How to Hide Pimples, Facial Scars, Cold Sores and more

Even if most skin problems are only temporary, we all know how obnoxious are bad skin days.
As for the permanent skin problems, if we cannot vanish them, at least we can hide them without getting plastic surgery.
Luckily, we have all the things we need to make changes without any pain - all you need is your makeup kit!
Here are some simple steps to improve your talents on hiding and getting rid of flaws and banishing bad skin days!

Cover up pimples

Unruly pimples, breakouts can harm your self-confidence and your enthusiasm because of the feeling that everyone is staring at it.
The first and most common mistake that's made is trying to pop it from the very first moment. This will only lead to an open wound and make it only worse. You can take the redness away with some salt, Swedish bitter balm or crushed aspirin, or by pressing it with a clean spoon, cooled in the fridge.
As for covering up the pimple with makeup follow these steps: Apply an astringent solution (to close the pores) so that dirt won't get into the pores and avoid the appearance of pimples. Than you can apply concealer - a greenish color to neutralize redness - and the foundation. To set the makeup, choose loose powder instead of the pressed one if you want a more natural look.

What to do about cold sores - herpes

A pimple would be OK to endure, but a cold sore! Well, luckily, cold sore treatments has developed a lot since home remedies with toothpaste or 1 week of self isolation.
Cold sore patches aren't just healing, but stop cold sores from spreading and best of all, allow the use of concealer to cover them up and to make them less visible. It is really easy to use and helps more than you can imagine.

Use some foundation around it and try to touch your makeup as often as you can. Apply a touch of powder to make the patch less shiny.

How to hide wrinkles

You can use concealer to reduce their appearance just after moisturizer and foundation. Another possibility would be to take a white pearly eyeliner pencil and mark a smooth line in the center of your wrinkle, then apply a creamy foundation. If the wrinkles are pretty deep, use a mature skin foundation that restores your skin's elasticity and won't settle into fine lines and wrinkles.