As most people have already figured out that using a green concealer makes you look "off", this is what we call "ashy" or "grey". Then they're stuck in trying to figure out their undertone...
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@sweetfacecreation, thanks for the creds, but you misunderstood my post. I wasn't talking about using a full coverage foundation. I meant
any type of foundation. But for best results use a foundation that has a
high pigment content. Which could mean a liquid foundation. Remember, high pigment doesn't mean full coverage.
Anyways this is going to be an interesting thread because of the different thinking processes between a male MUA and a woman MUA's approach to covering blemishes, tonal shades, even fine lines.
A women's perspective is to create a blank slate and start from scratch and build up from there, regardless if it's a women's make-up or a man's. Hence all the different layering of products to create the "ideal" image of beauty.
A guy's perspective is to just tone down or reduce any pigment flaws, blemishes etc using minimal products and enhance what's already there instead of creating new features to build up.
In my experience it takes about 5 years for a pro women MUA to master the minimal product approach, after that they really excel at it and that's why all the female celebs you see in real life and in photos they look made up but they don't look caked up. And that's why women are also better at S F/X make-up then men are. This is all attributed to their patience. This is not a judgement, just an observation over the years.
There are pros and cons to both approaches. I know this thread is about covering redness. But this "covering up" logic also applies to a dual-toned centre paneled skin tones which is common in most black skin tones, where the center of the face is very pale and the outer areas are dark or vice-versa... So which foundation shade should you choose to even out said dual skin tone? Because it can go either way.
Anyways just some food for thought on covering redness... Do you use one product to cover redness? Or do you use multiple products and layers to cover it? Again, there are pros and cons to both methods. In the end it's up to the individual on how to approach it.