If you suffer from acne, you know how it can make you feel. It’s probably something you’d like to rid yourself of as soon as possible. But while the world waits for a miracle cure for this anxiety-provoking issue, makeup can provide a quick solution. Here’s how to cover up your acne in a matter of minutes and feel more confident in your own skin.
Makeup Solution to Acne
Begin With A Blank Canvas
Before you even start out concealing your acne, make sure that your skin is in the right condition. It needs to be clean, clear of all makeup, and well moisturized to provide the proper surface. Keeping your skin clear using products specifically designed for acne prone skin is one of the best acne treatment for adults.
Apply Primer
When you’ve got acne, you want to make sure that it stays covered up all day. As a result, it’s a good idea to apply a primer underneath the makeup to smooth over the skin. Once you’ve applied the primer, leave it for a couple of minutes before applying the foundation. You can use the time you wait to think about what style of makeup you want to wear for the day.
Grab The Concealer
I’m convinced concealer is a miracle invention! It’s just what you need when you have zits, or any other blemishes, that you want to cover up. According to some YouTube gurus, the best way to apply concealer is in a crisscross motion across the top of your spots. This pattern helps to reduce the redness as well as preventing any makeup from building up on the side of your zits.
Use a Beauty Sponge or Your Fingers
One of the hazards of applying makeup is spreading bacteria around the surface of your skin, causing one infected pore to infect another. Therefore, it’s a good idea to localize how you spread your concealer. Begin by patting the area you want to cover up gently with a beauty sponge or your finger and dab it onto each pimple. Don’t rub, as this could give you poor results and could also cause any infection to spread to other pores. Then leave the concealer in place for a few minutes to let it settle down.
Apply Liquid Foundation
The next step is to apply liquid foundation with a stippling brush. Although you can use your fingers for most tasks, a stippling brush is essential for this step as it provides even coverage across your entire face. Makeup gurus recommend that women apply liquid foundation to their skin in long, rounded dabbing motions. You want to avoid removing any of the concealers you’ve already applied to your face while you’re doing this.
Lock Your Makeup In Place
Once you’ve applied your liquid foundation, you want to make sure that it stays in place for the rest of the day. After a few minutes of waiting for the makeup to set, grab your loose powder and apply it to your face using a broad powder brush.
Use this helpful guide to help you conceal acne using makeup!Click To TweetOnce you’ve completed all these steps, your acne should no longer be visible, or at least much less visible than before. If you want to take it a little further, apply blush, accentuate your eyes and lips, and go enjoy your day or night feeling more confident about the way you look.
Great tips here. Acne can be such a nuisance & confidence killer. Using this guide we can still be beautiful while the blemish heals. Thanks for posting this guide!
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You are very welcome Andrea!!! I’m glad you found it helpful. Feel free to share!