49yo - Had Neck Lip for Double Chin, Botox for Frown Lines and Temporal Brow Lift. Ottawa, ON

I went back for some different makeup. What I bought worked when my bruises were RED and fresh but as they turned blue and yellow and brown, the primer I got for the red bruises no longer worked to cover the other colours. I got help by an awesome cosmetician and ended up getting a four colour correction cream to put under my foundation and a new palate of eye shadow. What fun it has been working with this makeup. A bit of yellow for the dark blue bruises, purple for the yellow areas, and green for the red/purple ones ... and the normal beige ones for normal blemishes. Before foundation I looked SO crazy .. but once I put the foundation on, I was amazed at how well I was hiding everything. Definitely recommend getting a palate of those correctors. Anyhow, all is progressing very well ... this morning my bf asked if something was wrong with my eyes or if I had make up on and I said I had purple make up on (which I did) but he was actually seeing the bruising.

I had my family dinner party tonight and was mortified when I woke up to two swollen purple eyes. I don't know why I didn't think I would have bruising around my eyes but ... I didn't. I had planned on neck/chin bruising but not my eyes. I haven't told anyone in my family (including my boyfriend) so I was worried people would be asking questions if they saw the bruising, swelling and marks but ... I was able to conceal all of it with proper makeup and clothing, and a spiffy scarf. Note the miracle job I did with makeup/concealer and eye shadow. This was particularly challenging because I have never worn eye shadow before but ... I bought a tri-blend in a purple hue and it was PERFECT. It looked like I had purple eyes on purpose. Haha. My neck is still pretty purple in one line and blue around my jawline so I had to do some work with Makeup Forever primer and foundation. All in all ... I think I did a pretty good job. The only thing is I've been going to bed dressed and my BF is taking it personally .. poor guy. But for a variety of reasons to boring to mention, I cannot tell him. Day 5 today and getting better every day. I can't wait for the bruising and swelling to be done! :-)

Still quite a bit of swelling and bruising but I am treating it faithfully with Advil, brief periods of Cold (1st day) and Hot Compresses (after that), Arnica, Pineapple and Apple, my regular EFA's and light massage. Today I noticed the corner of my eyes are black and blue too. I THOUGHT they were a bit shadowed yesterday but today definite bruising and swelling around the corners of each. I can't believe how little pain I am having. I am really only taking Advil for inflammation. A bit of tenderness to touch but that's about it. I'm only Day 3 and already I noticed the bruising is browning and fading and the swelling is decreasing. My body is responding beautifully to this trauma. It's impressing the hell out of me. :-) I see some changes in the chin area for sure. Not as much as I would like but I am sure it is due to swelling. I'm sure it will be great when it settles down. Anyhow, here are some right side profile pics of the neck and chin. Not too shabby huh?