Have you ever tried to cover acne with a green color corrector? It doesn’t quite work. This is because the products are not formulated correctly and it is an abuse of color science. With Demi colour, you can neutralize only the excess color and beautifully blend the blemishes into the skin around it. Read on for tips on how to filter blemishes with Demi colour makeup.
The DEMI COLOUR difference
When dealing with blemishes there is 2 issues we are faced with. The color and the texture. Traditional covering methods only deal with the color and tend to enhance the texture. This texture is made up of shadowing from the area being raised and bruising/inflammation around the area.
The difference with Demi colour is that it uses color science correctly to balance the skin with complimentary colors. (read more about the science behind Demi colour here.) We can get rid of both the excess colors of the blemish and the colors that create the shadows. How exactly do we identify which color is what?
1. Blemishes are NOT red…usually
When looking at a blemish, it is easy to see only red. While they appear red often, red is not usually the excess color. Remember, Demi colour is about just balancing out what is excess and leaving a perfectly matches skin tone.
Only when the areas are aggressively active would they be truly red and you would use a green/yellow green as the complimentary color. Excess red will look hot to the touch. It is highly saturated and will appear vibrant.
Blemishes are more likely to heal in different stages of excess purple, blue, or green. They are almost always made up of a combination of 2 or more of these colors.
2. How to identify excess colors in blemishes
- Purple- some brightness and saturation. More of what we think excess red would look like on the skin
- Blue- Dark ashy spots. Shadows are almost always blue. What we think purple would look like on the skin
- Green- Muddy “brown” spots. The darker, but warm toned areas of the skin.
3. Excess color troubleshooting tips
When learning to use Demi colour it will take time to properly identify colors. When you are not positive, try one complimentary color and decide if it is filtering properly.
If you think something is excess blue, try O1 (orange brightener) on it. If it makes the area appear green or the color of the blemish does not completely vanish, then you need to go cooler. Lean more towards the pinks (R1) as a complimentary color.
If the area goes icy when using R1 (red brightener) to filter what you think is excess green, then that means there was not enough yellow tones to filter. You should move closer to the orange brighteners.
4. “Place and Pray”: Filtering the blemish
What this means is just place the color and move on. When we touch our faces, it will draw blood to that area and make it difficult to judge how well the colors have balanced each other out. So place and move on to let the area settle. This will prevent you from over correcting an area.
5. Only touch color to color
It is also important to ONLY touch the complimentary color to the area that it will filter. As stated above, most blemishes will require more than one complimentary color to balance it out. The spot brush is the best for precision placement. Even when the colors perfectly compliment and filter each other, it may not be a big shock right away how amazing it is.
The Grand total of Demi Colour is more amazing. The end results of all the small distractions we filter, together as a whole, is everything we want. Long lasting, no makeup texture, with beautifully balanced, naturally luminous skin.
Grab one of these blemish edits today. They are perfectly curated with all of the most commonly needed colors to make blemishes vanish! Or take my color match quiz for help identifying which fully loaded demi color edit will work best for you to brighten, sculpt and leave you with a perfect blush.
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Now that you know how to filter blemishes with Demi colour makeup, let’s dispel the myth that more makeup means more flawless skin.
Keep Blooming!
~Bekah