Can you use concealer as foundation?

YEs, you absolutely can, says make-up artist Val Garland, who is a judge on the BBC’s make-up show Glow Up.

‘Concealer has a higher coverage than foundation, but if you use the right amount of the right product, you don’t need foundation. if you want a lighter coverage, you can always thin it down with a moisturiser,’ she says. A whole host of new ‘ Maxi-Concealers’ now make it possible to cover larger areas of your face, so you can skip foundation.

look for those with an extra-large applicator, such as l’Oreal Paris infallible More Than Concealer (£9.99, superdrug.

com). Or try Makeup Obsession Mega Conceal (now £5.60, boots.com, left) — its paddle-shaped bud is ideal for contours.