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What are your go-to products for highlighting or un-highlighting areas on the face or helping it last throughout the day/night? Here are some I’ve been using and love.

To Make Eyes Pop - PIXI BEAUTY Extra Eye Bright Liner ($17 @ pixibeauty.com) – this super thin waterproof liner is meant to be worn on the water line or inner rim of the bottom lid. The pale white/pink/lavender color really brightens up any eye look.

To Highlight - ESTEE LAUDER Bronze Goddess Illuminating Powder Gelée in Heatwave ($40 @ esteelauder.com) -  highlight your cheeks, under the brows and even the décolletage with this new one from their Bronze Goddess Collection. Gorg.

My Go-To BB Cream - TARTE BB Tinted Treatment 12-Hour Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 20 Sunscreen ($34/1oz @ sephora.com) – sunscreen (check), longevity (check), slight tint (check), nourishing ingredients (check). Available in 4 shades.

Banish Under-eye Circles - ORLANE Highlight Care Brush ($40 @ orlane.com) – I’d put this one up against this cult favorite any day! If you’re going to rock the Spring look, dark circles and rough under eyes won’t cut it. Get your glow on with this one.

Hold On Eye Shadow - SENNA COSMETICS Totally Transforming Eyeshadow Primer ($24 @ sennacosmetics.com) – there’s nothing worse than your eye shadow sliding off your lids from the heat, so this season, vow to wear an eye shadow primer every time. This one contains antioxidants and peptides and available in three shades.

Disclosure: Some of these items were provided for review purposes. Some I bought.

This new Fakeup Hydrating Crease-Control Concealer from BENEFIT is interesting. Not because it is a concealer but because it combines both a concealer and anti-aging/moisturizing ingredients. I guess I have just never associated the two together before as I’ve always applied them separately. Things that make you go hmmmm… Anyway,the color concealer sits inside of a hydrating ring of vitamin E and apple seed extract to help moisturize and helps fight aging.

Now I know that the area around the eye is very delicate so tugging is not recommended so this 2-in-1 is great so you’re not messing with the area to much. I’ve used it about 4 times now and got about 5 hours of wear before it started fading and it didn’t cake or crease during this time. And like those good foundations, this one uses that special light diffusing technology. Available in 3 shades. $24/3.5g @ benefitcosmetics.com.

We’re in full-on award show season and even if you can’t live like a star, you can primp like a star, with BENEFIT COSMETICS’s Primping with the Stars All-Time Greatest “Fake-It’s” Kit.

This one includes the following:

• .08 oz Stay Don't Stray Stay-Put Primer for Concealers and Eyeshadows
• .12 oz Some Kind-A-Gorgeous Foundation in Medium
• .13 oz Benetint Rose-Tinted Lip & Cheek Stain
• .25 oz The Porefessional Pro Balm
• .25 oz Girl Meets Pearl Liquid Pearl for Face
• .1 oz They're Real! Beyond Mascara in Black

I can’t rave about these kinds of kits enough as they let you try quite a few of the different products (deluxe sample sizes) for a super reasonable price. And let's face it, how often do you actually use up a full size product? This one is just $32 @ sephora.com.

And be sure to investigate their other kits under this moniker: Do the Bright Thing and The Bronze of Champions.

And know that these sets also make great Birthday gifts! I had three parties this week alone. Lots of January babies for some reason.

I admit that I like a little more coverage than the average tinted face moisturizer offers and I think I found it with VOTRE VU’s Love Me Deux Nourishing Moisture Tint & Concealer, from the French Accents line. The packaging is reminiscent of this one, which is muy convenient for toting it around. I mean, how many of us actually carry a concealer with us at all times? Lipstick? Yes. Face Powder? Yes. But concealer? Mmmm, not really, so when you’re giving your face the once over with the powder, dab a little concealer that’s in the cap, under your eyes for an instant perk-me-up. And the Tint has some great ingredients in it like jojoba oils, aloe vera, and honeysuckle extract as well as vitamin E and pure minerals and botanicals in the Concealer. Available in 6 shade duos for $43/25ml Tint, 1ml Concealer @ votrevu.com.

