- Use sunscreen on your face.
- Stay-proof your eye makeup. For long lasting shadow, don’t use eye cream. Use an eye primer. This helps keep the shadows from creasing. The primer helps the shadow to cling so it lasts longer.
- Drink 64 ounces of water daily. (At least!)
- Always clean your face daily. Cleanse, tone and moisturize.
- Clean your makeup brushes weekly. They carry bacteria as well as muddying up your finished look.
- Stop shine, add glow. Use blotting papers to get rid of that unsightly “I’m hot” oily look. If you need to perk up your makeup too, blot first, and then follow up with a dusting of pressed powder. This takes away that shine but leaves the summer glow.
- Switch out thick lipsticks. Try using a different color of gloss or tinted lip balm for that natural lip.
- Use waterproof mascara. It will cut down on the under eye smearing most mascara give us during these hot and sticky months.
- Go sheer on the face. Switch to sheer versions of your go-to lip and eye hues.
- Lighten up on your face makeup. Swap foundations for tinted moisturizer. These sheer formulas look and feel airier on skin and are less likely to turn cakey on steamy days.
Method Makeup Academy, Seattle’s Makeup School
