i use this
http://sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P122694&shouldPaginate=true&categ oryId=1254
concealer and it works fine covering up my nasty dark circles and blemishes
What concealer do you use?
make sure to get a concealer a shade lighter than your skintone because the imperfections that you have are most likely darker
I have never used Clinique concealer, however I use a colorstay make-up by Revlon, only because it seems to do the job well. It seems to cover any redness and blemishes all day. I also use it as a concealer.
I prefer Mary Kay products...but as a work-a-round, try dabbing a very tiny dot of concealer over trouble spot and letting it dry for 20-30 sec before patting very lightly with fingertip around the edges of "dot" to blend in.