So the question that I’ve been getting a lot lately has been, how do you keep your makeup from melting in the summertime? I get asked that A LOT and today I thought I should share with you three things that are key to my summer beauty routine.
First, I have to say that you have to be realistic about your beauty routine in the summer. A full face of foundation will not work when it’s 95 degrees outside and 100% humidity. Your makeup routine has to change as the seasons change (a moisturizing liquid foundation in the winter, a more sheer light tinted moisturizer in the spring/summer). So what do I suggest?
Step 1: PRIME
I start with a great base of Nurturing Force® Wellness Aloe Vera Skincare Blot Out Offensive™ shine + oil control cream. It’s a moisturizer, primer and shine combatant all in one. This sets a nice base for whatever I’m putting on my face for the rest of the day and it helps block the shine. I apply it mainly to my t-zone and around my nose, where I’m the oiliest.
Step 2: CONCEAL
Instead of a heavy face full of foundation or even tinted moisturizer I choose to conceal wisely applying concealer underneath my eyes and to any other uneven area. My favorite concealer is 3 Custom Color Specialist Creme Concealer/Foundation. It’s a creamy concealer that I can also use as a foundation or blend with my own moisturizer and make a tinted moisturizer when I want sheer coverage. It’s really great to blend to the coverage that you want, so you can use as much or as little as you want. What’s also fabulous about 3 Custom Color is that the Creme Concealer/Foundation can be used in their refillable palettes so you can get your three shades because I know throughout the year I’m light, medium and dark. No one is ever the same color all year long.
Step 3: POWDER
The most important and crucial step is powder. Typically I’m a loose powder girl but in the summer a pressed powder is key to helping block out the shine and really get the powder to set your concealer. I’ve been using Thevi Mineral Pressed Powder, a line I’ve recently discovered. Thevi makes cosmetics for women of all colors and I love that this is a mineral pressed powder so it has a blend of micro-minerals and skin nurturing vitamins A, E and C. You already know you’re going to sweat, so you don’t need anything clogging your pores. This pressed powder is also great because you can build up the coverage and even use it as a foundation if you don’t need much concealer. I also learned from Thevi on Twitter that you can very own pressed powder for ten percent off until Friday 5:00PM! I like a discount.
This is just the basics to keep you shine free. Of course you can add bronzer or blush and mascara to this, but this is the base that will really set you up for a shine free day.
Those are my three beat the heat tips. What do you do to stop the shine?
dwj
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I always carry around blotting papers during the summer. I’ve also used a toilet seat cover a couple times in desperation. It may sound gross but it works!
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I, too, am from Texas and on my recent trip home, I found that blotting papers and the Thevi pressed powder were the only solutions to the heat!
If you feel that you need some extra coverage, I would recommend also trying the Thevi Liquid Mineral Foundation with SPF 15 which has a light tough but complete coverage.
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