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Manpriya Singh

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The make-up world loves it, Bobbi Brown swears by it and countless beauty bloggers closely follow suit. Colour correcting concealers or correctors as they are fondly referred to, are a wake-up call for ashy eyes. Ashy, since the white of the concealer turns the dark of the circles into what looks like an ash colour! Lost? Fret not. Read on.

Do I need it?

Chances are a definite yes. Colour correcting concealers are required by anybody with a slight pigmentation that needs to be neutralized. For anyone with dark circles, or the circles that have a bluish tone or visible green veins needs a colour correcting concealer. Also, any sort of redness on the face (for instance red acne marks) also first need to be nullified with the right colour corrector, before a foundation can work up an even base.

The right shade

A corrector is one more step added to the make-up grind but the experts will have you believe in the worth of one applied correctly. However, how to apply one is easier than finding the right colour for yourself.

“For most Indians skin tones, to nullify any darkness around the eyes, orange correctors work best. Concealers by themselves don’t work all that fine especially for women with fair skin tones who have dark circles,” opines Shivani, from Odara—Make-up Palette by Shivani.

“To neutralize red pimple scars, I’d recommend a green colour corrector. It can also be used by women who have a comparatively darker chin and darker upper lip. When it comes to the right sequence, correctors come before concealer and hence even the foundation.”

Instead of hiding coloured pigmentation, nullifying it works better. She adds, “If you are using a corrector, followed by both a concealer and a foundation, it is very important to first moisturize. Because you are going to be applying three layers of make up on that spot. To avoid creases use very little of the product.”

Concealer vs corrector

Let the nomenclatures take over here. While a concealer is nothing more than thickened foundation for deeper coverage and hiding blemishes, uneven skin tone, dark spots; correctors on the other hand neutralize any sort of coloured pigmentation on the face. Redness, extreme dark circles on a fair skinned person, greenish or bluish tints existing around the eye area. Increasingly, a lot of concealers (instead of coming in different shades of skin) are coming with clear shades of pink, peach, green and blue. Such distinct does the colour palette go that Internet is replete with beauty hauls of red and orange lipstick being used as correctors to offset the dark circles.”

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