# Whats the best way to get rid of/cover up a hickey? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521 "2004-02-22T19:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elscorcho456](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ec9cab/32.png) [@elscorcho456](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elscorcho456)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/1 "2004-02-22T19:06:43Z")
My brother came home last night with a few large hickeys (don’t ask, I didn’t eaither _shudders_) Anywho, I was wondering how the dopers get rid of their hickeys. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/2 "2004-02-22T19:28:24Z")
A hickey is essentially a bruise. There is nothing to do but wait for it to heal. If your brother doesn’t look like a complete dork wearing concealer, he can try that. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/3 "2004-02-22T19:34:49Z")
Patting foundation on it _lightly_, not rubbing it in, will hide it to some extent. But mostly you just have to wait for it to fade. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/4 "2004-02-22T19:57:47Z")
This is just a guess- I haven’t had much opportunity to have this problem lately :(. Anyway, what about some of that undereye concealer? That stuff is made to minimize darkness under eyes, why wouldn’t it work on darkness elsewhere? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/5 "2004-02-22T21:25:19Z")
This thread is better suited for [**In My Humble Opinion**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=12). I’ll move it for you. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/6 "2004-02-22T23:11:34Z")
Have him wear a scarf. Not only does it cover the bruise, but it’s also stylish! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/7 "2004-02-23T02:24:53Z")
Nice to see some things haven’t changed in high school – 35 years ago! Turtlenecks. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/8 "2004-02-23T02:51:25Z")
I am told, though I haven’t tried it yet, that putting very cold spoons on said hickey will minimize it. Otherwise, two weeks of turtlenecks, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/9 "2004-02-23T04:07:11Z")
I always preferred the hide in plain site method, especially for guys. Scrape up the surface with sandpaper, like road rash. Tell the curious you caught a faceful of gravel from a motorcycle spinning out. ---
**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/10 "2004-02-23T05:50:48Z")
Tell him he should try [Dermablend](http://www.dermablend.com/index.aspx) (they even have stuff for men!). ---
**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/11 "2004-02-23T07:13:21Z")
Why do want to do such a thing? Hickeys are lovely 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-cover-up-a-hickey/230521/12 "2004-02-23T13:46:23Z")
Turtlenecks. It’s still cold most places, so he won’t look like a complete dork (though he will if anyone sees his hickeys). God I hate hickeys.