How to Wear Makeup While Working Out (If You Must)
Even though we get drenched from sweat while on the treadmill or lifting weights, or from the pool water while swimming, most of us do not give up on our desire to look good while doing sports.
In fact, we don’t have to give up. Because, although heavy makeup or makeup materials that will clog your pores and disperse all over your face when wet, of course, are not recommended, fine touches that will prevent you from worrying about how you look at the gym with simple touches are quite possible. Let’s touch then…
Suntan cream
If you’re exercising outdoors, a sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher is what you need before applying makeup. We say try to find a product that is as water and sweat resistant as possible. If you’ve never experienced it, we can assure you that sunscreen that spills into your eyes while running is not a good feeling at all.
Some of the concealer moisturizers now also have sun protection feature, but unfortunately, these will not provide you with the protection you need since they do not rise to very high factors, and will also run off your face with perspiration. Therefore, to cover the imperfections on your skin, consider applying local concealer over your sunscreen or using mineral makeup materials.
Foundation cream
We have to say a big NO to foundation and powder at the gym. If you don’t want to go on with your life with a big pimple due to your clogged pores and accumulated bacteria a few hours after you exercise, take this advice into consideration. Instead, you can use an anti-shine cream or use a concealer in your skin color to touch the areas where you see color differences or redness. Using a concealer brush will give you a more natural look.
If you have acne-prone or sensitive skin, concealer may also be heavy on your skin. The right choice for you is mineral makeup materials… Moreover, these are water-resistant, because they only consist of pigment, they provide permanent, anti-microbial and naturally sun protection around 17 SPF. Again, choose versions that are suitable for your skin tone and not too shimmery.
If you say you can’t go out without my foundation no matter what, you can apply a serum or tonic under your makeup that purifies the skin from dead cells and prevents your pores from clogging. Then base the makeup with a lightweight, non-oil-based moisturizer.
Eyebrows and lips
If you want to polish your image quickly, focus on your eyebrows and lips. You won’t believe the difference that prominent eyebrows can make even on a face without makeup. Lightly fill in the gaps with an eyebrow pencil and smooth them out with an eyebrow gel or paraffin to prevent them from getting messy during exercise. If you don’t have these on hand, a colorless lip balm will also work.
Leave your veteran lipstick to post-workout to color your lips, because even with today’s cosmetic technology, lipsticks and glosses aren’t strong enough to fall apart while exercising. Moreover, your hair sticking to your lips while running can also spoil your pleasure. Instead, you can use liquid lip colorants called lip stains or water-resistant colored lip moisturizers.
Making your eyebrows and lips more prominent will be enough to make your facial features look more prominent and beautiful without spoiling your natural look.
Eye makeup
Are you saying it’s not enough for me? Feeling naked without your smoky eyes? The remedies are endless on the makeup table. Yes, mascara or eyeshadow that gets into your eyes when you sweat can cause you to squirm in pain, but with today’s makeup materials, if you find the right mascara, the right eyeshadow, the right eyeliner, you can still use it.
Keyword: Lightweight! So light! You don’t want to look like you’re going to the gym with your eye makeup when you go out at night and draw attention to yourself in the wrong way, and when you exaggerate, the risk of damaging your eyes increases. Remember: Writhing in pain!
Blusher
While we are doing sports, we get reddish, apple cheeks with the blood pumped into our faces. We don’t think you will need extra blush while you have this natural pink. But if you still want a light color to your cheeks, you can solve this problem with a mineral-based bronzer or a concealer a few shades darker than your skin.
Post workout
This substance is the most critical stage of workout makeup. So we hope you didn’t leave the article before coming here. Make sure to clean your face after exercising. Because makeup materials combined with sweat will cause bacteria formation. This means blackheads, acne and skin sensitivity. If you have sensitive skin, choose cream cleansers suitable for your skin or oil-based materials and even clean twice. If your skin does not respond to the exfoliation process, get rid of all the makeup materials on your face, down to the last bit, with warm water and a product that cleanses your skin of dead skin.