Master colour correcting: A guide to flawless skin

While traditional concealing focuses on covering imperfections with a shade-matched concealer or foundation, colour correcting involves neutralising the imperfections first. It’s an advanced makeup technique that uses colours on the opposite side of the colour wheel to help cancel out the look of discolouration for more even looking skin. Every colour on the colour wheel has an opposite or complementary colour that, when combined, creates a neutral or balanced effect. For example, green neutralises redness, while apricot or peach tones counteract blue-based dark circles.

By using a colour corrector before applying concealer, you probably won’t need to apply as many layers of makeup on certain areas and can achieve a more natural finish. This approach can help you effectively tackle common concerns like dark circles and redness, ensuring you make the most of your beauty routine. Here's how:

Do you have dark circles under your eyes? It’s important to colour-correct them first before applying the rest of your makeup, as the blue and purple undertones can still show through. Trying to overcompensate with more concealer instead could have the opposite effect.

To neutralise blue-based dark circles, you’ll need to use an apricot or peach-toned corrector like Even Better All-Over Primer and Color Corrector. Its lightweight, long-wearing formula provides sheer-moderate coverage for up to 12 hours and not only helps immediately neutralise dark circles, it can also help you see improvement in the look of your dark circles in as little as four weeks. Ingredients like vitamin C and niacinamide help visibly brighten; hyaluronic acid helps hydrate to plump and smooth the appearance of fine, dry lines; and caffeine and phytosphongosine are known to help energise skin and reduce the look of undereye puffiness.

Choose a peach colour corrector if you have a fair to moderately fair complexion, and apricot for medium to deep skin tones.

Wearing a colour corrector Redness Solutions Daily Protective Base SPF 15 underneath your foundation can serve as a primer and help create a more balanced appearance. Thanks to its green tint, this product helps colour correct redness.

Colour correcting can seem intimidating but breaking it down into a few key steps will make it easier to integrate into the rest of your makeup routine. Make sure to identify your concern and appropriate shade of corrector before you start.

Step 1: Apply your corrector with precision.
After your daily skin care routine is complete, you’re ready to start applying your chosen corrector. Dab on a light layer to start, then blend with a makeup sponge or concealer brush. Pat it on with your fingertips, then build it up with additional layers if you need more coverage.

Step 2. Layer on foundation.
Instantly complement your skin tone by applying a shade-matched layer of foundation like Even Better Clinical™ Serum Foundation SPF 20. Choose from 42 shades to achieve 24 hours of flawless, buildable, medium to full coverage. By harnessing the power of three serum technology, this formula leaves bare skin looking even better over time—smoother and more even. Plus, it has SPF 20 to help protect skin.

Step 3. Add concealer, if necessary.
Now it’s time to add a crease-resistant concealer like Even Better All Over Concealer + Eraser. Thanks to optical diffusers, it can help conceal and blur imperfections you may have, and it resists streaking, creasing and settling into fine lines.

Swatch the area where you’re most likely to use it to find your best shade. Decide whether you’ll use it as a highlighter/brightener, a matching concealer, or for contouring:

• To brighten or highlight, use 1-2 shades lighter in your undertone.
• To contour, use 1-2 shades darker in your undertone.
• For basic concealing, use a shade closest to your foundation.

• Tilt your head down 10 degrees to see exactly where you need to conceal. Use the doe foot applicator to apply concealer directly to your under-eye area.
• Use the built-in blurring sponge with a patting motion (stippling) to blend the product seamlessly into your skin and reach every contour of your face.
• Use a fine brush to dot a green corrector like Redness Solutions Daily Protective Base SPF 15 on any red areas.
• Add concealer and/or foundation matched to your skin tone using a tapping motion to blend over colour-corrected areas.
• Gradually layer additional concealer or foundation until you achieve the desired level of coverage.