This Little-Known Foundation Is Insanely Good at Covering Redness
It was the first time I had ever gotten filler. I started an anti-inflammatory diet a year prior as part of my relentless search for more energy. The diet helped, but along with more energy came unintentional weight loss, and it mostly showed on my face. I have a resting heart rate of around 100 bpm, and a naturally over-active metabolism, so weight-gain and maintenance has always been a struggle for me. I don’t feel confident when I look too thin, especially in my face and cheek hollows.
I had a date to a big basketball game on the same night, but I was told that the fillers would be no obstacle to that. The appointment was unfortunately well-before the days that I knew about cannulas and various anti-bruising and bleeding techniques; the doctor injecting me chose to micro-dose the filler, pricking dozens of sites all over the area above my mouth. I was thrilled with the results, but horrified by how red my face was.
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I told the doctor that her front desk advised me of no down-time, and that there was no way I could go on a date in the next couple of hours looking like I did. “Don’t worry," she said. "I have a special makeup just for this. It’s called Oxygenetix.” I didn’t believe that makeup could conceal my redness and I was suspicious of it clogging my newly-injected pores. Shock and awe washed over me when she applied the medicinal-sounding foundation; it covered my redness completely and the formula was incredibly moisturizing.
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I was reintroduced to the product recently when I went to get a micro-needling facial with PRP, and the doctor advised that I apply Oxygenetix to conceal the 3 days of redness that follow. While researching, I found out that the line also has a foundation with salicylic acid specifically for acne control during breakouts, so I started recommending it to friends with problem skin.
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