Best Concealers 2022

Best for: Airbrushed skin

This high pigment, full coverage concealer has high-tech microspherical powders that camouflage imperfections, blur pores, hide dark circles and evens out the skin tone all in all creating the ultimate filter effect and airbrushed finish. A flawless result, yes, but the best thing about Hourglass’ Vanish Airbrush Concealer is that it still feels featherless on your skin; the flocked applicator also ensures no dragging (read: no creases) for a bright and perfect result that lasts all day.

The hype: “Don't you hate when your concealer clumps or flakes after just a few hours? Same! Fret no more; this product can last for hours and hours and hours. Whether set with a powder or standalone, this gem from Hourglass leaves your makeup looking airbrushed and ready to stand the test of time.” - ELLE

Best for: Highlighting

You can’t talk concealer without the OG and iconic Yves Saint Laurent Touché Eclat. In fact, the original formula gained cult status back in the day and, when everyone started using it as a concealer, the brand created a hybrid formula—the same illuminating, luminous effect with just a little more coverage to whizz away dark circles: the Touché Eclat High Cover Concealer. Click, contour and highlight your way to your brightest complexion yet and get that signature YSL glow.

The hype: “A hybrid between a highlighter and concealer, this click-pen product boasts a multitude of uses. Apply it beneath eyes to brighten dark circles, on top of cheekbones for a subtle highlight, around the nose to diffuse redness or wherever you want skin to generally look a little more radiant.” - Who What Wear

Best for: Buildable coverage

Beauty editors and experts literally rave about Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer and with good reason. It’s the cult formula you go back to again and again, the old friend in your makeup arsenal that’s always there to brighten up your complexion, conceal any imperfections and give you full but light coverage with a glowy finish. With a botanical blend packed with skin-loving ingredients to protect the skin barrier, it also has mineral tone balancing powders which optically correct the skin (as opposed to covering up or masking it, and looking too heavy on the skin) meaning you always have a lightweight finish. 

The hype: “YouTuber’s like Jackie Aina coerced me into buying Nars’ Creamy Concealer, but it was the illuminating formula and seamless blending that proved its staying power.” - ELLE

Best for: Radiant skin

Loaded with as many skincare ingredients as your daily moisturiser - acanthium flower extract, nourishing Vitamin E, sunflower seed oil, to name a few - delilah delivers yet another winning formula. Thanks to a never-ending list of skin-loving ingredients, this cream concealer is nothing short of a miracle worker to get rid of dark under eye circles; replacing them with a bright-eyed complexion and glowing skin all-round. Using your fingers, create a medium to full and build up the coverage in areas that need extra attention, so your real skin shines through. 

The hype: “Thanks to its ability to banish my dark circles and help me cheat that 'I totally got 8 hours sleep' look, this little beauty has earned a hard-to-achieve spot in my makeup bag.” - Glamour

Best for: Dry skin

The skin under your eyes is thinner and more delicate than any other part of your face, which makes it more susceptible to dryness—and if your skin is dry, it’s likely to cause your concealer to crease, crack or become cakey throughout the day. The solution? Infused with caffeine, Vitamin E and glycerine, Giorgio Armani’s Luminous Silk Concealer ensures an incredible 24 hours of hydration to avoid creasing and nourish dehydrated skin where it needs it most. A full coverage but lightweight moisturising formula means it never feels heavy and creates a luminous finish. 

The hype: “Luminous Silk Concealer proved to be the magic bullet when it comes to crease-free coverage. I suspect the secret is the super-pigmented — but still lightweight — formula.” - Allure