Beat the Shine....
No not the sunshine! Love me some vitamin D! But if you're like me, summer can also amp up the shine on that T-Zone in the middle of yo face! Now on a day to day this may not be too big a deal but it can get irritating if you've got a wedding to attend, or neighborhood festival, or charity function and the paparazzi won't stop snapping your glamourous visage. No one likes being the shiny face in the group shot. It's right up there with being the red-eyed person... :( boo. Fortunately there's a fix for this, and it tends to come in small tube at makeup stores! It's called primer, and it does more than just get your face ready for more makeup. A good primer can really be worn without putting foundation on top. It can be used just to control oil slicks and help keep you looking fresh as the day wears on. Or if you know you have problems with makeup staying put throughout the day this could be your salvation. Start with clean, toned, moisturized skin and then apply a pea sized amount of primer to your T-Zone, or if you have problems with eye makeup or lipstick staying put, do just the eyes or lips. You can just rub it in with your fingers (or a sponge or brush) like you did with
The first is the least expensive and can in fact be found in the drug store/ supermarket world. It's the L'Oreal, Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base Primer. It's thick, I mean really thick. The least skin care friendly of all the ones I'm writing about today but it does have it's place. If you're a professional like me, this is the best to have in your kit for low paying jobs ($9.99 per half oz.) My moto, -never spend more on a job than you're getting paid! -strikes again, but it's true. For those free lunch/a great experience gigs, this is the primer to use. Helps keep down shine and keep that makeup in place. For personal use, I say love yourself more than this and spend a
The second conversely is the nicest and priciest: Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. You can find this baby at Sephora. This is the long time favorite of pros everywhere and has formulations for fine line correction, SPF, yellow undertone corrector, the list goes on. It's $38.00 - $42.00 per oz of this stuff so on the pricier side but so smooth and fine, a little goes a long way. If I made a smidge more $$ this would be my pick.
Which brings us to our next product, Too Faced Primed & Poreless Skin Smoothing Face Primer. The primer I use on myself, (I actually need to buy more of this stuff soon and want to try the "pure formulation" for oily/sensitive skin...) Comes out looking flesh toned but disappears on the skin, aka won't look like you're wearing foundation. This one's a bit less pricy. $30 per oz and they also have an eye one that's $20 if you just need eye primer. It's also a touch thicker than the Smashbox but still very velvety and has Retinol and Vitamins A&C. Also a Sephora find. See if you can nab the free gift size tube at checkout, great way to try it :)
The last one is DHC's Velvet Skin Coat. The other two ladies in my family really adore this product so I'll include it ;) It's slightly less expensive- $22.50 (per half oz) but only available through
Next time you need to go publicing all day in the heat, try a primer and see if it's been the missing link!
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