What causes bruise on nose? Hi, Im a 36 y.o. male, 6ft and 196lbs. Over the past few years I have noticed that now and again a small bruise appears at the bridge of my nose (nasion?) and only appers during the night e.g it s not there before bed, but is there in the morning. It seems to appear during stressful periods in my life. In addition to this, Iv began to notice that after a night of alcohol consumption, that night and the morning I now get very feint bruising and swelling appearing around the (glabella??) area above bridge of my nose in the middle of my forehead? Can you tell me what this is?