After weeks of indulging, relaxing, hibernating and spending QT with family and friends, the New Year arrives and you’re pumped to hit the ground running. As you rattle through your resolutions and start to make a game plan for how you’ll meet—and exceed!—them, it’s important to declutter your responsibilities to make room for progress. One of the places to omit headaches is from your makeup routine.
While some formulas look great when you head off to the office, they can’t last past lunchtime before smudge and runs appear. To the rescue are smart makeup-artist hacks and product picks that will make your look last throughout the day. You have enough glass ceilings to shatter and promotions to negotiate and these tips allow you to worry less about your eyeliner, lipstick, foundation—and more.
1. Face Primer: COOLA Daydream® Mineral SPF 30 Makeup Primer Sunscreen
Everyone has their step-by-step process for getting ready to face the world in the morning. For most, it starts with coffee and ends with an amped-up playlist to motivate and inspire. But in between? Don’t forget the primer that goes before you apply any lick of makeup. As Stromberg explains, a makeup primer like this one from Coola will ward away cumbersome smudges. “Depending on the formula, they may reduce oiliness of the lids by mattifying or may add a soft shimmer. Primers will even out skin tone and help with the overall application by intensifying the pigment,” she notes. Read more
