Whether or not you name it “leaping,” “enjoying mas,” or no matter, one factor about being in a carnival parade is that your face make-up goes to soften finally. You are going to need these touch-ups and masqueraders who put on make-up at all times end their beat with a beneficiant serving to of powder. I sometimes favor a dewier end, however the solar and sweat at all times have me lined on that when I hit the highway.

Setting spray can also be a should. And for the massive day, my make-up artist hit me with a combo I hadn’t tried earlier than, promising that it could actually make that make-up keep on. First, a spritzing of MAC’s basic Prep + Prime Repair+ Spray, which Cincinnati-based beauty chemist Kelly Dobos says incorporates hydrating components like glycerin. “Glycerin might be fairly cheesy and maybe could assist make-up grip.” what’s in it, Dobos says that’s the ingredient she will greatest establish as one thing that might get your make-up to stay.

Then, my make-up artist grabbed a bottle of PPI Blue Marble Selr Spray. “These things is de facto good,” she mentioned, reassuring me that for probably the most half, my make-up would keep for the day. This setting spray is one that people like to make use of for theatrical or special-effects make-up — a.ok.a. seems to be which might be alleged to final. 

“Most setting sprays use a versatile movie former to assist maintain make-up in place and supply water and sweat resistance,” Dobos explains. The Blue Marble Spray incorporates one thing known as the acrylates copolymer, which she describes as a “movie former that gives smudge-resistance and water-resistance properties.”

As soon as it was time for me to hit the highway (at about 7:30 a.m.), I might already taken a fast nap, understanding I would not make it dwelling in all probability till after sunset. By 9 a.m., I used to be shuffling down the ABC Freeway behind a large music truck, swaying my hips and ensuring to avoid any feather backpacks that may hit me within the face. In fact, I used to be sweating bullets — particularly the occasions I needed to hop right into a port-a-potty. These stalls do not precisely have stellar air flow.

It was noon once I realized I might forgotten to placed on sunscreen. My make-up nonetheless regarded good — I might been sweating however my face was nonetheless fairly matte — however I knew it was solely a matter of time earlier than I began to burn. I spritzed a little bit of sunscreen mist on my face and utilized some to my chest and shoulders. It was too late. The solar had already handed down its merciless judgment on me. Right this moment, I’m nonetheless struggling the implications of my SPF fake pas, however the factor I did keep in mind to placed on, the setting spray, actually got here by way of.

I anticipated my face to be a large number of pink glitter and black liner by the tip of the day. It wasn’t. My eye make-up stayed put and solely round my nostril (the place a ton of sweat was dripping down) and a little bit little bit of my mouth (I might housed a plate stuffed with jerk hen and rice and peas) did I discover any lifting. My brow make-up had lengthy since wiped off, giving solution to a recent sunburn.