Q&A for How to Use Color Correcting Concealers

Your concealer should be the same color as your skin but slightly lighter, about half a shade, especially if you're using it to conceal sun spots, scars, or blemishes. For the under-eye area select a color that is slightly warmer than your skin; usually a peachy tone is best.

Pink concealers are usually warm pinks, closer to salmon or peach and are used for concealing bluish tones, especially around the eyes.

You should apply a color correcting concealer before regular concealer or foundation. Foundation comes next and flesh toned concealer is applied last, only where the skin tone still looks uneven.

You should use the color that is the complement/opposite of what you are trying to conceal. For red blemishes use green; for blue-violet circles under your eyes, use salmon; for sallow yellowish skin, use violet.

Nine times out of 10, you're going to want to use something that has a peach or an orange undertone. If you're more fair-skinned, you'll use a lighter peach, while If you have a deeper skin tone, you'll use a deeper orange.

A deep peach concealer, then your foundation, with a concealer that is a few shades lighter than your natural skin tone on top (or any other order of application that you prefer).

It would be ideal to use foundation to blend the green concealer, otherwise it may be impossible to get rid of the green tint without basically rubbing off the concealer, or caking on another concealer. You could also try some powder that matches your skin tone.

Either take a matte powder that's translucent or your skin tone and brush it over the makeup that's showing up, or blend your concealer/corrector better. Also, it would help if it was matte.

Primer goes on before the concealer, and after a facial moisturizer. So, it is: Moisturizer, primer, foundation/concealer (these can be swapped as needed but I prefer concealer first) and then translucent setting powder.

Try matching your under eye concealer to you skins undertones. If your undertones are yellow use a concealer with a golden hue. If your undertones are red try an orange concealer. If your your eyes appear dark because of puffiness go with a concealer that is one or two shades darker than your natural skin tone.

Green or a nude color would be the best. Green cancels out any redness and nude will conceal it.

Test the concealer on your face. It should blend in perfectly.

Yes! It's unreal how well it works. Whenever I have a red spot on my face I'll use my green Maybelline Color Correcter Cover Stick with a layer of my concealer over it. I blend it like usual and the redness is gone.

A white color corrector is used for highliting the parts of your face that you want to stand out.

Rinse your face and then carefully apply some baby oil. Then gently rub it off and apply a bit of concealer.

There isn't a way to hide hairs; however, to make them less noticeable, try using less powder on the face so it won't stick to the hairs and make them stand out.

Yes, because primer helps the makeup stay on for a longer time. It smooths out your skin which prevents creasing.

Wear less makeup. I used to break out from wearing foundation every day, but now I wear concealer and powder only on my face and it's much better. My skin has cleared up in a few days because of it! I also use prescription creams, but they only work if I also wear less makeup. It never hurts to talk to a dermatologist.

It's good to use a beauty blender and to always dab your skin (never try to smooth it across your face, or smear it downwards, always upward). This helps with blending it into one's face and getting it as close as possible to resembling the natural skin tone.

Green tinted color corrector is usually used for red spots. You can generally neutralize any color spots by using a tint the color opposite on the color wheel of the spot you're treating. Layering concealer by patting instead of rubbing can help cover scars.

Under-eye circles are best concealed with a peach-toned corrector. You can find creamy concealers with a peachy hue, specifically for the under-eye area. Then, you may apply your foundation or regular concealer (1-2 shades lighter than the foundation) on top.