These Are the 11 Best Cheap Concealers, Hands Down

One of the best-selling concealers in America, the Tarte Shape Tape Contour Concealer is a full-coverage, matte formula that covers everything without leaving your skin looking dull.

I think £20 is a reasonable price to pay for such a great product, but there is a dupe if you're looking for something cheaper. The beauty community went wild when Makeup Revolution launched its Conceal and Define Concealer. It is similarly full coverage and long wearing and has an equally great doe-foot applicator. Plus, it's just £5.

A cult classic in its own right, there was a time in my life when I'd only wear MAC Pro Longwear Concealer. It has a liquid consistency and can be built up easily from medium to full coverage. Plus, there have been many occasions when I've used it as a foundation when I've forgotten my usual base product. Basically, it's a great all-rounder.

Recently though, I came across affordable beauty brand L.A. Girl. This £5 concealer really reminded me of my MAC favourite. It has a similarly lightweight texture that can be layered up, it comes in a wide range of shades, and it doesn't budge once you've applied it. I have to say that it's definitely now a favourite of mine.

One of the most iconic concealers in beauty history, YSL's Touche Éclat is worn by everyone from Meghan Markle to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley thanks to its hybrid highlighter-concealer formula. This isn't something I'll reach for when I want to cover up blemishes or redness, but it's amazing at brightening under eyes and adding luminosity to the skin.

Similarly glowy is Maybelline's Instant Anti Age Eraser, which magics away the appearance of under-eye darkness and even soothes puffiness when you're extra tired. It has slightly more coverage than the YSL, too, so it also works well on redness.

One of my favourite concealers on the list comes courtesy of Japanese beauty brand Shiseido. I have to say that it boasts a beautiful creamy formula that melts into your skin for a natural finish and makes light work of covering up everything from blemishes to fine lines without looking cakey.

Although this dupe from No7 isn't as silky soft in texture, this concealer costs only £10, and the reason I consider it to be a dupe is the dewy finish it delivers on the skin. Both concealers do an amazing job of concealing without ever making pores look clogged or making skin look flaky.

I absolutely love Nars's Radiant Creamy Concealer and am never without a tube in my makeup bag. In fact, ask any beauty editor, and I'm pretty sure you'll find it in their stash. It has a luminous finish that looks natural without being overly dewy, and it works double duty to diffuse light where you have darkness while camouflaging breakouts and pigmentation with ease.

Maybelline's Fit Me! Concealer also has a wonderfully lightweight base that allows your skin to shine through where you want it to. It never looks heavy on the skin, and again, it can be used to brighten tired-looking skin as well as cover where you want it to.

Trust me on this one. I know that these two concealers look totally different, but I'm a big fan of both, and they basically do the same thing. The Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer is a makeup-artist favourite thanks to the way that you can use it on its own as a high-coverage concealer or mixed with moisturiser for more of a lightweight skin-tint effect.

L'Oréal's Infallible More Than Concealer is just as versatile. You can apply it straight from the super-size doe-foot applicator as a full-coverage concealer or mix a bit with your moisturiser for a quick foundation. Plus, both products work well as natural-looking highlighters and contour colours if you get a shade lighter or darker than your usual skin tone.

More power to you if you're happy to embrace your skin whatever the weather, but when my acne is at its height, I want coverage. Urban Decay's Naked Skin Complete Coverage Concealer is brilliant, as it conceals everything without looking like you've got much on your skin at all. In fact, it has a surprisingly hydrating formula, which I think is how it manages to look fresh all day.

While not quite as lightweight in texture, this Instagram-favourite concealer from Morphe provides just as much coverage at less than half of the price. The thing I love most about it is that it honestly stays put for as long as you need it to, so there's no need to touch things up throughout the day.

A concealer with a cult following, the Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Concealer, is what to reach for when you need all-day wear, instant brightening and no creases no matter how many times you smile or squint. Plus, the formula has microspherical powder particles that help to set the concealer and prevent slipping and sliding. At £35, though, it's on the more expensive end of things.

Charlotte Tilbury has no doubt taken over the beauty space over the past few years with their innovative designs and forward-thinking formulations much like this creamy vitamin C-infused concealer. As it is an extension of the skincare-focused beautiful skin range it comes as no surprise that this medium coverage offering is sure to be found on most beauty editor's desks. 

Just can't stay away from skincare-boosted concealer options? Then, The Body Shop's Vitamin C-infused formula equally boasts heavy hydration and a brightening effect for tired eyes. The silky formula and doe foot wand allow for easy application anyway so it's the perfect 'mid-eve touch-up' addition to your makeup bag.

Rare Beauty has enamoured many a beauty lover with its lightweight yet buildable formula that brings radiance to wherever you choose to apply it. It makes your skin look like its bathed in light.

E.l.f. has become a drugstore trailblazer with its highly regarded formulas that won't break the bank. If you want radiance and glow, look for the hydrating camo concealer, which imparts radiance and moisture in equal measure.

Direct from Kim Kardashian's make-up artist Mario Dedivanovic's beloved beauty brand, the Surrealskin Awakening Concealer is, essentially, a good night's sleep/face massage/cup of coffee in a tube. It blurs and brightens sallow, tired-looking skin brilliantly and the formula is creamy enough to move and blend without feeling slick or slippery under your fingers.

Possibly the best in the biz at creating unbelievably efficacious formulas at reasonable prices, Beauty Pie's Everyday Great Skin Hyaluronic Blur Concealer is no different. On skin it blurs texture and tone, creating a diffused, soft-focus effect, while hyaluronic acid, shea butter and olive fruit emollients hydrate and moisturise.