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UPDATE May 30, 2023: I’m excited to finally be writing this update for the **Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Concealer ($39) after realizing that it was not the cause of my under-eye irritation. I say finally because my first post about it was back in March, and while I wanted to post this update sooner, I wanted to be absolutely certain it wasn’t a problem. Initially, I was convinced that this concealer was causing a feeling of soreness under my eyes. However, after I stopped using it for a while, the issue didn’t go away. Turns out the skin irritation was because of a skincare product. I’ve had a consistent skincare routine that was working for years, but my recent move to the Northeast pushed me to try some different moisturizers.

I want to reiterate that I did make sure to rule the Givenchy Prisme Libre Concealer out as the issue before using it again. I am by no means encouraging anyone to ignore skin irritation for the sake of using a certain product. It’s also important to keep in mind that one person having a problem with a product does not mean it will be a problem for everyone. So anyway, I’m glad that this concealer was not to blame for any discomfort because it’s a good one.

The main thing I want to share today are swatches of 2 additional shades of the Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Concealer (W310 and N345). This is a solid medium coverage, radiant finish concealer that works well for my dry skin. I do think there is a potential for building this for higher coverage, but on me, that causes creasing that looks bad. All things crease to some degree. To me, it’s bad when you can see lines created by the creasing from a distance. If you don’t tend to have issues with creasing, or if using a setting powder typically takes care of any creasing, you may be able to get more coverage out of this. For a point of reference, this isn’t as radiant on me as the Armani Luminous Silk Concealer, but it does have more coverage than the Armani. If you are looking for more details on this concealer, please check out my initial post by clicking here.

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Start of Original Post: Fragrance added to makeup is pretty standard with a luxury brand like Givenchy. So, imagine my surprise when I looked at the ingredients for the new **Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Concealer ($39) and there was no fragrance listed. That made me excited to give this concealer a try because I have sensitive skin so I avoid fragrance in my products as much as possible. I’ve only used this a few times but I wanted to go ahead and share a swatch of the shade N385 and my thoughts.

To cut to the chase, this is a great formula if you are looking for a medium coverage concealer (which is what the Sephora website states) with a radiant finish. The actual box packaging claims that it is medium to high buildable coverage. While I do think that it is buildable, on me, building it up causes it to crease in an unflattering way. I’ve mentioned this before, but I should probably repeat it whenever I’m talking about creasing. Everything will settle into lines to some extent, that’s just what happens. But when the p<b>**</b>roduct collects in my lines so much that from a distance it looks like stripes, that’s what I call creasing in an unflattering way. If you don’t have a lot of issues with creasing, you might be able to build this to full high-medium coverage.

Without setting this with powder, it didn’t crease until after about 4 hours of wear, and that is impressive to me. When I did set it with powder, it creased in about 2 hours. It still looked nice and not dry, but since it doesn’t crease much when unset, to me, there is no need to set it. If you are new here, I have dry skin, so your mileage will likely vary with the setting powder needs. The brand claims that this is hydrating, and I don’t know that I’d call it hydrating. It does look hydrated, but I just don’t get the feeling of extra hydration being added to my skin. Again, keep in mind, I am dry. This isn’t as radiant as something like the Armani Luminous Silk Concealer, but it is radiant enough to be less perfecting (smoothing/blurring) than a more matte formula would be. That isn’t a bad thing, and a lot of people like a radiant finish; it’s just something to keep in mind.

**Bloomingdale’s

	$ Sale Price $ 39.00 Regular Price
Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring 24H Hydrating & Correcting Multi-Use Concealer

**Nordstrom

	$ 39.00 Sale Price $ 39.00 Regular Price
Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Concealer in N345 at Nordstrom

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So getting back to the fragrance that I mentioned earlier. While the brand did omit an added “parfum,” there is actually a synthetic fragrance in this formula (ethylene brassylate).

Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Foundation Ingredients: Aqua (Water) C9-12 Alkane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Propanediol, Stearalkonium Hectorite , Trimethylsiloxysilicate , Pullulan, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate , Silica , Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate , Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate , Mica , Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Sodium Chloride, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Water , Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylene Brassylate, Sodium Benzoate, Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract , Aluminum Hydroxide, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Propylene Carbonate, Biosaccharide Gum-2, Isostearic Acid, Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, [+/- Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide) , Ci 77491, Ci77492, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride)]

If you are someone who is not sensitive to fragrance, this won’t make a difference, but I wanted to point it out since it came to my attention. I have experienced some irritation after using this concealer. It doesn’t cause bumps or redness, but I do experience a sore feeling and sensitivity to touch under my eyes after using it. Due to that, I won’t be continuing to test this out, but I did want to at least share my initial thoughts. The formula smells mostly like makeup, but it does have something extra to the smell that is a little nicer than just the paint-like makeup smell. For what it’s worth, it is not as fragranced as the Dior Forever Skin Correct Concealer, and I didn’t notice the fragrance when applying it, just when I intentionally smell the doe foot. The weird world of reviewing makeup, how many “regular” consumers are smelling the doe foot. 😂

It’s possible that ethylene brassylate has nothing to do with my irritation and another ingredient is the problem, but regardless, I’ll have to stick with other formulas.

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I think shade N345 would be a better depth for my skin tone, but I picked shade N385 because it looked less pink than N345. Neutrals, don’t typically work for me, so if I have to pick a neutral I try to get one that is a little warmer. I do think it works out, but I do wish they had some warm undertones in my depth.

The Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring Concealer comes in 24 shades and retails for $39.

**Bloomingdale’s

	$ Sale Price $ 39.00 Regular Price
Givenchy Prisme Libre Skin-Caring 24H Hydrating & Correcting Multi-Use Concealer

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