Rosacea is a real problem for about 16 million people in U.S. -- so much so that Clinique has an entire line of products to treat rosacea and redness. If you're facing the kind of ruddiness that can't be hidden by your tinted moisturizer, like broken capillaries, this powder is your ticket to a more even skin tone. Not only does it color correct to hide broken blood vessels and general redness, it also contains calming ingredients like mushroom, caffeine, magnolia bark extract and grapefruit peel to reduce redness over time.
When I applied this after downing a few margaritas in the sunshine (a certain way to fire up redness-prone skin), my not-so-subtle friend gasped and said, "Oh, my God, your face looks so much better," demanding to know what sorcery had produced my filter-like visage. This Korean CC cream completely covers redness, but feels light enough to wear every day. It starts out as a white cream, but blends in seamlessly for a your-skin-but-better finish. Oh, and it has SPF 34 sunscreen. Mic drop.
A soothing cream that instantly addresses redness with ingredients like green tea and shea butter, this moisturizer can be used on the angriest of skin -- your inflamed eczema included.
This serum combines brown and red algae with a chamomile derivative to deliver instant cooling relief to skin inflamed by exertion or harsh temperatures. If you have skin that turns beet-red in summer and winter, layer this thin serum under your makeup or moisturizer in the morning and at night to ease redness.
Dermalogica is another trusted skin-care authority on redness reduction. The brand's Ultracalming line contains only the gentlest ingredients for sensitized skin. This primer is especially soothing, and the green tint immediately counteracts redness when worn under your normal makeup. I used it after my dermatologist prescribed me Tazorac (an OTC retinoid) for a bout of hormonal acne that just wouldn't go away. My skin has never been angrier or more red in the first few weeks on the cream (FYI, the "purge" period is real), but this creamy primer kept my red, flaky face on lockdown -- and the SPF protected my sun-sensitive skin from further damage.
