Life seems perfect, you spent a hot evening with that someone very special last night and today you're all excited about the interview for a great new job. Or maybe you have some family reunion you can't miss. Or perhaps have plans for a day with friends who will needle and third-degree you the whole time. But, whatever the case, it's a blow to discover the unintended result of last night's passion. The love bite. The scarlet mark of shame.
No two ways about it, there it is, your memento hickey! I know, you can't believe it, but alas, it's true. The question now is, cripes, you have to be gone in a couple hours. What can you do? How do you get rid of hickeys fast? We know, some will tell you that there's nothing you can do, you're stuck with it. We say phooey to that. Theories abound and we'll give you some, here.
Almost everyone recommends the cold spoon. Make that an ice cold spoon. Placing it on the offending mark is claimed to reduce the spread of the hickey. Some though claim that it only makes it worse. Perhaps it's a matter of personal physiology. You'd have to experiment on yourself to know. Maybe better to experiment when there's not anything important or pressing on tap for the day. (Hey, you could even get the hickey on purpose, just so as to experiment!)
After the ice cold spoon crowd, we have the advice from the crowd that apparently have difficulty distinguishing their neck from their teeth. There are a bunch of ideas for hickey management employing dental hygiene measures. One is to briskly brush the hickey with a tooth brush. The theory here is that you'll break up the clotting which is the cause of the hickey. Better circulation will get rid of the love bit faster. Also from the dentally misdirected crowd is the suggestion to use mint flavored toothpaste. You apply it to the spot just like it were a cream. I don't think you need to use the brush, but, heck, at that point, why not? And if that's not getting the job done for you, how about flagellating the darn thing with some dental floss? That's just my idea; I don't know if it would do anything.
Less theatrical means to promote blood circulation lie in the homely old true blue use of massage. It will circulate the blood. If that's too vanilla for you, though, try the coin method? This one is for all you masochists out there. A bit out there, but it's supposed to work. Stretch out the skin on which you have the hickey, using the forefinger and thumb of one hand. In the other hand, holding the coin, scrape at the hickey with the coin's edge. You're trying to disperse the blood, so it's important to do your scraping in a pattern that draws the blood out from the center of the hickey, toward its perimeter. Once you're done, don't freak out if you have a red mark from the scraping. Did I mention you're not actually supposed to scrape off the skin? Well, you're not. And, if you didn't, the red mark should clear up quickly after which you'll see a marked improvement, to coin a phrase, (Sorry.)
Here's another option, useful for when the hickey is a bit older. If it is at least 48 hours old, and it's only now you need to get rid of it, warm compresses can be effective. This is a good one, but also a tricky one. Your hickey really does have to be minimum 48 hours old! (You do know when you got it, right? This wasn't another of those three day benders of yours?) If you use this method too early, it is very likely to make your hickey a whole lot worse. Don't play with fire, here.
And of course knowing how to get rid of hickeys fast doesn't preclude a little cheating. I mean, is it really about getting rid of the amorous evidence on your neck or just being presentable for an occasion? If the latter, the fastest way to get rid of it is to hide it. Of course the turtle neck sweater is a classic for a good reason. If you can pull off scarves, that's another solid standby. If these options are weather-inappropriate or too conspicuous a departure from your usual style, there's always make-up.
A little green, powered over the hickey, will neutralize the red. Then you can cover it with a flesh tone that matches your own for an excellent camouflage method.
So, you see, I wasn't leading you down the garden path: you have a whole bunch of options. Choosing the right one requires figuring out your personal taste, timing needs and perhaps pain tolerance.
They say, once bitten, twice shy. I don't know if that applies to you, but probably better to avoid dating the vampires. If you just can't help yourself, you know we always have you covered, here at How to Get Rid of Hickeys Fast.
No two ways about it, there it is, your memento hickey! I know, you can't believe it, but alas, it's true. The question now is, cripes, you have to be gone in a couple hours. What can you do? How do you get rid of hickeys fast? We know, some will tell you that there's nothing you can do, you're stuck with it. We say phooey to that. Theories abound and we'll give you some, here.
Almost everyone recommends the cold spoon. Make that an ice cold spoon. Placing it on the offending mark is claimed to reduce the spread of the hickey. Some though claim that it only makes it worse. Perhaps it's a matter of personal physiology. You'd have to experiment on yourself to know. Maybe better to experiment when there's not anything important or pressing on tap for the day. (Hey, you could even get the hickey on purpose, just so as to experiment!)
After the ice cold spoon crowd, we have the advice from the crowd that apparently have difficulty distinguishing their neck from their teeth. There are a bunch of ideas for hickey management employing dental hygiene measures. One is to briskly brush the hickey with a tooth brush. The theory here is that you'll break up the clotting which is the cause of the hickey. Better circulation will get rid of the love bit faster. Also from the dentally misdirected crowd is the suggestion to use mint flavored toothpaste. You apply it to the spot just like it were a cream. I don't think you need to use the brush, but, heck, at that point, why not? And if that's not getting the job done for you, how about flagellating the darn thing with some dental floss? That's just my idea; I don't know if it would do anything.
Less theatrical means to promote blood circulation lie in the homely old true blue use of massage. It will circulate the blood. If that's too vanilla for you, though, try the coin method? This one is for all you masochists out there. A bit out there, but it's supposed to work. Stretch out the skin on which you have the hickey, using the forefinger and thumb of one hand. In the other hand, holding the coin, scrape at the hickey with the coin's edge. You're trying to disperse the blood, so it's important to do your scraping in a pattern that draws the blood out from the center of the hickey, toward its perimeter. Once you're done, don't freak out if you have a red mark from the scraping. Did I mention you're not actually supposed to scrape off the skin? Well, you're not. And, if you didn't, the red mark should clear up quickly after which you'll see a marked improvement, to coin a phrase, (Sorry.)
Here's another option, useful for when the hickey is a bit older. If it is at least 48 hours old, and it's only now you need to get rid of it, warm compresses can be effective. This is a good one, but also a tricky one. Your hickey really does have to be minimum 48 hours old! (You do know when you got it, right? This wasn't another of those three day benders of yours?) If you use this method too early, it is very likely to make your hickey a whole lot worse. Don't play with fire, here.
And of course knowing how to get rid of hickeys fast doesn't preclude a little cheating. I mean, is it really about getting rid of the amorous evidence on your neck or just being presentable for an occasion? If the latter, the fastest way to get rid of it is to hide it. Of course the turtle neck sweater is a classic for a good reason. If you can pull off scarves, that's another solid standby. If these options are weather-inappropriate or too conspicuous a departure from your usual style, there's always make-up.
A little green, powered over the hickey, will neutralize the red. Then you can cover it with a flesh tone that matches your own for an excellent camouflage method.
So, you see, I wasn't leading you down the garden path: you have a whole bunch of options. Choosing the right one requires figuring out your personal taste, timing needs and perhaps pain tolerance.
They say, once bitten, twice shy. I don't know if that applies to you, but probably better to avoid dating the vampires. If you just can't help yourself, you know we always have you covered, here at How to Get Rid of Hickeys Fast.
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