Step 1: Apply a color-correcting primer. First, apply a soothing, redness-canceling primer like the Make Up For Ever Step 1 Skin Equalizer Redness Correcting Primer ($37).

Learn how to use the brightly colored hues that are popping up in makeup stores to correct pimples, dark spots, under-eye circles, and more.

New color-correcting makeup, in highly pigmented shades such as canary yellow and pistachio green, seems better suited to an afternoon of decorating Easter eggs than a morning in front of the ...