How do you remove colored pencil mistakes?

Question:I am doing a self portrait for a scholarship program, and I accidentally got some black smudges on the lead of my skin-tone colored pencil, resulting in a few black smudges on my "face." Help please!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am doing a self portrait for a scholarship program, and I accidentally got some black smudges on the lead of my skin-tone colored pencil, resulting in a few black smudges on my "face." Help please!

do you have a rubber eraser? twist it up real good so it is the size of the line and erase it - they always work best with pencils.

Some times one can lift by using acetone on a clean paint brush and blotting with a paper towel