Cover a tattoo

[mirjohn]

I need to cover a tat on my leg. Any advice on what makeup to use?

[HibiscusTea]

I've heard Dermacover is a good brand to use, its waterproof and long lasting too.

http://www.dermablend.com/TipsForUsingDerma.aspx

[Judi]

A good concealer should do the job. You probably will have to use a brush, just apply a little at a time and finish the job with translucent power. Cover FX has a good concealer meant for cover up like that.
Also their are nude patches you can buy to cover and they match your skin tone.

[vogueboy]

Originally Posted by mirjohn

I need to cover a tat on my leg. Any advice on what makeup to use?

The trick to using the cream-based Dermablend, Cover F/X, Ben Nye, Kryolan make-ups etc. Is that you have to layer and powder the tattoo at least 3x's to make the skin tone look realistic. It's a bit of time involved but the cover up looks great. If you do a rush job or just one layer, it'll look horribly fake.

I recommend using Reel Creations and Skin Illustrator palettes. They're both alcohol based make-ups. You need to custom mix your skin tone colours, but you only need to apply it once to cover your tattoo. It dries very quickly and is water proof. So you have to work rather quickly. In the end your saving twice the amount of your application time and it looks very realistic.

Good luck.