Blemishes always seem to erupt at the worst times. With Valentine’s Day so close, I thought I should post this helpful bit of advice just in case that lovely face of yours has or should get some angry looking blemishes that could spoil the occasion.
When this would happen to me, I had always relied on a tube of thick stick concealer in the past for this purpose. However, I later discovered the more control you gain by using a concealer pencil because your aim is more targeted and precise. Also, the drier texture manages to mask the problem better. At the same time, the product in this form seems to stay in place longer than a slicker version.
In a previous post, I shared a great tip on how to calm down redness around the blemish with Visine that I want to remind you about. Please do this ONLY if you didn’t pick at it and have any open skin. After all, you don’t want to land up looking worse by getting that blemish infected–so this is what you should do.
Hopefully, this post will help you stay pretty!
Don’t you hate when your face is clear and then suddenly you get what feels like a massive pimple to ruin your day? If you want to hide it better, then there are a few suggestions to make that offending blemish more discreet.
First, you might want to try masking the redness just as you would with bloodshot eyes with a drop or two of eye drops like Visine. Believe it or not, it helps reduce the redness since it constricts the blood vessels. The only thing I advise is to drop the eye drops on a cotton swab and dot only on the pimple instead of directly from the bottle. After all, you want to keep a healthy flow of blood still going to the rest of your complexion.
When it comes time to do your makeup, you would be better off saving your liquid concealer for under your eyes and turning to a stick form. The liquid formulas provide lighter coverage than the heavier consistency of a stick concealer.
Another helpful thing is to use an oil-free concealer with salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide or sulfur in the formula, if you have it in your stash. Since I only used to break out infrequently such as before an important date, like a pending interview, I always just went with a regular stick concealer, instead of running out and buying something special.
Now the real trick is the application. For this, I recommend using a clean eyeliner brush over your fingers or a concealer brush. The reason an eyeliner brush is what you want is because its tiny size will give you the control you need to be artistic. You just might be surprised at how much more accurate you can be as you dab so just the right amount of concealer goes on without piling on too much, which only does the reverse by calling attention to the problem.
I do hope your face stays beautifully clear and you won’t need to try this advice. However, if you do find yourself under attack by a pimple, then please do give this trick a shot because it does help.
You always seem to get a new pimple just at the most inopportune times. However, I have a wonderful suggestion that could help you out when this happens.
Wash your face first and then dab some facial toner or witch hazel over the new offender. This will help zap the excess oil and prepare your skin.
Next, go to your freezer and get an ice cube. Wrap your ice around a thin cloth, paper towel, or even a tissue, just something to protect your skin from too close of contact with that ice.
Now take your covered ice cube and press it flat against your pimple for about one or two minutes at the most because keeping that ice on too long can irritate and cause you extra redness.
If you haven’t tried the icing method for a fresh zit, you might want to give it a shot.
If you’re breaking out on your cheeks and chin,
there is one reason you may not have thought of. You might want to blame your
cell phone!
After all, your fingers pick up a lot of bacteria and it can be
transferred to your skin. Therefore, you need to be extra careful when it comes
to your keeping that phone clean.
The best thing to do is clean your cell phone
as often as you can with a disinfectant or antibacterial wipes. Daily is
preferable, but weekly is the longest you want to go without allowing those
germs to accumulate.
Trust me, but with this extra effort, your skin
stands a fighting chance of clearing up.
I'm sure this happened to you. Your complexion
is clear until out of the blue what feels like a boulder size pimple pops up to
spoil your face. To make matters worse, don't you notice that they show up
when you need to look your extra best for something important--like a big
interview, date, or party, etc.?
In my case, I always could predict when I might be called
in for an important interview just by my nose. A few days before I would
get that call, I would find a huge zit on the tip of my nose like a beacon to show the way.
Sure, I
tried to dry it up with acne products and even the home remedy of dabbing
toothpaste with hopes that it would be gone in time. Unfortunately, my
efforts just caused more irritation and redness until my only solution was
masking it the best I could with concealer and cosmetics, if I wanted to make
the interview.
However, you don't have to suffer and go through what I
did. Here's what one dermatologist recommended that I later tried that
works much better to stop that sudden pimple in its tracks.
Wash your face in warm water with a gentle soap. Don't
think the more times you wash, the better your chances to dry that pimple
up. Instead, too frequent cleansing increases the oil and can only
make your problem worse.
Next, try treating that new pimple with a dab of
hydrocortisone cream first before you put on any other acne product. This
product will help reduce the redness.
Make sure to leave that
hydrocortisone cream dry for at least 10 minutes before following up with an
acne treatment that has salicylic acid and sulfur. Unlike a plain
salicylic acid-based formula, both ingredients together won't dry the skin as
badly.
I hope this advice helps your complexion as much as it did for
mine because this adjustment to your routine does seem to work better--and faster to clear skin!
