Key Ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, squalane, vitamin E, vitamin C
Who It’s For: People who love a true makeup-skin-care hybrid product and/or want to streamline their routine | Finish: Semi-matte | # of Shades: Five
Best Color Corrector for Redness: Smashbox Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Primer
Why It’s Worth It: Smashbox’s primers are all worth the hype and are no strangers to accolades, as a few of them (Primerizer+ Super Hydrating and Control Mattifying) have picked up a Best of Beauty Award. However, Correct is stellar for canceling out redness, thanks to its greenish hue and a soothing blend of hyaluronic acid, algae, rose, and mushroom. Plus, algae and mushroom guard your complexion against blue light and pollution.
Editor Tip: If redness isn’t your main concern Smashbox offers three other formulas: Primerizer+ (a triple hyaluronic acid-infused formula for dry skin), Illuminate (a radiant-finish formula that offsets uneven texture with the help of superfine peachy-gold pearls), and Control (a mattifying formula injected with salicylic acid, witch hazel, and zinc for oily, shine-prone skin).
Key Ingredients: Hyaluronic acid, algae, rose, mushroom, Lactobacillus ferment
Who It’s For: People with sensitive, irritation-prone skin | Finish: Satin | # of Shades: One
Best for Deeper Skin Tones: Danessa Myricks Colorfix in Carrot Top
Why It’s Worth It: Thomas recommends correctors in “deep warm tones (preferably deep orange) for women of color to mask hyperpigmentation.” And if you’ve ever spent time on Danessa Myricks’s Instagram watching her mesmerizing tutorials on how to apply her Best of Beauty-winning Colorfix tubes, you know it is a workhorse of a product that can be used across eyes, lips, and cheeks. The shade Carrot Top, in particular, is extremely popular as a color corrector for deeper complexions.
Editor Tip: Since this is a fast-drying formula, you’ll have to work (and blend) quickly. If you’d prefer applying with a brush or mixing the corrector with your concealer or foundation, we recommend investing in a blending palette (we like About-Face or Beautyblender‘s).
Key Ingredients: Carnauba wax, mica
Who It’s For: | Finish: Matte | # of Shades: 25 (in matte category, however not all can be used for color-correcting)
Best Budget Color Corrector: L.A. Girl Pro Conceal HD Concealer
Why It’s Worth It: You can’t go wrong with a single-digit price tag, especially when that product is approved TikTok’s own Mikayla Nogueira, who uses this exact product to address red spots. In her video, she suggests using a small, dense brush to tap the green concealer into the areas you want to neutralize, setting it with loose powder, and then going over with your regular, skin-tone concealer before applying foundation.
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