K-Palette Zero Kuma Concealer
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 2:51PM Whoever formulates and makes K-Palette cosmetics should get a medal. Seriously. All their products are amazing! Well the ones I've tried so far that is. Remember their Real Lasting Eyeliner? The Lasting 2-Way Eyebrow pen? These are staples for me!
It's no surprise that ended up loving their under-eye makeup as well. The K-Palette Zero Kuma Concealer (P895) is a heavy coverage, heavy duty concealer that can zap the darkest eye bags. It comes in three variants, three shades with different skincare and color-correcting purposes. You can also use them for skin discoloration and blemishes!
Here are my thoughts on this gem of a concealer.
What I love about the product
- Coverage is opaque yet very smooth - perfect for really dark eye bags. It looks like skin when blended properly; no cakiness here.
- It is water and oil-resistant. You can cry with this and it won't budge. It's also great for girls with oily under-eyes. Once it has set, it just pretty much stays there until you soap or wipe it with makeup remover.
- It doesn't settle on fine lines.
Type/1, Type/2, Type/3. Don't view it as a gradation, dark to light. These shades are designed for color correction!
The neutral beige is a catchall shade, the yellow one is for brightening, the orange-y one is for obvious capillaries and purplish skin around the eyes
- Easy to work with. It glides along skin and blends with your color even though the shade doesn't match at first. It's best to use with fingers.
- It's supposed to be infused with skincare ingredients - serum - to help lessen dark circles. Haven't seen any major effect but I like the thought of having an extra boost under my eyes.
- Doesn't dry the sensitive skin around the eyes.
- A little amount goes a super long way.
- It's only P895. Not exactly cheap but for the amount you get (13 grams) vs the amount you need per application, it's a great deal.
My bags aren't particularly dark but my eye shape makes them look puffy and shadowy
Dabbed some Zero Kuma Type/2 (brightening). This is the definition of too much, but thankfully the concealer still blended properly! It's very light upon application but it somehow melts onto my skin tone.
Tip: when using a concealer that's much lighter than your skintone, you can use it also as a highlighter. I like brightening the center of my face by blending the concealer in triangles near my nose; making my nose and temple appear higher than they are; and hiding dark corners near my mouth and nose.
Ta dah! My eyebags are less puffy and dark now! The concealer is also invisible. :) I didn't take pics of the other two shades because they all look the same on me when blended.
What I don't like about the product
- I'm iffy about the slant-tip tube because it's hard to get the right amount of product. However, I realized that's a small price to pay for having concealer that's not contaminated by a double-dipped wand. I do hope that K-Palette will consider a tube with a pointed tip in the future.
Recommendations
If you have really dark or puffy eye bags, you will LOVE the K-Palette Zero Kuma Concealer. It has heavy coverage with an illuminating finish (slightly shiny but no shimmer) so that it looks like skin. It's also super long-lasting, both in terms of wear and product usage!
This is the concealer to have, period. Oh, you can also use shade #1 for blemishes if you're NC30-35 like me. Not sure about which shade to get? Well my favorite is Type/ 2 because it brightens nicely. Type/1 is better if you have darker skin than I do (medium dark to dark), while Type/3 is ideal if you have bluish or purplish eye bags.
Verdict
Love it! Yeah sure I love other under-eye concealers but they're rather expensive. Zero Kuma is quite affordable for me and performs well too. I will probably purchase it when I run out!
You can find K-Palette in all Beauty Bar outlets.
Reader Comments (23)
I am forever looking for THE concealer. While I am quite happy with my Revlon PhotoReady Concealer, I will go and get a tube of this on my payday. Thanks for the review, Liz!
Hi Kaith! Promise, this is much better than the PhotoReady - if you mean for eye bags! Zero Kuma is more pigmented and long-lasting.
Hi Li! In your opinion, is this better than the ArtDeco concealer you just reviewed? Thanks! :)
Hi Ria! IMHO Artdeco is best for blemishes. I don't like using it on undereyes because it has a hard texture; I find that I tug my skin, and it's hard to use it w/ a brush also.
The Zero Kuma is okay for blemishes (Type/1 shade if you're fair to medium) but it's not as opaque as Artdeco owing to its lighter texture.
Finally! I've been waiting for you to post a review on these! I've seen the concealer around, but I decided I'd wait for you to post a review before purchasing. Love, love your blog!
Also, I went to MAC the other day and they gave me an NW30 concealer for my dark acne scars, even though my skin is NC35. I'm not quite sure how it works but they said if they gave me an NC35 concealer it would only make my skin more yellow.. but when I put on the concealer it looks quite orangey. It's barely visible when I put on foundation, but it bothers me that I -still- have to put on foundation. Will the #1 from this line be enough to cover scars on its own? Thanks in advance! :)
I absolutely love these! I got mine in Type 1 a month ago and have been using it ever since. Aside from the great formula, I especially appreciate that it's in an easy-to-carry packaging. Fits my makeup kit very well :) You're right about the slanted tip though. I especially don't like the concave at the opening. It retains product too :| I like packaging with a pointed tip too--like in MUFE's Full Cover Concealer. I love these so much that I want to get all the shades to use on clients as well! hehe
I'm using #01 and I'm loving it so far! :) Try applying it with a brush, I find that it goes on better :)
I have yet to try #02 and #03 :)
The container reminds me of lipgloss tubes. I'd love to try this when it hits the Beauty bar here!
Omg the packaging looks so cute! But i never used concealer before. I have only a little bit of dark circle in the inner corner of my eye, but i´m a little bit afraid for buying the wrong one and so on.
Thanks for the review! I neeed to get my hands on that Type/3. :)
super extra mega thank you for the review.
it looks amazing on you! i think i'll get Type 2 so it can double as a highlighter. this has got to be your best find ever! :D
Thanks for this review. There are a lot of positive reviews for K-Palette that I've read so far. Maybe I should try the Type2 for brightening my under eye area :)
Wow! K Palette really delivers! The best lahat ng items nila :)
Seems like I have another one to add to my to-get list. I like your nails here! Is it one of those stick on stuff from Sally Hansen? Have you tried that, btw? Thanks!
Hi Liz, where can you buy this?
im using this concealer right now and i am sooo in love with it. i actually like the tube style because i can control the amount more. what i usually do is i squeeze a really small amount and put it on my hand first before dabbing it on to my face :)
I have been waiting for a review on these! Now I am really going to purchase #3. Love how you write your reviews, they're easy to understand and very simple.
Looks like I found my next concealer. Analyzing my make up routine, I focus a lot on coverage. I'm pretty much happy with my tinted moisturizer from Shiseido but for the concealer and poweder, I'm still trying to find my best fit. While I am very happy with Revlon's photo ready concealer, there are times when I have so little sleep that it fails to cover up my eyebags, yeah that bad. So when you said that it can mask really dark under eyes, it's like getting an answer for my prayers. It is quite expensive but when I think about the life span of the item, I kind of of feel that it's very reasonably priced.
Hi Liz! Whats the best shade to cover dark under eye circles? I've been been looking for the right concealer for my eyebags. Hopefully this is it!:) Thanks in advance!
You posted on how to use it na pala!!! THANK YOU.
@_@ I'm super clueless when it comes to concealers. And they come in different colors! @_@This is so helpful.
I still don't get the Bear part though. :)))))
I got 03. Yet to use it. Hope it helps my dark circles. :))
thanks for the review :)
I'm still a newbie when it comes to concealers. Is type 2 for the dark circles? Which one do I use if I'm fair skinned with dark under eye circles? I also can't tell if there are obvious capillaries.