Dripping mascara, shiny forehead, redness: sunny days are good, but difficult to stay on top in hot weather. We give you the steps for an infallible makeup, in 10 minutes maximum, also valid for your frenzied evenings …
Note before starting that for a natural look, each product should be applied sparingly, and that some are optional! Impossible, when the thermometer shows and it is close to or even exceeds 40 degrees, to wear makeup as we are used to. In strong heat, it is necessary to change your beauty routine to face the effects of the heat wave: shiny skin, sweat … and the need to let your pores breathe as much as possible.
Step 1: Cleaning
First essential step: cleaning. Even if your skin has been carefully cleansed the day before, in the morning it is essential to eliminate traces of sebum and other impurities secreted by the skin during the night. Summer is the time to clean your face with a gentle, non-greasy cleanser. We opt for a foaming cleanser with water (beware, limestone is taboo), or even better a micellar water that is rinsed with thermal water, in order to remove any film of product, gently .
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“Aqua Réotier” cleansing jelly, L’Occitane – 19 euros (available on loccitane.com)
Step 2: Pore reduction
Second step, we tighten the pores of the skin using a pore reducing serum. To know: some serums / bases have a function only make-up, they camouflage the pores and disappear with the removal of make-up; others combine camouflage mission AND long-term action. Guess which option we fall for …
“Pore Control” pore reducing serum, Clarins – 59 euros (available on sephora.fr)
Step 3: Hydration
It’s out of the question to dehydrate your skin on the pretext that you don’t want to look like a lump of butter. Know that sulking your moisturizer will only have negative effects. As the skin loves revenge, you will not escape the rebound effect: shine, excess sebum, dilated pores … The result will be even worse. If need be, choose a slightly lighter texture (not formula, texture!), But that’s it. Especially since in the sun your skin will ask for its blanket (its moisturizer, nldr).
BB cream Swiss Army knife creams are the best option for providing lightweight hydration, protection and camouflage. The best of the best is DD cream, real multi-protection shield. The most complete can both protect from the sun (in summer it is in-dis-pen-sable), oxidative stress, pollution, mattify and even sublimate all skin tones in the case of tinted formulas.
Our extra tip: For skin that craves even more hydration, use DD Cream over your regular moisturizer.
DD cream, Nuxe – 15.99 euros (available on paratamtam.com)
Step 4: The base
DD cream serves as a base, so there is no need to add a classic base. However, to further and always optimize the hold of the make-up, it is quite possible to do so, to further and always optimize the hold of the make-up. Smoothing, mattifying, the base will eradicate all fine lines, marks and other rebellious pores. We choose it mainly fixer and it is applied by tapping with your fingertips, so as not to move the DD cream which, let us remember, is tinted. Despite their sometimes misleading name, foundation bases are not skin care products but rather pre-make-up products for the skin.
Perfecting foundation, Maybelline – 9.65 euros (available on amazon.fr)
Step 5: The complexion
Regarding the makeup of the complexion, if the DD cream is tinted, it may very well be sufficient to sublimate and correct the skin, especially in summer, especially since it is sometimes possible to choose its shade. But if necessary, we choose a concealer and a light foundation, in water or powder. If for you heat rhymes with redness, put a brake on blush and prefer sun powders.
Healthy glow powder, Givenchy – 55 euros (available on sephora.fr)
Step 6: The eyes
In summer, we can’t recommend enough … a little touch of mascara, and then basta! But for those who feel naked without a smokey or a pretty line of eyeliner, start, as for the complexion, with a special eyelid base. An essential step for a make-up that lasts all day without spinning in the folds and without migrating. Then head to a waterproof mascara. If you don’t trust him, do a real bathroom crash test: try your mascara in the shower to find out how he reacts to crisis situations. If he does not move or very little, it is because he is armed enough to fight the summer heat. Less radical, you can also simply soak a cotton ball in water and pat on it. And for an even stronger hold, there are also mascara fixers.
Paradise waterproof mascara, L’Oréal Paris – 13.65 euros (available on amazon.fr)
Step 7: The lips
Yes to glosses and beautifying balms. On dry and soft lips (a scrub can be useful) apply a base, then preferably opt for a long-lasting lipstick. We then apply its rouge beforeto kiss a handkerchief with fervor, then apply a second coat of red.
Tip: You can also choose to apply a loose or compact powder on the lips. The shower test from point 6 is valid here, like the fixer.
Mint lip balm, Fresh – 24 euros (available on sephora.fr)
Step 8: Fixing
We now come to the key phase of the operation : fixation. We start by depositing a veil of loose powder (lighter and more discreet than a compact powder, which may freeze the complexion if you use too much) translucent. Then we spray a makeup fixer on the face. If no fixative is on hand, a spritz of thermal water can do the trick. And then in retouching during the day, it refreshes. Tip!
Coconut Spray Prep + Prime, MAC Cosmetics – 18 euros (available on asos.fr)
Step 9: The hair
Hep hep hep, not so fast. Now that you’ve taken great care to protect your skin from the sun, neglecting your hair is out of the question. A few shots of protective spray, and we can finally step outside.
Siren sunscreen oil, Kérastase – 19.25 euros (available on amazon.fr)
Step 10: Touch-ups
Despite our foolproof tips, it could be that after a long afternoon of walking, having a panic attack in the crowded subway, the face needs a few small fittings. No need to bring out the whole panoply: a sheet of mattifying paper and / or a mattifying gel to pat on the face, a littlethermal water, and voila !
Powdered mattifying papers with mirror, Merci Handy – 5.99 euros (available on sephora.fr)
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