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Hourglass Cosmetics Vanish Airbrush Concealer - Birch Versus Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation - 2W1 Macadamia

Concealer
Foundation
American Brand United States
French Brand France

Updated on January 17, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe . They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

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

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Vanish Airbrush Concealer

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

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.

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Cosmetic Colorant

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.

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This ingredient is a combination of red, black, and yellow iron oxide pigments. This combination of colors is usually found in foundation, because it results in a "skin" color.

When to use

7 Routines
86% use in am
14% use in pm
100% use every day

Reviews

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Hourglass Cosmetics Vanish Airbrush Concealer 32 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Full Coverage (2) Buildable (1) Long Lasting (1)
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KaileeJacobs

1 year ago
Review

Love the coverage this concealer gives and how long it lasts. I tend to not use it on my under eyes since it creases more often than not.

#long-lasting
#full coverage
#buildable

Laura Mercier Real Flawless Weightless Perfecting Waterproof Foundation 21 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 1 rating
Full Coverage (1) Medium Coverage (1) Natural (1)