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New Color Correctors For Every Budget

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Color Correcting has been around a long time but it seems like it just exploded in popularity with brands at every price point releasing their own versions for Spring 2016. So I thought I'd put together a little guide to all of the new options that have just been released in the past few days/weeks. I'll start with the least expensive and work my way up...let's get started! 
color correcting makeup

Essence Say No to Imperfections, Dark Circles, and Redness ($2.99 at Ulta Beauty) are super affordable and in a convenient chubby pencil form. These seem like they would be really easy to just swipe over the area of concern quickly and blend. They're definitely on my must-try list! 
essence say no color correctors
NYX Color Correcting Powders ($9.99 at Ulta Beauty) come in three shades...green to correct redness, lavender to brighten sallow skin, and yellow to neutralize dark circles. These claim that they can be used both over and under foundation. I wouldn't think a powder would work well under foundation...wouldn't it gunk up? I'd love to hear from someone who's tried it that way! 
nyx color correcting powder
Makeup Revolution Ultra Base Corrector Palette ($10 at Ulta Beauty)- This contains 8 cream correctors... Pink to brighten, Lavender to neutralize yellow tones, Green to neutralize redness, Orange to neutralize blue tones, Peach to balance out discolorations, White to highlight and brighten, Cream to neutralize purple and cover dark areas, and Brown to balance ashiness in medium to dark skin tones.
makeup revolution color correcting palette
NYX Color Correcting Liquid Primers ($13.99 at Ulta Beauty) are to be used all over your face for a lit-from-within-glow as well as color correction, so I'm guessing the effect is probably more subtle than the color correctors that are meant for spot-treating. Yellow illuminates fair complexions, Green neutralizes redness, Lavender gives luminosity to dull skin, Brown restores the healthy glow of medium to dark complexions, and Blue brightens sallowness in fair complexions.
nyx color correcting primer

Ulta Color Correct Concealer Palette ($15 at Ulta Beauty) is a full coverage concealer palette with yellow, green and lavender color correctors, plus a light and medium concealer. It also includes a full-size concealer brush and can be used before or after foundation.
ulta color correcting palette

Urban Decay Naked Skin Color Correcting Fluid ($29 at Sephora) are ultra lightweight and color correct while blurring imperfections with subtle pearlescent pigments. They also contain vitamins C & E.  Mint reduces redness, Peach masks circles/spots, Lavender balances sallowness, Pink brightens dark areas, and Yellow corrects dullness. If these are anything like the Naked Skin concealer formula, count me in...I love how lightweight and blendable it is.

urban decay naked skin color correcting fluid
Amazing Cosmetics AmazingConcealer Corrector ($29 at Sephora)are a little different from the rest in that each one is meant specifically for a particular skin tone. The Fair/Light shade (left) contains light orange to neutralize blue tones under the eyes and green to counteract redness. The Light/Medium shade (center) contains yellow to counteract red/purple tones in the eye area and orange to neutralize the blue tones of spots and discoloration. The Medium/Deep shade (right)to has a red-orange corrector to neutralize blue/green tones in the eye area and dark orange to neutralize brown/green tones typical of spots and discolorations. Like the Amazing Concealer, these claim to be highly pigmented, requiring only a pin-dot amount on an affected area. I love that these are targeted toward specific skin tones...the Fair/Light shade would be perfect for me to hide under eye circles with the light orange and the redness around my nose with the green. And if they're as concentrated as they say, they'll last forever.
amazing cosmetics color correctors
Becca Backlight Targeted Color Correctors ($30 at Sephora) come in four highly pigmented shades that contain light-reflecting pearls to blur imperfections, similar to the Urban Decay ones above, but not as sheer. Pistachio neutralizes redness for fair-to-medium skintones with red undertones. Violet neutralizes dullness for light tan/olive skintones with yellow undertones, 
Papaya neutralizes deep blues and greens for tan-to-deep-bronze skintones with blue undertones, and Peach neutralizes dark circles and hyperpigmentation for beige-to-deep bronze skintones.
becca backlight color correctors
Lancome Miracle CC Cushion Color Correcting Primers ($39.50 at Sephora) can be used all over your face as a primer or as a spot treatment. I have to say, the idea of a cushion corrector really intrigues me! I love cushion foundations because they're so light and easy to blend, yet offer decent coverage at the same time. I feel like these will feel much lighter than other correctors, yet will still go on really pigmented. It comes in four shades: Purple cancels dullness and sallowness and neutralizes yellow skintones; Pinky Peach neutralizes overall darkness and conceals dark under eye circles; Green neutralizes redness from acne, blotchy skin, or irritation. Yellow, the most universal color corrector, matches any skintone, neutralizing mild redness, dullness, and signs of fatigue.
lancome color correcting cc cushion
Last but not least, Marc Jacobs Cover(t) Stick Color Correctors ($42 at Sephora) come in a deodorant stick-style tube and each one has two shades marbled together. They come in three shades: Cover(t) Affairs contains green and citron shades to cover and neutralize redness, Getting Warmer contains peach and caramel shades to conceal hyperpigmentation and dark circles, and Bright Now contains pink and lilac to cover and eliminate dullness. I have to admit that these look cool, but $42...ouch!
marc jacobs cover(t) sticks
Whew! Can you believe how many color correcting products are out there right now? I really want to try those little Essence sticks and maybe one of the NYX primers. Also, the Amazing correctors look great, but I'm not sure I need something that heavy-duty so I might try the Urban Decay ones instead since they seem to be more sheer.
Which ones look interesting to you? Have you tried any of these yet? 

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