Makeup Monday: Your Makeup Questions Answered
January 7, 2008 by Shannon Nelson
Filed under Makeup Questions Answered, Our Beauty Tips, beauty, fix it, makeup
“I was just wondering how to cover up acne and redness on your face without you breaking out more?” Anonymous
Ok readers, it’s your turn to put your beauty knowledge to the test. Can you help out this anonymous reader? Please be sure to post your reply in the comments.
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Try a cosmetic that is oil free (for obvious reasons) and has salicylic acid which actually helps to heal the acne.
I often recommend Neutrogena’s Skin Clearing Concealer.
Ditto. The less mineral oil you can put on your face via cosmetics, the better (culprit of whiteheads/blackheads.) Also, blot with tissue after you’ve applied foundation/concealer to pick up oils as well so they’re not on your skin. Keeps makeup matte and stays on longer. Best of luck!
I’m able to cover acne, redness, and a small broken capillary on my nose by applying Bare Minerals with a foundation brush, after I’ve already applied the Bare Minerals.
If I have a larger area to cover I usually use a flocked sponge to apply the minerals instead of a brush.
You might be able to get the same effect with other mineral foundations, but most of them that I’ve tried haven’t had enough coverage to cover the broken capillaries.
I have the occasional acne redness too, and deep undereye circles and I use Lancome’s liquid concealer. It’s waterproof and yet it doesn’t irritate my skin. I use MAC’s concealer brush to apply and it works wonders.
After a long testing phase, trying expensive cleansers and whatnot, I finally found a winner — Clearasil!! It’s milky and washes away all my makeup without irritating my skin. Seriously I used to have annoying, constant acne and now it’s pretty much disappeared.
i like using clearasil’s tinted adult treatment. it is not too drying and gives a hint of color too, after i just use my mineral powder (i use MAC’s) over it & go. http://www.clearasil.us/creams/creams_adult.shtml
I cover my bumps with bare minerals as well. it works great and doesn’t irritate the bump at all. you should try it. Their products are amazing.
Arrgh! I meant Cetaphil, not Clearasil, by the way, for the amazing cleanser. My bad, y’all!
I try using a concealer with acne fighting ingredients like salyclic (sp?) acid. I read about a trick last week and tried it (it really works), try taking a cotton ball and soaking it with eye drops that are formulated to fight against redness. Hold it against your blemish for about 30 seconds and it should reduce redness – the same way the eyedrops reduce redness in your eyes.
I swear by mineral makeup…it covers and it’s not detrimental to your skin so it won’t create more problems. Still use as little as possible though as I beleive the best thing for your face is nothing at all.