Sometimes, foundation and concealer alone don’t cut it. No matter how much coverage you layer on, redness, acne scars, and dark undereye circles can still show. And, when your trusty go-to complexion products fail, then it’s time to get something a bit more effective, like a color correcting palette. The colors used like lavender, muted yellow, seafoam, and more can work to cover up pesky undertones in your skin and nearly every makeup brand nowadays is using this magical product in liquids, creams, powders as well as tubes of primer in purples, greens, and yellows.
Since color corrector palettes come in such a wide spectrum of rainbow shades, it can be difficult for the average joe to figure out the application.
Here are a couple of tips on how to use the transformative powers of color correcting.
- Apply color corrector before foundation and blend well
The whole point is to have your foundation do less, the moment you strike a color concealer on your skin, you need to immediately blend it in. As it dries so fast, try blending in one color at a time and work on your application for applying the foundation.
- The foundation needs to be applied carefully
You can’t apply the foundation the same way as you do as it can disturb the correcting underneath so do a bit of a stippling effect and pack it on there carefully without disturbing the corrector underneath otherwise the foundation will mix with it and change the color.
- Use heavier color-correcting coverage on targeted spots
In places where you have individual marks or spots and where your pores are larger, you’ll want to use heavier coverage. Thin coverage with your forever52 concealer palette will not last so go thicker around these areas where the foundation goes away like the nose and center of the face.
- Your corrector should be nearly invisible after you blend it in
Using a wet beauty blender or a makeup sponge, blend in your corrector as wet sponges absorb product meaning excess product gets picked up and you get the most natural, sheer finish.
- Blenders can push a product to a certain point
Use a blender to push the product to a specific point. Brushes can be moved to blend but if you need to move a color corrector and drag orange and green tones everywhere, it defeats the purpose of pinpointing correcting, and messes up the whole exercise.
In Conclusion
Now that your skin looks amazing, you can set it with a loose setting face powder or a makeup spray for a seamless finish. Ensure that you use a high-quality color corrector and most importantly match it to your face shape and skin type. Doing this will not only help you get that flawless and natural look but will allow you to cover up any imperfections you may have like dark circles, marks, and acne.