Age spots… Most of us will get them on our face at some point. These brown spots, sometimes called liver spots are technically called solar lentigines or lentigos. They seem to magically appear after the age of 50, although younger people do sometimes get them. They are generally caused by excessive exposure to the sun, which triggers the production of excessive amounts of a pigment. They are often raised and or scaly in texture. That right there should be enough to convince you to wear sunscreen to try to prevent age spots from forming in the first place.
Getting rid of age spots at the dr’s office:
Age spots can be removed in a doctor’s office or medical spa type clinic. I’ve had intense pulsed light treatments (IPL) and broad band light treatments (BBL) to zap the spots. The treatments are almost always followed with a peel. I’ve had a TCA peel on all occasions that I had these treatments. I found them to be very effective. In fact, I will probably have another one in the next few weeks. It’s best to have these type of treatments in the fall and winter months when sun exposure is limited. Dermatologists also have other procedures to scrape these spots form the face as well.
Covering your age spots with makeup:
If you have age spots and want to cover them up to make them less noticeable, you can use these simple techniques:
- Start with a freshly cleansed face.
- Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! I cannot stress enough the importance of having a good foundation or base upon which to place your makeup. Find a good moisturizer for your skin type. I’m currently using Joy & Karma Hyaluronic Acid with Vitamin C followed by Soap and Glory Wish Upon a Jar Moisturizer with Peptides.
- Sunscreen is the best prevention. Use it daily, rain or shine. Most of the foundation products that I use have a good amount of spf in them.
- Foundation – I recommend using a light hand with foundation. You don’t want to over do it and end up with a caked on appearance. I like to use bb creams and cc creams myself, which provide coverage along with spf and moisturizers in them. Some of my favorites are Pur CC Cream, Kimiko Hydrating Tint, Avon Ideal Flawless CC Cream and It Cosmetics CC Cream. I use my fingers or a Beauty Blender sponge for application.
- Apply concealer with a small brush to target the spot you are covering. Some of favorites are Bare Minerals Bareskin Concealer, MAC Pro Longwear Concealer and Avon Anew Age Transforming Concealer.
- Apply a translucent setting powder over the entire face with a light dusting so that the powder doesn’t settle into lines and wrinkles. I like Besame Vanilla Brightening Powder and Makeup For Ever HD Powder.
I hope this post was helpful to you! Let me know what else I can help you with.
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Great tips! I need to try the BareMinerals concealer and the MUFE HD powder.
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A friend recommended the the BM concealer and I love it. It’s more of a serum. Stacie xo
Stacie recently posted…How to Cover Age Spots
I need to save up and go for the IPL to remove some of my spots. Did you have any scarring afterwards?
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Oh no, no scaring at all. Just nice fresh skin with less age spots. Worth every penny. Stacie xo
Stacie recently posted…How to Cover Age Spots
Sometimes people apply too much product which ends up making the age spots worse. On clients I just focus a little It Cosmetics CC cream all over their face, and try a little color correcting. Sunscreen is your best friend winter and summer hehe
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Thanks for sharing your expertise Heather! CC creams are my best friend! Stacie xo
Stacie recently posted…How to Cover Age Spots
That is so helpful! Thank you for sharing! <3
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Thanks for stopping by! Stacie xo
Stacie recently posted…How to Cover Age Spots
Great tips! I think I have a premature age spot from using a Glycolic Acid face wash in the summer….it kind of appeared out of no where, but thankfully it’s starting to fade a bit with some new Lancome serum that I am using.
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Interesting. What serum are you using? We may all need a gallon of it. Stacie xo
Stacie recently posted…How to Cover Age Spots
It’s the Advanced Genifique Concentrate. I love it!
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I’m only in my 20’s, so I haven’t dealt with these yet, but I am doing my best to prevent them with a proper skincare routine! 🙂
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So smart! I’m from the stone age when we basked in the sun. LOL! Stacie xo
Stacie recently posted…How to Cover Age Spots
Great tips! I started with PRP facial recently and have peels twice a year, those sun spots get you in your 30s and I am paying the price for it now in my 40s.
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Great tips! I haven’t had to deal with age spots, but I’m very diligent about my sunscreen, so hopefully I never have to deal with them!
It Cosmetics is my favorite CC cream. It really gives a ton of coverage without being heavy.
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I have to say, I’m 22 years old and don’t have age spots, but I think these tips are good for even people who don’t have them! Everyone should be wearing sunscreen no matter what, and if those concealers can cover an age spot, I’m sure they can cover a pimple. Thanks for the tips!
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I find Vitamin C and brightening treatments really help to fade any kind of spots.
Using sunscreen on a daily basis is SO important for prevention of sun spots. You’re post was really helpful — especially on how to conceal them. You can use the same method to cover hyper pigmentation from old acne spots, too, which is what I do 🙂
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Oh yes, very true, this works for most any discoloration.
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Thanks for sharing this, my mom has been asking me about the same thing recently. I’ll have to forward this link to her.
Please do! It’s easy to do as long as the skin is well moisturized. Thanks for stopping by! Stacie xo