It’s a little intimidating to swipe green goop on your face, but color correcting primer can quickly and easily even out skin tone, correct discoloration and create a clean slate for your foundation. The trick is knowing what each color does for correcting your coloring:
Green – Use green to balance rosy skin or offset red marks on the face.
Purple – A purple shade counters yellow or ashen coloration.
Yellow – Reduce blue based discoloration, such as dark circles under eyes with yellow.
Color Corrector for Redness, Ashen Skin & Dark Circles:
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The overall point is to use a color that contrasts or counteracts the color that you’re fighting against. You can use this general rule for other makeup as well.
- Wear a purple lipstick or eye shadow to counter pasty pale skin.
- Wear green shadow to offset rosy cheeks or red skin.
- Wear gold shadow or bronzer as a distraction from blue blotches and discoloration.
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Additional Color Correcting Makeup Tricks and Techniques
There are easy tricks to enable if you have a blotchy skin tone that you’d like to even out without using color correcting formulas.
Under Eye Color Corrector
If you struggle with dark circles under your eyes or on your skin, cover the area with a foundation that’s slightly darker than your face color. Then, add your face foundation over the darker color. The darker foundation first applied masks the dark spot, helping it blend into your natural skin tone.
Oily Skin & Blemish Correction
If you struggle with oily skin, use a blush that’s a shade lighter than your desired color. The oil in your skin will darken the rouge pigment.
When a pimple pops up, cover it with a concealer that is slightly lighter than your daily face foundation. Then cover it with your face foundation and powder.
