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t’s a make-up technique that’s been around
forever – make-up artists and drag queens have
been using it since time immemorial – but the
colour correcting craze is now catching up with
the general populace. It’s an effective solution to
problems like dark circles, pigmentation and acne.
The idea behind colour correcting is based
on complementary hues on the colour
wheel (they’re opposite each other), which
cancel each other out. So, for instance, you
can dab green concealer over red acne spots
to neutralize the redness.
How it works
Tip: Colour correction
is heavy, so save it for
occasional use. On most
days, your concealer
will go a long way.
face
Cancels out blue and purple
tones caused by bruises, broken
capillaries and age spots.
Brightens dull skin, neutralizing
yellow undertones on light to
tan/olive skin.
Neutralizes intense redness
on all skin types. Perfect for
covering rosacea, sunburn, acne.
Your Colour Fix
GREEN
YELLOW
PURPLE
Eliminates dark under-eye
circles and dark spots
on dark skin.
RED
Cancels out dark circles on
light to medium skin tones.
ORANGE
Hides sallowness and
hyperpigmentation
on fair to light skin.
BLUE
Covers under-eye darkness
and brightens dullness
on pale to fair skin.
PINK
Cancels out blue and purple
tones caused by bruises, broken
Brightens dull skin, neutralizing
covering rosacea, sunburn, acne.
paint
Dhanashree Gupte breaks down
the new colour correcting craze
is heavy, so save it foris heavy, so save it for
occasional use. On mostoccasional use. On most
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forever – make-up artists and drag queens have
colour correcting craze is now catching up with
problems like dark circles, pigmentation and acne.
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