Concealer for acne scars

MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer has the best record for acne scars: 27 of 27 shoppers said it covered theirs without settling into the texture. We could not confirm an Amazon listing for it, so the best pick sold on Amazon is Laura Mercier Secret Concealer at 21 of 21. Each record counts just shoppers who said they have acne scars or marks, with all seven at 88% or better, so finish and coverage matter as much as rank.

  • 231 store reviews counted
  • Ulta and Sephora shoppers
  • Dec 2011 to Aug 2026

Updated . How we count

Did it cover acne scars? What shoppers with acne scars said
  1. MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer 27 said either way
  2. Laura Mercier Secret Concealer 21 said either way
  3. Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer 30 said either way
  4. NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer 27 said either way
  5. bareMinerals Loose Powder Concealer 21 said either way
  6. NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer 43 said either way
  7. Benefit Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer 26 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for acne scars. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer 27 of 27 say it covered their acne scars without settling in
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer Best pick on Amazon Laura Mercier Secret Concealer 21 of 21 say it covered their acne scars without settling in See price & reviews on Amazon
What stands out

Finish is where these concealers differ. 10% of Laura Mercier Secret Concealer reviews say it looks dry or shows fine lines, while 18% of Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer reviews say it doesn't look dry.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points reviewers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

MAKE UP FOR EVER

Full Cover Concealer

Best for lasting all day

27/27 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

27 of 27 shoppers said it covered their acne scars, with none saying it fell short. Across all 30 of its reviews, 33% say it lasts all day, though 7% say it looks dry or shows fine lines and 7% say it creases.

What buyers praise

  • Lasts all day 33%
  • No irritation 17%
  • Good value 17%
  • Easy to blend 13%
  • Holds on oily skin 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Dry, shows fine lines 7%
  • Creases 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 27 of 27
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination11 of 11
  • Oily10 of 10
  • Dry3 of 3
  • Normal3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light10 of 10
  • Light-medium to medium9 of 9
  • Medium-tan to tan7 of 7
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked20 of 20

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

2 Laura Mercier Secret Concealer

Laura Mercier

Secret Concealer

21/21 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

Another clean record, with 21 of 21 shoppers saying it covered their acne scars. Of its 30 reviews, 23% say it lasts all day, though 10% say it looks dry or shows fine lines and 10% call it cakey.

What buyers praise

  • Lasts all day 23%
  • Easy to blend 17%
  • Natural, skin-like finish 13%
  • Holds on oily skin 7%
  • Good value 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Dry, shows fine lines 10%
  • Looks cakey 10%
  • Too expensive 7%
  • Separates or wears off 7%
  • Settles into fine lines 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 21 of 21
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light7 of 7
  • Light-medium to medium4 of 4
By age (reviewers who gave one)
  • Under 406 of 6
  • 40 and over3 of 3
3 Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer

Lancôme

Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer

29/30 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

Across all 34 of its reviews, 32% say it blends easily, 21% call the finish natural and 18% say it doesn't look dry. 29 of 30 shoppers said it covered their acne scars, though 9% say a shade was hard to find.

What buyers praise

  • Easy to blend 32%
  • Lasts all day 24%
  • Natural, skin-like finish 21%
  • Doesn't look dry 18%
  • Easy shade match 15%

What buyers complain about

  • Hard to find a shade 9%
  • Not enough coverage 6%
  • Settles into fine lines 6%
  • Creases 6%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 4 of 4
  • Sephora 25 of 26
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination16 of 17
  • Oily5 of 5
  • Normal3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light10 of 10
  • Light-medium to medium7 of 7
  • Medium-tan to tan3 of 3
4

NARS

Soft Matte Complete Concealer

Best for matching your shade

26/27 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

27% of its 30 reviews call the shade easy to match and 20% say it blends easily. 26 of 27 shoppers said it covered their acne scars, though 10% say it broke them out.

