“When people usually apply concealer or brightening products, they don’t use enough,” said Sara. “I see a lot of people doing the dot, dot, dot and blend method. In order to get a brightening effect, really get it on.” With the small end of the , Sara taught me to smooth it out and blend it in. “You can use your ring finger to press it in, too, but the effect brightens and lifts.” I found that it canceled out redness and practically erased my large, oily pores. “Because this is a brightener and not a concealer, if you wanted to use a concealer on top, you definitely could,” said Sara. I personally didn’t think I needed to.