The color wheel isn't an art-teacher exclusive. It's the single most useful tool in your makeup arsenal — maybe even more essential than your fave brush set. Because red is nestled directly across from green on the wheel, utilizing a green-based concealing product will work wonders to neutralize unwanted redness. Hot tip: The same technique works with yellow products to conceal purple colors under your eyes, too.
What to Consider When Buying a Green Concealer
A green concealer is not your average concealer. These have a more specific purpose to disguise any forms of redness on your skin, including blemishes and rosacea. “The color green is a color corrector; it’s known to counteract and obliterate the look of redness to prep for foundation,” says celebrity makeup artist Laura Geller.
Though most green color-correcting formulas get the job done, Geller says application is key to creating the best results. Your best tool? Your finger.
“Make sure you apply a sheer, thin layer,” she says. “The best practice is to apply using your fingers and then blend. For spots you want a little extra coverage on, use your finger to tap and stipple.”
Reducing redness after inflamed acne or even an acute sunburn is no longer a mystery thanks to this handy trick. Skip the traditional concealer and opt for a dab of these green-tinted formulas over trouble areas to cancel out your rosy flush.
We know how hard it is to truly cover up red spots and blotches, so we made sure to pick tried-and-true favorites that will disguise and correct any blemishes you want to hide. Our beauty editor, who has had constant battles with redness for years, has tested out each and every product on this list and feels confident recommending them for you.
Each of these green color correctors will cover up any redness you're dealing with for hours on end, and many formulas are infused with ingredients that will help treat said issues while you're out and about. Plus, many of these picks are already fan favorites with rave reviews from shoppers on retail sites like Amazon and Sephora.
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Best Overall
e.l.f. Studio Mineral Infused Face Primer in Tone Adjusting Green
One of our more affordable picks, this tone-adjusting primer is great for those with lots of overall facial redness. Infused with nourishing minerals, it works double duty to prime while it corrects. This green-toned wonder even reduces puffiness.
From its sleek packaging to the effective formula, we love everything about Urban Decay's answer to green concealer. It features an innovative, lightweight formula that instantly color-corrects and blurs flaws, leaving skin illuminated and bright. It's incredibly easy to blend, and it successfully hides redness to prep the skin perfectly for makeup application.
Maybelline's bullet-shaped concealer is ready for battle against rose-tinted breakouts. Infused with plenty of green pigment and paired with a gentle formula, this hypoallergenic stick is gentle on acne-prone skin, and it works to reduce redness without clogging pores.
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Liquid Formula
L’Oréal Paris Studio Secrets Anti-Redness Correcting Primer
L’Oréal’s signature green cream is a miracle worker for every type of skin. Whether it’s an issue of redness or humdrum skin, the Studio Secrets Professional Color Correcting Primer balances your complexion and highlights your skin’s natural glow.
Geller says she can't get enough of the color-correcting power of this concealer stick. She says this is one of her favorite color correctors because it has a creamy, ultra smooth texture that makes it easy to blend.
Plus, it's also filled with vitamin C to actually address your redness issues while covering them up. Its under-$5 price tag is another bonus, too.
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Best Serum
Algenist REVEAL Concentrated Color Correcting Drops
Is it a color corrector or a serum? Well, it's actually both! This serum's green tint works to address all of your redness concerns and can be used under makeup or by itself.
But its redness-addressing benefits don't stop there: This serum contains alguronic acid and green microalgae oil to help color-correct, treat your skin's underlying issues, and neutralize redness.
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Best Palette
Stila Correct & Perfect All-In-One Color Correcting Palette
Want to address more than just redness? Well, thankfully this palette has every color you need to create a fully even tone, regardless of what your skin issue is.
This palette features a total of five sheer-to-medium buildable color-correcting creams that allow you to create a fully customized look for your skin concerns. It also comes with two finishing powders that even out the skin tone, brighten, and set the correcting creams in place for hours on end.
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Best Luxury
Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra Wear Camouflage Color Corrector
This pricier pick is worth the cost, thanks to its creamy consistency and ultra pigmented formula. It's long-wearing and gives that second-skin feeling. No chalky green mess (or redness) here!
This effective concealer is packed with enough green pigment to balance out any level of redness. We love the creamy consistency, and you can't beat the price, either.
Keep red splotches out of sight with Smashbox's color-correcting foundation primer, equipped with a green tone guaranteed to balance your complexion for a photo finish. This one is great for anyone with overall redness and can be used in conjunction with heavier concealers to spot-treat.
Katie McBroomBeauty EditorKatie McBroom is an award-winning content creator and beauty/grooming expert.
Jennifer HusseinBeauty EditorJennifer is the Beauty Editor for BestProducts.com, where she’s testing out everything from the latest lip gloss to the craziest skincare trend sweeping the online beauty-verse.
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