Photo: Getty Images You scream, I scream, we all scream when the MTA decides to behave everyday like Mercury is in retrograde. Thanks to train delays and hot temperatures, your morning makeup routine can quickly go from beloved, cherished ritual to face product soup as you sweat off hundreds of dollars in makeup.
$42 at Nordstrom Buy Teint Idole Ultra Long Wear Foundation, Lancôme This longwear foundation has an impressively diverse color range with over 40 shades. It’s oil-free and Nelson says the coverage is strong enough that you can just use it in spots and blend it out on top of moisturizer. Aburatorigami Japanese Blotting Papers These Japanese blotting papers pick up oil without disturbing makeup, and leave the tiniest trace of powder. “If you’re really oily or want a more polished look, these are great,” Nelson says.
$45 at Nordstrom Buy Yes, highlighter is a trend but Nelson has a highlighter public service announcement which is that “people should be more careful with their highlighter application.” If you put on too much highlighter in the daytime, “you look like a Christmas tree.” He suggests that if you’re out in the daytime and it’s hot, you don’t even need a highlighter. If you decide you want to wear some, a little above the cheekbones, on the cupid’s bow and the inner corner will look pretty .
$25 at Sephora Buy NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eye Shadow Base This primer uses a mix of polymers and mineral powder to keep eye shadow from smushing around on your eyelid.
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