How to Best Cover Redness

There are several reasons that our skin may act like it hates us sometimes. It can come from too much sun exposure, to many products with harsh ingredients being used, allergic reactions, or medical conditions. Either way, your skin will have the same red, splotchy, and sometimes itchy reaction. No need to worry though because it can be fixed (or at the very least treated to alleviate the symptoms and then covered!).

To battle redness or any discoloration on the skin one must first understand the Color theory. Basically this just means that when you look at the color wheel (shown above), the colors that are opposite of each other will be the ones that help to eliminate the color that we want to cover. For example, red is the opposite of green therefore to help eliminate any red spots, we use the color green. Get it?

With that being said, you don't always have to run out to get a green concealer in order to cover redness. You can follow these steps first and see what type of results you get...

1. Use gentle skincare products formulated to help soothe the skin.
2. Apply a foundation primer. This forms a barrier between your skin and your makeup which can be very beneficial for your skin. You can actually use a green tinted primer for this step if you wish. It will not completely neutralize the red but it will most definitely make it easier to cover.
3. Apply your regular foundation using a brush.
4. Apply your concealer on your problem areas and then blend.
5. Now, apply your setting powder.

Green Primers:

 

If that doesn't cut it for you, try following these steps...

1. Use gentle skincare products formulated to help soothe the skin.
2. Using a green concealer and concealer brush, apply to the problem areas. Make sure that you work with very thin layers of the product so that you do not look like the Hulk in certain spots. You want to blend out the product so that it flows well into your skin.
3. Apply your regular foundation using a brush.
4. Apply your regular concealer on your problem areas and then blend.
5. Now, apply your setting powder.

Green Concealers:

 

 



 

As always, thank you for reading and let me know what you think!

 

XOXO - Megan