Hi Girls,

I need some advise on covering facial scars. I've tried Dermablend but it seems to go on too thick and draw attention to what I'm trying to hide.
I have an inch long vertical scar about a half inch from my left eye and a gouge at the top center of my left brow (courtesy of an old motorcycle accident - hey, I didn't loose the eye!), a round indentation in my forehead (I have a thick skull), and 3/4" scar under the right side of my chin (gotten when trying to break up a "who's the Alpha dog" fight - the 2" scar on the ball of my left foot is hidden well by dark nylons). It's been a rough life....
Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted.

Best,
Melody

It's difficult to say without seeing the scars first hand, but perhaps a professional beautician would be well placed to advise you on how to cover those scars. I'm sure they have dealt with such things before. Dermablend is good, and you don't really need to use it too thickly, just blend it well and use mineral based powder over the top. Have you tried using a foundation stick? Or a cream? I know it's different but to hide bad shadow, often a combination of some or all of these can be necessary, perhaps it might be worth trying if you haven't already.

I've also put some links here to other products and hints, but I can't say how effective they may be.

http://www.wikihow.com/So[...]l-Scars

http://answers.yahoo.com/[...]AAaKDg6

http://www.judithaugustco[...]cs.com/

Hope you find a solution. If you do, post it here to share with others who may have the same issues.

Nikki

Hi Nikki,

The scars bother me but really aren't that bad. (Small children don't run away screaming from me - at least no more than they did before.) It's mostly the one by by left eye that I'd like to minimize. (My face is very heart shaped so my forehead is usually covered by bangs.)
I'm probably using to much Dermablend, I never needed it to cover facial hair so I don't have much experience with it. I'll try less.
I use cream foundation - I'll have to try stick or a combination.
Thanks for the links. I'll check them out.

Best,
Melody