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How to maintain your makeup at work

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I wear makeup to work. But after spending 8-9 hours at work. Our make up is then exposed to hard conditions. So we need to reinforce it. HAHAHAHAHA These are the steps I follow for keeping my makeup fresh looking: 1- Mario Bedascu Rose Water Face Mist: I always have this mist in my bag for refreshing my makeup and my face in general. It is very light weigh and it smells good. It is safe to apply over your makeup. I use it also to get rid of the powdery look for my face when applying makeup. 2- Compact foundation / powder for touch up: usually the foundation rubs off near jaw line and around mouth areas fast. These areas are often touched and rubbed with our hands. I always keep a compact powder -you could totally use compact foundation too- for touch ups every now and then. I prefer MAC 3- Cotton Swab: When working outdoor for long time your mascara or eyeliner smudges. I always keep some cotton swaps in my bag for removing smudges around the eye area. ...

Loose Powder Vs Compact Powder for under eyes area/ setting concealer..

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I have been using compact powder products to set my concealer for more than 4 years. I have tried all MAC Emphasize, Anastasia Beverly Hill Banana Powder, MAC Studio Finish Powder, UNE Compact Powder..etc. Recently I have been using Ben Nye loose powder in Cameo - it has pinkish under tone which helps more in neutralizing dark circles -  to set my concealer and OH MY GOD! I am diffidently not going back to compact powder. Compact powder always dries my under eye area and emphasizing the little wrinkles I have. I know this is supposed to be the role of loose powder but in my case it is the compact powder that makes me look 100 years older.  Compact powder shows on my skin like a thick layer. Even if I go light handed it still gives me cake face under my eyes. It shows under day light and it does not eliminate 100% creasing. It helps with in 85% only. Although I have been always a big fa of compact powder especially that these products are hustle free when you are i...