(CBS) The record-setting temperatures and humidity levels blazing across the country are not exactly what you'd call "beauty enhancers." Makeup can melt halfway down your face in seconds.
Fortunately, The Early Show makeover master David Evangelista says that you can still look pretty and put together with a few sweat-defying cosmetics.
The following are the products he recommends:
Sunless tanner – This product gives you a wash of color and idoesn't run down your face at mid-day. One application can last up to a full week. It also acts as a concealer and foundation alternative to many women, who just need a little pop of color to even out their skin tones.
Many self-tanners give your skin a glow, without making you look "fake-baked" or orange. The key is to pick a color that closely resembles your natural skin tone. If you're fair, try a light or medium color. If you usually tan to a deep bronze, try a dark formulation. Make sure you blend the sunless tanner onto your ears, neck, and décolletage so it's not obvious that you faux-tanned.
If you're a devote of the "old-school" forms of sunless tanners, try crème formulations like: Sonia Kashuk's Sunless Tanner ($14.99) or Peter Thomas Roth's Natural Looking Self Tanner ($25).
If you're scared of creams and lotions, towelettes may be the perfect solution: Estee Lauder ($23), Lancome ($28) and L'Oreal ($9.99).
If you don't want to commit to a week-long self-tan, try a long-wearing liquid bronzing tint that can be removed at the end of the day with soap and water, like Benefit's Glamazon ($26).
Tinted moisturizer - If the idea of wearing foundation isn't appealing, but you still want more coverage, the sheer hint of color that tinted moisturizer provides could be the perfect choice for you.
Not only do they provide moisture and coverage to your summer-ravaged skin, but many (if not most) will give you SPF coverage as well. Stilla's Sheer Color ($28) Trish McEvoy's Protective Shield Moisturizer ($38) Estee Lauder's Daywear Plus ($38) and Clinique's Moisture Sheer Tint ($26) all provide an SPF 15. Juice Beauty has a tinted moisturizer ($29) that provides an SPF 30. Other tinted moisturizers like Balance B ($22) use vitamins and minerals to provide added benefits to your skin.
Primers - It sounds wacky, but using a primer on your skin will help makeup stay in place. Some of the best primers around have an added bonus: They make your skin more matte and absorb excess oils.
Those in the beauty business swear by Paula Dorf's Perfect Primer ($28) and Aura Science's Airbrush Primer ($22) to get a grease-free, smooth canvas of skin. EI Solutions has a tinted primer ($39) that does the job of a primer and foundation in one. Peter Thomas Roth's Max Anti-Shine Mattifying Gel ($35) is a lightweight formula. A few drops spread over skin absorb and control excess oil on contact without stripping natural moisture. Alcone's SuperMatte Antishine Kit ($28) removes any signs of oil or shine, and is a favorite of magazine beauty editors all over the world.
Oil-free foundation and concealer - If you're really determined to get as much skin coverage as possible and imagine not wearing a drop of foundation or concealer, have no worries. Look for products that specifically say they're oil-free. Look for products with silica, a mineral that reduces shine.
LycoGel's Camouflage ($58 for foundation, $35 for concealer) was developed to use on the most sensitive skin types in the healing process of acne, rosacea, scarring, burns, chemical peels, laser treatment and other cosmetic procedures. Its gel formula allows the skin to breathe as it conceals, never melting or sliding off your face. Lola's Oil Free Creme Foundation ($35) is packed with SPF 8, plus vitamins A, C and E. Victoria's Secret Oil Free Cream-to-Powder foundation ($15) is lightweight and has an SPF 10, while Cargo's liquid foundation ($30) is packaged in a squeeze pouch an dhas an SPF 30. Cover FX ($35)is a full-spectrum UVA/UVB-blocking concealer/foundation that binds to the skin and is water resistant.
Stay-put eyes - Pick non-oil-based products and look for gel and liquid-based formulas. Eye pencils tend to be wax-based and prone to running in humid weather, so look for smudge-proof and water resistant gel and liquid liners.
To ensure your mascara and liner don't rub and smear onto your brow bones, dust the upper eyelids and brow bones with a light pressed powder. Waterproof mascara, a must-have for humid days, becomes notoriously smudgy against the eyelid, so "priming" the upper eye is vital.
There are lots of liquid liners available, from the inexpensive (L'Oreal Extreme Wear Liquid Liner, $7.95) to the quite expensive (Kanebo 38 degree C Silk Performance Liquid Eyeliner. Gel liners are also great to use in the summer heat.
For a smokier, sultry look try Stilla Smudge Pots ($16) to line upper and lower lids.
If you're a fan of a defined line, but don't like the liquid or gel route, there are products that can transform your eye shadow into a liner in seconds. Dip an eyeliner brush in Paula Dorf's Transformer ($17) and then in your favorite shadow, and you have an instant, waterproof liner. Benefit's She Laq ($24) comes with various makeup tools that you coat with the She Laq liquid formula, then dip those tools into shadows, liners, lipsticks, and cheeks and apply. Your makeup will be frozen in place until you remove it with cleanser and warm water.
Stay-put lips and cheeks - If you tend to have very oily skin, a cheek tint will probably work best for you. Cheek tints have long staying power, and you don't need to apply much to the skin; only 2-3 drops on each cheek are enough for the rest of the day.
If you're normal to dry, powders are a good bet.
Cream formulas work best on normal skin, but remember that a light hand is best. Choose a color that will make your cheeks pop without heavy application, and set in place with a light dusting of translucent powder.
For your lips, avoid creamy lipsticks. Again, lip tints work well, as do lip pencils. If you're attached to your favorite lipstick, look for a lip sealant, but remember to blot before applying the sealant over your lipstick.
Benetint for cheeks ($26) is an all-time favorite among makeup artists for a cheek tint that has staying power, as is Lorac's Lip/Cheek sheer wash ($17.50). Jouer Creme Blush and Lipsticks ($18 each) are sheer and can be layered. Pixi's hydrant duo ($38)combines a sheer tinted SPF 20 moisturizer in a tube, and a lip and cheek tint in a bullet-tipped applicator that serves as the cap to the moisturizer tube. If you are not willing to toss aside your lipstick for the summer, try Sephora's Lipstick Sealant ($15). And Lancome's Le Lipstique lip liner and brush gives you the staying power of lip liner with the look of lipstick.
Shine controllers - Shine controlling papers and gels are vital for almost any woman to carry around. If you want a no-muss, no-fuss solution to shine, use the blotting papers; if you're shinier than most and want a product to obliterate any sign of shine, try a gel.
Some blotting papers are very basic. Paul + Joe blotting sheets come in a wallet-style dispenser, as do Victoria Secret's blotting sheets. fancier. Oil-control rolls are like paper toweling, you can rip off a piece of it when you need it. Napoleon's Voila! Oil Control Roll ($14) and Trish McEvoy's Oil Control Paper ($13) are two popular roll-styles. Biore Shine Control blotting sheets ($5.99) also deposit powder onto the skin to help set makeup and maintain a shine-free look.
Biore has a Shine-Control moisturizer ($5.99) that leaves skin looking smooth and matte looking. The hottest product in the gel realm is Lancôme's Pure Focus T-Zone Instant Mattifying Gel ($26) a "powder gel" that can be used under or over makeup to combat shininess or to touch up makeup.
Source: CBC News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/08/01/earlyshow/living/beauty/main713089.shtml
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