The most important aspect to a complete makeup look is the
foundation. Judging just from its name, we can gather that finding a good way
to keep an even complexion is one of the first steps to having a good makeup
routine. As someone with combination skin (both oily or dry skin depending on
time of year), I have yet to find a foundation that sticks all day, doesn't get
oily, and gives an airbrushed finished look, all while not damaging my skin
during its time of application. Since I have not found a foundation that does
all that and evens out my skin tone, I decided to turn to concealing and color-
correcting in order to achieve my goal.
In chapter 4 of Bobbi Brown's
Makeup Manual, she provides several different techniques and tips on having
good skin coverage for your specific tone/type of skin.
The main aspects I wanted to
focus on in the skin makeup category is brightening my under eye area.
"Correctors can be pink or
peach toned. Make sure it is applied up to the lashes and in the inner corner
space between the eye and the bridge of the nose." (Brown 54). Brown
elaborates how to use color corrector the right way.
Before reading this chapter, I
was already familiar with color correctors, but not each of their specific
jobs. I found through reading this section of the Makeup Manual that peach or
pink toned concealers are specifically made for the under eyes, since it
cancels out the purple/green/blue tones that under-eye bags typically
have.
I rummaged through my makeup
bag and found a NYX under eye color corrector and decided to test it, following
Brown's 4 steps to achieving brightened under-eyes.
I started by applying the
corrector up to my lash line in order for all the darkness or discoloring to be
completely gone. Then I went over the color corrector with my usual Tarte
concealer, blended it with a beauty blender, and set tat with setting powder. I
used the same routine for the other eye, only without using color corrector,
As seen in the results below,
the side with color corrector is much brighter than the side without it, and
the color corrector cancelled out the blue and purple tones in my under eyes.
⇡⇡⇡⇡
My left eye: side with only concealer
My right eye: side with color corrector
and concealer
Through this chapter, I learned
how to properly conceal under-eye darkness using tones that cancel each other
out, instead of just applying concealer straight onto my under eyes.
Truthfully, I thought this tip would be just like any other hack and not make
any true impact, but I was surprised with the outcome and I will certainly be
adding this to my foundation routine. A question for those reading is have you
guys ever used color corrector? And if so did it work?
B Brown, Bobbi, et al. Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: for Everyone from Beginner to Pro. Springboard Press, 2011.
Hey Amelie! I agree, when I first heard of color corrector i didn't think they would work. But, I have tried a color corrector for my under eyes once, and it definitely worked! The color cancellation makes a huge impact to help you not look tired and to make your makeup look more complete. Have you tried color corrector on any other parts of your face?
ReplyDeleteHey Makenzee! That is true, color correcting does make a huge difference on the complexion. Yes I have used color corrector on other parts of my face. I use green on any red spots, purple and pink for dark circles or any dullness on the skin, and more. All these correspond together and lead to a complete and even look to the skin.
ReplyDeleteHi Amelie! This blog was very helpful as to which products work the best and what products work good for what skin type. I always have a hard time finding what products are good, but after reading this blog, it helped me out. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOf course! Thanks for reading!
ReplyDelete