A concealer with shades of yellow, orange, or peach is best for concealing dark circles.
A concealer wheel is a makeup palette that includes various shades of concealer, sometimes colored and neutral. The wheel layout is simply a convenient method of organization and is especially useful for people with many different color patches or professionals who work with a variety of clients and need multiple concealers. Corrective wheels are available in cosmetic stores, catalogs, and online.
Concealer is usually applied with a small makeup brush or sponge so that small areas of the face can be precisely focused.
Typically, the makeup on a concealer wheel is cream-based, meaning it’s solid but with enough moisture to allow it to glide on smoothly. It is usually applied with a small makeup brush or sponge so that small areas of the face can be precisely focused. A fluffy brush will not evenly distribute concealer.
The cost of a corrective wheel can vary. The most expensive versions can cost 50 times the value of the cheapest versions, but cost is not always an indicator of quality. There are some reasonably priced corrective wheels that are just as effective as the more expensive ones.
Correction wheels can be made in neutral colors. Tans, ivory, browns, and pinks are typically used to cover minor or less apparent aberrations in skin tone. Freckles, sun spots and subtle changes in color can be covered with neutral concealers. For a professional makeup artist who works with many different skin tones, this puts a variety of concealers at their fingertips.
For people, a wheel of concealers can be used with different neutrals to create a perfect shade that matches your skin tone. Skin changes throughout the year, typically tanning in the summer and paler during the winter months. A concealer wheel allows a person to purchase an item and customize the shade of concealer no matter what time of year it is.
Correction wheels can also come in different colors. Different colors of concealer cover imperfections of different colors. The theory behind color corrector is that complementary colors cancel each other out. These are the opposite colors on the color wheel: purple and yellow, for example.
Using color corrector, the opposite color of the blemish is used to cover the blemish, resulting in a neutral skin tone. For example, dark blue circles under the eyes may call for an orange or peach color. Red spots are covered with a greenish corrector. Most faces have more than one color of tint, so it helps to have several different concealers on hand.