7 Monsoon Makeup Tips To Prevent Your Makeup From Getting Washed Away
To all the makeup lovers out there! The torrential rainfall aka monsoon season is here, which means makeup meltdown is going to be an everyday phenomenon for all of you. Heat, humidity, and rain – these are the three enemies of flawless makeup. The last thing you need is your foundation, mascara running down your face while going to work or attending an event. And, you would definitely want to prevent this catastrophic failure, right? So, gear up girls, we are here with our tried and tested monsoon makeup tips to rain-proof your makeup and look your best in the coming months.
Monsoon makeup tips to prevent makeup meltdown
Skim through the 7 monsoon makeup tips and say goodbye to makeup calamity during monsoon.
Tip 1 – Make waterproof products your new BFF
It is a no-brainer that you need to stock up your makeup pouch with waterproof products if you want your face, lip, and eye makeup to survive the day. Monsoon season is not the time for dramatic eye makeup looks with crazy graphic eyeliner styles. Create a neutral eye makeup with soft eyeshadow shades like pink and brown. A rainy-day makeup tip for you, when you are in a rush, is to apply the same blush you just used on your cheeks to your eyelids as well. Use a waterproof foundation for your face makeup. Waterproof kajal and eyeliner on your waterline and lash line to define the shape of your eyes and add some extra oomph. To give your lashes some drama, apply a generous amount of waterproof mascara to get bold lashes. This waterproof makeup tip will protect your lashes from the rains while also giving them the look you want.
Our recommendations –
1. Blushed Nudes Eyeshadow Palette
2. City Mini Eyeshadow Palette
3. Colossal Kajal
4. Colossal Super Black Kajal
5. Colossal Bold Liner
6. Tattoo Studio Gel Eyeliner Pencil
7. Colossal Waterproof Mascara
Tip 2 – Nail a rainy-day face makeup by keeping it simple
Piling your face with a thick layer of foundation and concealer is going to leave you looking like a mess at the end of the day. Start by prepping your face with a mattifying primer to prevent your face from getting greasy and shiny. An effective rainy-day makeup tip is to ditch the foundation and go straight in with concealer to keep your makeup light and breezy. However, if you can’t start your day without wearing foundation, you can use smear-proof face makeup, i.e. long-wearing foundation and concealer that won’t budge all day.
Our recommendations –
1. Fit Me Matte + Poreless Primer
2. Fit Me Concealer
Tip 3 – Ditch the cream contours and highlighter
Hey, let us tell you one of our favourite monsoon makeup hack! Ditch cream contours and highlighters and switch to powder formulas for your rainy-day makeup. Apply a pink or peach blush to the apples of your cheeks and use a powder highlighter on the high points of your face to illuminate your complexion and enhance your features.
Our recommendations –
Tip 4 – Don’t forget to waterproof your brows
Use an eyebrow pencil to fill in any sparse areas in your brows and make them monsoon-ready by using the leftover product from your waterproof mascara and running the wand over your eyebrows to lock them in place.
Our recommendations –
1. Fashion Brow Cream Pencil
2. Define & Blend Brow Pencil
Tip 5 – Keep your lips matte
It comes as no surprise that matte lipstick is a monsoon makeup essential. Use an ultra-matte waterproof lipstick that will not budge, smudge, fade, or transfer all day. Line your lips with a lip liner before going in with your lipstick to make sure that your lip makeup does not bleed outside your natural lip line.
Our recommendations –
1. Superstay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick
Tip 6 – Apply powder to keep your makeup in place
This monsoon makeup must-have not only controls shine but also blurs your pores to give you a smooth and flawless complexion. Less is more when it comes to powders, so work in light layers and gradually build the coverage as you go. Here is a monsoon makeup hack that works great, especially if you have oily skin – Mix your liquid foundation with some loose powder on the back of your hand and then apply it with a dense foundation brush to create a budge-proof base makeup that will look fresh all day.
Our recommendations –
1. Fit Me Compact Powder
2. Fit Me Matte + Poreless Pressed Powder
Tip 7 – Lock your monsoon makeup in place
Keep your makeup looking fresh all day with a setting spray. It also blends your makeup together seamlessly and prevents it from slipping and sliding around on your face all day.
Our recommendations –
1. Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Setting Spray
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Whether you are out running errands on a particularly humid day or need to make it to an important meeting during a heavy shower, use these simple monsoon makeup tips to prevent your makeup from succumbing to nature’s whims.