If the beauty industry seems a bit more inclusive as of late, you’re not imagining things. In the wake of Fenty Beauty‘s beauty-for-all launch, many brands that didn’t have large shade ranges took Rihanna’s lead and revamped their foundations to offer 40 or more colors, making it easier than ever for women to find a seamless foundation match.
The right foundation shade is one of the first steps in ensuring a #flawless makeup look, but having the right concealer shade is also essential. The wrong shade of concealer can actually draw more attention to dark circles, pimples and other things you’re attempting to cover.
There are concealer palettes that enable users to mix their own bespoke shade but that doesn’t always guarantee a seamless match, especially when we’re rushing to apply it in a dark bathroom in the morning. The more realistic option is to reach for a premade product. Above, see the makeup brands offering extensive concealer ranges that cater to different skin tones.
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11 Makeup Brands With the Most Concealer Shades
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Clinique
Clinique likes to give its customers options. That includes allowing shoppers to choose skin care products to create their own 3-Step System and providing ample concealer options. The brand currently has seven concealers on offer that focus on different concerns from fine lines to acne to brightening. In terms of the most colors, the Beyond Perfecting Foundation + Concealer ($29) is available in 27 shades. The long-wearing product is suitable for all skin types and functions as a concealer and foundation. FYI: The concealer may look darker when first applied, but it adjusts as you blend.
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Tarte
Tarte's Shape Tape Contour Concealer ($27) is a favorite among many beauty bloggers, editors and makeup aficionados because of its imperceptible matte finish and "Facetune in a bottle" effect. It has a decent shade offering with 20 colors, but if you want more options check out the brand's Creaseless Concealer ($26). It's available in a whopping 30 shades. The vegan concealer has a full-coverage finish and is named by number. It also covers redness, pimples, areas of unevenness and dark circles.
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NARS
When beauty insiders are asked about their favorite concealers, it's guaranteed that NARS is going to get mentioned. The beauty brand has a well-curated mix of products. Its Soft Matte Complete Concealer ($30) is available in 16 shades, while the Concealer ($26) is available in 17 options. The award-winning Radiant Creamy Concealer ($30) has the most colors with 22. A lot of the shades overlap between the different formulas and come in a range of different undertone options as well as skin tones.
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NYX Professional Makeup
A budget-friendly brand with an extensive concealer selection? Yes, please. Besides having a number of color correctors, NYX has a trio of products offering 20 or more colors. The Gotcha Covered Concealer Pencil ($7) and Gotcha Covered Concealer ($6) boast 20 shades each, while the Concealer Jar ($5) has the most with 24 shades. The latter collection was recently expanded with 10 new shades, including four color correctors.
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Too Faced
Too Faced's entire Born This Way makeup range underwent a shade expansion to be more inclusive with an emphasis on developing seamless colors for darker skin. On the concealer front, the Born This Way Concealer ($28) comes in 16 shades, while the new Born This Way Super Coverage Multi-Use Sculpting Concealer ($29) launched with 20 colors. The latter option is a vegan, richly pigmented hybrid that conceals, contours, retouches and highlights. There should be a perfect match whether your skin is light, dark or in the middle.
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MAC Cosmetics
Those who want beauty products in all colors of the rainbow normally head to MAC. In addition to offering countless eyeshadow and lipstick shades, the brand has a varied concealer range. The Studio Fix Perfecting Stick ($22), Pro Longwear Concealer ($24) and Studio Waterweight Concealer ($24) all come in 16 shades. What's more, the Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer Pro Palette Refill Pan ($14) is available in 20 shades and the Studio Finish SPF 35 Concealer ($22) boasts 23 colors. All the products are creamy and highly pigmented yet have natural finishes. Helpfully, they're named according to undertone (NW, W, NC) and have a number that corresponds to how dark they are.
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ColourPop
ColourPop only branched out into concealer in 2017 with its No Filter Concealer ($6), but the brand is worthy of a spot on this list. It originally had a decent offering of 15 shades, but recently doubled the range to 30. The affordable concealer ticks all the boxes: it's lightweight yet offers great pigment, has a natural matte finish and won't crease. The range is broken down into fair, light, medium, medium-dark, dark and deep-dark options with shades for warm and cool undertones.
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Sephora Collection
Sephora is one of the top places to go when hunting for a seamless concealer shade. And it's not really necessary to look beyond its own brand because it has plenty of shade options. The Sephora Collection Make No Mistake High Coverage Concealer ($14) and Make No Mistake Foundation & Concealer Stick ($20) are both available in 16 shades. The winner is the Bright Future Gel Serum Concealer ($14), which comes in 25 shades with colors that suit yellow, pink and neutral undertones. The product has a lightweight gel-serum texture that helps it glide over skin and deliver flawless coverage.
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Kat Von D
Kat Von D constantly dreams up new makeup shades and wins for having the biggest selection of rainbow brow products. In terms of everyday face coverage, the brand doesn't let us down. Its Lock-It Concealer Crème ($26) comes in 21 shades from fair to deep. The multipurpose product does everything from contouring to concealing blemishes and dark circles to even baking. There is a pure white "White Out" shade that can be used as a primer to increase the vibrancy of lipsticks, eyeshadows and more.
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Revolution
Start counting because there are 25 flattering shades of the Conceal & Define Concealer ($7). What's more, there are 18 shades in the Pro Full Cover Camouflage Concealer ($8). The brand has shades that run the gamut from the fairest of fair to the deepest of deep and there are options to suit neutral, golden, yellow, pink and peach undertones. The Conceal & Define Concealer also has a pure white shade, C0, which can be used as a highlighter, primer and concealer for very pale skin. All of the shades are labeled with a number to identify how dark they are with 18 being the deepest.
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L.A. Girl
It's not just prestige beauty brands that offer extensive concealer ranges. See L.A. Girl. The drugstore beauty brand has the HD Pro Concealer ($4.99), which has 21 skin-true shades plus six color-correcting options and a highlighter. Sticking with the traditional offerings, the concealer camouflages redness, pimples and raccoon eyes without looking heavy or cakey. It's also crease-resistant and has a lightweight finish making it easy to blend.
