Sometimes tattoo makeup concealment is necessary when the movie script (as in this particular case) or perhaps your dear grandmother or future employer, are just not feeling the devotion to your favorite jungle animal or your ex-lover's initials that are visible on your body. I admit, I browsed the good ol' Internets for other professional makeup artists' idea of the best technique and products out there to achieve that baby skin once again. There are so many other tattoo cover products out there, especially sold online but I opted for a local store in town I heard sold a professional line. It also allowed me to bring in the person I was doing the process on for color-matching instead of randomly guessing and as an added bonus, I was able to receive some helpful advice from the sales expert.
- Tattoo Coverage Concealers in two shades mixed, applied with a foundation brush in a stippling motion and an even coat covering the tattoo image and a little beyond into the skin. Use a clean sponge to blend the borders of the tattoo and non-inked skin. You will still visibly see the tattoo as in the photo on the left above but do not worry, as you will need at least another one or two coats of this process.
- Let the concealers sit for a moment to dry and then using a powder puff, pat on a generous amount of Neutral Set Translucent Powder to the entire area you applied the concealers and let it sink in.
- When the powder has had a moment to settle in, spritz Final Seal Setting Spray on entire concealed area at least 8-10 inches away from the skin.
- Repeat step 1-3 until the tattoo is covered. In my case, I did around 2-3 layers of concealment then setting process in between each layer.
- If you are still unsatisfied with the color tone of where the tattoo was concealed and it does not match well with the other exposed skin, use Cream Foundations to correct the tone. Repeat powder and spray setting process.
Now this process or perhaps the product itself was not near perfect because the smear factor was still present. You should take note that as you are doing this process, it also is a good idea to have several clean foundation brushes on hand to use while you are doing the layers of concealment because as you stipple on more of the product, you adversely may take away some of the product. Afterwards, clean your foundation brushes with a good brush cleaner as this stuff grabs on to dear life to your bristles and you do not want to further damage them. If you are on set, expect that this whole process will take time, there are not much shortcuts when doing this. Remember to account for the necessary prep time needed before the crew is ready to "go".
If you are a makeup artist or have experience doing tattoo concealment, feel free to drop me a line on what you found was a successful product or technique! I would love to hear from you.
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