Collection 2000 Cover Up Stick

Collection 2000's cover-up stick is a product I have been using for several years - in fact I even remember the first one I ever got- it was a freebie from Shout magazine when I was about 12! The product is basically a concealer stick, used to cover up spots and blemishes. The cover-up stick comes in three different shades - light, medium and dark. I have very pale skin and usually need to use the lightest shade of everything, however with this product I buy the one labelled medium, as I found the lightest shade to be too light, and it was as if it was drawing more attention to blemishes, by highlighting them! ~Packaging~ The packaging ...

If, like me, you have been cursed with dark cicles under you eyes (NOT bags), then this really is an amazing product. I wasn't quite sure which colour to buy. There are three options -light, mediumand dark, but when I tried the light (I'm Caucasion) on my hand, it looked a little too pink. Nethertheless, I bought it rather than wasting money on a shade that I shouldn't use. When I got home I was very excited to see how well it worked. It is in the form and size of a lipstick which you are supposed to run underneath your eyes. However, when I read reviews of a different lipstick-shaped concealer, somebody said it was best to apply with ...

Collection 2000's cover up stick is not something I would buy myself, simply because I would be wary about the quality since the whole range is very cheap. The only reason I own it is because it came free on a magazine a while ago. The colour happened to be quite a good one for me so I did use it for a time. The main problem I found with it was it was quite greasy and putting it on was a bit of a task as it wouldn't stay put, especially if you put foundation over the top (which I can never remember whether you are supposed to put foundation on before or after cover up). It felt quite thin as well as greasy and I wouldn't really recommend buying it ...