{"id":4254,"date":"2019-02-08T17:20:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T22:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.pages.roanoke.edu\/?p=4254"},"modified":"2019-02-08T17:20:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T22:20:53","slug":"oh-hickey-youre-so-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=4254","title":{"rendered":"Oh, Hickey, You\u2019re So Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Emma Grosskopf<\/em><\/p>\n

Are YOU dating a vampire? Hooking up with a vacuum cleaner? In love with a leech? If so, then you are probably very familiar with the general inconvenience and byproduct of a good makeout sesh that is a hickey. Whether you love \u2018em or you hate \u2018em, here\u2019s some things to keep in mind when sucking face (or neck, or back, etc.) with a significant other (or total stranger! We don\u2019t judge over here at the BA!): <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A Healing Process<\/span>\n
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    1. There are a lot of home remedies out there about how to shrink the appearance of a hickey. Some of them are complete crap. If your neck is sore after a steamy romp, rub the surface of your skin with a toothbrush. The bristles help with blood circulation and reduce the appearance of the bruise. If you make a habit of keeping aloe vera around, rub a little bit of that on the spot. It\u2019ll soothe your skin and help move along the healing process. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    2. A Stealthy Cover-up <\/span>\n
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      1. Covering a hickey with makeup can be dicey, especially since 99% of the time, the same color concealer used for your face is too dark for your neck. Keep this in mind: a bad cover-up is worse than no cover-up at all. Find the right shade and use a yellow-based primer to cancel out the reddish purple color of the bruise. If you opt for the turtleneck-or-scarf route, just beware: if that\u2019s not your usual style aesthetic, it might just draw more attention to your neck. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      2. Communication is Key<\/span>\n
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        1. When you\u2019re fooling around with your partner, don\u2019t be afraid to shout it out if you have something against hickeys. If you\u2019re into hickeys but just don\u2019t want them where everyone can see them, let your partner know. Basically, just communicate openly about everything, including getting your neck sucked, period. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        2. It Happens to Everyone<\/span>\n
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          1. If you\u2019re reading this and sniffing disapprovingly, ask yourself: have I REALLY never had a hickey before? If not, that\u2019s impressive. This is a college campus after all. But if you have, don\u2019t sweat it. It happens to PRETTY MUCH everyone. Look at Kendall Jenner. She literally gets her picture taken for a living and had a hickey-gate involving Anwar Hadid (the lesser known but still pretty hot Hadid brother). No shame in being an RC bio major with a couple love bites. We just have to deal with pointed staring in Commons rather than paparazzi photos on DailyMail. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          2. Don\u2019t be An Ass About It <\/span>\n
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            1. You know what this means. It\u2019s cool to have hickeys, it\u2019s cool to hate hickeys, it\u2019s cool to only like giving hickeys, and it\u2019s cool to only like receiving hickeys, but it\u2019s NEVER cool to prance around flaunting them. We aren\u2019t 15 anymore, people. Congrats. Woo hoo. You got laid. Let\u2019s move on with our lives. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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