Does your foundation slide off you face after a few hours? Do you read your ingredients to see what the base of the foundation is? Did that last question even make sense?
It has been a hot minute since I have been in cosmetology school...and honestly, I don't think that I ever remember them talking about this because makeup theory was not really discussed...but, I am sharing the 3 secrets with you because I think that it is so important to answer some questions that I get asked about how to make your foundation last.
And here we go...
1. If your makeup is sliding off of your face, you may want to use a primer that is for oily skin. But here is the secret...you do not need it all over your face. You only need it in the spots that it tends to slip. For instance, for me, it is the tip of my nose. I have to use a primer on the tip of my nose; but that is it. If I use that same primer all over my face, it actually makes my foundation look drier on my skin. I recommend the ELF Power Grip or Milk Hydro Grip primers. They have worked the best! **The Elf one is a pretty strong dup for the Milk primer...and a fraction of the cost.
2. Ingredients Matter! If I asked you if your skin care was a silicone base or a water base...would you know? Do you know what to look for? Seeing Aqua as the first ingredient on your ingredient list does not mean that it is necessarily a water based skin care product/moisturizer. Look at the following ingredients...does it have any ingredients in the next 5 or 6 on the list that end in -cone? This is a silicone based product. What that means is if you are using a foundation that is water based, but a moisturizer prior to it that is silicone based, you will find that those two things do not mix well when used in that order. This will cause the foundation to separate and may not lay very nice on the skin and therefore also rub off because silicone is slippy. The safest bet when using a water based foundation is to use a water based moisturizer. Now, if you have a silicone foundation (same thing, check your ingredients), and you used a water based moisturizer, you should be good to go as long as you let that moisturizer sink into your skin before applying your foundation. For longest lasting foundation, use a silicone based product like the Marla Austin Cashmere Foundation.
3. Setting Spray or Powder. Depending on what you are looking to achieve as far as a final look, don't skip the setting spray or powder (or both). You only need the powder in the areas that tend to slip or get oily over time. You don't need it all over if you don't tend to get oily or too glowy. I recommend our Marla Austin Setting Spray or the Urban Decay All Nighter to make it last.
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