COperate tattoos with makeup It is an increasingly widespread technique, even among celebrities. Thanks to primer, colored correctors and spray fixers, it is possible to obtain uniform coverage and long lasting, which combines aesthetics and functionality. But each area of the body has its needs: from the thin skin of the hands to the thicker one of the arms, here are the secrets for a professional result.
Cover the tattoos with makeup: how to prepare the skin
More and more people choose to Cover your tattoos with makeupfor professional, artistic needs or simply to enhance a certain look. A choice that also discussed the stage of the last edition of Sanremo, where rapper Tony Effe appeared “without” tattoos: hidden perfectly thanks to a wise makeup work. But how do you get a Long Lasting result and capable of resisting a whole day?
“When you decide to Cover with the makeup a tattoo you have to take into account which part of the body will make up. If it is a face, area with sensitive and more delicate skin, just remove the residues of sebum or moisturizing cream using a tonic to obtain a surface without substances that could affect the adherence and duration of the roof. Subsequently it is recommended the application of a primer to improve the holders and foundation holders who will stratify to effectively cover the tattoo “begins to explain Elisabetta from the oil, makeup artist For Revlon.
“If it is instead a Zone with thin skin, such as neck or hands, it is better to apply a veil of moisturizing cream first ». The reason? “Being areas without sebaceous glands, they tend to tend to support support in order to prevent the coverage from drying the skin and is more visible in terms of dry skin.
In thick and more rubbing areas of the bodyyou can even use (evaluating the sensitivity of the skin) a little alcohol on a cotton disk to “degrease” and remove dead cells in order to obtain a smooth and neutral surface. But be careful: in cases of delicate skin, instead of alcohol better to use a large grains scrub, always with the same prerogative »specifies the make -up artist.
The steps to cover the tattoo
But therefore, How to cover tattoos with makeup? «The first step to ensure an impeccable result and total tattoo coverage is to prepare the area to make up with a tonic, in order to remove any residue and impurities. The next step provides for the application of a primer, Preferably in the orange tones, to ensure greater adherence and make -up holding, as well as counteracting the gray/blue shades of the black ink.
At this point, A thin layer of orange concealer on the tattoo is faded, overlapping it with a natural but covering foundation and “sealing” each step with a veil of transparent face powder. Finally, it ends by spraying the spray fixer, to ensure the duration of the coverage throughout the day “explains the Revlon expert.
From left, rapper Tony Effe with and without tattoos (Credits: Instagram @ Tonyeffebaby777)
Orange and green concealer to neutralize the color of the ink
“When it comes to Cover the tattoos with the makeup must be taken into account how to neutralize the shades of the ink under the makeup. The shades of black, gray and blue are canceled by orange, while the colors like yellow, red and pink by those of the greenery. And so on following the theory of complementary colors.
What matters to cover a tattoo well is to use the right products. For example iThe stick concealer lends itself well for its densest and most full -bodied formulatherefore we must stratify and blend little product to the thick to make it adhere to the skin so that once dried it does not make cracks and irregularities ».
How to avoid stains on clothes and smudges
«On a cinematographic level, to remedy the problem of the duration, The only products are really not transferred, or professional alcohol -based colors which therefore require the substance mentioned to be activated. An application obviously not recommended for daily use.
But if you want an effect long lasting that lasts an evening the secret is that of rely on effective spray fixers and transparent powdersto be brought with it for a quick retouching »concludes Elisabetta Dall’Olio.
I woman © RESERVED REPRODUCTION