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How to Conceal 5 o'clock shadow

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Don't let all the glamorousness of your drag queen makeup be ruined by a silly thing such as five o'clock shadow! For soirees that demand a full day's bewitchment, learn how to conceal five o'clock shadow with this tutorial.

Using heavy-duty concealer - and even a orangey lipstick - you can fake hairlessness for as long as you want.

Some products that work for this:

Makeup Forever Flash Colors Orange 12, Coral 2, or the 12 Flash Color Case (if you want multiple colors to use for other corrections)

Ben Nye Five O'Sharp Beard Cover

MAC Morange Lipstick

Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer

Dermablend Creme Cover Foundation

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