I have a video demonstrating the application of this product:

For those who couldn’t see a difference. I took the images directly from the video.

Bobbi Brown says:
For very dark circles and extra coverage Bobbi’s secret is her Correctors. Designed to be layered under your regular, yellow-based concealer shade, Correctors come in Bisque and Peach shades. Bisque neutralizes pinky-blue undereye darkness and is ideal for most skin tones. Peach neutralizes purple-brown undereye darkness common in olive, golden and tan skin tones. Use the Corrector daily or just when you need extra coverage.

Cost: $22 (1.7 g)
Where to buy: bobbibrown.com or any department store that carries Bobbi Brown (Nordstrom, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, etc.)

This is a product that is a falls above my usual price range for cosmetics. The correctors come in bisque (pink undertones) and peach (orange undertones) shades meant to cover under eye circles. This product is advised to be used under a regular concealer, but I find that it looks just fine by itself.

When you go to check this product out, try to show up without makeup on, or be willing to take your makeup off if you want an accurate match the first time around. I didn’t try on the correctors, but I researched the product thoroughly before I got to the counter. I was pretty sure that I was a light peach. Unfortunately, the majority of the time, the Bobbi Brown associates will recommend the bisque shades to everyone as it’s the “safe” recommendation. Actually, you kind of have to fight them for a peach shade. Just read some of the reviews on makeupalley.com and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

I say to actually try the product at the counter because I think it’s important to see the difference between the bisque and peach. Try a bisque shade on one eye and peach on the other. I say never buy the bisque shades. They are simply concealers with pink undertones and there are plenty of assessable makeup companies that provide concealers with pink undertones that are also more affordable like NYX to MAC. Salmon, peach, and orange coloured concealers though, are sort of hard to come by as of right now. This is why I coughed up the $22 price tag.

I bought the light bisque shade first. I was certain that my shade was light peach but the associate was set on me using a bisque shade. I said that I needed a peach coloured concealer. She said that an actual peach shade would be too dark for me. I remember her stating, “You’re about as light as me and I use the light bisque”. Mind you, I am about NC 30 from MAC and she was probably about NW15, obviously fair. Yeah, we’re totally the same. That immediately raised flags in my head. She told me that ALL the Bobbi Brown correctors have a peach undertone, it’s just that the peach shades had more of it. She put a bisque and peach shade side by side and said, “See? They are both peach” I honestly could not see it at all. The bisque had an obvious pink undertone but I tried to keep an open mind about the whole thing. Afterall, it was my first time ever buying from Bobbi Brown and she works for them, so she must be right?

Well, that wasn’t the case. I went home and tried the Light Bisque corrector and yes, it kind of covered my circles, but just as well as any regular concealer. It just pretty much lightened the area. You get that typical weird cast just like you would with concealer. For someone who’s never tried covering their circles with anything before, then they would probably think “Wow, this works! It did SOMETHING!” But for those who have tried covering their circles before, this is nothing special at all.

Then I went on Bobbibrown.com and did a live chat with an associate. I made sure that I told the person that I had olive undertones to see what would be my recommendation. The Bobbi Brown description on the site specifically states: Peach neutralizes purple-brown undereye darkness common in olive, golden and tan skin tones. Well, I got a reply that said somewhere along the lines of, “Liz, most women match with the bisque shades. Bisque would be a match for your skin tone. Remember that the correctors are layered under the Bobbi brown concealers”.

Judging from my counter experience, the live chat, and reading the posts made on makeupalley, I am pretty sure that nine times out of ten, a bisque shade will be recommended, no matter WHO you are! I think that is just doing a major disservice to customers. People pay to get PERSONALIZED recommendations from associates and artists. We don’t want to get generic information from misinformed associates. Bobbi Brown needs to train their associates better… seriously.

So I returned the Light Bisque shade I got and finally got the Light Peach shade. I think it works pretty well. I don’t think it’s too dark for my skin, do you? I find that it blends very well and it doesn’t look obvious at all. I find that it lightens my circles in a very natural way. I can’t even tell that I’m covering anything. I dust on some powder over the corrector afterwards to set it and prevent creasing.

Overall, I like this product. Just be sure to use the peach shades, you will be much happier! It’s quiet expensive for what I usually buy, but it’s one of the few well known brands that actually make correctors of this shade. I hope that NYX will add some concealers with orange undertones to their pot concealer line some day. I’d definitely check them out, but for now, it’s Bobbi Brown for me I guess.