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How to Use Makeup to Camouflage a Pimple

Follow makeup tutorial to finally master the art of hiding these unsightly red spots

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If you couldn't resist picking your pimple or it's just a big one, use a cotton ball to apply a bit of astringent. The drying ingredients in the astringent will help soak up the moisturizer and if it's really bad just repeat until it's all dried out. You probably heard about that old beauty pageant secret of using Visine to take the red out of your blemish, but believe it or not it actually does work. All you have to do is use your finger to tap a drop over the bump and the blood vessel in there will shrink. The effect will only last a few hours so do this right before you go out.

Now it's time to conceal with makeup. You'll get a better result if you apply your concealer before your foundation. You want to use one that actually matches your skin tone. Going one shade lighter will actually highlight your blemish -- save that product for dark circles.

Now the tricks to concealing. To prevent bacteria from contaminating your makeup sponges or brushes and causing addition breakouts on other area of your face, use a Q-Tip to apply directly to the head the product. Just use the cotton top to dot it on right on the head of the blemish. Then use a stippling motion dotting repeatedly to blend around the bump. Now before you apply the foundation, you want to set the concealer with powder so the foundation won't simply rub the concealer off. Just take the corner of a makeup sponge and dip in your face powder. Gently roll the powder over the bump. Now you can apply your foundation and finish your makeup as usual.

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I dont get alot of pimples/zits but I do get them once in awhile, so I'll try this next time!

by pink_love Monday, January 30, 2012 at 07:39AM Report as inappropriate

Astringent is almost like an alchol liquid that can help even skin tone, or help to dry blemishes out. It's pretty much the second step of Proactiv and can be brought in the drugstore fairly cheeply. Yes applying concealer before foundation makes perfect sense because if you do it afterward it's always more visible because of how small an area it is, plus the fact is a different viscosity of foundation.

by emily_lenceski Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 07:16PM Report as inappropriate

I have always used Visine on pimples. It has never made a huge difference, but every bit helps!

by laura_schulz Friday, August 5, 2011 at 10:24AM Report as inappropriate

come on now. i dont even think that was a zit...

by addkg777 Friday, May 20, 2011 at 04:42PM Report as inappropriate

Never heard of visine use on blemish will try next time. I use neosporin on mine. calamine as recommended by other reviewer might be worth a try

by donnamarie_fernandes Monday, March 21, 2011 at 12:37PM Report as inappropriate

visine??

by Bon_Bon Monday, February 21, 2011 at 12:06AM Report as inappropriate

Great tip on the Visine. That was new for me. Will pass this on to my daughter, she needs this info more than I do, but I still get an occasional problem(LOL)

by MCHthefirst Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 10:12AM Report as inappropriate

Interesting, but what is astringment.

by Mei.Kija Monday, January 31, 2011 at 07:47PM Report as inappropriate