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Repair Tips on fixing rubbed-off blushing?

Jul 15, 2022

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    1. Hey all!

      One of my dolls unfortunately got a small circle of blushing rubbed off, right on the tip of his nose. I want to know tips on how to repair without completely redoing his factory faceup, which I like too much. I want to do body blushing on him anyway, so maybe it's a blessing in disguise!

      How do I spray MSC on the head without damaging the eyelashes? Should I just cover them with something, and would there be issues from only spraying on part of the face? And anyone have tips on the best pastels/materials for blushing in general?

      If it's too difficult to fix, then I may not bother, since it looks a little like shine. I would attach a photo, but it's hard to get a good picture of because photos just make it look like a shine on the nose.

      Thanks in advance for the help!
       
      #1 Alex Secord Designs, Jul 15, 2022
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    2. I've personally never run into any problems with only spraying part of the face, since the MSC makes it all feel rough anyway. What you can do is take some strips of paper towel and cover the eyes like a blindfold, same with the mouth, and then spray the face. You don't have to cover the mouth, but if their lips are glossed the MSC will make it matte so you'll have to re-gloss.

      As for pastels, I've only ever used the cheapest ones from my local craft store because the "good" ones are expensive and don't always have the best colour selection. So cheap ones have worked for me!! For expensive ones though, Rembrandt is raved about a lot!

      (Edit since I forgot to add this) You can also weaken the eyelash glue by putting the head in the freezer (won't damage the faceup) and then gently peel the eyelashes off, then reapply them!
       
      #2 maryw13, Jul 15, 2022
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    3. I think you should just take the eyelashes off and reapply them afterwards. I repaired chipped faceups multiple times before and have always done it this way without problems.

      I think color matching would be the most important part with the pastels. I don't think brand would matter as much here. A soft brush (like for eye makeup) works well. In order to make the transition between the chipped part and the rest of the face less obvious it can help to sort of sand down sealant edges down with a magic sponce. Depends on the severity of the chip though.
       
      #3 EagleVision1999, Jul 15, 2022
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    4. Thank you! I have some cheap pastels at home, though I may try to get some single nicer pastels instead of a whole set, just the ones necessary to color match nicely with the face and also do some nice body blushing. I've seen that MSC usually makes the face rough, how do I get it back to the normal smooth state after the final coat? It would be awkward to have different texture on different parts. Do I just use some sort of matte varnish?

      I may try that, though I'm a little nervous to glue them back in since I have shaky hands and struggle with that sort of thing. Luckily, the chip isn't severe, and is almost unnoticeable (I think it may have been there for a bit before even I noticed it, and I usually notice that stuff). It's barely even a chip honestly, it's like a little paint just rubbed off smoothly on the blushing. Since the blushing is soft anyway, it's unnoticeable, and I'm hoping won't be too hard to repair. Luckily for me, it's right in the middle/tip of the nose, so if worst comes to worst, it wouldn't look too strange to layer on the blushing a bit stronger to blend properly, as opposed to somewhere like the bridge/side of the nose where it wouldn't look right to have a darker area.
       
      #4 Alex Secord Designs, Jul 15, 2022
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    5. You could also, potentially, cover the whole face with clingwrap and only poke a small hole in it for the nose. That way you're only sealing and painting exactly what you need. This works well when it's only the nose tip that needs work.
       
      #5 EagleVision1999, Jul 15, 2022
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    6. I like that idea! It's not an area with any graduation at all (being the very tip of the nose), so if I can get a good color match, then it would be fine just to dab it right onto that one spot without blending too much, if any.
       
      #6 Alex Secord Designs, Jul 15, 2022
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    7. #7 Rosslyn, Jul 15, 2022
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    8. Very similar part 2 of your tutorial, a helpful video (not mine!) which I came across recently which will help to visualise the technique

       
      #8 kyukyukyu, Jul 15, 2022
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    9. Thank you! Luckily, no dent on his nose (I think the guy was going around rubbing his nose on stuff, smh...) so just the blushing to fix. I'll try this out!
       
      #9 Alex Secord Designs, Jul 16, 2022
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    10. Oh brilliant! I never did get around to actually taking pics for my method, so this is good for visual learners.
       
      #10 Rosslyn, Jul 16, 2022
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    11. I have a tiny (pukipuki) with chin and lip needing fixing as no way can I replicate the official faceup eyelashes and brows brushwork.

      Will be using a combination of your tutorial and the video if I get the courage to do it ;)
       
      #11 kyukyukyu, Jul 17, 2022
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