You know that ?WTF HOW"!? feeling you get when you see a celebrity?s un-retouched face in red carpet photos, or a model?s weirdly ethereal skin in close-up videos" Like, how" Nobody has that perfect of skin in real life, right" Nobody has zero splotchiness, or under-eye circles, or giant red zits, right" Welp, folks, this is where we introduce you to the magical world of color correctors, the unsung heroes behind 99-percent of ridiculously good-looking skin. Because no, none of those models or actresses have perfect skin?they just have the right products (and a team of professional makeup artists, but shhh).
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Sure, you?ve probably used a color corrector once or twice before. Maybe you drew over your middle-school zits with a chalky green concealer that left you with a zillion bright-green dots. Or maybe you slathered on a purple primer and wondered why your skin looked white-washed and ashy. But when used correctly, color-correcting primers, concealers, and powders can give you the appearance of a quick dip in the Fountain of Youth mixed with 100 hours of sleep. Yes, they?re that good. Photo: ImaxTree
Though dissertations could be written on exactly which color should be used to cancel out or enhance other colors (oh, wait?we think that?s called art school"), we?ll give you the abridged version: For neutralizing redness, use yellow and green color correctors. To perk up dull, sa...