What buyers praise

  • Easy shade match 27%
  • Easy to blend 20%
  • Natural, skin-like finish 13%
  • Good value 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Breaks skin out 10%
  • Separates or wears off 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 26 of 27
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination12 of 13
  • Oily4 of 4
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light12 of 12
  • Light-medium to medium7 of 8

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5 bareMinerals Loose Powder Concealer

bareMinerals

Loose Powder Concealer

20/21 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

20 of 21 shoppers said this loose powder concealer covered their acne scars. Across all 30 of its reviews, 17% praise the natural, skin-like finish, while 7% call it cakey and 7% say a shade was hard to find.

What buyers praise

  • Natural, skin-like finish 17%
  • Easy to blend 13%
  • Lasts all day 10%
  • Easy shade match 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Hard to find a shade 7%
  • Not enough coverage 7%
  • Looks cakey 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 20 of 21
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination5 of 5
  • Oily3 of 4
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light11 of 12
  • Light-medium to medium3 of 3
6

NARS

Radiant Creamy Concealer

38/43 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

More shoppers weighed in on this creamy concealer than on any other here, and 38 of 43 said it covered their acne scars, one of the two lowest records on the page. Across all 47 of its reviews, 30% say it blends easily, while 11% say this medium-coverage concealer doesn't cover enough.

What buyers praise

  • Easy to blend 30%
  • Easy shade match 17%
  • Lasts all day 15%
  • Natural, skin-like finish 13%
  • Doesn't crease 13%

What buyers complain about

  • Not enough coverage 11%
  • Hard to find a shade 6%
  • Creases 6%
  • Looks cakey 4%
  • Too expensive 4%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 13 of 15
  • Sephora 25 of 28
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination13 of 14
  • Oily5 of 6
  • Normal3 of 4
  • Dry3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light14 of 16
  • Light-medium to medium6 of 6
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked6 of 8

Share of 47 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7 Benefit Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer

Benefit

Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer

23/26 say it covered their acne scars without settling in

Of its 30 reviews, 17% say it blends easily and 10% say it lasts all day. 23 of 26 shoppers said it covered their acne scars, though 7% say it separates or wears off and 7% call it too expensive.

What buyers praise

  • Easy to blend 17%
  • Lasts all day 10%
  • Natural, skin-like finish 7%

What buyers complain about

  • Not enough coverage 10%
  • Separates or wears off 7%
  • Too expensive 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Sephora 23 of 26
By skin type (Sephora reviewers)
  • Combination9 of 11
  • Oily3 of 3
By skin tone (Sephora reviewers)
  • Fair to light10 of 12
  • Light-medium to medium5 of 5
Acne-prone reviewers
  • Said it worked10 of 10
See price & reviews on Amazon

Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 52,461 reviews at Ulta and Sephora. We searched them for acne scars and read the newest matching reviews, up to 40 per product and store, posted between Dec 2011 and Aug 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  2. Laura Mercier Secret Concealer Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  3. Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer Ulta and Sephora (34 reviews counted)
  4. NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  5. bareMinerals Loose Powder Concealer Sephora (30 reviews counted)
  6. NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer Ulta and Sephora (47 reviews counted)
  7. Benefit Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer Sephora (30 reviews counted)

Questions buyers ask

Which concealer works for acne scars?

MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer has the best record (27 of 27), followed by Laura Mercier Secret Concealer (21 of 21) and Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer (29 of 30). The records are close, so finish and shade matter as much as rank.

Does concealer cover acne scars?

Often, going by what shoppers with acne scars or marks said: the records on this page run from 88% to 100%. Concealer covers scars without changing them. Coverage also depends on the shade match and how much you apply, so test the shade in daylight. For painful, deep or lasting breakouts, ask a dermatologist.

Which of these concealers are sold on Amazon?

Laura Mercier Secret Concealer, Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer and bareMinerals Loose Powder Concealer have official Amazon listings, sold by the brand or by Amazon itself. Laura Mercier Secret Concealer is the best pick sold on Amazon at 21 of 21. Benefit Boi-ing Industrial Strength Concealer is sold there by third-party sellers. For MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer, NARS Soft Matte Complete Concealer and NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer, we could not confirm an Amazon listing.

Which of these concealers lasts all day?

33% of MAKE UP FOR EVER Full Cover Concealer reviews say it lasts all day, against 24% for Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Concealer and 23% for Laura Mercier Secret Concealer. Those shares count all of each product's reviews, not just the shoppers who stated an outcome.

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