This was my first pimple mitigating product I've ever tried. I have to say that I do like this more than I thought I would. It adheres to the skin quite well and isn't too noticeable. I haven't put make up on top of it but I don't think it would be too much of an issue to try and hide it a little. I didn't have any big pimples to try this on so I tried it on new pimples I saw forming. It did well in preventing the pimple from getting bigger. I think this will work better on pimples that are almost ready to pop or have some white showing where it can actually pull the oils out of skin. Otherwise, if your pimples just like small rounded bumps, it probably won't do too much except block impurities from getting into it and prevent you from rubbing your fingers on it.