Help! Make-up on hot, humid days

[Guest Shari]

Okay, all around I see women looking great in their make-up even when it's 104 degrees with high humidity. Does anyone have any tips on how to keep makeup from looking "dewy" on the walk from the car to the store?

Thanks a lot for any suggestions.

Hugs,

Shari

[Charlize]

Shari,

I don't know about everybody but i try to use less makeup in the heat. A little brow pencil and some lipstick seem to survive the flow of perspiration that has been constant outside the last few weeks. I've been working the farm so have a naturally rosy complexion. Thats fortunate and seems enough when i'm dealing with the drop in customers. Maybe all they can see is the fact that i look like i'm in a wet t-shirt competition. It's blazing hot out there.

Hugs if you can take an old wet girl, Charlie

[Guest Lizzie McTrucker]

Lol, make short trips everywhere. Minimize your time outside and always find a fan or AC vent that's blowing to stand under to cool yourself off.

I've tried, with mixed results a makeup setting spray after my face is done. I've also tried spraying my face with hairspray, as I was told that's an old drag queen trick of setting your makeup so it looks good all night.

But this last week I've just gone without it.

[~Nova~]

Why should you you any different than any other girl in the heat?

[JJ]

The mineral makeups tended to work better for me in the heat and humidity this state is justly famous for. Oil based makeup tends to coat your face and cause you to actually feel hotter and to sort of float on top of the perspiration and then run if it gets really bad. Also women used to set their makeup with powder. In the days before a/c that was one of the reasons women always carried compacts with them. The powder absorbs the extra moisture unless it is really excessive. The mineral makeups though seem to work best.

Johnny

[Charlize]

Thanks, Johnny that makes sense. We need all the help we can get in this weather.

Hugs, charlie

[Guest KarenLyn]

And some of us just do without make up until the heat dies down.

[Guest AlyTheGreatAngel]

Uh uh. I wear makeup everyday there is no exception not to look great. I do my makeup with a fan next to me. Then what I do is start with a moisturizer, wait 5 minutes, then I I apply a primer(Clinique, with spf 40) then I apply a dewey finish foundation. Then I quickly use a powdered foundation and blend! I stay dewey and very natural looking all day. C:

[KathrynJulia]

Yesterday we dropped below the 100 degree plus mark down to a balmy 92 and by 11:30 am I was soaked clear through my clothes. Hit the shower and was in and out all afternoon and was soon soaked again. So a quick shower to cool down and stayed inside and enjoyed an ice cold Daiquiri or two in the A.C. I am so not enjoying this summer blast furnace. But I do look so much better inside with something cold to drink in hand. That's my makeup trick for this heat. Kathryn

[~Nova~]

I do my makeup with a fan next to me.

So do I. Or I do it in the car when I'm at lights. It only takes me about 5 minutes to put everything on.

I only use a light powder, then eye liner and mascara. Lipstick completes the disaster.

Less is always best in the heat. Never touch your face.

[Guest JennX]

Here you go...

http://www.urbandecay.com/all-nighter-makeup-setting-spray/237,default,pd.html

I live in Miami, FL and spend many days on the beach... in full makeup. No issues. A good foundation and setting powder will go a long way as well.

[~Nova~]

Jenn, do you ever go to the group in Wilton Manors? (ft Lauderdale)

[Guest JennX]

Jenn, do you ever go to the group in Wilton Manors? (ft Lauderdale)

No. I've considered it though. I'm usually at work when they meet and it's about 1.5 hours north of me. I'm surprised no one has started one here in Miami. We have a fairly large MTF population here.

[~Nova~]

Their are groups in Miami. I can get you the info if you would like. The group in Wilton Manors meets every third Friday at 7pm. It is without a doubt one of the best I have been to.

Sorry for the thread hijack, I'll step out now. Jenn, if you want the info, PM me.

[Sally]

Well, I went in for my first ever makeover to select my basic makeup in July of 2010 after moving to New Orleans - high heat and humidity most of the year and my friend at the Estee Lauder counter suggested their Double Wear line as it was designed for high heat and humidity.

Applying a moisturizer before the foundation makes a huge difference.

After applying the foundation smooth it with the damp, very dense sponge, then do the same after applying eye shadow and blush - then after doing your eyebrows and mascara lightly brush a light powder matching the foundation.

It works very well in our 98 degree plus 85% humidity.

Love ya,

Sally

[VickySGV]

Southern CA heat, like today is pretty darn dry and I am not worried about the sweat issue too much. A mile from here we are in 3 digits, but that is normal. High heat is over 114 for us here. I stay indoors until my foundation (DermaBlend) has set up, which takes about 15 minutes or I use the setting powder if I am in a hurry. The DermaBlend is pretty much waterproof when set, it does take cleansing creme to take off, and I have scratched bug bites without serious damage. Applied over my moisturizer, it actually keeps that from drying out.

There are advantages to desert and chapparal climates, but I will have to think a while before I can tell you what they are!! A tall cold raspberry iced tea in hand does make me feel better these days.

[Guest JennX]

Well, I went in for my first ever makeover to select my basic makeup in July of 2010 after moving to New Orleans - high heat and humidity most of the year and my friend at the Estee Lauder counter suggested their Double Wear line as it was designed for high heat and humidity. Applying a moisturizer before the foundation makes a huge difference. After applying the foundation smooth it with the damp, very dense sponge, then do the same after applying eye shadow and blush - then after doing your eyebrows and mascara lightly brush a light powder matching the foundation. It works very well in our 98 degree plus 85% humidity. Love ya, Sally

+1 on the moisturizer.

I go with primer, then moisturizer, followed by my foundation and powder. A good primer makes applying your foundation come out much smoother and you'll need less.

Estee Lauder Double Wear and DermaBlend are the heavy-duty stuff. Unless you have a lot of beard-shadow to hide, I prefer to avoid them. Maybe as a spot concealer? They look too heavy, cakey, and fake on me. Like movie makeup. Revelon ColorStay, MAC Studio Fix Fluid and MUFE HD are my favs for foundations... and they are as heavy as go for, while still providing decent coverage.

[Guest ~DeeDee~]

Uggggggg. . . . http://www.sephora.com/all-nighter-long-lasting-makeup-setting-spray-P263504

[VickySGV]

Is that a good Uggggggg or a bad Uggggggg? The price is pretty stiff and yes, you are supposed to take off your makeup before you go to bed, so the ALL NIGHT claim is a bit off.

[Guest Sascha]

My advice: if you have a clear skin with not much blemishes, don't use foundation. No one will see minor spots from a distance anyway. I used to use foundation a lot, but it's bad stuff, and a beginners mistake. It also clogs up the pores even more and it is incredibly difficult to do correctly without looking like a doll. Now I only use a camouflage stick, eyeliner a bit of blush and mascara depending situation. Usually, I don't wear much makeup in the summer, I wear more in fall, winter and spring.

[Candykane]

I also live in Fl. and it does get hot. I will use a moisturiser and a good sun block and then I cheat I wear just lipstick. If I am going out to a party that evening I do my make-up since at that time of the evening it is a little cooler and NO SUN. That =no problem with make up.

Candy Kane