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Best Makeup and Process for Covering Post-Fraxel Repair Redness?

Boston GirlNov 26, 2008
At the doctor's office they said to use a yellow based foundation as my skin is very fair. On the make-up websites, I see that green foundation/concealers should be used to hide redness. I asked about this and she said green foundation/concealer/mineral powder is used to hide red in photography and not used for everyday makeup. Any advice on this?

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