How to Get Rid of a Hickey

The Right Way to Cover Up a Hickey — So You Can Get Back to Business

12 July, 2018 by Katie Shafsky

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If you thought having a hickey in high school was embarrassing, try having one as a 24-year-old young professional. Combine that with a penchant for men with vampire-like kissing styles and pale, easily bruised skin and you get me — the most hickey-prone individual you could meet.

After a particularly steamy evening, I woke up the next morning to find a crater-sized red mark on my neck. Back in the day, I might have freaked out, but I've become a pro at the cover-up. The key is just in a few essential products: a colour-correcting concealer, a toothbrush, an ice pack, and powder. Keep reading ahead for my tried-and-true tips to looking like a put-together human as quickly as possible . . . so you can go back to all that Summer loving.

To colour-correct a second-day hickey. . .

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