How can I minimize the appearance of a facial injury?

I am supposed to start a new job this week, but last night while playing softball I took a 40 mile an hour ball to the forehead above my left eye. Today it is still swollen and my eyelids are purple and I have abrassions from the stiching on the ball. How can I make my appearnce less startling for my job, without running the risk of causing an infection in the abrassion?

Today the swelling and bruising has also moved to below my eyes as well as my eyelids. This morning I had to literally pry my eyelids open....I look like a car wreck!!!
I have been using ice but I think it is actually making it worse.

If you think the ice isn't working, the swelling isn't going away and your only option is makeup, you're going to want to use camouflage makeup. This kind of makeup is used after plastic surgery in the areas that are bruised and discolored. The important thing is to look for products that are hypoallergenic and fragrance free. There are three basic approaches to camouflage cosmetics (the three C's):

Concealing--hiding incision lines and bruises; color Correcting--neutralizing color in reddened or yellowish skin; and Contouring--disguising swelling and creating the illusion of highlights and shadows.

Concealers are thicker and more opaque than regular foundation makeup. They can cover healed incision lines as well as scars or bruises on your face or body.

Choose a concealer that's opaque and waterproof, but creamy enough that it doesn't pull on your skin when you apply it. If you can find a concealer that closely matches your skin tone, you may not have to use a foundation on top of it.

It's not a good idea to use concealer on the thin, delicate skin around your eyes, since concealer is thick and will collect in the creases. Instead, try using a normal fluid foundation, color corrector, or eye makeup alone.

Color correctors are used to disguise the yellowish shade of a bruise or the overall redness that follows chemical peel and dermabrasion. They come in tints: lavender corrector neutralizes yellow tones, while green corrector removes red.

Less opaque than concealers, color correctors have the same consistency and sheerness as foundation. They're generally used under your foundation.

For contouring, you'll need two separate products: a highlighter, which is about two shades lighter than your normal foundation; and a contour shadow, about two shades darker than your foundation. (You probably won't find products labeled highlighter and contour shadow. Just look for the appropriate shades of foundation makeup or pressed power.)

put an not too cold ice pack on the swollen area and leave on for bout 15-20 min, then take it off then put it back on later. most likely u'll probably get a bruise. if thats the case do the cold compress then put a warm compress and alternate for like an hour a day or more if you like. but regarless its gonna be swollen and ice can only help so much. as for your eyelid, just put similiar colored eyeshadows on both eyes..try some dark purples or even black if necessary so you wont look tooo strange heh. the abrasions..u just gotta let them heal...try not to pick the scabs or u'll get scars...if not..try using foundation or just fix your hair so its falls over the bad side. if u use make up at the end of the day just wash off the make up with mild soap and water and u'll be good. dont touch it too much to avoid infection. hope that helps! :)



ice wiill just minimize the swelling...in any case if you expect swelling on anything always always PUT ICE IMMEDIATELY it will reduce swelling...ur eye will be swollen..no avoiding that..ice will minimize it. your body is hurt, so water is rusing to your tissue area and the bruise is collected blood. ice will constrict blood vessels and reduce swelling and a warm compress will dilate them to absorb all the stuff thats making your tissue imflamed back into your system

I would recommend asking an eye dr for a rx to treat your eye as well as reduce swelling. I would also recommend buying some lessor fashinable sunglasses that will keep less attention from you injury. You can always tell people that you are having minor eye problems and will need to wear the glasses for a week or 2. Good luck and hang in there!

apply ice or ice packs to lessen swelling, first of all. if you still have a while before your new job, at least the swelling and maybe some of the discoloration might go down. and try to go "natural" - that is, without makeup, for a few days so you don't infect the abrasions. i definitely do not recommend trying to wear eyeshadow, even for your job. it seems to me you're trying NOT to stand out too much. what you want to do is get some cream concealer and put on a thin layer of it over the discolored area. i've never put concealer or foundation on my eyelids, but you could try at least a little on the upper eyelids. BLEND IT WELL - you don't want it to look caked on. chances are some of the bruise is going to show through no matter what, so don't overdo the coverup. you might feel a little more comfortable with two layers of the cream concealer, just remember not to cake it on. after you put the cream concealer on, lightly go over your entire face with a powder foundation to even it out and add some more coverage. the cream should help the powder stay on better. make sure you get makeup that matches your skin tone, and if you can help it, don't put on eyeshadow till the bruising lessens on your eyelids at least. styling your hair so it falls "just so" over some of the area might help, too. maybe side-swept bangs. as for the abrasions, just be sure to clean them well and use disinfectants as necessary, if they're really that bad. hope this works for you and good luck with your new job!

ice it of course, but as far as make-up goes, when i try to cover stuff up i dab on a green cream make-up and cover the whole thing, then i go over that with a flesh tone, then i cover that with a yellow cream make-up, and then a flesh tone again. i don't know how bad your's is, but it seems to work very well for hickeys (hehe)

Go and get a white tshirt and some fabric paint. Paint in bright block letters on both sides of the shirt...

