How to GUARANTEE your makeup won’t smudge this summer: Beauty experts reveal how to avoid sweating off your glam in hot weather

Does it feel like the second you apply makeup in the summer, it immediately melts away?

During the warm weather months, it’s almost impossible to guarantee that your makeup will last all day and well into the night, especially if you don’t want to apply it.

To find out how to make sure your glam doesn’t fade, FEMAIL spoke to makeup artists and beauty experts about their tried and tested tips.

It’s possible that you’re prepping with the wrong products and you’re probably not using enough powder. Here’s how to get a shine that lasts.

Rose-Marie Swift, based in New York City, makeup artist and founder of RMS beautytold FEMAIL: ‘When it comes to summer makeup, less is more and the lighter the better.’

Rose-Marie said the same goes for how you prep your face with skincare products, because “the more you put on it, the more likely your product is to slip.”

“I avoid what I call barrier products, namely silicones, synthetic sunscreens and hyaluronic acid, because they leave a sticky film on the skin… nasty,” noted the expert, whose beauty brand fans include Miranda Kerr and Lola Tung. .

Instead, Rose-Marie opts for the brand’s ReEvolve Radiance Locking Primer, a lightweight moisturizer and primer in one that doesn’t have a sticky finish and keeps makeup in place.

Rose-Marie’s biggest piece of advice is to “make the switch to a clean sunscreen” by looking for zinc oxide as the active ingredient.

“If any others are mentioned, they are synthetic sunscreens and sweating underneath will be the end result,” the beauty guru warned.

And while you may like to moisturize with hyaluronic acid in the morning, Rose-Marie warned that this can lead to “an extremely greasy and sticky result.’

Alternatively, she recommended using oils at night and replacing the heavy creams you use in the morning.

If you want to freshen up your face but don’t feel like putting on brand new makeup, Rose-Marie suggested a hydrating mist for an afternoon pick-me-up.

For those with oily skin who can’t keep the product in place, RMS just launched the Hydra Setting Powder, which Rose-Marie promised will be “an oily girl’s (or anyone’s) best friend this summer.” .’

‘Use the puff to press it into the skin in the T-zone (forehead, nose, chin) after applying your make-up and then keep it with you throughout the day to touch up,’ advised Rose-Marie .

RMS tested the product and found that it shines for eight hours as long as people use the powder puff, a natural cotton that helps absorb the excess oil.

And if your eye makeup seems to be streaming down your face, there’s an easy hack.

Rose-Marie said to skip skin care on your eyelids and try a primer followed by setting powder.

‘Just apply a touch of setting powder to your lids before applying your liner to help keep everything in place and prevent transfer.’

Rose-Marie isn’t the only expert to suggest that your lack of powder could be the cause of makeup fading.

Ana Tamayo started her career in 2009 as a freelance makeup artist and now works as executive director of product development Polite society in Los Angeles.

Ana has a different technique: She recommended starting with your usual skincare routine, followed by applying Polite Society’s More Than A Pretty Powder loose, translucent powder all over the skin, to set your skincare and “provide a soft, matte base for the to create a foundation’.

Then apply foundation, followed by another layer of powder to keep everything in place.

“It’s important to use a finely milled setting agent that is clinically proven to control oil, extend makeup wear, and minimize the appearance of pores,” said Ana. ‘This will prevent your skin from feeling heavy and looking dry or cakey.’

Also check the ingredients in your makeup if you feel like it’s all melting away, and stay away from foundations with a high concentration of oil and opt for a water-based option instead.

And like Rose-Marie, Ana is a fan of prepping the face for powder eye shadow with a loose setting powder to control oily lids.

Famous make-up artist Ashley Gomilabased in Los Angeles, is all about keeping its clients looking bright and radiant all summer long.

Ashley, who has worked with stars like Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson, Jenna Jameson and former Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui, recommends “avoiding full-coverage foundations, which are very heavy and don’t mix well with sweat or high humidity.” .’

Instead, she uses “a combination of concealer and tinted moisturizer, combined with a setting spray and setting powder.”

She’s also a big believer in primer, but tells people to make sure the primer is completely dry before applying the base.

And when it comes to bringing your routine with you, she says the most important items to bring with you are concealer damp beauty blender for touch-ups and blotting paper.

Her goal is a luxury cosmetics brand Obayatys creamy Retouch Stick, which can cover up blemishes along the way.

But as long as you use the right powder – and apply it completely in the morning – you’ll be ready for a summer day.