Summer celebrations in New Jersey are beautiful, and they're also humid. Between outdoor ceremonies, crowded dance floors and long days, your foundation has to work hard. A lasting base doesn't come from one miracle product. It comes from preparation, thin layers and setting at the right moments. This is the method I use when a look has to last from morning photos to the last dance.
What you'll need
- A gentle cleanser and a lightweight gel or lotion moisturizer
- A broad-spectrum sunscreen that sits well under makeup
- A mattifying primer, plus a hydrating or gripping primer if your skin is combination
- A long-wear foundation in your exact shade
- A long-wear concealer
- A cream blush or bronzer, plus a powder in a similar shade
- A finely milled translucent setting powder and a velour puff
- A dense foundation brush and a damp makeup sponge
- A long-wear setting spray
- Blotting papers
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- What you'll need
- Step by step
- Heat and humidity extras
- Check your shade
- Taking it off
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Wendy Nicole is a makeup and hair artist in New Jersey with more than ten years behind the chair. About Wendy
