Tips to keep your make-up heat/sweat proof

Tips to keep your make-up heat/sweat proof.

By the time you're reading this post, Summer in Ireland will have probably come and gone. However for the time being we are in the middle of a heatwave and we just don't know how to handle it. We've all gone a bit mad dusting off our holiday shorts and frantically applying fake tan before the sun disappears.  It's no secret that we're not used to the heat. We complain that it's too hot and that we're sweating, which really is not a good look. These are my budge proof makeup tips to help you survive this clammy season. 

Primer: Assuming you've already applied SPF (no baby oil please) the next step in your heatproof makeup routine is primer. There are primers to suit all skin types and in this weather they are essential to keeping your base looking it's best. Primers can improve not only the texture of your skin but also the longevity of your makeup. Here are some of my favorites:

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Eyeshadow Primer: Similarly to face primer, eyeshadow primer helps increase the life of your eye makeup. However for special occasions or in times of desperation, I like to use an eyeshaow primer as extra insurance on those areas where I tend to get more oily or the areas that makeup can wear off easily. These include the nose and T-Zone in general and also under the eyes and inner corners of the eyes. We all squint when it's sunny and this can help keep your makeup intact, Using eye primer on the inner corners of your eye also helps to prevent those very glamorous dents we get in our makeup from our designer sunglasses (Michael Kors thanks for asking). My favorites include:

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Foundation: While there are great long lasting foundations at all different price points that perform well in the heat, don't feel you have to run out and spend money on them just because we're getting a few nice days of sunshine. Instead try adjusting your application. Light layers is my favorite technique all year round and keeps my base flawless in the sun. For this I love to use a stippling brush that is not dense or a beauty blender and just really work the product into the skin, it just gives a real skin like finish. Remember that masks are only a good look at Halloween. 

Brush:

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Save: Penneys offer a great dupe for the No.7 brush.

Sponges:

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Powder: While it is so tempting to cover your face in powder to make it last in the heat please resist. It only makes you look cakey and like you have terrible skin. Having said that the look we are going for is dewy not sweaty so some powder is necessary. Apply a small bit just in the places where you need it, mainly on the T-Zone. 

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Setting Spray: This is something that is becoming more and more popular for so many different uses; to intensify eyeshadows, to make liner glide on, to prime the skin to name a few, however it's primary function is to lock our makeup into place, making it heat/sweat proof. The trick with setting sprays is to really spritz you face to death with them and then immediately fan the product before it dries. Not only does this secure your makeup for the day, it also helps to give your makeup a final blend and stops your face looking powdery (which it shouldn't anyway if you've been taking my advice ;)).

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Stay safe and enjoy the sunshine.

Until Next Time

Go Forth and Be Fierce.

The Beauty Psycho.

xoxo.