The Best Concealers To Cover Dark Circles And Blemishes

This ELLE UK Future of Beauty Awards winner is adored by editors everywhere. From its believably natural (yet generously full) coverage, to its vast menu of carefully curated shades, a perfected complexion is guaranteed with this foolproof formula. Not to mention, it's blended with 20+ skincare ingredients for blurring, brightening and de-puffing the skin.

You'll struggle to find a concealer stocked with a more impressive colour range than M.A.C's generous 44 shade collection. Armed with 31 hydrating skincare extracts and an impressive 24-hour promise, this dewy formula is ideal for correcting areas of hyperpigmentation, acne-scarring and dark circles effortlessly.

If pesky blemishes are making you feel excluded from the clean girl conversation, opting for a lighter coverage can give you that perfected complexion without an overly ‘done’ finish. Glossier’s ultra-dewy Stretch has remained a timeless favourite in a seemingly endless catalogue of concealers, and for good reason. A naturally glossy finish that layers effortlessly with just your fingers? Sign us up.

Has an angry, unexpected blemish thrown a spanner in your glam night out plans? This whipped full-coverage concealer makes short work of covering spots, dark circles and everything in between. For fans of a full works make-up look, this truly is a beauty bag must-have.

Rummage around in many a beauty editor's make-up bag and you'll find this cult product. Creamy and buildable, it gives a flawless finish that keeps shine at bay all day long. Try this if your pores are your biggest bug bear.

One of the best products in Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty roster, this extra-thick, brilliantly creamy concealer is one for oily skins. It's especially good at taking down shine, but doesn't make skin look flat and lifeless: think a satiny, full coverage finish that settles in and sticks around for as long as you need it to.

For when you need to call in the big guns, this creamy-yet-full-coverage concealer is a fail-safe option. Available in 30 shades, the long-wear formula is especially good for covering redness in those oily areas around the nose, without you worrying about it shifting through the day.

Sturdy but with a satin finish, this light-reflecting liquid concealer blends into skin to cover blemishes and blur pores – and then it stays there. The budge-proof finish is smooth and, yes, looks almost airbrushed.

With a serum-like texture and flawless coverage, this unique angled applicator delivers comfortable coverage wherever you need it. We recommend using this lightweight veil for dialling down darkness around your eyes or even spot correcting the awkward crevices around your nose and mouth.

With a nifty pointed-tip applicator, this versatile concealer is our go-to for adding a light layer of coverage to scars, pimples and pigmentation. Whether you’re touching up a tiny scar or want targeted brightness in your inner corners, this nourishing formula is effortless to blend, staying comfortable and creaseless all day long.

The hype surrounding Il Makiage's viral foundation is truly warranted: the brand's smart shade-matching methods, combined with the water-weight, high-coverage formula, have made it a staple in many an influencer's beauty kit.

Equally impressive is this concealer: like the foundation, it feels surprisingly light, yet makes easy work of masking both blemishes and dark circles. In fact, it'll conceal pretty much anything you ask it to – and won't budge until it's time for bed. Use the scarily accurate Powermatch tool on the site to find your perfect shade.

This vegan, one-and-done concealer tackles every complexion bugbear from signs of fatigue, scarring and blemishes thanks to it's skin-like finish. Sensitive skins will also love the fragrance and alcohol-free formula.

Lancôme's outstanding concealer is a favourite on the ELLE beauty desk for good reason. The supersized doe-foot wand is ideal for swiping under eyes, around your nose, and across any patches of pigmentation or redness. The formula is so creamy and blendable, you can simply pat it in with fingers to create a flawless base – no foundation required.

This legendary skin base is loved for the way it masks literally anything without feeling heavy or powdery. Incredibly well pigmented, yet creamy and hydrating, it melts on application to look just like real skin. Even better, the brand has just tweaked the formula to remove the fragrance, so now the most sensitive souls can get involved.

Apply it with a densely packed brush over well moisturised skin for the most seamless result.