"I was hit in the eye with a softball and lived to tell about it"

And that makes it a funny story that you can tell instead of an embarrassing one.

Make-up to hide it, but importantly you can buy this stuff called, "Arnica". It's a cream (which does stink, so use it overnight) but it almost "sucks" out the dried blood that is in the skin. I used it after a black eye and the bruising went away within a couple days. Hope this helps.

Go to the doctor he can give you some pills that will desiccate the blood and get the eye looking better a lot quicker.

Use a heavy cover cream foundation and powder on top. Keep ice on it when you are not at work.

It may be to late now that swelling has set in, but myself personally I ice bumps like that for as long as I can possibly stand. This usually helps keep swelling to a minimum.

yay. i know the answer. when i got hit in the face with a snowball.. (made of ice mind you) i was reccommended this makeup. its called Physicians Formula: Gentle Cover Concealer. its in a lipstick tube kinda... and its green. but the green color conceals almost all colors. so just rub some of this stuff on your finger and apply it directly to your injury. just pat it dont rub it.. and then get Dream Matte Mousse from Maybelline. and pat it ontop of the green concealer. depeding how bad your injury is.. you might want to do this a couple times. but believe me it works. i was skeptical at first too. but im all better.

Use concealer under your eye. Then foundation and pressed powder all over you face, emphasazing on your eye lid.

The trick that never fails is to wear purple eye shadow and wear black liqued eye liner to conceal the swollen eyelids. Heavy mascara or even fake eye lashes will help cover up the swollen eyelids.

You can also treat the swellness with Motrin and a bag of frozen peas. Perparation H always helps the swelling (I know that it sounds gross but it helps A LOT!!).

If you wear contacts, then switch them to your glasses for a week.

Good luck

play up the injury, use it to YOUR advantage ..

tell everyone at the new job what happened
and explain that you didn't want to call off sick already with this new job

you'll gain points, respect and sympathy

Can I be frank. Don't worry about it......you got the injury while playing a sport. We have all been there, don't worry!!!

Why not explain what happened? They probably aren't going to care too much if you have an injury as long as you can still work. Or if you want you can cover it up with some make-up or something of the sort.

Arnica cream, helps bruising. Avoiding the abrasion, especially if it has not scabbed over, dab concealer and blend to the rest of your skin.

And if anyone is startled, simply explain what happened, then ask if the company has a softball team.

Were a helmet with a face guard or prove you were hurt.Or Explain to each and every person what happened

just go to the store and get a certain makeup!

Use some concealer.

Just tell everyone what happened. It's not like you can really hide it.

i think that u should go to ur local pharmacy and get foundation. get make up, preferably in between the shades of purple and black , but dont put too much on so u won't look like a witch dressed up for halloween. before that put an ice pack and then a compress first cold then warm. hope this helps

um I would suggest make-up......at least, that's what most women do. My mom used to use a raw steak and put salt on top of it and put it over my eye when it got swollen and or bruised.....salt with saliva is also good.

Sorry about your injury. that must hurt!

I'd go to the store and buy some makeup.Even though I'm a guy...still.

ouch. softball is a pretty gruesome sport.. well you can try to hide it a bit with makeup but other than that you can just brag about bieng a hardcore softball player.

makeup always works

medera scar eliminator

wear sunglasses

plz apply sandal powed (red is better)and honey sandal not only cool but helps in healing faster honey acts as a moisturiser and also reduces your marks to an extent
apply aloe vera based gel all the 3 items will reduce ur marks to a large extent
before going out apply conceler and try to use eye shadow to ur other eye and the colour must be similar to ur injured eye then u will feel better .just do it

wear a sunglass

1. Where really big glasses like those big new years ones
2. Find make-up safe enough to use on open wounds
3. Get that clear liquid bandade and then put on make up
4. If your hairs long enough make some bangs and cover the wound
5. Take the day off
6. Fall at work and say it happened at work. Then fraudulently sue them like so many other people do

An eye patch,I think you may be a sucker for a left hook!!

i had the same thing happen to me , only diffrece was we were playing rugby and i jumped and fell on the guys head at 14. its gonna be like that for 2 or 3 weeks you gotta put on an eye patch and act like a pirate!