In Our Makeup Bag: Hard Candy Nobody’s Perfect Concealer Palette

By Alex K.

What It Is:
Hard Candy Nobody’s Perfect Concealer Palette

Why This Should Be in Your Bag:
I believe that this is the first concealer I’ve ever reviewed! Woohoo! Concealer is probably my #2 necessary makeup product, behind mascara. As the name implies, it conceals your imperfections, like dark circles around your eyes or gross zits — making your face look even more flawless.

The Nobody’s Perfect Concealer Palette is a great idea. Six shades of concealer, 3 skin tones and 3 correctors, included in one handy palette! This also comes in two shades for the skin tones: light and medium, so hopefully most girls can find a match. I’m fairly pale and tested out the light palette, so I can’t speak to the skin tone shades in the medium palette.

How To Use It:
Here’s your crash course in concealing! Green diminishes red and is designed to be applied atop pimples and redness. I conceal zits by first applying a bit of green, then blending and topping it with the middle skin tone shade. Yellow counteracts purple, so it’s great for dark circles under your eyes. I like to apply a bit of the yellow and then the lightest skintone shade on top for my under eye concealer. I was initially puzzled by the pink shade, until I did some research. A light, bright pink works to brighten sallow, dull skin and is great for waking up your eyes by applying in the inner corner. The darkest skin tone shade works great with my tanned, summer skin, but other than the 4 months when I have a tan, I find it fairly useless.

For application, I use my CLEAN fingers. I find the concealer to be a little tough and in need of warmth for best application.

(Top Row L to R: Pink, Yellow, Green – Bottom Row: Dark, Medium, Light)

CC Rating: A-

For the $8 price tag, the Hard Candy Nobody’s Perfect Concealer Palette applies pretty darn well. The wear is comparable to other drugstore concealers and I do find that I need a touch-up by midday. If you’re looking for a holy grail, concealer to end all concealers product, this probably isn’t going to change your life. Also, application is best using your fingers because the product needs to be warmed, which won’t sit well with germaphobes. The included brush isn’t worth keeping and I tossed it after my first try.

One thing this palette really has going for it is the combo of 6 shades. It’s perfection for traveling. Also, I never saw the benefits of colored concealers before testing this baby out, but I’m a total convert. The yellow and green are wonderful and effective and the pink is a nice bonus. It actually makes a good base for an inner corner eye highlight too, FYI. The colored shades are much sheerer than the skintones, but I do find they improve the appearance of zits and dark circles and seem to be designed to be layered with the skintones.

Overall, I really like the Nobody’s Perfect Concealer Palette from Hard Candy. It’s among the better drugstore options and while it won’t be a savior for you high-end shoppers, it’s great for the price. I definitely recommend picking it up!

[Need some new makeup but not sure what to buy? Check out Alex's other beauty reviews here.]