How I Conceal Pimples ~ Pictorial

IHaveABigAnnoyingPimpleThatIsProbablyGoingToScarArgh!!!

I hate pimples. I hate them. I never had them during my teens, but now it's every frickin' month! Adult acne, or just the side effects of being a beauty blogger who tries out almost everything? I believe it's the latter.

Possible Culprits:

• My new toner ~ L'Oreal Re-nourish Velvety Toner
• Wearing Garnier BB Cream & Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation together.
• Another reason I will share with you in another post.

So I thought I'd at least get something to write about in my blog. I'll quickly show you how I conceal it. Not completely though, because it's a big one, but enough to make it look less like a red angry pimple.

Below are the products I used: 

• Make Up For Ever HD Foundation + Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation
• Maybelline Cover Stick Concealer
• The Body Shop Loose Powder
• Sigma F80 Flat Top Kabuki to blend foundation
• Sigma P80 Precision Flat Brush to stipple on the concealer
• Too Faced Powder Pouf Brush to apply powder

Step-by-step Pictorial on how I do it. 

* Please Note: I clicked the pics in a hurry, so I didn't have time to make sure the lighting was the same.

Step 1: Cleanse your face with a mild face wash, like Cetaphil.

Step 2: Exfoliate gently. I find this helps remove any flakiness left by drying pimple creams. If you have multani mitti (fuller's earth), mix it with water & apply the paste on the spots for a few minutes, and wash off.

Step 3: Moisturize. This will prevent the following products from looking cakey.

Step 4: Optional: Apply a foundation primer. This will help your base adhere to your skin better. I impulsively used an eyeshadow primer here.

Step 5: Apply foundation & blend it properly. I use a synthetic flat top kabuki brush by Sigma. I suggest you stick to a liquid foundation. The reason why I'm mixing 2 foundations, is because MUFE HD is matte and I wanted some dewiness for my overall look (that day), so I decided to mix Rimmel WMU, which  is more creamy and also has shimmer with it.

Step 6: Dot a concealer on the spots, and leave it to set for 1 minute before blending it. When it's a pimple, I prefer to just stipple the concealer on until it's completely blended.

*Step 7: Apply a little bit of the foundation over the concealer if needed. I do that when my concealer is not the same shade as my foundation. I usually do that, but here I forgot & skipped the step.

Step 8: Set everything with loose powder. Loose powder gives a more natural finish than compact powder.

Done! It may still look BIG, but these are close-up pics. Nobody will stand this close to you... well, unless....

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Hope you found that helpful. If you have any other tips, feel free to share them with us all.

Now let's all pray that my damned pimple won't scar!  

♥ Cynthia Z *.*