Beauty
Posted on May 24, 2014
by Ashley 
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The new wonder makeup; Dermablend.
This stuff literally can cover anything… most skin imperfections.
Tattoos
Stretch marks
Varicose veins
Spider veins
Bruises
Scars
Burns
Dark circles under the eyes
Sun spots, etc.
I used to use makeup to cover my tattoos up for work, photoshoots, etc. But once I watched this crazy video, I had to get some for myself to try!
I recently had to find an easy tattoo cover up for a commercial I was acting in and had been hearing about Dermablend for years. I finally went to Dillards and purchased my own specific kit to cover tattoos on my feet. Just the quick test I did after my pedicure was amazing so I couldn’t imagine what my results would be if I actually gave it time to smooth and set.
Here is a quick run through on how this product actually works.
First, the before.
Second, these were the 2 products that were made to cover tattoos on the legs & body – Primer and Leg & Body Cover.
Start out with the primer. There are only 2 options; No. 1 and No. 2 (light and dark). Primer is a large makeup stick that is similar to concealer.
Cover the area and blend with a sponge. The color is definitely going to be off (as you can see in the photo below) but then you put the Leg & Body cover on and blend everything together and set.
As you can tell, just the primer did a pretty amazing job but there is some color difference.
Lastly, you will use the Leg & Body Cover. This looks just like liquid foundation and is applied the same way. Place a little on a sponge and blot/blend to have smooth and equal coloring over your tattoo.
Below, is the final shot from covering my 2 tattoos up with Dermablend. You honestly can’t even tell I have tattoos or any type of product on my feet.
Dermablend is pretty easy to remove, but it will take a few attempts. You can purchase the remover or you can use hand sanitizer or alcohol. I’d recommend going over the area a few times and then using soap and water. Dermablend covers up tattoos extremely well which means that its not going to come off in one swipe or just rinsing off in the shower.
Dermablend is an absolutely amazing product and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for coverup for any skin imperfections or tattoos.
One of the outtakes! Mr. Steven… Being so helpful today!
Flats from Zara. 
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I have to warn everyone… If you don’t like seeing gross photos, I would suggest you not continue reading…
I have been waiting a couple years to actually publish this post; it just had to be the right time. At this point, I have given up on all laser tattoo removal and you will see why shortly.
Here’s a little run down on why I started the process in the first place, since that is what I get asked the most. The tattoo on my foot was not an issue and I had no desire to get it removed, but kept hearing advertisements from all of the success stories on laser removal. I thought, why not give it a shot, it can’t be THAT bad. SO, I went in for my first session and it wasn’t THAT bad. The cost was about $125 per session at Austin Laser Clinic for the basic machine and then around $200 for the better machine.
I went in for the second time and requested the stronger and quicker machine so I wouldn’t have to come back the 10-12 times they suggested. Honestly, I don’t think they had ever tested the laser on a foot before because the reaction was a little disturbing… Not only to me but to everyone else. Not only did it hurt like a B*#$% but an hour later I started getting blisters on my foot which didn’t happen the first session. The blisters weren’t that bad at first but continued to grow. My foot swelled so much that I could only wear one pair of shoes but even those were too tight. The placement of this tattoo is right where straps from thong sandals would go, so I was strictly limited to flats. There was no way I could put anything on top of my foot with how swollen it was and how big the blisters were.
Six weeks later I went back for my third treatment with the strong machine, predicting the same aftermath as the last treatment. WELL, I got that and MORE. This was by far the worst experience I ever had with laser tattoo removal. Not only did the blisters come back, but they grew so large they all combined into one large blister covering, almost the entire top of my foot. AND I had sausage toes… These blisters were’t like normal blisters you get from wearing terrible shoes… This particular blister would not pop on it’s own. I had to wear my one pair of flats that actually fit and had a massive bandage covering the top of my foot. The blister was 2″ x 2″ and about 1.5″ tall on the top of my foot. When I walked, I could feel it moving… That’s how large it was. My foot hurt every single day. Two weeks in, I finally had to pop this blister so I could actually function like a normal person. I went to Walgreens and asked what the most sterile way to clean and pop this thing would be. Was that a fun process… The popping was quite enjoyable and a massive relief from the pressure of the blister. The healing process was the painful part… A week or so into the healing process the skin started to dry up a little so I decided to take that layer off. That literally looked like someone took a scalpel to my skin and just dug a massive chunk out. Nasty.
I get asked how the actual laser process is quite often as well. The process itself isn’t TOO bad. It definitely hurts (I think more than actually getting the tattoo itself) but it is over in 20 seconds or so, depending on how large your tattoo is. The clinics will either ice your foot or put lidocaine cream to numb the area before they start the process so you don’t feel the laser as much. Once they get started you can hear a loud popping, which is the laser breaking up the ink in your skin and you can also smell your skin burning, which was quite gross.
Here is the entire process in photos and one video: (remember, do not look at these if you don’t like blood…)
This is after the first session – Not too bad, just very swollen.
Here is after session #2:
This is after session #3:
Disgusting right… Well, that was the end of that for a while. I started looking back into tattoo removal when I heard of the PicoSure laser. They are so rare, Westlake Dermatology was one of the only clinics in Texas that had one of these lasers. I gave them a ring and found out each session was $450!!!! The good thing about PicoSure is that the laser is so strong and gets every color, that you only need to go 3-4 times total instead of 10-12. So the money evens out. I tried this laser twice and saw absolutely no results.
PicoSure is so new and not many people have used it long enough to know they should NOT be performing this treatment if any of their patients have had blisters caused by a previous laser, like me. The scar tissue, I assume, prevented the PicoSure laser to penetrate my skin deep enough to get to the existing ink. The pain from this laser was the same, but I had absolutely 0 blisters and low swelling after each of my two treatments. I would definitely recommend PicoSure to anyone who is wanting to get a tattoo removed, as it is much healthier for your body.
Read more about PicoSure HERE.
Here are the after shots from using the PicoSure laser:
The first shot is before they even started, which is still how it looks to this day.
My overall recommendation is to just not get a tattoo! And if you do, get it in a place that’s not a pain in the ass to laser off, like your foot! And do not try the tattoo removal creams… Those definitely don’t work.
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