Keep Your Make-Up Fresh and Sweat Proof

Whether it's exercising or living it up in warmer weather, this usually comes with more sweat.

But, the good news is that you can still get dolled up and not have to worry about your make-up running down your face. So enjoy our top sweat-proof make up tips to keep both you and your face fresh and pretty.

7 Sweat-Proof Make-up Tips

1. Practice minimal skincare

The key to a great beat is an even greater skincare routine. But during the summer, you’ll need to keep your skincare routine a little light, especially your moisturiser.

It’s best to choose a lightweight moisturiser during the warmer months, especially if you have oily skin, as a heavyweight one can be heavy on your skin. A good option is the Jack Black Double-Duty Face Moisturiser, which is a lightweight moisturiser that provides hydration and SPF protection, which is something your skin always needs in the summer

2. Use a primer 

The next step in your sweat-proof make up routine is to use a primer.

A primer not only works to keep your make up in place, but it also creates a barrier between your skin and coverage of choice, ensuring that you don’t feel a heavy additional layer on your skin. 

For your primer of choice, the Elizabeth Arden Flawless Start Instant Perfecting Primer creates the perfect canvas for your coverage of choice, and its oil-free and non-comedogenic properties ensure that it doesn’t clog your pores.

3. Choose lightweight coverage 

Like your moisturiser, your choice of coverage needs to be lightweight so that you don’t walk around with it weighing thick and heavy on your face and leaving you with an almost unnatural appearance. 

The Maybelline Fit Me Matte & Poreless Foundation is a lightweight option that mattifies pores and offers a seamless and natural finish, free of any cackiness.

If you’re worried that a foundation may be too heavy for your skin, why not opt for a tinted moisturiser like the Essence Hydro Hero 24H Hydrating Tinted Cream, or a BB cream like Erborian BB Crème Au Ginseng? 

Not only do both products offer lightweight, buildable coverage, but they also hydrate and protect the skin against UV damage. 

4. Opt for cream over powder

If you’re looking to use a blush or bronzer to achieve that sun-kissed, summer glow, then be sure to choose a cream product over a powder one. Creams melt better into the skin, whereas powders can sit on your face and leave you with a cakey appearance. 

Thanks to its creamy, long-lasting formula, the Sisley Paris Phyto-Blush Twist Cream Blush offers a smooth velvet finish and a long-lasting, hydrated glow. 

5. Light lip stains over heavy lipsticks 

Nothing tops off a great face beat than bold lipstick. But these products can be too heavy on your lips, so how can you keep your pout as bold as your personality? Enter lip stains.

Not only do they offer long-lasting wear, but lip stains are also incredibly lightweight. Take the BENEFIT ChaChaTint Lip & Cheek Stain, for example, which not only offers bold colours, but also moisturises and conditions your lips, leaving you with a hydrated and gorgeous pout. 

6. Finish with a setting spray

The final step to ensuring a sweat-free beat is to spritz on a setting spray to seal in your make-up and prevent any smudging, cracking or just plain melting.

While you may think of using a setting powder, setting sprays, such as the RIMMEL Insta Fix & Go Setting Spray, are much lighter and easily absorbable into the skin, whereas powders can sit on your face.

7. Blot. Blot. Blot

The reality is that you can prep for summer as much as you want, but the African sun can be stronger than we think. 

So, what happens on those days when you find yourself battling with oil, shine, and sweat? You blot, blot and blot some more.

Blotting papers, like the Fenty Beauty Invisimatte Blotting Paper, absorb oil and sweat, all without disrupting your summer beat, And the best part? The product comes in a refillable mirrored compact, similar to a lipstick case, so you can blot in peace and not worry about sweating off your make-up. 

Temperatures are high, but that doesn’t mean you should let a little sweat rain on your beat. You and your make-up can soak in the sun and enjoy the summer rays with the right hacks.