STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Kelly · Hermes

I have a completely ridiculous high school problem

kabe · Nine West

How about a little neck scarf?? A sleeveless cowlneck would probably do the trick, too. I doubt anyone will notice but you'll def. be paranoid. :)

luckyclover · Dooney & Bourke

I used to get them in high school- and once in a blue moon still do (completely accidental too) I bruise really easy. I used to think running cool water on them would lighten them- I don't remember if it actually worked or not. I have long hair so I usually just wore my hair down. But you could also wear some type of a sleeveless shirt with a turtleneck type collar. HTH

The scarf is a good idea too

-- Edited by luckyclover at 10:50, 2006-08-18

Mandy · Kate Spade

i got one in high school and someone said put ice on it. i don't think that actually worked but it may be worth a try. i like the sleevless cowl neck idea, or maybe a button up.

Bastet · Kate Spade

Try putting some ice in a ziplock bag and holding on the hickeys for a few minutes. I did that to stop them from getting larger. Also, when I was in college, a sorority sister told me that using coverup that's a little bit lighter than my skin tone would cover a hickey better than trying to use coverup that was an exact match.

laken1 · Hermes

I am of no help - but I just had to say - I've been giggling about this all morning. I'm so sorry - I know it's not funny. But it sounds like something that would happen to me.

I like the scarf idea - you can try the ice / other stuff but I just think you would be less paranoid about a scarf

rosie_the_riveter · Gucci

There are some tips here:

http://www.ehow.com/tips_3556.html

ico · Dooney & Bourke

I am ashamed to say, I have had the same problem recently

and of course, during my college years, I'd see some right before my sunday lunch with my parents

The trick is: if you don't think about them,people won't see them. This doesn't mean you should go with a deep v-neckt-shirt. But, if you put a nice light scarf, non tied but just loosely wrapped around, after putting on some make up, and forget about that, nobody would notice.

It's the self-consciousness that drags people's eyes there!

so, be bold, and don't worry too much!

Tashina · Kate Spade

you should wear a sleaveless turtleneck in a light weight fabric and some capris or something like that, so it is not obvious you are trying to cover them up.

also, try using an ice pack or some of that redness relief lotion from eucerin.

sephorablue · Marc Jacobs

I have nothing to add, except... hehehe... giggle

I like the scarf idea, but I think ico is right that no one else will notice...

Kelly · Hermes

haha I have to say, "hearing" you guys giggle makes me feel a little better :)

I like the scarf idea, but I feel like everyone might notice that especially, because it is never something I would wear, especially to my uncle's farm for a picnicy day... of course, I may get desperate and reach for a scarf anyway :)

The button up is definitely a good idea, I'll probably end up doing that...plus a lot of foundation, but I'm white as a ghost so I already use the lightest shade I can find!!

Thanks, guys... if anyone else has any ideas, keep 'em coming! I feel like a fool

NCshopper · Hermes

Tee hee! I hope you know we're laughing with you, not at you. Because it is actually kinda funny.

Anyway, I totally think that ico's right--if you ignore it and don't act self-concious about it, then no one will realize it's there. I'd take preventative measures though and wear a button up shirt and put some foundation on it. I'd be afraid that putting ice on it or doing any of the other tricks might irritate it and make it red, so I'd be cautious.

Just in case anyone does see it, which I doubt, have a canned response ready for how you want to deal with it. You could make a joke about it and laugh it off or find another way to handle it. If you're prepared if someone is obviously staring or (god forbid) actually asks you about it, then you'll avoid stammering "uh....uh...." and it'll be a *bit* less awkward.

Kelly · Hermes

NCshopper wrote:

Tee hee! I hope you know we're laughing with you, not at you. Because it is actually kinda funny.

haha I know, it is funny. I'm laughing at me. I'm just afraid of what everyone will say. When I legitimately burned my neck with a curling iron, everyone was on me all day wondering why I would be so unclassy as to walk around with a hickey, and no one believed me that it was a burn. So now when I have a legitimate hickey, I'm extra afraid

Aurora · Marc Jacobs

one of my favorite lines from the tv show the nanny was fran telling maggie that she needed oil based concealer to hide hickeys. I've never tried it but maybe you can run to the drug store in the morning and find some and give it a go.

jacL · Coach

Well, I hate to tell you this, but this happened to me once last summer and everyone noticed. I would wear a scarf so it is less noticeable.

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

Take asprin. A girlfriend of mine got huge ones regulary.

She swore that by taking asprin she could watch them fade and slip away.

Can't hurt to try!

-gd

jacL · Coach

greendiamond wrote:

Take asprin. A girlfriend of mine got huge ones regulary.

She swore that by taking asprin she could watch them fade and slip away.

Can't hurt to try!

-gd

I don't know about this...aspirin basically thins your blood and makes one more susceptible to bruising, which is what a hickey is.

Kelly · Hermes

thanks, guys. On Friday night my friends noticed it, so on Saturday I ended up using two different foundations, plus powder, and wearing a button-up shirt. But my great plan was thwarted when the picnic was called off because of an unforeseen family problem, and so my parents decided that it would be a good day to cut down some trees since there were 4 adults at home all one the same day! So I had to change into a t-shirt, and I was sweating from working, so I "went to the bathroom" 10 times a second to reapply foundation. I was so hot but I didn't put my hair up. But no one asked about it! thank goodness!

This was such a stupid experience, I definitely let the BF know that this could NOT happen again