When it comes to makeup, achieving a flawless and long-lasting look is every beauty enthusiast’s goal. However, with busy schedules and unpredictable weather, keeping your makeup intact throughout the day can be quite a challenge. Especially during Dubai’s summer…But fret not, because, in this guide, we bring you expert advice and game-changing tips to ensure your makeup stays fresh, vibrant and impeccable from morning to night. Get ready to unlock the secrets of makeup longevity and step up your beauty game like a pro come heat or humidity. You’re welcome.
Prep And Prime
The key to long-lasting makeup lies in prepping your skin properly. Start by cleansing and moisturising your face to create a smooth canvas. Then, apply a primer that suits your skin type to create a barrier between your skin and the makeup, ensuring it stays put for longer. Look for primers with mattifying properties for oily skin or hydrating formulas for dry skin. They work to smooth out the skin’s surface and set your base, helping makeup last longer and not melt away. Many even contain SPF protection too, helping you tick multiple beauty boxes with just one product pick.
Try Armani’s Maestro UV Skin Defense Primer. With SPF 50 protection and oil-absorbing properties, it helps keep skin protected and looking perfect in the heat.
Go Long-Wearing
Say see-ya to streaky mascara and keep panda eyes at bay by opting for long-wearing and transfer-resistant formulas. From foundations to liners. lipsticks to concealers, there’s a waterproof option for everything these days, and they’ll help ensure your makeup lasts longer thanks to their budge-proof, smudge-proof powers.
Alternatively, you could turn to Inglot’s Duraline, a clever creation that turns any makeup product into a long-lasting, waterproof formula with just a drop. You’ll wonder how you ever did without it when summer rolls in.
Set With A Spray
Offering a hydrating and refreshing boost whilst setting your makeup, face sprays are a surefire way to keep your cool and your makeup in place, which is why you’ll find one in almost every makeup artist’s kit. “I like to spray a light fixing spray a couple of times during makeup application”, recommends leading Dubai-based makeup artist Kasia Domanska. “Before I apply moisturiser is the first layer, the second layer is right after I have applied cream-based products, and then I spray another layer once I’ve finished the makeup application. My favourite is Make Up For Ever’s Mist & Fix because it hydrates the skin too!”
With its lightweight, alcohol-free formula that works for 12 hours, it’s not hard to see why this is Kasia’s top setting spray to help makeup last longer.
Prime Your Peepers
Eye makeup tends to fade or crease easily, so make your eye look last all day by applying an eyeshadow primer. Working just like your face primer, it smooths the skin on your lids for flawless application, helping your colour ‘stick’ and last longer. So no smudging, creasing or fading in the heat. Yes, please.
The perfect way to perfect and protect your peepers, this primer locks eye makeup in place whilst smoothing, hydrating and protecting with an infusion of antioxidants and deep-sea and rice extracts.
Choose your Tools
The right tools can make a world of difference in how your makeup wears and lasts. Invest in high-quality brushes and sponges that allow for smooth and even application. Synthetic brushes are ideal for cream and liquid products, while natural hair brushes work best with powders. These tools will help you achieve a flawless application and ensure your makeup lasts longer.
When leading beauty tool makers Morphe teamed up with celebrity makeup artist Ariel Tejada, we knew we were onto a winner. This brush set features a mix of synthetic and natural fibre brushes to contour, set and buff your makeup to perfection. All whilst making it last longer. Win-win.
Layer Your Powder
Thought setting powder’s sole purpose was to finish your makeup look? Think again, because by using your powder before your foundation, you can help your makeup stay put. This simple switch helps mattify the skin, control excess oil and reduce shine, in turn helping your foundation last longer. This is particularly beneficial if you have oily skin, but you can also use powder on specific areas of concern if you have combination skin.
Doing just as it says on the tin, KVD’s setting powder locks makeup in place thanks to a blend of mattifying powders and mica particles. Not forgetting its blurring effect to ensure a flawless finish, and its subtle scent of pear, freesia and patchouli. Can you say powder perfection?
Blot It Out
Throughout the day, excess oil can make your makeup appear less fresh. Instead of piling on more powder, which can result in a cakey look, use blotting papers to absorb oil and mattify your skin. Gently press the blotting paper onto your skin, focusing on the T-zone or any other oily areas. This quick and easy touch-up will revive your makeup without disturbing the rest of your face.
Fenty Beauty’s blotting paper is both chic and compact, making it the perfect on-the-go face fix. Made with natural botanical fibres using the same technique as traditional Japanese paper, they help you de-sheen in seconds. Hey, if they’re good enough for RiRi…
This article first appeared on GRAZIA International.
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