Laura Hendrickson
Comparisons and Ratings of Tattoo Make-Up
I decided to research this type of product after experiencing a disaster at my own wedding last year. I wanted to
cover up a tattoo of the name of my ex-boyfriend and the product I used let me completely down at my wedding.I couldn’t cover it up! It was dumb of me not to try out the concealer before my Big Day and I surely paid the price
for it. So I decided to compare the different tattoo concealers to see what works best.Hopefully this is helpful to you all.
“Tattoo Camo”Rating: *****
Price: $34.95
Positives:
• Covers all tattoo colors with just one layer
• Dries fast
• Water resistant, lasts the entire day
• Different shades blend easily, naturally matching the skin tone
• Can also be used on skin blemishes
• No shadow visible from underneath
• Setting powder included
• GuaranteedNegatives: • A little bit on the expensive side
• Does not include Magic Shield Setting Spray
• No make-up brush included* instructional video for Tattoo Camo is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9OfSj4UGWM
“Tattoo Cosmetics”
Rating: **
Price: $39.99
Positives: • You get several items for your money
• The included wedge sponge applicator is pretty good
• Good colors for ethnic groups
• Free shipping within the USA (no international shipping)
• GuaranteedNegatives: • Does not cover well; the tattoo shows through
• Most colors too dark for most customers
• Ultra long drying time
• Spray forms un-breathable barrier on the skin
• Strange odor
• Need your own personal cream makeup to create
the final match
• No international shipping
• No privacy policy
“Mehron – Make-up Tattoo Covers”
Rating: ***
Price: $14.95
Positives: • 2 to 5 shades of color wheel
• Nice packaging
• Works on blemishes
• Powder prevents rubbing-off
• Great vibrant colors for body painting
• Returns accepted, but items must be unusedNegatives: • Shipping can be expensive
• Does not dry fast
• Does not seem to be specially formulated to cover the new tattoo-colors, but more for skin-tone scars
• No shipping to P.O. Box, APO or FPO addresses
• Does take additional time to process international orders
• International Shipping can be extremely high
• Alaska, Hawaii and US Territories – add $10 to $25 to ..Standard S/H
• Setting powder not included
“Smart Cover”
Rating: ***
Price: $15.00
Positives: • Very cheap
• Lots of different items available on the website (time consuming and confusing to figure out what you really need)
• Guaranteed
• Evens out skin tone
• Covers age-spots tooNegatives: • Looks like it was made for skin-colored marks, tattoos were probably an afterthought
• Requires multiple steps, takes a long time
• Drying requires a lot of patience
• I wonder how a product that can cover tattoos, is also recommended for use on wrinkles, varicose veins (on their website)etc. Seems it is made to solve all problems
• International orders (except Canada) have to be placed over the telephone
“ColorTration”
Rating: ***
Price: $38.00
Positives: .
• Not too many steps required
• Can be blended (but that does take two steps)
• Liquid concealer make-up
• Available in pump bottle and can be used with a make-up brush
• It is very opaque
• You do not need a setting powder, only the barrier spray (separate purchase)
• Covers about everything you want to coverNegatives • Thin consistency, takes long to dry
• Rubs off easily
• Must be sealed with a spray – cutting off air flow to skin and makes skin non-breathable
• That sealing-spray is only recommended for legs and body
• Hard to remove
• Guarantee not found
• The vials in the Tattoo Cover Kit are extremely small
• Need to apply with professional camouflage brush (separate purchase)
“Cover Mark
“Rating: **
Price: $33.95
Positives: • Box looks neat
• Priced in the midrange
• Includes sponge and brush
• The Leg Magic covers besides tattoos also
…bruisesNegatives: • Instead of reading my review list, watch their video. It …says it all: …www.covermarkusa.com/indexbirthtattoo.htm. You
will see what people do not like about most tattoo make-up.products. Be aware you are watching an edited video
• It takes forever to apply, must be layered and layered …which makes it difficult to dry
• Still show a shadow underneath those layers of …make-up
• No guarantee
• Use the Primer before the liquid concealer (= the Leg …Magic)
“DERMABLEND”
Rating: ***
Price: $27.00
Positives: • Nice website with a lot wide variety of make-up products
• It is also a sunscreen
• Developed for skin flaws
• Used with Setting Powder (separate purchase of $22.00, making Dermablend the most expensive on the market) it becomes water-resistant and smudge-proofNegatives: • Not specifically formulated for just tattoo coverage
• 4 Step application (very time consuming): First apply the primer, followed by applications of different foundations and then the powder. This all takes time and patience!
• Need a lot to cover; very long drying time
• Looks like a visible blotch on the skin when in the sun
• No international shipping, including to Canada
• And no shipping to PO Box, APO and FPO addresses
• You need an account before ordering
“Kat – Von D Sephora Tattoo Concealer”
Rating: **
Price: $25.00
Positives: • Great tattoo artist
• Good selection of shades
• Multi-tasking concealer
• Creamy & blendable
• Highly pigmented
• Transfer-and water-resistantNegatives: • This is the one that let me down at the altar!
• Complicated four-step system
• Price includes just 1 tube
• The pink tattoo-eraser pencil is a separate purchase
• Takes a great deal of work to apply
• Frankly, I was disappointed that coming from a
major cosmetic firm it would be so watery and runny
• Takes too long to dry
• Covers fair, seems like they are really
using her name to sell make-up, eye-shadow and such