Cover Up Bruises With Makeup

• Start by moisturizing the skin with a lotion and let the lotion absorb. Don’t use anything too oily or the makeup that you apply on top later will slide off.
• Apply a smoothing primer on the bruise and blend evenly.
• Apply a red/orange matte lipstick on the bruise with a brush to lightly cover dark areas. Red and orange are opposite to blue and green on the color wheel.
• Using a brush, dust, and set the application with a translucent powder.
• Next, apply a full coverage concealer that matches your skin tone to the area. Use a small brush to lightly press into the skin.
• Then set again with Translucent Powder.
• Always finish with Setting Spray!

The Estee Lauder Double Wear is one of the best makeup products to cover bruises and it doesn’t smudge. The product feels lightweight on your skin yet gives you full coverage.

Apply about a dime sized amount on the bruised area and blend it well with your fingertips. Theater makeup also works well for covering body bruises. Use concealer for darker bruises. If you have an extra dark bruise that still peeks through the foundation, then you may need to spot treat it with some concealer.

Make Up For Ever Camouflage Cream is another great concealer pallete good for covering blemishes and spots, while still being able to perform as an under eye concealer, due to its lighter texture. Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage Concealer is great for covering even the darkest under eye circles, due to its perfectly blendable 2 shades system. What makes it more suitable as a full coverage product is its yellow undertones that help cover up redness and even broken capillaries.

Method 1 of 3: Covering a Bruise on Your Body Skip the lotion. When you apply lotion before applying foundation to your body, the foundation may not stay put as well. Apply a heavy foundation that matches your skin tone. You can purchase a foundation that is meant to be applied on your body, or just buy a full coverage … Use concealer for darker bruises. … More items…

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"Lightweight makeup, such as BB creams, tinted moisturizers or airbrush makeup is great for giving coverage without accentuating fine lines and wrinkles," says Kiralee Hubbard, a makeup artist and founder of Aeroblend Airbrush Makeup.

Choose a color-correcting concealer or primer that neutralizes the color of your birthmark. Use a green concealer on reddish marks, a yellow concealer on purple or blue marks, and a purple or lavender concealer on brown or tan marks.