No matter what climate you live in, these long lasting makeup tips will save your makeup and skin, and always leave your makeup intact as it lasts you from morning until night.
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Long Lasting Makeup Tips to Beat The Summer Rays
If your summers are anything like mine, they include an awful lot of time sitting at the park – sometimes reading, sometimes messing with my phone – while my son runs around and plays. I jump in from time to time whenever we bring the soccer ball, but most of the time sitting (this is my tanning time). Then there are beach days, day trips, and vacation trips thrown into the mix – all including time in the sun that we want to be captured by our cameras. These moments work against our makeup routines and leave us in dire need of long lasting makeup tips.
First and foremost, whenever you know that you will be heading to the beach, or even the park for a lengthy period of time, pack the essentials. This will keep you prepared and oil free. Then, keep in mind that less is more in the summertime. If you are loading it on and then sweating from the sun, it can cause clogged pores and breakouts – we don’t want that!
Best Long Lasting Makeup
These are simply the best long lasting makeup tips that you will swear by from this point forward! I’ve also included long lasting makeup products that I swear by from over the years of trial and error.
1. Don’t over-moisturize
We all want moisturized skin to keep our face supple and youthful looking, but using too much will fade makeup away faster during the day, especially in the summer rays. Instead, opt for a moisturizing face mask like these uber Instagram-worthy nügg Hydrating and Moisturizing Face Mask for Dry, Dehydrated and Sensitive Skin.
2. Prime your face
Primer is important year round, especially if you need your makeup to last long into the night, but even more so to combat the hot sun. Primers are jam packed with ingredients that prevent the oils on your face from breaking down your makeup – score! Try my favorite, Laura Mercier Foundation Primer.
3. Lock your foundation, concealer, and blush in place with powder
This is a step that I will be the first to admit I often overlook, but it really truly helps! Keep a simple translucent powder (try this e.l.f. Studio high definition powder) in your cosmetic bag (check out our list of must-have cosmetic bags!) and brush it over these key areas for some extra staying power! And a little extra long lasting makeup tip: I tend to lean towards loose powder over packed power, for some reason it just holds my makeup in place longer without melting away.
4. Use waterproof everything
I know this seems like a no brainer, but we often forget to switch over to waterproof mascara and liners for summertime, then end up looking like a monster climbing out of the pool. We don’t want that to happen! Choosing waterproof is an easy long lasting makeup tip can seriously keep your eyes going from day to night with ease. Try this Bare Essentials Flawless Definition Waterproof Mascara!
5. Choose lipstick over gloss
I’m a big fan of gloss to give a light shimmer, and I tend to use it way more than I ever do lipstick, but if your goal is to find long lasting makeup products – you need to change your thinking. Lipstick lasts longer and keeps those lips highlight pigmented for full looking lips. My current favorite is Smashbox Be Legendary Lipstick.
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Need for summer beauty tips? I cover everything I can in our beauty category to help us all look and feel good!
Fashionably Yours,
Allison
I am a huge fan of these tips, anything to help make my makeup last! I love a good primer, that works wonders!
Excellent tips! And ohmygosh that photo of the bag – STUNNING!
The only thing I would add – is SUNSCEEN. Was that one of your essentials? I was lazy and didn’t click over. I probably should have. Love your blog!
i absolutely love this post and the advise you’ve given, I’m definitely going to be using this post to help with my makeup over the summer, I too usually forget to set my makeup with a primer, I’m glad it isn’t just me
These are great ideas! I’ll be out in the sun a lot this summer. I need to keep all this in mind.
I need to get better with using primer. Loved your tips.
Good tips. I need to pick up some primer. My make-up wears so quickly sometimes- especially in the summer. It drives me crazy.
Great tips! Thanks for the reminder on over moisturizing, I am guilty of that so used to dry winter skin.
Awesome tips! I swear by primers. They always help my makeup last a lot longer and setting sprays!