Cakey concealer is a term used to describe a type of concealer that seems to settle into the creases of your nose and around your eyes, making it look like you have a giant crater on your face. This can make you look older and more tired than you actually are. To avoid this problem, here are some of our favorite non-cakey concealers.
Size: 0.23 oz/ 7 mL·ITEM: 2472108
Color: Medium 1 (N) - medium, neutral undertones
$38.00
Good spot concealer to pair with a light foundation. Doesn't cake....Never cakes.
What it is: An all-day-wear, do-it-all, medium-to-full-coverage concealer that acts as the most-targeted texture solver, gliding on skin like butter on toast.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Caffeine: Helps visibly de-puff and support skin.
- Avocado and Mango Butters: Hydrate and nourish to smooth texture.
- Exclusive Peptide Blend: Supports natural collagen to help improve texture.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also cruelty-free.
$43.50
Non cakey natural looking everyday concealer...Feels like a second skin and like I’m not wearing any concealer. Does not cake up which is rare with my skin. ...Great coverage , doesn’t cake up, doesn’t settle in fine lines ! A+
What it is: A lightweight full-coverage concealer that quickly perfects and visibly de-puffs over time, with a dual-ended applicator featuring a built-in sponge blurring blender with anti-bacterial technology.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens and reduces the look of discoloration.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Plumps the appearance of fine, dry lines.
- Caffeine: Energizes skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and SLS & SLES. It is also gluten-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This 12-hour concealer quickly corrects, conceals dark circles and dark spots, and blurs imperfections with all-day staying power. Plus, see an improvement in the look of dark circles and dark spots.
Size: 0.03 oz/ 7 mL·ITEM: 2146983
Color: NW53 - rich coffee w/ neutral undertone for deep dark skin
$40.50
I’ve tried a lot of concealers but none of them compare to this one...Love this concealer. You don’t need to use a lot and it doesn’t cake.
What it is:
A lightweight fluid concealer with a wand applicator that offers all-day comfortable wear with buildable coverage and a natural matte finish.
What it does:
This lightweight fluid concealer provides seamless coverage, blurs imperfections, and offers all-day comfortable wear. The formula wears up to 24 hours while providing medium-to-full buildable coverage. Skin looks smoother, more even, and selfie-ready. The small sponge-tip applicator makes it easy to zero in on any area, making it your must-have magic wand. Skin looks fresh and perfected with a natural matte finish that’s never dry or cakey.
This formula smooths the look of skin. It doesn’t settle, streak, or cake for up to 24 hours, and provides stay-true color.
Size: 0.33 oz / 10 mL·ITEM: 2700326
Color: 47S tan-deep sand - tan to deep skin with warm, golden undertones
$43.00
classic concealer pretty good i wish there would be a bit more coverage to it but i love the texture doesnt cake alot...Natural concealer...This is a very natural looking concealer, it covered enough redness and spots without looking cakey, pasty or fake.
What it is: A medium-coverage, radiant concealer that’s featherlight and bright so it won’t hide your freckles or cake your face.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Seaberry Seed Oil: Hydrates, refreshes, and soothes.
- Licorice Root: Brightens and color corrects the look of skin.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Delivers moisture for firmer-, more supple-looking skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Shape tape™ enters her radiant era. Featherlight and bright, this
Size: 0.25 oz/ 7.5 mL·ITEM: 2361871
Color: 370N - medium tan with neutral golden undertones
$30.00
Great concealer! Definitely very brightening. Doesn’t settle into lines/cake, it lasts a while, and looks very natural while giving good coverage. ...Best concealer I’ve used. I have really dry skin so even concealers that promise to not cake do, but this was light and glowy all day long.
What it is: A lightweight, hydrating concealer with cake-free, medium-to-full coverage that lasts while brightening skin with a radiant finish.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
Size: 0.2 oz / 6 mL·ITEM: 2658110
Color: HB TEN - for rich skin tones with golden neutral undertones
$40.00
It blends very smoothly and doesn’t cake up. Hope to try the 2 to see the effects to brighten my under eyes....Saie hello to an amazing concealer for the multi-tasking parent! With only 5 minutes to look alive, this concealer has been the creamy, buildable, just enough product I've been looking for!
What it is: A hydrating and concealing under eye brightener with effortless light coverage that’s clinically proven to illuminate + hydrate skin over time.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Olive-Derived Squalane and Plant-Derived Glycerin: Lock in moisture and leave skin quenched and visibly glowing.
- Tomato Extract: Visibly brightens, plumps, and evens skin tone.
- Cucumber Extract: Soothes with ascorbic and lactic acids and protects with antioxidants.
Size: 0.11 oz / 3.5 ml·ITEM: 2190304
Color: Natural Beige - light medium neutral
$22.00
this is 100% one of my favourite concealers, I’m someone who has always struggled with dark under eyes and this covers them up completely!! ...Great coverage without feeling heavy on the skin. One of the best concealers I have used.
What it is: A hydrating, full-coverage, weightless, four-in-one concealer that conceals, contours, highlights, and retouches in a wide range of flawless shades.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Aids in delicately replenishing skin’s moisture levels.
- Alpine Rose: Helps support skin’s health and resilience.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Gives a smoother, more youthful appearance.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
Size: 0.30 oz / 9 ml·ITEM: 2577690
Color: Marmalade 3.3 Beige - light-medium skin tones with pink undertones
$42.00
I also really loved the staying power of this concealer - it didn't cake up and helped my face stay matte. ...Great concealer...I was gifted this faux filter luminous matte concealer from Huda beauty & I like it. I've been using it as my only coverage product - it's creamy, has excellent coverage, is matte but not too matte, isn't drying or cake-y and kinda brightens up your face.
What it is: A waterproof, fragrance-free, transfer proof concealer with buildable medium to full coverage, and Vitamin E to visibly blur, brighten, and conceal.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin E and Sweet Almond Oil: Condition and care for the delicate under-eye skin
Size: .28 oz / 8 mL·ITEM: 2595528
Color: Beige - medium beige with yellow undertones; for light to medium skin
$47.50
It last all day and gives full coverage without looking cakes on....Amazing concealer! Literally the only one I’ve tried in the past year that didn’t cake, crease, or exaggerate dry skin.
What it is: A featherweight, full coverage creamy concealer with 16-hour longwear skin-perfecting power that brightens, corrects, and helps blur imperfections.
Coverage: Full
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.
What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with skin-gripping film formers and hyaluronic acid, this creamy concealer creates a smooth, seamless look that moves with facial expressions and resists creasing and settling.