If you experience redness on your skin, dark circles or hyperpigmentation, then you know that sometimes even the best foundation and concealer isn't able to provide optimal coverage. Color correctors, however, are formulated to address these concerns and help you achieve your desired makeup look.

Available in various shades depending on your needs, color correctors are "used to neutralize and balance out discoloration or unwanted tones on the skin," says celebrity makeup artist Elizabeth Seropian. They use the principles of color theory, "which involves using complementary colors to cancel out specific tones on the skin," she adds. In other words, you'll want to pick shades that are opposites on the color wheel to neutralize.

Experts in the Good Housekeeping Institute Beauty Lab have decades-long experience evaluating almost every makeup category you have on your vanity. When it comes to researching the best color correctors, we blend knowledge from testing adjacent categories with personal recommendations from professional makeup artists and GH staffers.