How To: Color Correctors and Neutralizers

Who said makeup isn’t art?!

A simple artist’s color wheel can give us great information on colors with makeup application.

It can determine what colors compliment each other (like what eye shadows will suit your eye color.) In this case though, I want to talk about using it to help neutralize discolorations we may find on our face.

Basically, to neutralize a color, you find it on the color wheel, and use the opposite color in place to neutralize the color.

Color correctors and neutralizers are found in foundations, concealers, makeup bases and sunscreens for the different skin tones and problems.

Here’s some common discoloration problems, and what colors will fix them:

Yellow and Peach (depending on your skin tone)

Yellow and peach corrects blue areas like bruises and dark circles. A great yellow concealer is Benefit Boi-ing – it is fantastic at covering dark circles. Peach also livens up fair skin tones, and balances out slight discoloration.

Pink

Pink correctors neutralize greenish skin, green facial veins, etc.

Green

There are many green based foundations and concealers (that require another layer of makeup to cover up the green). The green counters redness like blemishes, zits and flushed skin.

Purple/Lavender

Purple neutralizes yellowish complexions and covers sallowness. It evens out overall uneven skin tone, and gives a healthy glow. This color is found in many makeup bases, to prep skin with a even complexion before makeup.

I hope this has been helpful to some. If anyone has anymore information on actual products that neutralizes the colors said here, I’d love to hear about them!

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