Loving BENEFIT’s new Perk Up Artist – Custom Complexion Correctors. It’s three products in one compact – Correct for any discoloration with this yellow neutralizer, Cover for dark circles and blemishes and Brighten for pink perk up like around eyes.

And I love the handy duo brush and instructions that come with it, the latter showing how to get the most out of each shade.

But tell me Benefit, who is the dude on the front of the box and compact? Is the model this famous drummer? $30 @ benefitcosmetics.com.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.

How many times have you woken up to a nice sized red blemish that you wish would just disappear? I know you can cover it up with makeup but I’m always wary as concealer could make it worst. Thankfully COVERAID has you well, covered! Their CoverAid Therapeutic Concealer for Acne contains 10% Benzoyl Peroxide, which is the same strength found in popular brands like Clearasil, and comes in three shades – Light, Medium and Dark.

The tip at the end is a unique pencil point/frosting tip applicator and while the Medium shade I tried helped conceal the blemish while it healed, know that formula is not highly pigmented like you’d find in a regular concealer. I’d call this one more of a tinted acne fighter. $19.99/14g @ coveraidtherapy.com.

I’ve become a little obsessed with this next product, as it might be the best I’ve ever seen in this category. It’s a concealer from IT COSMETICS. Bye Bye Under Eye is a full-coverage, waterproof concealer that can be used under eyes, over blemishes, age spots and it really covers beautifully without creasing or caking.

Because the skin under the eyes is so thin and delicate, whenever you put concealer underneath, you run the risk creasing and cracking over time but not with this Bye Bye. It really melts into the skin to become one. Behold, they are one!

The founder worked with leading plastic surgeons in Brazil to create this product and they included a lot of good-for-skin ingredients like vitamins K, A, C, E and Collagen to help with puffiness and overall discoloration.

I’m surprised that this comes in a 1oz tube as it’s really pigmented so a little goes a long way and because it is in a tube, I don’t have to worry about contamination. Big recommendation. Available in 4 shades for $24/1oz @ itcosmetics.com.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.

The few ADDICTION NV COSMETICS items I’ve tried have been pretty good and I’m adding this next one to that list. They just put out 3 different concealers to conquer or rather reHab your eye ailments.

All three products contain natural extracts and Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, which is derived from coconut oil and known to calm the skin so it helps with puffiness under the eyes. Each is mineral-based and made to heal and conceal.

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I’ve recently been trying to pair down my makeup, specifically, anything in the pencil form. And I just came across two Tony & Tina eyeliners. Remember that line? Eh, probably not but it was pretty groundbreaking at the time. Anyway, one I won’t(it) be putting anywhere near the trash, and it’s a two-fer, is JABOT Take 2 Conceal + Spotlight. It’s a concealer on one side and shimmery highlighting illuminator on the other. The concealer smoothes on wonderfully and doesn’t seem to settle into fine lines and lasts quite a few hours. And the highlighter contains light-reflecting ingredients and was great for under the brow bone and inside eye corners. I tried the concealer and a smidge of the highlighter over it blended well but it just put some shimmer under my eyes and looked a tad off. Don’t recommend it. Available in three color choices – Light, Medium and Dark for $17.50 @ jabot.com.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.

NAPOLEON PERDIS NP Set Calming Pre-Foundation Primer ($29/1.7oz @ target.com) – now that colder temps are here, your skin might want to act out. Keep redness away with this green primer. The formula also contains aloe and cucumber extracts to make skin feel great.

NARS Concealer ($22 @ sephora.com) – now available in a stick form, this smooth formula is available in 10 shades.

MIRACLE SKIN Transformer SPF 20 To Go ($18/.85oz @ sephora.com) – yeah a tinted moisturizer with SPF. This new size is perfect for the purse and contains micas, Saw Palmetto Extract, CO Enzyme Q10 among others to give skin a shot of anti-aging ingredients. Choose from seven shades.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.