Review of Urban Decay All Nighter Concealer

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Finding a great concealer with plenty of coverage and that wears smoothly without settling into fine lines and wrinkles can be a challenge. So when I learned that Urban Decay had introduced a new concealer that promised full, matte coverage that didn't settle into fine lines and wrinkles, I had to give it a try! Try I did, and I'm here to report the results so that you can have a few reference points when deciding whether to add Urban Decay's All Nighter Waterproof Full Coverage Concealer to your collection.

Urban Decay's packaging for this concealer is gorgeous, as you can see below.

The tube looks like a little work of art, with a stained-glass motif on the front. But how does the concealer work? Does it do what it claims? Read on for my full review and wear test results.

**Note: This is not a sponsored post, and I purchased the concealer myself.**

The Price:

The Urban Decay All Nighter Concealer is a higher-end concealer that sells for $29.00 for 0.12 oz of product.

The Claims:

According to Urban Decay's website, the All Nighter Concealer "provides flawless matte coverage that lasts all day and all night," and "handles all your hardest-to-hide trouble spots: dark circles, blemishes, and discolorization." The part that really intrigued me is Urban Decay's statement that the concealer resists settling into fine lines, which is an area of concern for me at age 47. Specifically, they say that this concealer consists of "a high-tech blend of polymers and humectants [that] provide flawless wear and prevent All Nighter Concealer from settling into fine lines and pores." (For a full list of ingredients, go here.)

My Testing Method:

I used the Urban Decay All Nighter Concealer in shade Fair Warm (I was matched at Ulta) over the course of two weeks in combination with a variety of foundations, setting powders, and setting sprays. As is my usual practice, I applied a tiny amount of eye cream (I am currently using a deluxe sample of Sisley's Sisleya L'Integral Eye and Lip Contour Cream) and let it soak in before applying my foundation and concealer.

I didn't find that the type of foundation or setting powder mattered in how this concealer performed, so for all of the pictures included in this review, I used my preferred setting powder, NARS Light Reflecting Pressed Setting Powder. I did not touch up the concealer throughout the day or re-powder my under eyes. All pictures in this post are representative of how the concealer performed over the course of the two-week testing period and were taken in natural light.

My Skin Type:

I have combination and sensitive 47-year-old skin with moderate under-eye discoloration. This is what my under eye area looks like with no concealer on.

Application:

I dotted on the concealer under my eyes in one even layer, heeding Urban Decay's claim that you don't need to apply more than one layer of product to get adequate, full coverage.

Next, I blended. This took some effort, because the concealer is tacky and dries quite quickly. In fact, in the time it took me to snap the above picture (which wasn't long), the concealer had gotten pretty dry. It took me a while to get from all the dots to what you see below.

On other days when I could get to blending right away, and didn't have to stop to snap pictures, the concealer was a bit easier to blend out. The concealer was also easier to blend out with my fingers than with a Beauty Blender sponge. I don't recommend bending out this concealer with a sponge.

Now, this all leads to a major point: I found that I needed to really pat and manipulate the skin under the eye area with my finger to get the concealer to blend, and I don't like manipulating that delicate area any more than I have to, because I feel like it irritates that area and causes puffiness. I feel like the older I get and the more delicate the skin under my eye gets, the less touching, patting, and blending I want to do there.

Below is the final look, once the concealer was blended in and setting powder was applied. Looked pretty darn good, and I was happy with the level of coverage. This, to me, performed as a full-coverage concealer, just as claimed.

Wearability:

After 6 hours, I started noticing that the concealer was creasing and settling into my fine lines and wrinkles. Actually, the concealer seemed to crease in a way that made it look like I had more lines and wrinkles than I actually do. I was not thrilled by this, as you might imagine. Here's what it looked like.

And here's an extreme closeup, so you can really see what I'm talking about.

After 9 hours, the situation got more creasy...

And here's a closer look at one of my 9-hour eyes...

The good news is that it didn't get noticeably worse after the 9-hour mark.

Final Thoughts:

Unfortunately, I didn't have the best experience with the Urban Decay All Nighter Concealer. Although I liked its full coverage, and I feel that it did a nice job initially covering my under eye circles, its texture and dryness made it more difficult to blend than I prefer. To be fair, some of this is personal preference; I prefer a concealer that I can easily blend out with a sponge, and at my age I prefer a more nourishing (as opposed to a drier and tackier) product.

The biggest way this concealer fell short for me was in its wearability. After 6 hours, I noticed creasing and cracking, and the product settled into my fine lines. By 9 hours, there was just too much creasing, cracking, and settling for me. I have had much better luck with other concealers.

All this said, I am not saying that this is a bad product, or that it won't work for anyone. I wouldn't recommend it for mature or dry skin,  especially if you are looking for something that doesn't settle into fine lines and wrinkles. I suspect that people with younger and/or oilier skin will have a better experience with this concealer. Also, note that I didn't test it for covering spots or acne, as I don't have either, but I suspect that it is better as a spot concealer than it is as an under eye concealer for mature skin.

That's it for my experiences and review of the All Nighter Concealer for mature skin. I hope you found it useful and informative. Have you tried this concealer and had similar (or perhaps dissimilar) experiences? What's your favorite concealer? Let me know in the comments below! I'd love to hear from you.

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