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Don't you hate it when you've got crazy-ass dark circles or an emerging spot, both of which require concealer on your person at all times? As if that wasn't problematic enough, it gets even <em>more</em> complicated if your concealer of choice comes in a pot. (Right now, I'm loving <a href="http://www.nveymakeup.com/eco_products_fp.html" target="_blank">Nvey's Organic Erase</a>.) While the pot is fine at home, emergency touch-ups outside the home don't always happen in a bathroom (clean or otherwise), making it highly likely you'll be transferring some icky germs in there with your grubby fingers. (And I don't have to tell you that those germs can make any spots you have even worse.)

My solution?<!--more-->

A retractable lip brush:

<a href="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/japonesque_lipbrush.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1940 aligncenter" title="japonesque_lipbrush" src="http://beautyeditor.ca/wp-content/uploads/japonesque_lipbrush.jpg" alt="japonesque_lipbrush" width="122" height="363" /></a>It's so genius I'm wondering why I didn't think of this before. (Uh, just make sure you ONLY use it for concealer, obvs!) I'm using <a href="http://www.japonesque.com/catalogue.cfm?fla=productsSplash" target="_blank">one by Japonesque</a>, which has the perfect tip for covering up blemishes or blending concealer at the inner corners of my eyes. Best of all, it's totally sanitary—no fingers required!
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