Use a color corrector if you want to minimize (or in some cases totally hide) any rosacea and / or melasma. Depending on the brand and consistency, many women use color correctors to hide under-eye circles.

Color correctors come in all sorts of consistencies, including loose powder, pressed powder, cream sticks, bottles of colored liquid, foundation primers with added color correctors, and specialized makeup. At the pharmacy, you'll most often see green color corrector in cream stick form. The ones I review have not been tested on animals.

Concealers are often a slightly thicker version of liquid foundation. But I've found you can use color correctors and concealers interchangeably, and you can also mix colors and textures, using the back of your hand as a pallette, and come up with your own perfect formula. So... here we go:

Physicians Formula Multi-Colored Corrector in "Green". Works well on mild rosacea. Since it's in pressed powder compact form, you can carry it in your purse for touch-ups during the day. Because its color is subtle, I often brush a tiny amount over my under-eye conealer to set it.

Urban Decay Universal Loose Powder in "Nirvana". I have no idea what the company's intent was for this bright yellow loose powder, but it makes an excellent cover over patches of melasma (dark spots). I put my regular makeup on first, then brush the Urban Decay over just the melasma, then finish with a regular, neutral finishing powder to set everything. If you want a yellow loose powder that's more subtle, you can try CARGO Loose Powder in "PL-02" or Bobbi Brown Sheer Finish Loose Powder in "Pale Yellow 1".