Scarlet skin - Wil anything cover it (wedding)

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I'm currently three months into Topical Steroid Withdrawal and the skin on my neck, chest and upper arms is scarlet.

I've got an important wedding on the 16th and the dress is like to wear is V-neck. I always feel really good in a V-neck wrap dress, but I'm not panicking about what my dreadful skin will look like. High necked dresses don't suit me.

Does anyone know of any make up that will cover this intense redness? And had some staying power?

Have added picture so you can see the extent. The white patches are my only normal skin.

Thanks in advance!

I’d say get a green colour corrector and a foundation product like Dermablend. Look into setting sprays. I think it would be worth going on YouTube and looking at tutorials on covering redness. You could have a look at tattoo cover up tutorials too.
however I should say I don’t think it looks that bad (I go beetroot as soon as I have a drink so I have spent time thinking about levels of redness!) and you could get away without anything, but go with whatever makes you feel comfortable.

I second dermablend.

Give it a trial run first you may find it too heavy.

An alternative to fully covering would be to tone it down with a lighter body foundation

Also how v neck is the v neck? Your towel is quite low down - you might find it covers more than you think

I say style it out and go as you are ❤️

I've used dermablend and it's fab, but I didn't find it all night foolproof! Depending on what your skin is like it might not agree with it as well if you're in steroid withdrawal? Definitely go with what makes you comfortable but from your photo I wouldn't even second look your skin at all,but I know it's all about how you feel.

Last time I actually wore a sheer voile type material top underneath and found that works better for me, but it has to work with the dress I find.

Sorry, just thought a bit more and I had a big red chest flush when I was getting ready for my wedding and I managed to cover it by applying a full coverage foundation and stippling it on with a lay bottomed foundation brush. Lasted all day with powder. Might be worth going to some of the make up places in Boots and getting recommendations/samples to try at home.

That should be flat bottomed brush

Thank you, I'll definitely look into dermablend. Love to all who say it's not so bad and to style it out ❤️ I just feel so self-conscious.

Sorry to bust into the thread but can I ask about your TSW?

My DD is 6 and highly atopic, multiple food allergies, eczema, asthma etc. She's needed topical steroids on and off throughout her life to ensure enough sleep to grow (even still she's only on 2nd centile) - joint allergy team were very clear getting on top of skin was important for her growth and development.

But I'm worried about her future. We've needed much less in the last 2 years but this summer has been rough for her again - we haven't found a single sun screen that suits her.

We have elecon but only use it once every six months or so. Hydrocortisone maybe used one or two days a month.

Can I ask what TS you were using and for how many years before you decided to withdraw?

I only used Hydrocortisone.

I developed a scarlet rash on my face, and my eyes started to puff up and present swollen (a classes TSA symptom). Only hydrocortisone brought the rash down. My doc said to use it whenever I needed, in order to get it gone. My skin became massively reliant on it. I was using it more than your daughter though, although with the blessing of a GP🙄

I stopped using it at the beginning of June, when I realised that the red rash and eyes were caused by additions to steroids. I only ever used it on my cheek and round my eye area (again, with blessing from GP, I now understand this is controversial) but the effects are now seen all over my body.

I hope it all went well with the wedding?
I realise it's been a while, can I ask...how was the rest of your journey progressed through TWS, as my son of 21 is going through this exeperience and has not used steroid for flare ups on his face for the last five months now, did you find some further relief from the redness and withdrawl, etc? Thanks

Hi,

I'm sorry to say I got worse and worse. I ended up hospitalised in January, with 90% of my body erythrodermic and unable to maintain my body temperature. My heart rate was very high all the time from shaking constantly to try stay warm. I was put on immunosuppressants which were a lifesaver. I'm still on them, and am now in limbo as we work out next steps. Sorry that wasn't a more cheerful update!