Concealer 101: How to Color-Correct and Conceal Dark Undereye Circles

Because green is on the opposite end of the color wheel from red, green concealers like Japonesque's Color Correcting Crayon ($22; ulta.com) are perfect for muting out ruddy tones around your eyes, and can multitask to conceal particularly inflamed breakouts.

Lavender concealers like NYX's ($5; ulta.com) are perfect for counteracting any yellow tones around your eyes, as well as brightening any yellow-tinted discoloration on your complexion. 

Just like its green counterpart, yellow concealers work wonders at muting out any redness, though if your undereyes tend to have a slight purple or blue tint, a version like NARS' Pear (25; sephora.com) would be your best bet as the warm hue does double-duty to cancel out the red while warming up cool undertones.

You know that viral video that features a red lipstick being used to conceal dark circles? An orange-based concealer like Benefit's Erase Paste in Medium ($26; sephora.com) has that exact same effect if the discoloration under your eyes veers toward the blue or green end of the spectrum, as the warm tones can lift and neutralize the cool ones, though if your complexion is lighter, you may want to pass on thic concealer and pick up the next option...

If you have cool tones under your eyes, but your complexion is too fair to match an orange concealer, you'll want to pick up a peach-based color like Bobbi Brown's Creamy Concealer in Warm Natural ($25; nordstrom.com), which does the same job of lifting the green and blue hints while serving as a less-intense alternative.