Double Wear Stay-in-Place 24-Hour Concealer
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Concealer delivers full, crease-resistant coverage with a thin, self-setting texture that lasts all day. Professional makeup artist Nikki La Rose calls it a "goat for long-wearing concealers," while several creators note it works best with proper under-eye prep for dry skin. The shade range is praised for undertones that suit brown and olive skin tones, and a little product goes a long way.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
Variant: 2.5c
- “This I've been using for I want to say the past couple months and this is the concealer that I want to consistently reach for because it just wears amazing throughout the day”0:39–0:43
- “It's full coverage”
- “I love the undertone of this one. It has a nice like salmony pinkish kind of undertone”0:53–0:57
- “You don't need a lot of this”
- “The thing I love is that you don't have to set this one”1:06–1:09
- “This one just stays on and looks good throughout the day”1:26–1:30
- “This is definitely something that I will be repurchasing once it runs out”1:30–1:34
- Source: Sephora sale favorites, recommendations and what's in my cart - Oct 31, 2025
Variant: 2.5c
- “Full coverage, but it blends out. Has like a creamy kind of consistency without creasing badly”6:31–6:38
- “This one I can use set or not set. Like I don't have to set it with a powder, but when I do, it looks even more like flawless under there”6:40–6:44
- Source: 2025 favorites: best makeup, hair, beauty and perfumes of the year - Dec 17, 2025
- “If you want a full coverage crease resistant concealer, then Double Wear is where it is at”3:50–3:57
- “I love this”
- “Anytime another concealer was not doing enough, I would just like refer back to this one. And it does not disappoint”4:04–4:10
- “Full coverage, thin texture, great joe applicator, has ingredients that resist creasing”4:10–4:16
- “And bonus, it is very, very longwear”4:16–4:20
- Source: Best of beauty 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
- “For concealer, we have the Estée Lauder Double Wear Concealer”0:37–0:40
- “If you're a brown girl with dark circles and hate that your concealers run really orange or yellow, this is a concealer to try because it's super thin”0:39–0:44
- “Because she's super thin, it doesn't get cakey or creasy around my eyes”0:46–0:53
- “And this has a really good shade range”0:51–0:55
- Source: Best Makeup Launches of 2025 - Dec 24, 2025
Variant: 4W
- “The range of shades is so beautiful. I think Estée Lauder nails undertones really, really well, and I feel like this is the Estée Lauder Double Wear foundation's younger sister, but not as thick and not as matte, okay?”7:29–7:38
- “If you are brown girl or honestly anyone with hyperpigmentation, redness, rosacea, whatever it may be, you want to cover something up, this will cover up all your mistakes in your life, I promise”7:46–7:51
- “I wear shade 4W, but this layers really beautifully under my makeup”7:56–8:02
- “This with the Maybelline, both of these I wore on my wedding day, and my makeup looked flawless, lasted 18 hours, and I had like five events for my wedding”8:09–8:16
- “This is the first concealer where I actually have an empty up. I rarely have empties of my concealers, but I'm like almost married to her”8:21–8:25
- Source: Best and worst makeup of 2025 - Dec 20, 2025
- “This is perfection if you ask me”
- “I know it's not the most hydrating, but for my dry skin, this thing does not crease”9:49–9:54
- “It covers so well. It's great for acne covers”9:54–10:00
- “It is so comfortable. It's beautiful. It's very high coverage. It does not crease at all. And I love it”10:03–10:07
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 awards - Jan 4, 2026
- “This is a full coverage concealer”
- “My favorite Estée Lauder Double Wear concealer”2:00–2:07
- “This was in my 2025 favorites that I'll be bringing with me to this year”2:04–2:09
- “This concealer is a little bit warmer than my skin tone, so if you've got hyperpigmentation like me, it's going to be able to correct like around my mouth without it looking ashy”3:10–3:14
- Source: 5-minute everyday makeup tutorial for brown skin - Jan 31, 2026
- “This is probably my most used everyday concealer”11:17–11:22
- “I need coverage that is going to last”11:26–11:31
- “It is so great”
- “This is amazing for creaseless longevity”11:41–11:47
- “I often mix it with any of my more hydrating concealers and that's been my go-to combination for months now”11:44–11:51
- Source: Speed reviews of 75+ makeup products - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: Shade 4W
- “I could use a new shade of this. I just haven't gone to Ulta to pick one up. I'm trying to like use this up, you know, but I definitely need a lighter, less yellow color for this”8:46–8:50
- “Note to self, work quickly with the Estée Lauder concealer cuz it sets”9:02–9:10
- Source: Morphe rebrand review: swatching all palettes - Jun 16, 2026
- “It's by far like one of my most used concealers ever since I tried it out”6:09–6:13
- “It gives a little bit more of like an airbrushed effect to the face”6:33–6:40
- “I've got it on today and I love it”
- “It's got a nice like thick paddle applicator”
- Source: Best makeup of 2025 - Dec 16, 2025
Variant: 3W and 2N
- “It's one of those concealers that does not require powder”11:08–11:15
- “Fantastic product. From the very first application, I was like, 'Okay, this is' and it has a lot of coverage. It lasts so so well”11:32–11:38
- “Be careful not to apply too much. This is like the few drops type of concealer”11:42–11:51
- “I love to first use a concealer that is the same shade as my skin or even slightly more peachy and then use something to brighten. And this is exactly how I'm using this concealer”12:10–12:20
- “If you're like light medium and you don't know which shade to use from this product, I think too neutral you're going to love and it's going to suit you really really beautiful”12:31–12:42
- Source: Best makeup in 2025 - Jan 11, 2026
Variant: 2N
- “Sometimes it looks absolutely amazing but if I haven't prepped my under eyes properly or if they are feeling it or looking particularly dry then this can be a disaster”23:26–23:29
- “It gives a great amount of coverage and it has this invisiflex technology which basically means that it moves with your skin and so for me once it sets down it stays there all day and it doesn't move and it is very self-setting”23:39–23:43
- “I still think this is such a fantastic concealer”24:07–24:14
- Source: The best makeup of 2025 - Dec 29, 2025
Variant: 2N
- “This is already saving this complexion product immensely”17:00–17:05
- Source: New drugstore makeup releases reviewed - Jan 6, 2026
- “So worth it. I don't even need to hear it”17:15–17:19
- “That is like such That's like a goat for long-wearing concealers”17:16–17:23
- “That is such a great formula”17:20–17:26
- “Less is more”17:23–17:27
- “If you have dry under eyes or dry skin, prep accordingly”17:26–17:30
- “Will last all day. Great coverage”17:32–17:35
- Source: 50 of the best sellers at Sephora: buy or skip? - Apr 4, 2026
Variant: 2N
- “Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place Concealer is on the complete opposite end of the concealer spectrum compared to Glossier Stretch”12:12–12:16
- “This is a doer liquid concealer. It's so heavy coverage. It's so matte. It's so intense”12:23–12:28
- “I do like having it. When I need to use it, I need to use it”
- Source: My 2025 Makeup Favourites - Dec 14, 2025
MIXED / NEGATIVE
No negative reviews yet — creators have only had good things to say.
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.7 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Hyperpigmentation (2) · Brown skin tones (2)
- Features
- Full coverage (10) · Long-wearing (7) · Easy to use (7) · Wide shade range (2) · Natural / everyday (2)
- ⚠ may not suit dry skin (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- concealer
- Finish
- matte
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- InvisiFlex Technology, Micro Silica Spheres
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