The concealer is the only thing I used for coverage, before following with Collection’s pressed powder in translucent.

Lasting Perfection Hydrating Serum Concealer – Collection

Dry skin is to be avoided when it comes to concealer application, particularly if you want to steer clear of patching and creasing. After a few uses of the old-style tube, product seemed to gather at the opening and then spill out of the sides every time I closed it. It still covers redness instantly, neutralises my under eye circles and works its magic on even the angriest of spots! When my skin was bad but I didn’t want to wear a thick layer of foundation, I used to wear a primer and then individually conceal my spots with this gem. However, when used sparingly with a little moisturiser, it did a pretty great job of disguising signs of tiredness.The vegan formula is buildable, blendable and effortlessly covers and conceals blemishes and dark circles for a flawlessly smooth base. In fact, it was the first concealer I ever fell in love with thanks to its ability to eradicate every trace of my dark circles.

Lasting Perfection Concealer, 16-Hour Collection Cosmetics Lasting Perfection Concealer, 16-Hour

Once blended out (gently) with a small sponge, you couldn’t see any transition between the concealer and my bare skin. As you can see in my before image, I'm currently dealing with some active breakouts as well as scarring left behind from old spots—and that's before we even get onto my tired morning eyes. Like most us, I like for my makeup to look natural and for my base products to leave my skin looking like mine, just a bit better. During these changes, no change was made to the shade colouring of our original shades, the only change is the shade name/code and introduction of new shades. Back in the day, I swear there used to be a meagre four, but thankfully, it’s gradually expanded over the years.

Claims: Collection claim this is a ‘vegan, mattifying, full-coverage concealer that lasts up to 16 hours. So to prove to you just how good these concealers are, I've snapped myself in every single one—no primer, no foundation, no other base products at all in fact, just concealer.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, Warm Fair Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer, Warm Fair

In place of foundation, I swipe the doe foot liberally under my eyes, around my nose and in any areas of unwanted redness for an impressively even-looking complexion in a matter of seconds.

Even though this concealer boasts incredible coverage, it’s not cakey or obvious like you might expect.

Lasting Perfection Full Coverage Blemish Collection Cosmetics Lasting Perfection Full Coverage Blemish

While you might want something a little easier to blend for under-eye circles and bags, when you wake up to an angry zit, this is the makeup product you want on hand. I’ve also never noticed any correlation between where I put this concealer and where I put spots — for example, I usually put some on my chin and between my eyebrows, but rarely get spots there. Another concealer that is ideal for applying only where you need it on non-foundation days, it gives the illusion of airbrushed skin without any of the usual telltale signs you're wearing makeup. I tried going without it for three weeks (as an experiment) and my skin didn’t improve or get any worse. Aqua, Isododecane, Niacinamide, Talc, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Cera Microcrystalline, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Chloride, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trimethoxycaprylylsilane, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-t-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate [+/- CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499].Aqua, Isododecane, Talc, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax, Sodium Chloride, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trimethoxycaprylylsilane, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-t-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate [+/- CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499].