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Minimalist Concealer.

Merit Minimalist Concealer
Concealer

About this product

A cream concealer stick available in multiple shades, designed for under-eye and spot coverage with a lightweight, blendable formula.

Concealer

The Guru Index verdict

86%

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What the gurus are saying

The gurus who tested it praise how smoothly it melts into skin and blends with just a finger, giving a natural, skin-like finish that doesn't crease or sit on texture. The main thing to know: it's medium coverage rather than full, so those hunting heavy concealment for darker circles or blemishes may need to layer or look elsewhere. People already using it report it lasts months with daily use, and the price sits high, but the longevity and comfortable wear have earned it multiple repurchases among the experts.
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Key actives & flags

Vitamin ESPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Hydrogenated Polydecene, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Silica, Polyethylene, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/​Hexastearate/​Hexarosinate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cera Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Cire De Carnauba), Synthetic Wax, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax, Cire Microcristalline), Sorbitan Isostearate, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Glycerin, Aqua (Water, Eau), Mica, BHT, Ci 77491/​77492/​77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide

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What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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"I have been using the same concealer now for I want to say 3 years. And I keep thinking to myself, maybe I should try something else because honestly, it is on the expensive side for what I prefer to spend. But it lasts a long time. It works. So, I'm okay with spending the money. I just use this under my eyes, but you could use it elsewhere as a concealer. It's a nice creamy formula. It doesn't cause any creasing for me, and it lasts all day. Merit formulas, they're not super high coverage. So, if you have something that you are really, really trying to mask to completely make invisible to the naked eye, this is not going to cut it. It's buildable, but it's still not going to give really dense, thick coverage. So, just keep that in mind. But for me, it just brightens up the under eye area just enough. It doesn't get creasy, greasy, flaky. So, that's what works for me. I have repurchased this so many times."
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All 3 takes from Dr Dray
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"I have them in two shades bisque and crew. I love these. These are cream kind of concealers they're great. I like to use these under the eye then I put a couple of dots on my cheek and I just sort of rub them all together. I'm currently using the light glow shade and I actually need to reorder this, it's almost done. I've used the medium too. I can't say enough good things about the Merit Minimalist. These are basically a Holy Grail. They're a cream concealer. They're pricey but they last a long time, they really do. I've had these sticks since I want to say December of last year and I use them every single day."
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"This is that Merit concealer then I just take a little of this to blend it."
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"I have been using the same concealer now for I want to say 3 years. And I keep thinking to myself, maybe I should try something else because honestly, it is on the expensive side for what I prefer to spend. But it lasts a long time. It works. So, I'm okay with spending the money. I just use this under my eyes, but you could use it elsewhere as a concealer. It's a nice creamy formula. It doesn't cause any creasing for me, and it lasts all day. Merit formulas, they're not super high coverage. So, if you have something that you are really, really trying to mask to completely make invisible to the naked eye, this is not going to cut it. It's buildable, but it's still not going to give really dense, thick coverage. So, just keep that in mind. But for me, it just brightens up the under eye area just enough. It doesn't get creasy, greasy, flaky. So, that's what works for me. I have repurchased this so many times."
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"I'm using Merit concealer, the lightest shade. I have all of my base products on except for coverage and I've been using this as my spot conceal and I love it. My shade is 10. It took me several tries to get my correct shade, but I love it."
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"The reason I love this concealer is it's very buttery on the skin. The way it melts into the skin, it's really, really easy to blend, really easy to use. You don't have to spend loads and loads of time blending it. It just melts into any formula as well. I use many foundations under this. I've used powders. The way it just effortlessly melts into the skin is absolute perfection."
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"The reason I love this concealer is it's very buttery on the skin. The way it melts into the skin, it's really, really easy to blend, really easy to use. You don't have to spend loads and loads of time blending it. It just melts into any formula as well. I use many foundations under this. I've used powders. The way it just effortlessly melts into the skin is absolute perfection."
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"The minimalist is a concealer and this is one of my absolute favorite concealers to wear every single day. It doesn't sit on texture, it blends incredibly well just with a finger. If you want a concealer that looks like skin, this is the one to go for."
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"I'm also going to use some of my Merit concealer because I fucking love this stuff. My concealer is going on really, really nicely. Part of me thought that makeup might have trouble sitting on top. It might be a bit grainy, but it's not at all. It looks really, really smooth. Really, really, really smooth."
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