FANCL Stick Concealer

For someone like me who is suffering from an outbreak of adult acne (argh, all caused by stress and depression) which left red, ugly scars easily on my face, it is alwayz an ordeal to find a good concealer to hide the scars.

Well, of course everyone knows that concealing it is not a long term solution. And of coz I am seeking active remedies to curb the adult acne outbreak. Meanwhile, as the medicines are taking their time to heal, one can't expect me to go out with cheeks that is covered with red, ugly patches right. :(

Before I left for Vietnam, I went to FANCL to stock up on my Mild Cleansing Oil. While browsing through the store, I came across the stick concealer and decided to buy it on impulse.

It's a good impulse I must say. :)

FANCL advocates preservative-free products. That is, all their products contains no preservatives. Which can be a good thing and bad thing depending on how you see it.

Good being well, natural things can't really cause much reactions to your skin right. Bad being, well, no preservative means it can't last long, and means it expire fast.

For most of FANCL's cosmetics, the expiry duration is normally 1 year after opening. Don't ask me what will happen if you continue to use it after 1 yr, I've never tried before. :) But imagine eating some food that is past its expiry date after a while.

Anyway, that is just one thing about this concealer, at least I know it would not irritate my already irritated-angry-acne-filled face.

It is easy to blend it into my skin. If I find it a hassle to dab it over my scars, I will just swipe a few streaks over my scars and then blend it using my fingers. (What can one do when one have a LARGE area to cover? Sigh. )

Most importantly, it covers up the redness effortlessly. Which says alot about its coverage. :) I like it. ZA concealer used to be good enough for my slight pimples here and there. But now, it is no longer effective enough to cover up the consequences of my latest outbreak.

It can be used under the eyes to cover up dark circles too. Make sure you hydrate your eye area well with an appropriate eye cream before you use the concealer under the eyes and it shouldn't cause creasing or streaking due to dryness.

One thing about it though, is that the casing and the concealer is sold separately. Yes. The blue casing you see above, is sold separately. The silver casing that slots into the blue casing contains the concealer, and is refillable. So price might be a consideration for some.

Casing: SGD$14.00
Concealer (refill): SGD$25.00
But for the coverage and the preservative-free ingredients, I can say I do not mind paying abit more for it. (At least for the first time)