How to Keep Makeup From Fading During the Day
Skin type and application technique both affect how well your makeup lasts throughout the day. Dry skin often sucks up moisture from makeup, leaving a patchy finish, and oily skin can repel products so that they slide off. To help stop makeup fading, ensure you buy the right formulas for your skin type and use simple, professional application procedures. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Makeup primer
- Foundation
- Latex sponge or foundation brush
- Translucent loose powder
- Velour powder puff
- Cream eye base
- Eye shadow.
- Eye shadow brushes or foam applicators
- Long-lasting liquid eyeliner
- Waterproof mascara
- Powder blusher
- Blusher brush
- Lip pencil
- Lip color or gloss
- Lip brush
- Tissue (optional)
Instructions
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Foundation
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Smooth a dab of makeup primer onto clean skin. Primers provide a barrier between your skin and makeup, preventing foundation sinking in or rolling off. Most primers are all-purpose, but you can get oil-free formulas for oily or combination skin.
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Apply foundation with a brush or sponge. Fingertip application can add extra oil to skin and stop foundation from adhering.
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Use a brush to apply concealer. A dry-cream concealer is best for blemishes, covering well and being more likely to stay on an oily blemish. If this is too dry for the eye area, use a separate moisturizing under-eye concealer.
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Set makeup with a fine layer of translucent loose powder. Use a velour puff to press this over makeup, so that the fine particles lock into the cream textures and stop your foundation slipping off during the day.
Color
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Blend a fine layer of eye base over the eyelids. Go up to the brows if you are doing dramatic eye makeup. Eye bases act like a primer on your eyelids and stop eye shadow creasing but are more durable than a regular primer, which may not be formulated for the eye area.
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Apply eye makeup as desired using brushes or foam applicators rather than smudging on products with fingers. Tools enable you distribute a fine layer of color that sits securely on top of the eye base. Apply creamy pencils or shadows under powder eye shadow so the makeup locks together.
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Finish your eyes with a slick of water-resistant liquid liner and waterproof mascara.
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Pat powder blusher onto cheeks, using a soft brush.
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Fill out your lips using a lip pencil. Use soft strokes of a light, neutral shade or one that matches your lipstick.
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Apply lipstick or gloss using a lip brush. If using a creamy lipstick color, blot by pressing a tissue into lips, then reapply. You can also hold a tissue to your lips and press a little loose powder through it using a puff. This sets lip color with a long-lasting matte finish.
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Tips & Warnings
Choose a foundation that suits your skin type. Oil-free products work for normal to oily skin that tends to shine. Hydrating formulas give a smooth secure finish that provides enough moisture for thirsty skin.
If you want your makeup to last without fading, use professional eye bases, liners and colors, which are made to stand up to stage and screen wear, coping with long days and heavy perspiration. Professional brands include MAC, Illamasqua, Kryolan and Makeup Forever.
Long-lasting makeup takes more effort to clean off at the end of the day. Use a good quality makeup removing cleanser, such as an oil, to ensure you do not get blocked pores.
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