How to Keep your Makeup Pristine for Hours!

Our makeup can highlight ideally the characteristics of a woman’s face, giving her astounding glow. However, obligations mount and as she strives to stick to a demanding daily schedule, the last thing she thinks about is the state of her makeup. With so much to do throughout the day, being able to regularly renew your makeup seems a luxury, so we’ve found for you products that guarantee a stable, pristine makeup for many hours. 

Follow the steps below, even if you have to devote a couple of extra minutes to your makeup at the start of the day.  The result is worth it, both for the aesthetically harmonious look and for protecting the health of your skin - something very important, considering the fact that it’ll be covered with several makeup products for many hours.  

• Proper cleaning and skin hydration 
When we strive to keep our makeup fresh for many hours, what makes the difference is the skin itself.  For this reason, we always start applying our makeup by properly cleaning and hydrating our skin. Before applying any other product, we clean our skin deeply, with a skincare product compatible to our skin’s pH, in order to release any possible residues or the dryness that constitute an unstable base for the new makeup. On the contrary, a well-hydrated skin that beams health and genuine glow is by far the best natural support for it.  

• Pick wisely a good primer 

The ideal foundation forerunner is non-other than the primer, applied on your clean and hydrated skin. Either in gel or cream, it is used to add the greatest possible stability to your makeup, protecting the imperfections and those areas of our face that are more vulnerable due to their interaction with other makeup products. Indeed, we may say that the primer spreads a protective transparent film all over your face, which will pave the way for the next steps. 

• Opt for a foundation that loves your skin
When you finish this preliminary stage, it’s time to apply the foundation. However, since our goal is to last for many hours, make sure to choose a makeup that allows your skin to breathe, without betraying your need for full coverage.  Depending on what suits you best both in terms of result and application, you will find foundations in liquid, cream or compact form, with various bases from water, silicone or oils. Spread it carefully all over your face with a brush, a sponge, or even with your fingers, making sure that you have covered mostly the darker areas that you need to lighten up, and which will later accept the eyeshades, the cheek blush, or your lipstick. Since we want it to last as long as possible, pick a foundation with a matte finish that you can support throughout the day, without worrying about glares. Avoid applying too many makeup layers, since they burden the skin and make the result seem fragile and patchy.

• Trust the makeup stabilisers  

Setting sprays slowly take the position they deserve in women’s vanity cases, who love perfect finishes that last long. With tested, light and natural composition that invigorates and rejuvenates the skin, like hyaluronic acid, plant extracts, water, and electrolytes, it rectifies the outcome and stabilises it for many hours. You apply it after completing the makeup, but before using your mascara, spraying from a distance of around 20-30cm from your face. Stabilisers offer glow, hydration, and protection to your makeup, acting as a shield against pollution and tiredness.  

So, if you want to have a result and will reward your efforts for many hours, in Parapharmacie you will find everything you need to look and feel wonderful all day long! So, accept no discount on quality and buy famed brands that will lighten your face and love your skin! 

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