And the new version? In all honesty, the formula doesn’t seem to have changed (and I’m damn well pleased about it). It still covers redness instantly, neutralises my under eye circles and works its magic on even the angriest of spots! Collection have recently revamped this concealer, so I thought there was no better time to write a review. Does it still top my list of drugstore concealers? Let’s take a little look at my honest review of the Lasting Perfection Concealer…

Shade 6 Cashew – For light skin tones with a golden neutral undertone. Previously named 1A Cool Fair Shade 14 Medium Caramel – For Medium to dark skin tones with an orange underdone. Previously named 5A, Cool Deep Shade 8 Beige – For light to medium skin tones with a yellow undertone. Previously named 1B, Warm FairAqua, Isododecane, Talc, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Hexyl Laurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax, Sodium Chloride, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol, Aluminum Hydroxide, Trimethoxycaprylylsilane, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-t-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate [+/- CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499]. Collection A high coverage stretchable concealer, comfortable on skin and doubles as an eyeshadow base. The creamy texture blends smoothly with a natural finish, covering any unwanted blemishes. Collection claim that their Lasting Perfection Concealer is a ‘lightweight, second-skin matte concealer a smooth, crease-free soft base’ and I would say they’re being perfectly legit. No sales fluff here, gals and guys — this is the real deal! So, here is my with Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer on half my face. Let’s be honest, due to me insanely dark hereditary under eye shadows (thanks, Mum), it’s not hard to tell which one.

This multi-use, stretchy concealer goes a long way. With its high coverage this creamy concealer is perfect for dark under-eye circles, and has a delicious sweet vanilla and berry scent. Okay, so I know the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is a tried-and-tested classic — but have I ever told you that, in my opinion, it’s the best concealer for acne of all-time?Collection The ultimate 16 hour wear concealer is now available in new perfect skin-matching shades. Shade 4 Extra Fair - For fair skin tones with a warm neutral undertone. Previously named, 0, Extra Fair Pair with one of Collection’s Lasting Perfection Foundation shades, formulated to perfectly match each concealer shade, making it easier to shop your base than ever before.

To sculpt and contour, use a concealer 1-4 shades lighter than your skin tone to highlight, & another 1-4 shades darker to contour. Apply lighter shade down the nose, under the eye and centre of the forehead to illuminate. Use the darker shade to add dimension to your face, contouring your cheekbones, jawline and hairline Shade 9 Light Vanilla – For medium skin tones with a pink undertone. Previously named 2, Cool Medium Okay, my under eyes do look a little cakey here — but that was down to me applying too much powder to dry skin, not the concealer. At the minute, the new Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer is only available at selected retailers which right now I believe is just Boots.The first image in this post shows there’re 20 shades, but there are only 10 shades available at Boots right now, so I hope it won’t be too long before the remaining Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer shades arrive. I am really looking forward to giving the formula a try as I am such a fan of the original, but the shades weren’t fair enough so the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in Porcelain sounds so much better and it’s great they’ve introduced so many more shades. It’s strange to me that they didn’t just wait until the shades were all ready, so they wouldn’t have to make further changes but alas this is how they’ve decided to go ahead. Shade 1 Rose Porcelain – Collections lightest shade of Lasting Perfection Concealer. Suitable for very fair skin tones with a slight pink undertone. This multi-use shade can be used alone to highlight, brighten up dark areas or as an eyeshadow base