Hi makeup lovers.
I haven't come across a similar thread but thought it would be fun/helpful to share products we are planning to bring at Disney. Disney is a challenge for makeup lovers because it's hot and makeup can melt off your face and run and has to survive getting wet. I tried googling and found some stuff on YouTube (Most useful video is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FibRbos4bIM) but a lot of it is very impractical (e.g., false eyelashes).
Actually false eyelashes are not impractical. Last May, I had a lady at my beauty salon apply the single lashes to my eyes and she said they should last 10-14 days. I told her I was going to WDW, where it'd be hot and humid. She used some super duper glue stuff she had and they stayed on. I did lose a few at Disney, but most stayed put. I loved waking up with naturally, long, curly lashes without having to curl my lashes or apply mascara. I plan on having her put some more on for my upcoming May trip.
I just stick to some tinted foundation, colored lip balm with an spf, and waterproof mascara.
I think no matter what you use, it won't last through a whole day in the parks. And half smeared on makeup looks a bit crazy. And I don't have the patience to stop and re-apply makeup multiple times when I'm in the parks.
I agree! I wear very little, if any, makeup down there. Several years ago I had my eyeliner permanently tattoo on, so don't have to worry about eyeliner. I also had my lips tattooed a medium pinkish/rose color (just a little darker than my natural lips), so may or may not wear lipstick. Other than undereye darkness, my skin is decent, so I don't really worry too much about foundation. I always apply a good moisturizer and a good sunscreen though. I also always have a good lip balm with spf with me. (Lip balm is the only thing I ever carry with me into the parks.) Then I may use a little mineral makeup or a little tinted moisturizer, then apply Urban Decay primer on my eyelids, and maybe a little mineral eyeshadow. If not wearing false eyelashes, I might use a little waterproof mascara. It's just too hot and humid down there to worry too much about make up that's going to melt off five minutes after you leave the room. Most of the women I've seen down there wearing a full face of makeup, their makeup looks like it's melting off or looks really, really caked.
Okay, I deal with the same weather living on the Gulf Coast of Tx. 2 things are wonderful for humidity/shine.
1. Generic brand milk of magnesia. You laugh but a professional makeup artist taught me this. Take cotton ball and put a light layer of the liquid on your face - if anything turns white you have used too much. Apply your makeup over it once it dries. I do this in the dead of Summer went temps reach up to 110 degrees.
Hello fellow Texan! Actually I had a cousin who told me about smoothing on just a little milk of magnesia to keep the shine off the face about twenty years or more ago. I think it's one of those ole southern remedies women here in the south have used for years to control facial shine.
As you said though, you just have to be careful to use a tiny dab on a cotton ball, just enough to make light film on your face, or you'll look like a ghost with peeling skin. lol A little monostat antichafing cream works as a good facial primer too, just apply and let dry to a powdery finish--smooths your face and makes foundation go on smooth as silk.
