I'm Melting!

Now that it's hot (at least in Oklahoma) most of us will start experiencing the not so trendy "melted look". It's like the scene on Wizard of Oz when the wicked witch turns into a puddle of goo. Yeah, the look where your wearing your eyeliner on your cheeks and mascara on your forehead lol. Yep, that's the one.

Make-up like clothing should change with the seasons, and not just in color. In the winter the skin tends to be dryer and needs more hydration. In the summer the skin can tends to be a little more oily. In light of this fact it's time to put away soft eyeliner pencils, heavy coverage foundations (or powder foundation), and lipstick. These tend to be heavier in consistency and melt as your wearing them in the heat. Exchange these wintry items for a smudge proof or powder liner, water resistant mascara, sheer foundation, blotting powder, and a gloss, stain, or sheer lipstick instead.

A smudge proof liner will resist smudging due to oil, perspiration, humidity, and water. It even has stay power when swimming. A powder liner will absorb extra moisture and stays put as you go about your everyday tasks. If you're using a brow pencil pack it away too, and start using a brow powder instead.

A sheer foundation is just that, sheer. It gives the skin an amazing glow and feels as if you are wearing no make-up at all. Best of all will not streak or melt! A blotting powder will help absorb the extra oil, without caking unattractive layers of color that regular powder and powder foundations do.

Glosses, stains, and sheer lipsticks give the mouth a beautiful wash of color that will stay put and not melt outside the lines, yikes! Now that your cosmetic wardrobe is summerized try this look cool look.

The Look
Beauty and the Beach

You will need: a soft charcoal/grey eyeshadow, and angled eyeliner brush, mascara, liquid bronzer, sheer foundation, and a pale pink lipgloss.

Apply a sheer foundation. Then apply a liquid bronzer to your cheeks, chin, and forehead. Blend well. Now smudge the soft charcoal on the upper and lower lash lines with the angled eyeliner brush. Sweep a sheer application of the charcoal shadow on the lid and crease, applying it a bit heavier in the crease. Apply ample mascara. The more the better, but make sure it's clump proof. You don't want your lashes to look like the roof of a grass hut! Lastly,slip into a pale pink gloss. Fabulous!

So, if the summer heat is streaking your glam, making you want to throw out your make-up and stomping on it. Hold that thought and weather proof your make-up, and start enjoying a fresh look that won't melt away.