Concealer before foundation or foundation before concealer

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What is the truth

There is no truth. I do concealer first because there’s a good chance after I’ve done that that I won’t need the foundation. ( I generally don’t wear foundation in the day in any event)

I do foundation then concealer. On the days I bother with concealer which are fewer and fewer!

The truth is that some people prefer one way, others the other and yet others don't do both/either.

Try both, see what you think. Don't worry about other people.

I do foundation first, then concealer.

Foundation then concealer.

Concealer then foundation, that way I use less and seems to sit better on my skin

Same.
My skin looks 100x more even after a bit of foundation. That'll do for work.

Concealer on bags and red patches then foundation on top all over

If you always wear foundation, then concealer after, because you'll see then how much you actually need to cover

I don't do concealer as I can't find one that doesn't cake, I've tried high end chanel , bear minerals, it cosmetics and high street.

Concealer then foundation.

Under eye concealer first

Then foundation

Then pinpoint concealing of any marks/blemishes after

If I'm wearing foundation then I put the foundation on first. Then I can tell if anything needs concealing.

I do concealer first then foundation, I use it mainly for my under eyes and any blemishes and then I find I don’t need to go on as heavy with my foundation. For work I generally just use concealer, and then foundation when I want more coverage if I’m doing more of a full face of makeup!

Foundation then Concealer.

For me, always a base first. That will even skin tone. Concealer is thicker so you only want to use it after base and where it's really needed. I don't wear a full foundation, just a Boots no7 factor 50 tinted BB cream that evens skin tone, gives sun protection and a healthy glow but still lets my skin shine through.

I do it the other way so I can apply less foundation

I rarely wear concealer unless i'm making a special effort but for me it's foundation first.

Concealer, primer then foundation.

Depends upon what formulation I'm using and whether it's a lighter look or full face. As I use a cream based, pink toned one to try to obscure the bottomless chasm of my soulless existence dark circles under my eyes, if I did that after a lighter foundation or BB, it would come off, so it goes on first. If I use a heavy coverage foundation, I can get away with a more liquid concealer which goes on top.

Unless anybody has a better idea (I have seriously considered just giving up and smearing red lipstick underneath)?

@NeverDropYourMooncup have you tried a colour corrector? it's basically a peachy pinky cream that goes on your dark circles before the concealer. Yes, it's another product to add in but a light layer of colour corrector and then a light layer of concealer is much more effective at banishing dark circles than using loads of concealer.