‘I realise ice-cream pastels sound wrong in relation to the skin, but trust me – the new correctors are brilliant’
Few makeup products are more inherently confusing than colour-correcting concealers – and that’s before beauty brands have further complicated matters with technical messaging. It’s a shame because skin-tone correcting shades can be hugely effective and just the thing for those who trowel on regular concealer, only to see dark circles and redness poking defiantly through. I realise ice-cream pastels sound downright wrong in relation to the skin, and appreciate that many of us had our fingers burned with the ludicrously unnatural-looking mint-green foundations of yore, but trust me – the new correctors are brilliant when you have a handle on the basics.
Pinky-peach correctors neutralise blue, purply tones, making them ideal for darker-than-average under-eye circles. As a rule, pale types should deploy salmon-pink corrector; olive and brownish skins are better with peachy corrector (though peach also works well on brown patches on the light-skinned), while dark-skinned women should opt for orange correctors. Lilac correctors neutralise sallowness and work best on east Asian and Middle Eastern skin tones. Green corrector cancels out red on florid complexions, while yellow brightens very pink skins, giving a soft, glowy finish. Whichever you need, the method is the same. Use either your ring finger to pat, or a brush to stroke the corrector over foundation. Blend.
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