wondering answered Monday April 18 2005, 5:18 am: Cold therapy is very effective for reducing swelling, relieving sensations of pain, and accelerating the healing process. Hot therapy helps break down and disintegrate bruising discolorations and provides moisture to the area f discomfort . =) my advice would be to ice your hickies for about 10 minutes , and wait for about fifteen minutes . Use a hot watter bottle and put it down gently on your neck . Do this for as long as the hot water bottle remains warm , which should be for about twenty minutes . After this , your hickies should no longer be visible !
If you just want to use makeup to hide this , a very very very useful way to hide it ( it works wonders for me ) , is to :
< IF AND ONLY IF YOUR HICKIES ARE BLUISH >
1) Dab a bit of concealer all over the areas where this hickies are and blend it gently into your skin .
2) Take a cheap RED lipstick (you want to avoid one with a lot of moisturizer or other surfactants that might keep the surface wet or greasy looking. You'll see why in a minute... ) and dot your neck lightly over the bruise area. It will look a little like a case of the measles. Blend this into the Concealer with your fingers.
3)If it is too red then you overdid it and will need to put a bit more concealer on to even out the color. This is not a joke. The secret is that the red of the lipstick cancels out the bluishness of the bruise. Women have used this trick to hide bruises and such for many many years.
4)Lightly brush some powder over that area , to make it look natural .
< IF YOUR HICKIES ARE MORE REDDISH >
1) check your actual hickie colour first under white light AND yellow light . Are you sure they are red ? You don't want to look green after using the concealer .
2) If they are , use a light GREEN toned concealer . This will cancel out the redness . "Pearls of Perfection®:Multi-Colored Face Tint in Sheer Green" and " The Physician's Formula Wanderful Wand™ Brightening Cream Concealer in Green " are both great concealers .If you cant buy either , you can just try dabbing some light green cream eyeshadow ( the non-glittery type please ) on top of your hickies .
3) Pat some foundation and some powder on top of the green toned concealer , but not too much to make it look natural . =)
If you need any more tips or advice , feel free to drop a question into my inbox . Good luck and Gods Bless , *Wondering* [ wondering's advice column | Ask wondering A Question ]
Kr4z3y_Ch3lly answered Monday April 18 2005, 2:09 am: put ice on them..or use makeup...ice really does the trick tho trust me haha good luck!
sunkistsarah answered Monday April 18 2005, 12:52 am: the only thing i can think of is concelor...it will definitly cover them up...it wont make them go away any faster but will cover them up...hope this helps! [ sunkistsarah's advice column | Ask sunkistsarah A Question ]
BABiiKATiEx3 answered Monday April 18 2005, 12:47 am: put spoons in the freezer and when they get cold put them on your hickies...that will make the color go down
Link answered Monday April 18 2005, 12:08 am: There is really nothing you can do for hickeys b/c they are basically bruises all i can suggest is you try to cover them up with makeup.. [ Link's advice column | Ask Link A Question ]
xoXCoNfUdLeDXox answered Monday April 18 2005, 12:05 am: Well i don['t think i knw about anything to make them go away faster but you can always hide them with makeup like foundation it works.i hope i helped a little!!!good luck!
~xAskMeAnythingx~ answered Monday April 18 2005, 12:05 am: Do you have mascara, just apply your two signs of effection (lol) and spread evenly, do this everday until they are less noticale or go away.
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