I tried the popular beauty hack that turns pimples into fake freckles ' here's why I wouldn't recommend it

When I was younger, all the adults in my life lied to me and told me my acne would go away. But, here I am nearly a decade after puberty sporting fresh acne scars and one too many zits. While Ive gotten pretty good at hiding my unwanted breakouts (shout-out to green concealer), sometimes wearing a full face of makeup is just ... too much. Thankfully, the beauty gurus have come to my rescue, providing me with the seemingly perfect way to disguise my whiteheads and cysts: transforming pimples into freckles.To start, I watched Daisy Jerrells fake freckle makeup tutorial from 2016 to learn the technique used to create fake freckles. Jerrell has since updated the tutorial, but the premise is that you should use either an eyebrow pen or eyeliner pencil to apply the pseudo-freckles. I tried both techniques to see which was better.To start, I strategized where I wanted to place my face freckles by locating the zits I wanted to disguise.My skin is currently recovering from a breakout, so I mostly have a few scars on my cheeks and a giant zit in between my eyes. The location of these zits make it a bit difficult to follow Jerrells freckle pattern, so Im not sure how the application process will go.Before applying the freckles, I use green concealer, a thin layer of foundation, and a brush of tinted powder as a base for acne coverage.Its best to apply your usual normal foundation and concealer before putting on your fake freckles arent hidden beneath layers of cover-up. I used green concealer to eliminate redness and help lighten the scars on my cheeks before applying my foundation and tinted powder.The first freckle method I try is using a dull brown eyeliner pencil to make petite dots across the bridge of my nose and cheeks.It took a few tries, but the eyeliner freckle application seemed to be successful. I covered them with a thin layer of tinted powder to make them seem more natural. Ultimately, I found that my application was asymmetric and that the location of my zits made my freckles seem even more unnatural than they already were.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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