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The Color-Correcting Technique You Need More Than Contouring

These rainbow-hued color correctors are the makeup version of Photoshop
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Color-Correcting Shade: Orange/Peach
Want to look like you've actually logged a solid eight hours of sleep? Choose these dark-circle-neutralizing colors. If you have fair skin, go with peach; if you have medium-to-deep skin tones, swipe on orange. These hues will also make freckles, sun spots and other dark patches fade into the background.

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If you have serious dark circles (we're talking Nosferatu status), this cream is for you. It's so pigmented, you only need a tiny bit -- be careful of over-applying, as it can make you look clown-ish -- to make dark circles recoil in fear. Shade "peach" is perfect for fair-to-medium skin tones, while "papaya" is excellent for darker skin.

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Try: Cover FX Correct Click, $18, in Peach
Obscure all traces of that happy hour that turned into witching hour with this peachy, creamy concealer. It goes on thick at first, but sheers out when you blend it. Top with your regular concealer for a look that screams "bright-eyed and bushy-tailed" -- even if your brain is screaming for more Advil and coffee, stat.

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Color-Correcting Shade: Yellow
You've probably seen yellow color correctors on -- who else? -- Kim Kardashian as part of her contouring routine. That's because yellow concealers counteract the blue and purple tones underneath your eyes, resulting in serious brightening. You can even use them atop your eyelids to cancel out any bluish veins.

For subtler purposes, yellow works as a correcting jack-of-all-trades to even out your skin tone, combat dullness and mask dark spots and hyperpigmentation.

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Try: Lancome Miracle CC Cushion Color Correcting Primer, $39.50, in Yellow
For general skin tone evening, try this yellow cushion primer. It goes on slightly sheer, but provides enough coverage to make dark spots and veins do a disappearing act.

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BY ALLIE FLINN | SEP 8, 2016 | SHARES
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