You might want to reconsider your concealer…

Part of being a publicist is generating exciting for the product you’re charged with promoting –even if it’s something cringe-worthy like cream for vaginal itching. (Believe me, I get pitches like these regularly and feel so bad for the PR assistant/associate on the sending end.) I always take superfluous gushing with a grain of salt, but last week I got a super-enthusiastic pitch for a concealer, and it seemed so authentic that I had to try it for myself. A few days later Wander Beauty’s Dualist Matte and Illuminating Concealer arrived on my doorstep, and I’m here to tell you the publicist wasn’t lying.

Get ready to put down the Cle de Peau (and save a nice chunk of money while you’re at it), because this full-coverage concealer has a creamy, matte stick on one end and a highlighting liquid on the other. The stick has the power to cover anything you want to keep under wraps, whether dark circles or blemishes, while the illuminating liquid brightens and blurs the appearance of fine lines. You can layer them, use them separately, or even achieve a soft contouring effect.

The formula doesn’t settle into lines or look cakey by mid-day, and you also get skincare benefits courtesy of aloe vera extract, collagen and antioxidant vitamin E. It’s also available in 5 chases, so it’s safe to say there’s one that will work for just about every skin tone.

If you’re one to take blog or magazine product enthusiasm with a grain of salt, too, trust me on this one. It’s a winner (and I mean it).