Sorry, But Concealer Isn't the Best Product for Disguising Angry Pimples—Use This MUA Tip Instead

Pros: Great for allover redness and irritation

Cons: Not the best for precise applications (like individual pimples)

Applicator type: Jar

If you are dealing with a lot of redness overall, Milan recommends using products from Dr. Jart's Cicapair line, such as this Color Correcting Treatment, which are formulated to calm the skin and have a very light green tint to help even the skin tone.

Customer review: "This removes 80% or more of redness! It is amazing and blends well with my make up."

Pros: Dries down quickly, great for spot-treating breakouts and precise areas, the sides of your nose

Cons: Pricier than other options

Applicator type: Doe-foot wand

Both Henney and Milan recommend this Chanel product. "For targeted areas like blemishes, my favorite product is Chanel's longwear green corrector. The formula is light, blends easily, and holds well underneath concealer or foundation," Milan explains.

Customer review: "Best concealer ever! High coverage, just a tiny bit melts in your skin without leaving it greasy or to thick! Highly recommend it!!"

Pros: Lasts a while, contains kaolin to absorb excess oil from breakouts, wears effortlessly under foundation

Cons: Has a thicker consistency than other options

Applicator type: Doe-foot wand

Who What Wear senior beauty editor Jamie Schneider considers this her number one pick. "It's lasted me well over a year since a little dot goes a very long way," she says. "I of course love the peach-tinted version for my dark circles, but do not sleep on this green version. Any breakouts I have become so much easier to cover."

Customer review: "Love it. It is friendly on my skin and they use a gray base instead of a white base with the green. I find that works better because I don't want to lighten a tint/concealer."

Pros: Super-precise applicator, great for disguising tiny red spots

Cons: Not the best for larger patches of irritation

Applicator type: Fine-tipped brush

If you have teeny-tiny red spots (be it from acne, rosacea, or broken capillaries), this precise applicator from Tarte is made for you. We also love the diamond powder to help blur pores.

Customer review: "The formula has a lot of coverage to it, and I really appreciate the way that it dries down to a natural matte finish. The skin care and priming steps that you choose before hand will more or less dictate the final finish of this product. Does a great job at neutralizing redness. My favorite aspect of this product, and my experience with it, has been the extremely precise brush tip applicator! I feel like it’s a game changer when trying to cover up blemishes with minimal product, because a very small amount goes along way with this."

Pros: Easy to blend, never cakes underneath foundation

Cons: Very full coverage, so it's better for breakouts than overall redness

Applicator type: Doe-foot wand

This lightweight concealer works on all skin types. It provides medium to heavy coverage, and it's so easy to blend.

Customer review: "I am an aspiring makeup artist, [and] I have natural blotchy redness on my forehead and nose that I thought could never be covered fully until this product. I WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER GREEN CONCEALER BESIDES THIS ONE AGAIN. Its the most pigmented one [...] It applies full coverage but blends beautifully."

Pros: Great for those dealing with patches of irritation, blurs pores

Cons: May be a little too warm-toned for some

Applicator type: Tube

This green primer not only neutralizes redness but also contains algae, rose, and mushroom extracts to soothe the skin and reduce the appearance of irritation.

Customer review: "This primer really does live up to the claims. Each time I use this primer, the few areas of redness are completely gone. Foundation and all makeup products wear very nicely on top. I would compare the consistency to a moisturizer. It's not heavy. Non drying. Will definitely purchase the full size."

Pros: Has incredibly long wear, feels lightweight on the skin

Cons: Very pigmented, requires extra blending time to help the green absorb

Applicator type: Precise tube

Long-lasting and highly pigmented, this color corrector works so hard to conceal redness, but it feels lightweight when you wear it.

Customer review: "Helps to conceal the redness across my cheeks. Only takes a tiny amount."

Pros: Great to mix with foundation or tinted moisturizer, contains SPF, also has pore-blurring effects

Cons: Contains fragrance, so not the best for sensitive skin

Applicator type: Precise tube

"Okay, wow, this soothing color corrector is transformative," notes Schneider. "Similar to the Dr. Jart confection above, it's meant to target allover skin redness and even tone, but this one further calms the skin with Centella asiatica (aka cica). The added SPF 25 also never hurts to protect against future inflammation!"

Customer review: "Can not praise this product enough! I wear it alone to reduce the pink in my skin and it blurs imperfections. Love this as a primer and it holds up in hot weather."

Pros: Has a brush attachment for easy blending, doesn't cake under makeup

Cons: Better for drier skin types

Applicator type: Precise tube and attached brush tip

L.A. Girl's green concealer features a built-in brush tip for easy application. The formula is creamy, lightweight, long-wearing, and crease-resistant.

