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Tunmise Tunmise
Tunmise Tunmise
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Date: 2008-08-27 13:48
what afforedable make up or netrual body paint can i use to cover up the scars in my leg i have a lot of them and i have a shoot comig up soon and i have to show my legs and thigns like that but i don't know what kind of make up i can use. I use foundation to basicly cover my whole leg but it still shows a little scars so i need something that is alot and can cover them completlely. What product can i use. I want iot to look netural and smooth.

Thank you
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Date: 2008-08-27 14:49
My sister uses a crayon thing, think it's silicone wax based, covers up her tattooes when she goes to work as she got into bother for them, she applies foundation on top of it too & nothing's visible:thumbup:

A scar's different though, if the scar looks as deep as the grand canyon it's how to fill it:dunno:
One thing I can suggest is anti-age creams, garnier ones work well - makes my aunt look 10 to 15 years younger & she's 49!
What they would do is raise the skin in the scarred areas a little & the foundation would cut the visibility of them better:thumbup:

Elena Marin
 
Elena Marin
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Date: 2008-08-27 15:07
Gary Young:

My sister uses a crayon thing, think it's silicone wax based, covers up her tattooes when she goes to work as she got into bother for them, she applies foundation on top of it too & nothing's visible:thumbup:

A scar's different though, if the scar looks as deep as the grand canyon it's how to fill it:dunno:
One thing I can suggest is anti-age creams, garnier ones work well - makes my aunt look 10 to 15 years younger & she's 49!
What they would do is raise the skin in the scarred areas a little & the foundation would cut the visibility of them better:thumbup:

Gary is right, and alot of make-up on your color skin:thumbup:
:lips::saint::lips:

Miko Hayashi
 
Miko Hayashi
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Date: 2008-08-27 16:23
look for foundation that's the same skin tone as the skin on your leg. Also, put lotion on your legs prior to applying the foundation. I usually use creams... but since you're doing a photo shoot the light will be more reflective so maybe powder would be best. I think iy would be best to experiment with the foundations you already own and see what you like best.

If it still doesn't come out right, hopefully your photographer can use photoshop to edit the photo digitally. If not... I can! :-D

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Date: 2008-08-27 16:32
Miko Hayashi:

look for foundation that's the same skin tone as the skin on your leg. Also, put lotion on your legs prior to applying the foundation. I usually use creams... but since you're doing a photo shoot the light will be more reflective so maybe powder would be best. I think iy would be best to experiment with the foundations you already own and see what you like best.

If it still doesn't come out right, hopefully your photographer can use photoshop to edit the photo digitally. If not... I can! :-D

Ahh photoshop! rookie software:lol:

Miko Hayashi
 
Miko Hayashi
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Date: 2008-08-27 17:11
Gary Young:

[Miko Hayashi: ...]
Ahh photoshop! rookie software:lol:



what would you use?

Miko Hayashi
 
Miko Hayashi
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Date: 2008-08-27 18:18
I just realized that you've tried foundation already and it didn't work. sorry about that.:doh:

Just a bit of searching on google gave me this
http://beauty.ivillage.com/makeup/makeupartist/0,,n4ss,00.html

Maybe you can find it in a drugstore.

KaribbeanSee
 
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Date: 2008-08-27 21:49
Miko Hayashi:

[Gary Young: ...]


what would you use?


The asking of that question, my dear, proves his contention!
:cantlook: Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should :cool:

Miko Hayashi
 
Miko Hayashi
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Date: 2008-08-27 21:58
... i'm still waiting for an answer.

KaribbeanSee
 
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Date: 2008-08-27 22:06
Tunmise Tunmise:

what afforedable make up or netrual body paint can i use to cover up the scars in my leg i have a lot of them and i have a shoot comig up soon and i have to show my legs and thigns like that but i don't know what kind of make up i can use. I use foundation to basicly cover my whole leg but it still shows a little scars so i need something that is alot and can cover them completlely. What product can i use. I want iot to look netural and smooth.

Thank you


Tunmise:

I am not an MUA, but I did spend time as a funeral director and embalmer. Because some people may have just eaten, I won't describe the make up jobs we had to do to make war, accident and murder victims presentable to their families.

One thing we had to know before starting any make up job: What type of damage are we covering up and to what extent.

We have no idea what your scars are. You want to treat a depression differently than a flat dermal discoloration than a keloid.

Your complexion, looking at your photos, also seems to be one for which there are few color matches to blend. Could your cover-up problem be originating there?

If I know what your scarring is, the extent, and the exact locations I could likely refer you to products and options used in my former profession and at the top of the make-up industry that your average MUA or cosmetologist either does not know of or does not use because the cost is slightly higher.

There are also techniques, tools and methods used at the top of the industry available to you if you want to go through that expense and that trouble. Airbrushing, prosthetic forms (yes...like the Mission Impossible masks), shadowing techniques, temporary dermatological treatments, etc.

Oh...and a huge no-no...sun exposure highlights scars. Scar tissue has less melanin in it than the epidermis. It will not darken at the same rate. Hence your scars will contrast more against your skin. (Unless they are already darker, of course!)
:cantlook: Have faith that the universe will unfold as it should :cool:

Libby A.
 
Libby A.
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Date: 2008-08-28 10:57
I think the best thing to do is talk to professioanls about this as Karl said. Most people might think its a minor scar while it might be more than that.Since they are not seeing it or where is is located, accurate response cannot be given on that

Good luck

Libby

Senspix Sl
 
Senspix Sl
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Date: 2008-08-29 20:38
Gary Young:

Ahh photoshop! rookie software:lol:


Wow ! You tried all the photoshop functions ? Hmm...maybe you have something better and non-rookie ?

Senspix Sl
 
Senspix Sl
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Date: 2008-08-29 20:43
Tunmise Tunmise:

what afforedable make up or netrual body paint can i use to cover up the scars in my leg i have a lot of them and i have a shoot comig up soon and i have to show my legs and thigns like that but i don't know what kind of make up i can use. I use foundation to basicly cover my whole leg but it still shows a little scars so i need something that is alot and can cover them completlely. What product can i use. I want iot to look netural and smooth.

Thank you


Miko's suggestion is good about using photoshop if whatever makeup doesn't turn out good. I hope you told or showed your photographer your scars. It's only fair to them. I had shock of my life with a model showing up for a shoot with legs with hundreds of spots (no makeup to cover too!). As much as I things to be more natural and thus don't want to do so much photoshop, but photoshop does save the day.
 
 
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