By: Cat Juan-Ledesma
With all the running around we do in our daily lives, who has the time to wash their face midday and reapply their make up all over again? Anyone? Yeah, didn’t think so. Here are some tips to help keep makeup fresh from sun up to sun down.
Start with a good base
If you want your makeup to last through the day, you need to invest in three basic products: primer, face powder and setting spray. The primer will help keep your foundation from sliding off, while your setting spray will lock it in. It’s also crucial to use an eyeshadow primer to make sure that the color stays in place over your lids as well. A setting spray to be misted lightly on your face after applying your makeup is also a good way to help keep your makeup fresh looking longer. We like Banila Co Prime Primer Classic, Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion, and Urban Decay’s All Nighter Long Lasting Make up Setting Spray.
Blotting paper is your best friend
It’s best to turn to blotting paper to help combat shine throughout the day because adding more powder onto your face before absorbing the excess oil will make your skin look cakey. The best way to use blotting paper is to lightly pat a sheet onto the skin for a few seconds, never swipe as you risk the chance of dragging your makeup with it. I personally feel that my foundation looks more natural after I’ve allowed it to set on my skin and then blot it with blotting paper. I also prefer the rubber blotting sheets to the thin rice paper variety.
Retouch your color
One of the first signs that your makeup is sliding off is when you lose the color on your lips and cheeks. After your blotting paper, lightly dust with some loose or pressed powder and then reapply your blush.
Invest in long lasting lipsticks
The new long-wearing matte lipsticks like Ofra Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick are great to have in your bag because you don’t need to constantly reapply them throughout the day. One swipe can often leave your lips with color from 4-6 hours. The full intensity of the color might not be there around the final stretch, but your lips will still have just the right amount of flush on them to work.
Look at long wearing eyebrow and eyeliners
Be sure to invest in eyeliners and eyebrow pencils or gels that are waterproof, sweat proof and are formulated to last at least eight hours. We like Maybelline’s Eye Studio Gel Liner in Black and Eye of Horus Ultimate Brow Define.
