with medium to heavy coverage they have total control over. A cheap product that's anything but, Above & Beyond is formulated with moisturizing emollients to keep things light and spot-treated areas hydrated.
Maybelline New York Instant Age Rewind Eraser
$6 BUY NOW
It's a fact of life, friends: Some mornings you'll wake up looking less like sleeping beauty and more of a corpse bride. Maybelline's concealer dims the spotlight on lifeless dark circles with an active formula that features haloxyl to deflate under-eye puffiness and fade shadow, while a micro-corrector applicator works to smooth over fine lines.
Physicians Formula Gentle Cover Yellow Concealer Stick
$11 BUY NOW
Color correctors racked up a loyal fandom in 2016, and we're still hoarding them in our vanity drawers for extra assistance here and there. With a rainbow of shades that served a different function, mellow yellow comes in clutch by reducing signs of fatigue and boosting skin's organic glow. Physicians Formula launched our fave, formulated with safflower seed oil and beeswax to create a soft, nourishing application that covers up blemishes and dark circles.
Neutrogena Skinclearing Blemish Concealer
$5 BUY NOW
To makeup or not to makeup, that is the question when you're stuck with acne-prone skin. It's easy to temporarily erase breakouts for hours at a time by caking on product, but who's to tell whether or not concealing blemishes heal or worsen impurities? Neutrogena's concealer was made to cover up and cater to sensitive skin with a formula rich in a MicroClear technology that conceals and prevents acne. Fancy, huh?
Maybelline New York Dream Brightening Creamy Concealer
$7 BUY NOW
A new favorite for this beauty editor, Maybelline's crayon concealer has you waking up flawless and wide-eyed. Its buttery consistency glides over impurities and dark spots with a broad, round tip that provides full coverage in one swipe. Formulated with light-reflecting pearls, it covers up those minor flaws and replaces them with a gorgeous luminescence to wake up the entire face.
L'Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Concealer
$6 BUY NOW
One of the best drugstore brands for color matching, this all-encompassing concealer from L'Oréal Paris features nine True Match shades that correlate with fair to dark skin tones and textures for a natural-looking finish. Apply with clean fingers or buildable brushstrokes for longwear coverage that looks and feels professional (because it is!).
CoverGirl Outlast All-Day Soft Touch Concealer
$12 BUY NOW
Outwit, outlast all day. By day's end, CoverGirl's concealer will be your soul survivor, covering up every minor imperfection seamlessly with this creamy concealer whose medium to full coverage compares to most effective pencil eraser.
Almay Wake Up Undereye Concealer
$9 BUY NOW
Sometimes it's the minor imperfections that make a major impact on your facial features, so Almay's developed a drugstore concealer that's easily accessible, affordable, and more beneficial than a quick fix. The lightweight cream, infused with cucumber, minerals, aloe vera, and green tea extract, dulls dark circles and reduces puffiness, but also delivers a wave of hydration to the skin.
Julia Horniacek is the former fashion and beauty editor for BestProducts.com. When she's not resisting the “add to cart” button on e-commerce sites or chocolate everything, she's a fitness fanatic you’ll find at the gym, sipping an array of seasonal decaffeinated beverages or documenting her life via Insta pics.
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