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Great question! :)

Sometimes makeup can actually make your acne look worse and become more noticeable so it’s good to know how to hide your spots as well as possible!

Try not to use a heavy coverage foundation. Now if you have severe acne and a lot of area that needs coverage a full coverage foundation can be good for you. But if you only have a few pimples at a time around 3 - 7 you don’t really need so much foundation because the rest of your skin is pretty clear. Using a light weight, light coverage foundation all over the skin and a concealer to hide any pesky pimples will look a lot more natural not drawing too much attention to the fact that you’re wearing makeup.
Don’t over powder. A super powdery, cakey, dry finish will bring attention the spots/acne right away. You want it to look as smooth as possible. You do this by applying a thin layer of powder, translucent powder is best because it’s almost invisible. Using moisturizer and a smoothing primer under your makeup will help your makeup go on a lot more smooth as well. You can eve go in with a small eyeshadow blending brush to apply powder right over the pimple so you’re not over powdering.
Press, don’t over blend. Pressing foundation and powder into your skin over the areas that need it will give more coverage than swirling and buffing over the area, which can just move around the product. Pressing/patting the concealer/foundation will give you more coverage so you don’t have to use as much product. Less product, the better!