Customer review: "I use the green concealer to help balance the redness from rosacea. It works great, at the fraction of the price of other products. I like the way you squeeze the tube, which makes the product go to the brush, which is so easy to apply evenly."

Pros: Treats pimples in addition to neutralizing redness, calms inflammation with tea tree

Cons: More of a spot treatment than a concealer (doesn't provide as much coverage)

Applicator type: Precise tube

"If I have a particularly angry pimple, one dot of this green-tinged spot solution does just the trick," says Schneider. "It's not a concealer, per se, but the green hue does help dial down inflammation and make breakouts appear much smaller. Plus, it simultaneously treats said breakout with salicylic acid, niacinamide, and tea tree oil."

Customer review: "I have been using Caudalie spot treatment for 5 days and it has worked really great. As soon as you put it on a pimple, it takes the redness away. The next day, the pimple shrinks. I am hopeful that the pimple will be totally gone soon. It smells good, does not sting, does not dry my skin, does not cause me new pimples, and a little goes a long way."

Pros: Smooth glide, impressively long wear

Cons: Stick formats are not the most hygienic for pimples

Applicator type: Stick

Maybelline's stick concealer is easy to use on any red spots. The formula is waterproof, so it will last a long time.

Customer review: "I have rosacea and this concealer really helps with coverage. It's not perfect for my severe condition but will work perfectly to cover a pimple."

Pros: Disguises redness and soothes angry skin, super lightweight and layers well under makeup

Cons: More sheer than other options

Applicator type: Doe-foot wand

This color-correcting stick just glides and sinks into the skin so easily, so you can say goodbye to redness. It's also infused with hyaluronic acid and soothing rose water flower for hydrating benefits.

Customer review: "I used this and it works really well! I had some redness around my nose and jawline area and it really made me feel off about my makeup. When I used this it did miracles! I love e.l.f! I would have rated 5 but I wish there was a little bit more pigment as I had to ‘double-dip’ to get it to be good under my makeup. Other than that SO GOOD."

Pros: Super hydrating, creamy and lightweight

Cons: Expensive

Applicator type: Doe-foot wand

This Givenchy number is probably one of the most hydrating green concealers in the game with 95% natural-origin ingredients and 90% skincare ingredients. Glycerin is definitely the main character, which attracts water into the skin. It has a lightweight, breathable consistency that doesn't make you feel like you're globbing on product.

Customer review: "Using the green one, 10 out of freaking 10. Smooths skin and restores it to one color!!!! It's so good, definitely my new staple! I barely apply a few dots of foundation or concealer on the rest of my face now."

Pros: Great for dry, winter-chapped skin

Cons: Has a thinner consistency, so it might not cover super-inflamed breakouts

Applicator type: Doe-foot wand

This 97% naturally derived concealer is so good that it often goes out of stock (so I'd snag it while you can!). It contains niacinamide and green seaweed to fend off inflammation and dryness, which often leads to red patches and flakes. "It's a godsend for the winter months when the skin around my nose gets raw and red," says Schneider.

Customer review: "I have pretty clear, light to medium skin, but I often struggle with redness. The green corrector does a great job of balancing out that red tone without having to cover it. I don't need any other base makeup when I use this product."

Whenever I talk to makeup artists about product recommendations, this one almost always comes up. The foundation delivers medium coverage that is buildable and leaves your skin looking absolutely glowy.

With over 120,000 ratings and 4.5 out of five stars on Amazon, this concealer really needs no introduction. The product hides blemishes, redness, and fine lines. It contains goji berries and haloxyl to brighten any dark under-eye circles, too.

For something that's long-lasting, try this waterproof foundation stick from Hourglass. The full-coverage formula will adjust to your body temperature so it can blend into your skin effortlessly.

E.l.f.'s full-coverage concealer lasts for—you guessed it—16 hours. The highly pigmented and thick formula leaves a matte finish and dries quickly.

This concealer pen is really good at leaving a glowy finish. It's formulated to brighten complexion, and it contains good-for-the-skin ingredients like hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.

I love this complexion stick because it's like a cross between a foundation and a concealer. It provides just the right amount of coverage for me and is perfect for that no-makeup makeup look.

This is another correcting product I love. Sometimes, I won't wear any makeup except for this product on any blemishes and redness.

Nars's concealer is a popular favorite. It provides 16 hours of coverage and brightens, corrects, and perfects. Plus, it contains a botanical blend of magnolia-bark extract, grape-seed extract, and vitamin E to nourish the skin and reduce redness.