How to Keep Your Makeup from Melting This Summer

It may be hot where you are, but it’s hotter than hot in Vegas. With average temperatures surpassing 110 daily, this weather ain’t makeup friendly. Luckily, I’ve had some experience living in the valley of LA as far as how to preserve my look when the sun is being a hater.

First of all, it’s definitely time to trade in your dewy products for matte finishes. Matte products tend to be a little longer lasting when faced with sweat. Whether it’s switching to a matte foundation or using powder highlighters instead of cream, if you have Normal/Combo/Oily skin, making this small tweak will make a big difference. For super dry skin, you still might be able to get away with more luminous formulas depending on the climate you live in.

After that, it’s all about setting powder or setting spray.

Setting powder is usually translucent— or sheer— and is added as a last step to your makeup to help keep everything in place. Some people also like to use it right after applying liquid foundation/concealer to set everything before blending more products on top. Using powder will help keep oil at bay, and mattify your look. I like to keep setting powder with me in my purse for when I’m starting to feel a bit shiny, especially in my nose area.

Setting spray helps seal your makeup in as well, without magnifying your makeup. If you have dry skin or dry patches on combo skin, this will feel and look better than powder. I like using this when I’ve used a lot of matte and powder products together— the spray helps make the finish look more natural and less cakey if I’ve gone too overboard.

As a combination girl myself, sometimes I find myself using both products. I’ll use setting powder in my T-Zone, where I get most oily and where I’m sweating from the most (forehead and around the nose area), then I spray in a circular motion on the perimeters of my face (cheeks). This has been my routine for a couple years now to really set everything in place for when I need my makeup to last all day with no touch ups.

Need more heat-proof makeup tips? Check out these tutorials and recommended products:

• 10 Minute All-Day Summer Makeup Tutorial
• How to Reapply SPF Over Makeup
• Heat Proof Summer Glam Makeup Tutorial
• Covergirl TruBlend Matte Made Foundation Review
• My Go-To Daily Drugstore SPF Moisturizer: Olay Whips with SPF
• Drugstore Festival Proof Makeup for All Day Wear

How do you keep your makeup from melting in the summer? Let me know in the comments below. And now, for the best beauty blog posts of the week from The Lipstick League.

The Lipstick League – Week of 7.9.18

Blushing Noir – Overwhelming doesn’t begin to describe the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Brooke has saved you some time and compiled all of the best beauty exclusives, deals & GWP offers here!

My Beauty Bunny – Jen discovered a non-messy paraffin wax and coconut oil treatment for dry hands and cracked feet that you can do at home!

Painted Ladies – The much anticipated Flesh Beauty by famed beauty editor Linda Wells is now at Ulta and Sheila has swatches and a makeup look featuring the eyeshadow palette.

Phyrra – Did you know you can create a skincare routine by filling out a skin survey and snapping a selfie? I talk about that in my new How to Create a Skincare Routine video! If you are a skincare newbie or you need help with skincare, this video is for you!

Prime Beauty – I got lashes for days with the combination of a lash growth serum and Covergirl LashBlast Flourish Mascara! You HAVE to see the before and after pics!

Realizing Beauty – Christa has discovered the most AMAZING subscription box (and she hates subscription boxes). The Simply Earth Essential Oil Recipe Box not only includes 4 full sized essential oils every month but you get the recipes and containers etc. you need to actually create all your own blends, roll-ons, skincare and more and it’s only $39!

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Blushing Noir is Currently Craving: The new Dior BACKSTAGE Eyeshadow Palettes, especially the cool version. IMO you can never have enough neutral, everyday shades and these are PERFECT!