How to Make Fake Bruises With Food Coloring

Using some makeup and food coloring, you can easily create fake bruises.

Whether you're dressing up for Halloween, a school play or just for the fun of it, making fake bruises is one of the easiest looks to achieve. All you need is some food coloring and a few makeup accessories that you may already have at home. Don't worry about food color "stains" -- it will last throughout the day and well into the night, and still wash off with soap and water.

Things You'll Need

• Liquid yellow food coloring
• Makeup foam wedges
• Light olive green eye shadow
• Cotton swabs
• Dark green eye shadow
• Light powder foundation
• Powder brush

Instructions

1. Squirt 15 to 20 drops of yellow food coloring onto a makeup sponge to saturate the tip.

2. Move the saturated tip of the sponge in a circular motion on your skin to make a big bruiser. Feather the edges of the "bruise" to make it blend in with your skin.

3. Allow five minutes for the color to dry.

4. Apply a light olive green eye shadow to the center of the yellow bruise. Using your finger or a cotton swab, blend the light green color into the bruise.

5. Apply a dark green eye shadow to the very center of the bruise. Blend the dark green color into the olive green color in a circular motion.

6. Apply a very light layer of powder foundation to the bruise using a foundation brush. This will help to set the bruise, preventing it from wearing off.

References

• mademan: How to Make Fake Bruises