Make Up Games and Summer Months

I’d like to offer you a challenge for these summer months. I’d like for you to go throughout the entire summer without playing your usual make up games. Sure play the games online and learn new techniques, but enjoy the warmth of the summer sun on your face without covering it with make up and other lotions and potions. While make up has some wonderful virtues, over the summer months, the sun exposure and humidity makes your skin extra oily at times. Why compound that with make up if you can help it?

Not only is there the risk of added break-outs over the summer months thanks to increased sweat and oil, there is also the basic benefit of going without make-up. You’ll look pretty for just being you without all of the glamour. If you’re scared to even think of it, at least leave behind the base and powder. Just a bit of waterproof mascara and lipgloss still leaves your face mostly bare so that the world can see your natural beauty without help from any manmade products.

Make Up Games: Teeth Whitening

It doesn’t fall into the traditional category of make up games, but having your teeth whitened can actually do quite a bit for your overall look. White, bright teeth are a sign of good health and an attractive nature. Getting your teeth whitened is actually pretty straight forward.

Your Dentist – Your dentist can easily whiten your teeth with laser treatments or with a topical gel. You might get a tray to wear at night with the whitening gel. These treatments are more intense than the ones you get over the counter, but can also be expensive.

Pharmacy – The pharmacy has a nice collection of teeth whitening agents available as well. These make up games are over the counter making them cost less and giving you a chance to try them without a prescription. Stickers, gels and patches help to whiten teeth considerably for a reasonable amount at home.

Make Up Games: Sweaty Skin Care

It comes with the heat of summer – that fine glaze of sweat on your face that you have to deal with. Even the loveliest among us deal with a bit of perspiration walking across a black parking lot in the sun or walking down the street in sweltering still weather. But how you deal with that sweat can make all the difference in how you feel and how you look to others.

Antiperspirant – Presumably you’re already wearing deodorant so that you smell fresh and clean even if you’re a bit sweaty, but check your brand to see if it’s actually just a deodorant or if you’re using an antiperspirant as well. Using an antiperspirant actually stops some of the sweat you might experience on a hot day – deodorants don’t.

Oil Free Products – Your sweaty skin is producing a ton of oil already, so you don’t want to smear more oil on your face with certain cosmetics and skin care products. Opt out of oily makeup and find oil control products instead. These will help you look more refreshed and even keep some of that sweat hidden.

Make Up Games and Sunscreen

I haven’t had very good luck finding a moisturizer that also contains sunscreen. The moisturizers I’ve been able to find tend to sweat off easily, especially those that are tinted. I’m not sure why that is, but living in a part of the world where summers have days well over ninety and plenty of humidity, my face stays moist and often a bit clammy all day every day. When I put on moisturizer, I want a type that makes my face feel clean and fresh while also protecting it from the sun.

Getting adequate sun protection can be hard enough if you’re outside as much as I am, which is why I try to work it in with my sunscreen. It doesn’t always work, but it’s always worth a try to apply the sunscreen through the moisturizer so that I don’t forget to put on sunscreen later when I’m outside for an extended period of time and so that I have protection for the shorter periods of time that I’m outside without applying a full sunscreen application.

Make Up Games and Night Cream

It’ likely you have a face cream to wear during the day. Hopefully it has plenty of sunscreen and oil-free moisturizers, but do you have the special night creams? Having the proper night cream can give you a huge advantage when it comes to protecting your face from damage and the visible signs of aging. Night creams aren’t often cheap, but the price you pay is directly tied to the benefits you can get from the right cream.

At night after a full day of make-up, use a cold cream to remove the make-up and wash your face. Then, on the clean face, apply a night cream designed to moisturize and improve the quality of your skin. The night cream is likely going to be heavy on your face and it might even feel a bit greasy. This is the rich moisture in the cream that will help to nourish your skin deeply while you sleep. Apply the night cream according to the instructions on the container and drink plenty of water. In the morning you’ll wake up with skin just a bit smoother and a bit softer than it was the day before.

Make Up Games: Give Your Skin a Break!

Do you wear your make up all day, every day? If you do, you might be making it a bit tough on your face. Your face has especially delicate skin, especially around the eyes. Slathering on make up every day can cause break-outs and irritation if you’re not using the right type for your skin. But on a more primitive level, having something on your face every day of the week starts to feel old. You get used to having it there and you forget what it feels like when your skin is free to just breathe.

Make up can make us look wonderful, but you can look great without it, too. Play some basic make up games to see how little make up you can get away with and still look pulled together. Do you need sixteen make up items every morning? Perhaps just five will do. And best of all, as soon as you know you’re done for the day and just hanging out at home, take the make up off and just let your skin breathe again.

Make Up Games and the Beach

I’m aware that it’s not especially clever to wear make up to the beach where you’ll really just be focusing on swimming and playing around with friends, but as we all know, there are boys at the beach and it’s important to look our best while we’re there. So, it’s great to throw on a bit of make up before you head to the beach to be sure you’re looking great and still able to play the way you want to.

Skip any foundation or powder. Your sweat underneath this coating of make up will feel gross and might make you break out. Use a tinted sunscreen on your face instead to protect you from the sun and to give you a bit of color. Look for one that’s waterproof if you can find one, but if you have to choose, opt for the waterproof sunscreen over the moisturizer. Then apply a lip balm with some sunscreen in it to protect the sensitive skin there. Your final step is a swipe of waterproof mascara for your eyes. Now you look a bit more pulled together but can splish and splash without worry.