REVIEW: The Face Shop Bye Bye Dark Circle Concealer

So, I was strolling in the mall with my little one last summer, just passing the time. I found another Korean cosmetics store and, of course, I had to go inside! I have a thing for Korean products, although they're mostly a hit or miss for me. And when they are a hit, I really love them to bits!

The Face Shop's facade and products are not as cutesy as Etude House's but, nevertheless, they also have very clever packaging. I picked up their Bye Bye Dark Circle Concealer. I completely forgot how much this was worth, but it was around 500 pesos. I can't justify this purchase. Including this, I already have six concealers and a normal person doesn't need that much. What makes this concealer unique is the fact that among my six concealers, this is the only one that boasts SPF30 PA++. When I swatched it in the store, I saw it had peachy undertones, so I was more than willing to say "Shut up and take my money!" to the counter.

It's a pen type concealer, and you need to push the button at the other end for the product to come out of the brush. I do not like the fact that it has a brush. I just think it's unhygienic so I have to clean it on a makeup remover wipe before I use it again and that's wasteful. 

(Photo taken in natural light)

The product itself is liquidy but not runny. I have to use my fingers to blend this one in. If I use a brush, it leaves streaky marks. If I use a beauty blender, it becomes patchy. I dislike having product on my fingers, but it needs warmth, so I just have to deal with it.

(Photo taken in natural light)

For the life of me, I cannot use this concealer on its own! It turns ashy and the dark circles peek through no matter how much I use! I hate this concealer on its own, I mean, I really hate it!

It's good for that extreme highlighting though, layered over another concealer. I have an L.A. Girl concealer which has orange undertones and I use that to correct my dark under eye circles before layering it with the Bye Bye Dark Circle concealer. And I do need to bake/cook it because if I don't, it'll be creasing til kingdom come. But the highlighting effect is extreme and unnatural although it does look good in photographs. It's just not for everyday.

Really, if this thing didn't have the sun protection factor, I would've gotten rid of it already. If you want something that works like the L'oreal Magic Lumi Concealer, which I don't believe we have here in the Philippines, then by all means, get this. Otherwise, stay far, far away.