This is the fast and dirty method, with no prep involved, working “out of your kit” (makeup slang for using what is in your kit—and Dermacolor should be). It is for those moments of need and no time. This method uses KRYOLAN’s Dermacolor palette, an Industry Standard.
1. With a synthetic precut sponge, cover the tattoo completely with Dermacolor D red B (green). Apply the Dermacolor on the tattoo itself, and not on the area around it. You do not want too much overlap, just to cover the artwork. This is the first color to start canceling out the ink, and therefore needs complete coverage. Note: some tattoos have a dimensional quality to them from the tattooing/scarring process. You will be able to camouflage the ink, but not the dimension. You need the help of lighting for dimension.
2. Stipple Dermacolor D31 (or D32, depending on ink colors) over the first layer of Dermacolor. This color prevents gray from bleeding up through the first color, and gives complete coverage. The gray is coming from the blue and black ink.
3. Stipple the third layer of the appropriate Dermacolor to match skin tone, again giving complete coverage.
4. Powder with No-Color Powder and a powder puff or clean sponge.
5. Lightly mist with Ben Nye’s Sealer, holding the spray 12 inches away from coverage when spraying. Do not overspray!
PRO TIP
If the coverage looks good, but a bit dull or lifeless, take a dime-size amount of body lotion rubbed into the palms of your hands, and pat onto the coverage. This "brings life" to the skin by adding moisture back without affecting the makeup. Remember to pat— not rub—and use sparingly. In some cases, red needs to be stippled over the completed coverage to bring back life to the skin. This happens with the larger designs that you have to cover. Use a textured stipple sponge with red for this, and do so sparingly to break up the color.