Cupping! Chances are you've heard of it, but do you know what it is and what it does? The purple circles do look like a bruise they are fundamentally different. The big difference is that a bruise results from an injury to the soft tissue which traumatizes the tissue, essentially blood pooling under the skin. A bruise is painful to the touch and a cupping mark is not at all painful if anything it feels much more comfortable after it has been cupped. Cupping marks fade away i