Comments | 2009_weddings: Tattoo Cover-ups?

limelight_lude in 2009_weddings

Tattoo Cover-ups?

Jan 24, 2010 13:58

For those of you with tattoos who didn't want them all up in your wedding pictures, what did you use to cover them up? What methods did you have, and if you tried multiple techniques, which was most effective for concealing your ink? If they brushed up against your dress, what was your experience with the makeup rubbing off onto it? How dark are ( Read more... )

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alix_ivey January 24 2010, 19:08:33 UTC

Can you find really opaque taupe pantyhose? I really wouldn't trust make-up. Also, If it's just one spot on your leg you can ask your photog to remove it from the pics in editing. I'm not amazing with photoshop but I can still remove definitive things like tats, zits, bruises etc.

limelight_lude January 25 2010, 03:54:05 UTC

I'm getting married in May on a beach here not far from where my icon is in St. Augustine, FL, so pantyhose are a nope, especially because I'd have to be wearing full-on tights under a tea-length dress to hide the tattoo. It's also for a way to keep it unnoticed by my older family who are too conservative to understand my reasoning for even getting my tattoos in the first place. :)

gleipnir23 January 24 2010, 20:50:13 UTC

IME the coverup kits don't work that great. I used one for my friend's wedding, in the photos you couldn't see the tattoo really so that was good but IRL it looked very weird, and a lot of people asked about it. She just got the kit from david's bridal. That said, I have heard *very* good things about Kat Von D's kit from sephora, but have yet to try it.

limelight_lude January 25 2010, 04:10:49 UTC

Over at weddingplans I asked the same question, and I got the picture I just linked posted in a comment. I'm very fair-skinned so I'm not concerned about that (it'd probably be too tan on me, tbh!), but I also heard a lot about Dermablend, so I'm going to give it a try and come back with my findings. :)

maxlavigne January 25 2010, 01:18:39 UTC

I used Dermablend leg and body cover. It worked pretty well but kind of blotchy as the night went on.

limelight_lude January 25 2010, 03:56:15 UTC

Can I pry...? Did it rub off on your dress? Was it used in a place where you sweat a lot? How long did you wear it without it turning blotchy? (I can always re-apply, but we're only having our wedding/reception [when I'm most concerned about it] for ~4-5 hours total.)

THANK YOU! :) I love feedback.

maxlavigne January 25 2010, 05:50:39 UTC

It didn't rub off but my dress was strapless. It was used on my shoulder blade so I think it was my hair brushing some of the powder we put over it off. It was probably a couple hours before it was blotchy.

bridal registry anonymous January 26 2010, 23:57:42 UTC

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