For the wonderful MUAs out there, what have you found to be the best product/way to cover tattoos? The person I'm thinking of is African American, and his hand are covered in tattoos. Every interview he gets ends as soon as they see his hands (really stupid stuff he did as a kid). So something that last decently for him to work in would be great. Thanks in advance for your help!
Gloves. Seriously... it's not going to be easy for a man to conceal lots of tats on his hands (at least in a fashion that's going to hold up through the course of a day.)
So he covers it up for an interview. Say he lands a job... at some point, he's not going to be able to maintain the makeup. The tattoos are going to be noticed. How does he explain it after the fact? Is he going to sue the company if they choose to fire him for what I imagine are offensive tats? It just seems dishonest.
Sometimes people need to understand that there are consequences for the choices they make.
William Kious wrote: Gloves. Seriously... it's not going to be easy for a man to conceal lots of tats on his hands (at least in a fashion that's going to hold up through the course of a day.)
So he covers it up for an interview. Say he lands a job... at some point, he's not going to be able to maintain the makeup. The tattoos are going to be noticed. How does he explain it after the fact? Is he going to sue the company if they choose to fire him for what I imagine are offensive tats? It just seems dishonest.
Sometimes people need to understand that there are consequences for the choices they make.
I understand what you are saying, but how is wearing makeup on your hands to make them "look better" any different from wearing makeup on your face? or wearing that suit you only have for interviews? Isn't the whole point of an interview to show the very best you can be? Interviews are dishonest in nature. Lots of people screw up when they are kids, but does that mean he should never be able to hold a decent job to support his family?
You need to get your hands on Skin Illustrator palettes. There is absolutely nothing better for covering tattoos, and it is an industry standard for this kind of work.
It's an alcohol activated product though, so you need 99% alcohol to use it, and 99% alcohol to take it off again. It definitely wouldn't be something easy to do every day...
Heather J M
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London, England, United Kingdom
While I found it flared a strange white colour with flash photography, the Kett hydroproof airbrush makeup is very good to the eye and covers tattoos very well.
Skin illustrator is the best, but it is very expensive and has a steep learning curve for new users.
ArtistryImage
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Washington, District of Columbia, US
P I X I E wrote: Dermabled doesn't have my skintone. Rather disappointing.
P I X I E it is rare indeed that one finds a perfect match for a single tint/tone/shade of the closest hue/chroma... mixing two of the closest matches is SOP...
A mark of an artist's tenure is their ability to color mix a perfect match for every client...
P I X I E it is rare indeed that one finds a perfect match for a single tint/tone/shade of the closest hue/chroma... mixing two of the closest matches is SOP...
A mark of an artist's tenure is their ability to color mix a perfect match for every client...
A color wheel is your friend here...
My skin is too pale for even the fairest shade. Mixing wouldn't make it better.
ArtistryImage
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Washington, District of Columbia, US
P I X I E wrote: My skin is too pale for even the fairest shade. Mixing wouldn't make it better.
lucky you no worries, TEMPTU S/B has a pure white adjuster... this airbrush product is tenacious in wear ability, can be layered for whatever coverage is required... can be hand applied albeit it works best when airbrushed...
Other options are Ben Nye's Clown white (it is white) cream product...
but RCMA would be my go to with porcelain probably the best match... just did a wedding last week and my colleague completely concealed a sizable tattoo on a bridesmaid's upper back with RCMA... the client was totally elated with the opacity of the coverage... RCMA is an industry workhorse of considerable merit...
Remember you always can tone the finish with a tinted translucent powder to fine tune at the end of your work-flow...
You are so fortunate to have such a fair complexion...
it is in high demand for beauty genre...
Heather J M wrote: While I found it flared a strange white colour with flash photography, the Kett hydroproof airbrush makeup is very good to the eye and covers tattoos very well.
Skin illustrator is the best, but it is very expensive and has a steep learning curve for new users.
Heather J M wrote: While I found it flared a strange white colour with flash photography, the Kett hydroproof airbrush makeup is very good to the eye and covers tattoos very well.
Skin illustrator is the best, but it is very expensive and has a steep learning curve for new users.
Heather is spot on here with Kett Hydroproof. It is alcohol based and covers very well, especially if you do all of the steps of conceal, correct and cover. It will last for days with little to no wear, even in the shower!
so, ou cold get days and days out of one application.
It must be removed with Ketts Hydroproof makeup remover or like (alcohol based).
I bought my niece the Kett system in April with the Hydroproof (Not hydra) makeup to cover her severe skin abnormalities (Nevis). She has to cover her face, neck, hands and torso to cover the discoloration. Is she takes the time to color correct it is almost invisible although she also has texture issues and not just color. Skin tone alone will not completely cover the green in the ink so after the light first spray of the skintone you spray it with color corrector red (the opposite of green) and that cancels it out. It actually looks like magic to me when you go over with that final spray of the skin tone color and it totally disappears.
I suggest looking up the YouTube videos Kett has showing you each step. Airbrush is undoubtedly best IMO but you could brush it on if you have painterly skills.
I do suggest using the Kett Sett powder to really set the makeup and give it the most natural look possible. This powder regularly sells out (especially powder form) and is my go to powder to set, create the flawless look on peeps with larger pores since it minimizes them greatly and on set for instantly invisibly removing any hot spots on the talent, no matter the skin tone.
lucky you no worries, TEMPTU S/B has a pure white adjuster... this airbrush product is tenacious in wear ability, can be layered for whatever coverage is required... can be hand applied albeit it works best when airbrushed...
Other options are Ben Nye's Clown white (it is white) cream product...
but RCMA would be my go to with porcelain probably the best match... just did a wedding last week and my colleague completely concealed a sizable tattoo on a bridesmaid's upper back with RCMA... the client was totally elated with the opacity of the coverage... RCMA is an industry workhorse of considerable merit...
Remember you always can tone the finish with a tinted translucent powder to fine tune at the end of your work-flow...
You are so fortunate to have such a fair complexion...
it is in high demand for beauty genre...
Thanks for the other suggestions, that is very helpful!
I am not complaining about my white skin, far from it... I used to hate it, but when I started modeling, I've learned to embrace it.
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