The elf Camo Color Corrector line features five shades to target your usual skin concerns. It is a part of their Camo line of foundations, concealers, and a sponge. I am putting these to the test to see if they accomplish their task.
Details & Claims
I am starting with where you can find these concealers. Target only has four shades, but Amazon, Ulta, and elf’s website has the full lineup. They are $4 each featuring a flat doe-foot applicator.
They should be a hydrating, lightweight color corrector that layers well under foundations and concealers. The complimentary colors help to cover dullness, red tones, blemishes, dark spots, and under eye circles. Each should be long-lasting and crease resistant with a full-coverage satin finish. The formula is for all skin types.
When it comes to how to use color corrector, you are to dab it into areas of concern, then gently blend it out with your fingers, a brush, or a sponge. Once it dries you may layer your other makeup on top.
Swatches & Shades
You can see by the swatches that the only shade that is truly full coverage is orange, but the satin finish is beautiful.
Yellow
Yellow is for concealing dullness for fair to medium skin tones.
Green
Green is for covering redness, blemishes, and rosy hues for all skin tones.
Peach
Peach is for concealing dark spots for fair to medium skin tones.
Orange
Orange is for concealing dark spots for tan to rich skin tones.
Blue
Blue can be mixed into your foundation to offset warm tones.
Ingredients
The key ingredients are hyaluronic acid and rose flower water, which aids in the hydrating and satin finish claims. The full ingredeint list is below.
NET WEIGHT 0.09 fl. oz. (2.8 mL)
water (aqua), dimethicone, propylene glycol, mica, octyldodecanol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, cetyl peg/ppg-10/1, polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, boron nitride, caprylic/capric, hydrogenated styrene/methyl styrene/indene copolymer, sodium chloride, diethylhexyl carbonate, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, phenoxyethanol, propylene carbonate, triethoxycaprylylsilane, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl titanium triisostearate, alumina, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl, sodium hyaluronate, rosa damascena flower water
MAY CONTAIN
ultramarines (ci 77007), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow iron oxide (ci 77492)
Review
I find that they are not 100% full coverage, but you can layer them up to achieve full coverage and your desired level of correction.
The shades absolutely correct your problem areas. I will say that you can see the color on your skin until you cover it with foundation and other makeup.
I know that some people do not say that a color correcting concealer fully “works” unless it hides the problem tone and you cannot see it once blended in. I do not see this as a real issue. They layer fine with makeup and last just as long as your complexion products.
The satin finish is true, which falls between dewy and matte. If you are in the market for an inexpensive color correcting concealer, these are perfectly good. I personally love a good peach for under eye darkness, and they are hard to come by as they get discontinued.
These concealers make a welcome edition to elf’s entire concealer product offering. You can get the details on those in my 4 elf under eye concealer review.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the elf Camo Color Corrector do?
The elf Camo Color Correctors are full-coverage concealers that are designed to cover dullness, dark spots, redness, blemishes, and under eye circles. By using a color that is the opposite of your skin concern on a color wheel, you can mask the discoloration under your makeup.
What elf color corrector is for dark circles?
The Peach elf color corrector will cover dark circles on fair to medium skin tones. For tan to rich skin tones, you should use the Orange corrector.
How do you use the elf green color corrector?
You can use the elf green color corrector by dabbing it onto areas of redness and blemishes. Then, blend it out with your fingers, a brush, or a sponge. Finally, apply your makeup over top.
Shop The Concealer
These concealers effectively cover your problem areas, especially when layered with your other complexion products. The shade range is designed to work for fair to rich skin tones. The formula is nearly full-coverage on its own, but they can be built up and blended out to your desired intensity. Do you normally color correct in your makeup routine? Until next time, continue to let your true beauty shine.
