Sephora Beauty Class - Correct and Conceal

The Did you know that Sephora offers free beauty classes? Yes, that's right I said FREE! Each class is centered around a beauty concern or technique. The classes last just under 2 hours. I have been to a couple of these classes and they are great. You can sign up to attend a class on Sephora's website here. 

This week the Sephora in my area held a class addressing Color Correcting and Concealing.

When I arrived to the class I was asked by the instructor if I would like to be the model that she showed the steps on. I said yes, of course. First she asked me what my complexion concerns were. For me, I have redness in my cheeks and in between my eyebrows and I have extremely dark circles under my eyes and on my eyelids, this is genetic and no anount of sleep or water will solve this. 

Next she asked me what my skin type is. I told her that my cheeks are extremely oily and the rest of my skin feels normal/dry. 

Step 1 - Prep As always you want to start with a clean face. You want to moisturize your skin and use an eye cream. The Murad Oil Control Mattifier SPF 15 PA++ (here) was used as my moisturizer/sunscreen. This was used to help control the excess oil in my T-Zone and to moisturize the other areas on my face while providing sun protection. The Fresh Rose Hydrating Eye Gel Cream (here) was used for hydrating my under eye area and also applied around my lips. And lastly, the Laura Mercier Hydrating Primer (here) was used to prime my whole face. 

Step 2 - Correct To correct my complexion the Sephora + Pantone Universe Correct+Conceal Palette in  Medium/Dark (here) was used. This palette comes in 2 types and contains 15 shades to correct and conceal. To correct the redness in my cheeks a yellow toned cream was used. This is because on a color wheel the shade opposite to red is yellow. To correct my under eye circles a combination of peach and orange tones were applied to cancel out the purple tones I naturally have. Just in applying these correctors I really saw a complete difference in my skin. 

Step 3 - Conceal The Lancôme Effacernes Waterproof Protective Undereye Concealer in Honey (here) was applied very thinly on top of the correctors under my eyes and on my eyelids to conceal the darknessand to prime for eyeshadow application later. Instantly I looked more awake and even toned. This concealer is wonderful. I have not heard anyone talk about this concealer and I don't know why. The coverage is amazing and I have noticed no creasing even without setting it with a powder. If you have dry skin underneath your eyes I highly recommend this concealer.

Step 4 - Foundation The new Nars Velvet Skin Tint (here) in Cuzco was lightly used to cover the yellow corrector used on my cheeks and in between my brows and was feathered out towards the perimeters of my face. This was not used all over my face but just in the areas that were corrected and lightly blended out around the areas for a very natural and wearable look. This skin tint is oil-free and contains vitamins C & E with an SPF of 30. This dries down to an almost powdery, soft matte finish that will ultimately help control oil throughout the day.

Step 5 - Set The Laura Mercier Invisible Loose Setting Powder (here) was used to lightly set my face makeup. This super light powder has micro-refined silica to diffuse light and create a soft focus look to the skin. This was not used to set my under eyes. If you are using a concealer that creases terribly then I would recommend setting it with a light powder. 

This was my face after the whole shebang. My skin looks even and smooth. My skin does not look or feel cakey even though I do have a few products on my skin. I believe that is from the technique used to apply the products and not using too much product. Each layer was very thinly applied and this technique really makes your skin look flawless. 

I learned so much in this class and I love the individualized attention that is given to each person attending. If you have some time I recommend checking out the website and enrolling in a class. 

XO,

Megan