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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey versus Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 .

Last updated on March 07, 2024. Published on March 08, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe concealers. They have a total of 27 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants and hyaluronic acid

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and silicones

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Concealer American Brand United States
Concealer American Brand United States

Concealer

A liquid or cream used to hide blemishes on the skin.

Concealer

A liquid or cream used to hide blemishes on the skin.

Price

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators (2)
Hyaluronic Acid

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators (2)
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Compared

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Ingredients Explained

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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

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What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Dimethicone is a silicone used for making products smooth and silky. It also has the added benefit of sealing in hydration. The amount of dimethicone found in beauty products is considered safe and non-comedogenic, meaning it won't clog pores.

Dimethicone has been found increase absorption in skin, boosting the benefits of other ingredients. While there is concern for the safety of dimethicone, the levels used in skincare are safe for use.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 1.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 2.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 2.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 1.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Disliked

Methyl Trimethicone is a type of silicone. It is a solvent and emulsifier.

Solvents are used to keep ingredients together in a product. They can help dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product.

Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.

Methyl Trimethicone does not get absorbed into the skin.

Learn more about Methyl Trimethicone

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 6.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 3.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Phenyl Trimethicone is a silicon-based polymer. It is derived from silica.

Phenyl Trimethicone is used as an emollient and prevents products from foaming.

As an emollient, it helps trap moisture in the skin. It is considered an occlusive.

Learn more about Phenyl Trimethicone

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 8.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 7.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Peg-10 Dimethicone is silicone with conditioner and emulsifier properties. It mostly acts as an emollient in skincare and and humectant in haircare.

According to the manufacturer, acidic formulations decrease the stability of this ingredient. It works best in neutral or near neutral formulations.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 10.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 17.

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What it does: Abrasive, Absorbent
Community Rating: Disliked

Silica is a mineral naturally found in our skin. It helps to thicken and smooth the texture of a product. It also acts as an agent for other ingredients by increasing the absorption of other ingredients into the skin.

Silica is often used for absorption and can help reduce shine when products are applied. Silica occurs in naturally in materials like clay and sandstone, and it can also be produced synthetically.

Silica is present naturally within the skin during collagen production and when reducing inflammation.

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Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 12.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 20.

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What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Lecithin is a term for a group of substances found in plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of mixture of fatty acids. These fatty acids usually are a mixture of phosphoric acid's choline ester connected to stearic, oleic, and palmitic acids. Most lecithins are created from plant ingredients scuh as sunflower.

Lecithin is an emollient. Emollients help soften the skin and creates a barrier to keep moisture in.

As an emulsifier, it also helps prevent water and oil ingredients from separating. Lecithin can help ingredients be better absorbed by the skin. The phospholipids in Lecithin can produce liposomes. Liposomes help other ingredients get through the skin barrier.

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Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 13.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 13.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

We don't have a description for Polysilicone-11.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 14.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 23.

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Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone is a type of silicone.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 15.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 10.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Caffeine is most associated with coffee, tea, and cacao. In skincare, it helps with calming inflammation and anti-aging.

Caffeine is an antioxidants, which help with the signs of aging. This is because antioxidants help fight skin-damaging free radical molecules.

While caffeine is used to treat cellulite and and dark circles, further studies are needed to prove this. It has been believed to help with these skin conditions due to its ability to dilate blood vessels and increase blood flow.

Some studies are looking into caffeine's ability to protect against UV rays.

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Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 16.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 14.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Very Disliked

We don't have a description for Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 17.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 27.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicone used to bind and stabilize ingredients.

As an emulsifier, it helps prevent ingredients from separating. This can help elongate the shelf life of products.

Triethoxycaprylylsilane is often used to coat mineral sunscreens ingredients to help give a better feel. It also helps reduce oxidative stress in sunscreens.

Learn more about Triethoxycaprylylsilane

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 20.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 22.

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What it does: Abrasive, Absorbent
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Alumina is another name for the compound aluminum oxide. It is used as a thickener, absorbent, and abrasive.

As an absorbent, alumina can give a mattifying effect. It is used in mineral sunscreens to help coat nano-sized filters, such as titanium dioxide. By increasing the size of the UV filters, these ingredients stay on the skin for a longer time. By coating small sized ingredients, alumina helps thicken a product.

Alumina may be used as an abrasive, or exfoliant.

Alumina is naturally occurring in the mineral corundum. Certain varieties of corundum create rubies and sapphires. Corundum is also the crystalline form of alumina.

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Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 21.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 19.

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What it does: Masking, Perfuming
Community Rating: Disliked

Triethyl Citrate is a fragrance.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 22.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 15.

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What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

Learn more about Sodium Chloride

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 23.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 25.

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What it does: Stabilising
Community Rating: Disliked

Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.

It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.

Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.

Learn more about Disteardimonium Hectorite

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 24.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 28.

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What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Laureth-7 is created by the ethoxylation of lauryl alcohol using ethylene oxide. Lauryl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with hydrating properties.

Laureth-7 is an emulsifier and cleansing ingredient. As an emulsifier, it is used to prevent ingredients from separating. It also helps cleanse the skin by gathering dirt, oil, and pollutants to be rinsed away.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 25.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 18.

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What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 26.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 12.

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What it does: Masking, Solvent
Community Rating: Disliked

Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created stabilizer and solvent. It is a part of the glycol class in the alcohol family.

Dipropylene Glycol helps dissolve and evenly distribute ingredients. It also helps decrease viscosity and thin out texture.

As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.

Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.

Learn more about Dipropylene Glycol

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 27.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 31.

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What it does: Preservative
Community Rating: Loved

This ingredient is a preservative with antimicrobial properties. It is the sodium salt of dehydroacetic acid.

It is especially effective at preventing bacterial and fungal growth in low concentrations.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 28.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 38.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

Learn more about Disodium EDTA

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 29.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 33.

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What it does: Preservative
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 30.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 35.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Disliked

Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.

It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.

Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.

Learn more about CI 77891

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 31.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 40.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77491 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a red/pink hue to products.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Synthetically created Ci 77491 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.

Learn more about CI 77491

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 32.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 41.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Synthetically created Ci 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.

Learn more about CI 77492

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 33.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 42.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77499 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It is created from mixing red and black iron oxides. This helps give shades of darkness to a product.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 34.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 43.

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What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Mica refers to a group of silicate minerals. Mica crystals are easily split to give products a shimmer. These crystals are able to reflect light to temporarily give your skin a glowy look.

Mica is found to be safe. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.

Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.

Mica can be naturally found throughout the world. However, some sources of mica may be controversial. In 2016, mica mined in the Jharkhand state in India was found to be using child labor. However, companies are able to source ethical mica affiliated with international organizations that monitor the mica supply chain.

Learn more about Mica

Clinique Airbrush Concealer Light Honey contains this as ingredient number 36.

Mac Cosmetics Studio Fix Every-Wear All-Over Face Pen NC12 contains this as ingredient number 39.

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17% are loved or liked
8% have mixed ratings
67% are disliked or very disliked
8% have no rating yet
16% are loved or liked
12% have mixed ratings
60% are disliked or very disliked
12% have no rating yet

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