Summer, undoubtedly, is one of the most exciting times of the year. Not a point your skin will agree to anyway. In many situations, too, like when you need to get dressed for a special occasion or, going out on your first date one hot and humid summer night, you will find how challenging and stressful it can be to put your makeup on — and keep it in place for long hours.

Don’t Let It Slide

Here are 10 tips to help you achieve sweat proof makeup amidst the scorching summer heat:

Tip No. 1: Keep it light.  

By that, we mean two things: stick with your lightweight formulas and choose to go with your nudes.  There is only one strategy that will help you make your makeup work for you at the hottest time of the year, and that strategy begs for you to layer less. The more products you put in, the more they’ll just slip on top of each other when your skin starts to sweat and create grease. 

Tip No. 2: Begin your makeup routine with clean and clear skin.  

Exfoliate should be a regular part of your routine to get the grime and sticky product residues off regularly.  When you know you will be dressing up for a special occasion, make sure to time the period it takes for you to heal an exfoliated skin and when your affair is scheduled just to make sure your skin is all healed before then.  At any given day, always begin by cleansing and toning your skin.

Tip No. 3: Spend more time treating your skin than putting on cover and color.

Did you know your skin produces more grease when it feels dry? So, if you want to prevent your skin from greasing for the rest of the day, you should flood it with moisture — that goes even for people with oily skin.  

It makes a difference what kind of moisturizer you use. For longer lasting hydration that keeps giving, get hold of a moisturizer that contains hyaluronic acid and ceramides, like Dermaset. When you’re planning to top your skin with makeup, always go for lightweight, water-based moisturizers served up in serum or lotion, and not in cream formulas. Use eye cream when necessary.

Tip No. 4:  Layer less.  

This is the part where your multifunctional products come in.  It pays to pay attention to products that give you more in one swipe.  BB Creams and CC Creams are always great examples.  Such products are often formulated as tinted moisturizers infused with sunscreen and concealer so you won’t have to wear these separately. The lesser a number of products you wear, the better your skin can breathe.

Tip No. 5:  Prime skin where you are planning to put on pigments.  

This extra step helps ensure that your products won’t slip by giving your products a texturized surface where it can toughly cling on to. If you don’t have a primer, you can achieve just the same by lining your eyebrows, eyelids, eye lines, and lips with your neutral concealer.

Tip No. 6: Skip on the powder.  

Powder will not keep your skin surface grease-free. Quite the contrary, it will make your skin oily because powder-based products clog your pores. Don’t be afraid of cream-based products. You just have to choose the lightly formulated ones that are oil-free.

Tip No. 7:  Choose water-resistant. For all your pigments, from your eyebrow liners to your mascara, it pays to go for products that can cling more strongly to your skin even when you sweat.

For all your pigments, from your eyebrow liners to your mascara, it pays to go for products that can cling more strongly to your skin even when you sweat.

Tip No. 8:  Add a light bronzer and a blush.  

These two add a pretty, natural glow to your complexion. Eva Mendes agrees, “A shimmery bronzer is a perfect way to look alive. If you don't want to wear makeup, mix some with moisturizer. You'll look pretty but not made-up.”

Tip No. 9:  Keep a blotting paper and a mist within reach. 

Don’t powder on your cover or you’ll grease. Slide, don’t press, a blotting paper to take off the oil. Mist when you feel your skin crinkle.

Tip No. 10: Keep hydrating.

Keep drinking water and fresh juices to stay hydrated. Skip the alcohols, coffee and tea which will drain your system and dry out your skin, and cause your skin to oil.

Conclusion

Who ever said that being a stylish woman is no sweat often just makes it look so but, come summertime, the easiest way to ace your makeup, really, is to go easy on makeup.