A while ago, I got a press sample on some of Maybelline's color-correcting concealer pens Maybelline Camo Color Correcting Pen and have put the yellow shade "Yellow" to the test and thought to share my review today :)
What is the Maybelline Camo Color Correcting Pen (Yellow)
A yellow concealer that is there to lighten up darkness and tired / dull skin. On Maybelline's Swedish website it says that it is developed for medium skin tone, but on the .com website it says that it is developed for both light and medium skin tone.
Why the cream is yellow is not stated in the product description, but yellow neutralizes blue-purple to red tones and is a warm color which is good when you want to lighten up darkness under the eyes and dark red blemishes, pigment spots and acne scars. If you have a light color that is cold, the skin will look even more dull and gray.
Color & coverage
The cream is for color correction and should not give high coverage, which it does not either, but if you need more coverage, you apply concealer and / or foundation over. The yellow tone is just right yellow, on light skin you do not necessarily need a foundation left over to cover the yellow but it blends in quite well with my skin tone.
Here I have applied the cream thickly to the skin to show the shade and just below you can see when it is lubricated in the skin.
My jawbones with old blemishes that are healing were a good place to show the color correction and coverage, because as you can see it has brightened up and neutralized the red very well, but on the biggest blemish I also need coverage and needed to supplement with a covering concealer or foundation over late.
Packaging
The cream is inside a pencil, you screw in the bottom and the cream comes out and you can apply directly with the small pillow on top.
Application & formula
The cream is quite light in texture but dries a little too fast I think, it was not very easy to blend out. On my skin tone, the color blends in well as I said so I could choose whether I want to apply it before or after foundation. Maybe it will look better if you have a creamy foundation underneath. I have only used it before foundation.
Since the formula is not particularly easy to blend out and the application pad is quite small, it is also not a flexible product if you want to apply on a larger area. In small areas, however, it works better.
Results
Redness is reduced and dark areas light up without looking dull, but since it dries quickly, it does not settle very nicely under the eyes and around the nose of me, so I do not think the end result is a high.
You can already see in the picture of my jawbone further up in the post that it emphasizes the dryness of my blemishes (even the small ones) quite a lot, and in this picture under the eye you see that it does not settle so nicely there either.
sustainability
I think it lasts well without creasing! I have always fixed it with powder when I have used it, so do not know what the durability is without powder over.
Summary - I do not think the product is bad but nothing I would use more times as the formula is quite dry and does not settle so nicely on my skin. But the color correction itself, I still think works as promised!
I had a hard time deciding if it would get a 2nd or a 3rd grade because I think there are many who will like this depending on how you want to use it and possibly what other products you use it with. If you have dry skin and use fairly oily skin care or other products, it may not get dry on the skin at all and settles very nicely. But for me personally, it lands on a 2nd as a whole as it will be put in a box and probably not used again.
Any of you who have tested this? Or any of the other shades? I have only tested the yellow so far, but have received samples of more, would you like to see a review of them as well? :)
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