Maybelline Better Skin Concealer

After running out of my Maybelline Fit Me Concealer, I was in the hunt for something new.  I decided to try their SuperStay Better Skin Concealer and hoped it would be as good (if not better than) the Fit Me.

What I Look For In Concealer
A professional makeup artist will tell you that you need two different concealers: one for under your eyes, and one to spot conceal.  Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, this may be true.  But for the average woman doing makeup on a daily basis without serious dark circles or discoloration, I think it's fine to use one product for both.  I look for a concealer that is a good match for my skin tone (one that is too light would only be appropriate for highlighting or under the eyes) and blends in quickly and easily.

Thoughts on Better Skin vs. Fit Me
*Both have a doe-foot applicator.

*The Fit Me formula is thinner and more liquidy.  The Better Skin formula is more gel-like.  I prefer the Better Skin formula, as I think it blends in more quickly and sets better (and lasts longer!).

*My shade in Fit Me is Medium.  When looking at the Better Skin concealers in store, they seemed to run pretty dark.  I opted for the shade Light/Medium, which is a pretty good match for me right now.

Light/Medium

*Better Skin is almost twice the price of Fit Me.  That being said, they are still both drugstore products with drugstore prices.  I have no problem paying $9.00 for Better Skin--it's still less than a third of the price of Urban Decay, NARS, or some other popular high end concealers.  You get almost exactly the same amount with each one--Fit Me is 0.23 fl oz, while Better Skin is 0.25 fl oz.

*Both are great to wear over foundation or on their own.  In the photo below, I am wearing no foundation--I just put the Better Skin concealer under my eyes and over some blemishes and areas of discoloration and set my whole face with MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish Natural powder in Medium Golden.  I also followed up with bronzer and blush.

Better Skin blends in well with a brush, a Beauty Blender, or your ring finger.  It's quick and easy and does the job.

I hope this post inspires you to give Better Skin a try!  Thank you for reading!