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The first step in protecting your skin from UV exposure is making sure that you wear sunscreen and have it with you when you leave the house. Slip a small travel size sunscreen in your purse or makeup bag. Starting the day with a foundation or moisturizer with sunscreen is a great way to make sure that you have at least some protection. Here are some more tips to make sure that your skin is fully protected.

• Apply enough sunscreen. Most people are only applying 25-50% of the amount of sunscreen they need. Sunscreen should be applied to every surface that is exposed to the sun. You should put enough sunscreen on to leave a light film on your skin (which will disappear once you rub in). Make sure to apply your sunscreen at least a half hour before going in the sun.*
•  Choose the right sunscreen. The right sunscreen will protect against UVA and UVB rays and will be at least 15 SPF (although higher SPF is recommended for certain skin types and children). You should also look for brands with Titanium Oxide or Zinc Oxide.
• Reapply! Don’t just forget about your sunscreen. Make sure to reapply at least every 2 hours (and even more frequent if you are fair skinned or if you are swimming or doing other outdoor activities)

By following these tips, you can help protect your skin for a lifetime. Let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to add some of your sunscreen tips just leave me a comment below.

* According to http://dermatology.about.com/cs/skincareproducts/l/blsunscreen.htm

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The key to any water-resistant makeup is…wait for it… silicone. That’s right, silicone! And if not silicone, oil. Sounds strange, I get it, but hear me out. I know right now you’re picturing something like bacon fat in a frying pan, grease slowly dissolving under the heat into a runny mess. But let me ask you this- what would happen if you put salt water in that bacon grease? It would just bead up, right? Please don’t go slather your face in Crisco, just trying to give you a visual here. Silicone-based makeup is the sexier, savvier version of the old oil-based products. And it also happens to be the base of choice for most professional artists. We can use it for traditional application and airbrush application; it blends beautifully and leaves a silky but matte finish. Sweat and tears just bead up on its finish and roll right off.  Eureka! Thankfully professional line Makeup Forever has the ultimate collection of silicone-based foundation, and Temptu has some stellar product as well. For home use, I suggest the Makeup Forever HD line.

The other not-going-anywhere product you need to have to survive our summers is eye shadow primer. Unlike other parts of your face, the eyes always have some kind of friction going on. Open, close, open, close. The lid of your eye is constantly rubbing on your crease. If you’ve ever come home and seen that unattractive line of makeup where all your carefully applied shadow has migrated to, you know what I’m talking about. Enter primer to save the day! Primer acts as a kind of adhesive, although it’s not. It locks the shadow in place from underneath, so that all those come-hither looks you’re casting about don’t skew your makeup.

Finally, the thing you need to take with you, your go to, your touch up maven, is blotting paper. We can put anti-shine on you, we can use silicone-based makeup, we can use primers, but there is absolutely nothing we can do about your oil and sweat glands. You WILL get shiny. Blotting papers lift the moisture from your face without moving your makeup underneath. In a pinch, those toilet seat covers in public bathrooms work wonders. (Unused, please.) Unless your day exceeds 10+ hours, resist the urge to take powder with you. Oil/sweat plus powder creates an icky, cakey looking finish on the face. Gross. Far better to appear a little dewy and smooth than to look like water and flour had a fight on your face.

xoxo,

Amelia C & Co

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