Make-Up at Faire

[Mischka]

Here's my faire routine...and yes, the hairspray trick is awesome!
Base coat of Boots No.7 True Identity foundation, followed by an application of Bare Minerals Multi-Tasking Minerals, both all over face/jawline and blending into neck.  Be sure to get on your lids and below your brows as well to act as a base layer for eye makeup.  Close eyes and lightly mist entire face with hairspray (Paul Mitchell Freeze N Shine Super Spray) and let dry.  Base coat of neutral colored Clinique eyeshadow all over below brows and on lids.  Then apply eyeliner...I use black Maybelline eyeshadow applied with a very small brush.  Sometimes I'll do liquid liner, but only when I'm specifically going for a harsh look.  Close eyes and mist eye area with hairspray (and don't open until it's dry, lol).  Apply colored eyeshadow as desired.  Curl lashes and apply Avon SuperShock mascara (Best. Mascara. Ever.).  Apply Bobbi Brown blush as needed.  Close eyes and mist entire face with hairspray again and let dry.  Apply lipstick base coat; blot.  Apply lipstick topcoat; blot.

It's a bit labor-intensive, but worked really, really well this past summer in August heat!

[Lilith]

The best tip I've seen so far is making sure your skin is at it's absolute best - skin that's well taken care of holds itself together much better under strain. That said, I find Mary Kay products (already mentioned above) to be great at anti-smear and anti-fade. Eye primer is a must if you want to keep your liner, shadow and mascara in place, it really helps cut down the panda eyes. I actually wear MK products to the gym and can still show my face to the outside world afterward.

Adriana Rose points out that period makeup can be a bit heavy on the bright colours, and it's also true that any number of women with disposable income wore kohl eyeliner.

Protip: you should be wearing some sort of foundation all the time, especially at a fest, which has a lot of free floating grubbies in the air (woodsmoke etc). Foundation acts as a shield, keeping all the bad stuff from being in direct contact with your skin. I use a mineral powder foundation that's light as a feather and evens my skin tone out without feeling like there's anything on (another MK product - full disclosure: I do sales for them!) and also washes off really easily. When you wash off your foundation, all the rubbish goes with it, leaving nice, fresh, happy skin behind!

And it's already been mentioned but can't be said enough - SUNSCREEN SUNSCREEN SUNSCREEN!

[Curryfingersnik]

Okay, I have to totally weigh in here, having just solved this issue myself. I also LOVE the Mary Kay eye primer.  I also use the Mary Kay oil Mattifier, which does a great job of keeping oil down. I use liquid eyeliner instead of pencil (this really keeps liner where it should be).  It is important to find good makeup remover cloths as the eye makeup smudges badly when you remove it.  I am still working out that issue (since I camp and don't have running water). 

[Dracconia]

Help! Where do you find your eye primers....I can't find it....and I am looking everywhere....(keep in mind I am still kinda a tom boy lol)

[Taffy Saltwater]

I love Urban Decay's eye primer.  It works like a charm and is in the cutest little purple Jeannie bottle.  It can be found at Ulta.

[lys1022]

Help! Where do you find your eye primers....I can't find it....and I am looking everywhere....(keep in mind I am still kinda a tom boy lol)

Ulta
Ulta.com
Sephora
Sephora.com

These are the best resources I've found for the really good make-up.  Ulta also carries the more common brands like Cover Girl and Maybelline.  Sephora tends to stick to the higher-end products.  At least the stores near me do, anyway.

[EmbyrretheFae]

Milk of Magnesia???

Yup!  A friend of mine got that tip from an interview with Tyra Banks.  She was talking about how they keep the make-up so perfect under the hot lights in a studio during long photo shoots.  A thin coating of milk of magnesia under your base coat will help keep the make-up in place and you won't sweat it off.

It really works!!!

Yep, I'm the friend and I SWEAR by the stuff.  All you need is a thin thin coating to do the trick.  No matter how hot or how much you perspire... your makeup will stay put
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Embyrre

[FortuneRose]

I love Urban Decay's eye primer.  It works like a charm and is in the cutest little purple Jeannie bottle.  It can be found at Ulta.

Urban Decay Primer Potion, yup...  this works best on oily lids or Too Faced Shadow Insurance (better for dry lids, but I have oily lids and this is what I use and it works beautifully...no more creases for me.  These are primers/bases for  your eyeshadow.  It gives your shadows something to stick to and creates a barrier between the shadow and the oil from your lids.  Then a powder shadow is best, because it absorbs moisture.  Both can be bought at either Ulta or Sephora. UDPP runs about 19 bucks, TFSI runs about 17.

Then for the face you can invest in a face primer (Urban Decay has fabulous ones) or you can settle for a home remedy...  Milk of Magnesia really does work wonders, the key is to apply a very small layer ...if you can see streaking across your face when it dries, you've put on too much.  Those who have drier skin can use Prep. H....again, thin layer.   For eyeliner staying in place....use something that says it is waterproof....the colorstay line is good...  follow this with concealer bumped VERY CLOSE to your eyeliner line, blend in well.  Powder with matching color foundation or translucent powder, this creates a barrier for the liner when your face/eye area becomes moist from the day.  Also, with a fine tip angle brush, apply a matching powder eyeshadow over top of your line...again, the powder absorbs the moisture.....oh, and probably stay away from liners that say "Kajal"....soft coal doesn't stay well.  Once you have applied your foundation, again powder the face...same reason as before.  If you do lipstick, there really is no trick...if you plan on eating, its going to wear off...just reapply.  You can use the lipstains, but they tend to be very slim in color choices.  Use a waterproof mascara....all of this works well for day to day makeup too if you have problems with oily-ness or creasing and the such.

[FortuneRose]

Help! Where do you find your eye primers....I can't find it....and I am looking everywhere....(keep in mind I am still kinda a tom boy lol)

I think this has been answered but for the higher end primers you can get things like Urban Decay Primer Potion and Too Faced Shadow Insurance from Ulta or Sephora.  I believe Revlon just recently came out with a base, but I've heard mixed reviews on it...  if you are only willing to spend a small amount, try it out (I hear, though, it tends to make the lids feel a little tight)...  Also, E.L.F. has a primer and from my understanding it is pretty decent too, considering E.L.F. is a company known for selling majority of their products for $1.  I think their site is eyelipsface.com.... I swear by my Too Faced Shadow Insurance.

[Pirateleach]

My make up style

"maybe he slept in , maybe its mabellene"

[Dracconia]

Used a bunch of these tricks this weekend and they worked! YaY!  you ladies rock!

[AnnMarie B]

Wow!! I wish I had found this thread before now.  You ladies are awesome!!  Now, I have to add my questions if you wouldn't mind helping me out.  First off, I am one of the non- glistening ladies.  I take several medications that cause excess sweating,and I am wrestling 5 kids all day,so I look like I have jumped ship and gone for a swim halfway through the day. Also, I am almost 35, and still break out like a darn teenager (no offense to any of you youngins). What is the best way to cover blemishes for the day?? I use Physicians Formula green concealer followed by dabing on cream foundation and then cover with powder foundation.  It looks ok before I leave the house, but throughout the day, it starts to look bad again. Also, does hairspraying your face make you break out? I was told that if you have trouble skin, try to avoid getting any hairspray on your face at all. I am really excited about trying the milk of magnesia trick next weekend.  Thanks for all your wonderful wisdom 

[FortuneRose]

Wow!! I wish I had found this thread before now.  You ladies are awesome!!  Now, I have to add my questions if you wouldn't mind helping me out.  First off, I am one of the non- glistening ladies.  I take several medications that cause excess sweating,and I am wrestling 5 kids all day,so I look like I have jumped ship and gone for a swim halfway through the day. Also, I am almost 35, and still break out like a darn teenager (no offense to any of you youngins). What is the best way to cover blemishes for the day?? I use Physicians Formula green concealer followed by dabing on cream foundation and then cover with powder foundation.  It looks ok before I leave the house, but throughout the day, it starts to look bad again. Also, does hairspraying your face make you break out? I was told that if you have trouble skin, try to avoid getting any hairspray on your face at all. I am really excited about trying the milk of magnesia trick next weekend.  Thanks for all your wonderful wisdom 

If you put the MOM on before ANY makeup, this will also help keep your concealers in place.  I, personally, avoid hair spray because I have sensitive skin and do break out easily...for me, that just irritates it more.  I stick with the MOM trick and ALWAYS finish with mineral powders.  You are already on the right track with your green concealer.  Know that you will not be able to take away the blemish's texture, only the coloring.  You can disguise it as best you can with color correcting and even dab a bit of a darker shade (about 2 shades darker than your natural coloring) to the TOP portion of the blemish...  this just plays with the light and draws away from where the blemish is raised and naturally catches light (if we weren't talking about pimples, that would sound right pretty! lol)

[FortuneRose]

one other thing, don't brush or sweep on the concealers...  use a concealer brush, sponge applicator, or your clean finger to DAB it on and press into the skin area you are working with.  This will give you more coverage.  If you brush or sweep it, you're really doing nothing to help with what you are trying to hide.

[Taffy Saltwater]

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