I worked in a hot, muggy kitchen for years – my makeup did not budge or smudge once I found my stay-put beauty routine
PREVENTING smudging in hot, muggy conditions is a constant battle for all makeup fans.
One woman shared the beauty products she swears by in high humidity.
Commenting on a Reddit post, user WolfDragonStarlit revealed her favorite makeup buys from her time as a chef.
She explained how she sought out products that would hold up in the hot environment.
“I did two years in a kitchen, so high heat, steam, dishpit, muggy as f**k, dry heat from a grill trying to broil off my face makeup,” the poster wrote.
The Redditor added that she also had to find items that held up with the watery eyes she got from chopping “five-gallon buckets worth of onions on a regular basis.”
For smudge-proof eyes, she applied the $8 Milani Eye Primer before using the $47 Tarte Tartelette In Bloom, which she said she has bought three times.
The poster said she finished her stay-put eye makeup with either the $9 Covergirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara or the $10 L’Oréal Paris Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara.
For her skin primer, she swears by the $10 Elf Poreless Putty Primer.
She also applied the $15 CeraVe Daytime Lotion with SPF 30 before every shift.
After moisturizing and priming, she used the $7 Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer and the $14 L’Oréal Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation.
For blush, she used the $5 Maybelline Fit Me Blush, and for bronzer, she recommended the $14 Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer.
The Reddit user wore the $6 Covergirl Continuous Color Lipstick every day while working in the kitchen.
To set her makeup look, she used a combination of setting powder and setting spray.
She recommended either the $7 Coty Airspun or the $7 Wet n Wild Photo Focus Translucent.
And, the social media user’s go-to setting spray is the $10 Milani Make it Last.
“My makeup did not budge, smudge, or transfer. Seriously,” she explained.
Buy it now
- Milani Eye Primer, $7.97, Amazon
- Tarte Tartelette In Bloom, $47, Sephora
- Covergirl Lash Blast Volume Mascara, $9.09, Amazon
- L’Oréal Paris Lash Paradise Waterproof Mascara, $9.47, Amazon
- Elf Poreless Putty Primer, $10, Amazon
- CeraVe Daytime Lotion, $13.69, Target
- Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer, $6.60, Amazon
- L’Oréal Infallible Fresh Wear Foundation, $13.98, Amazon
- Maybelline Fit Me Blush, $4.62, Walmart
- Physicians Formula Butter Bronzer, $13.48, Amazon
- Covergirl Continuous Color Lipstick, $5.62, Walmart
- Coty Airspun, $6.99, Target
- Wet n Wild Photo Focus Translucent, $6.49, Target
- Milani Make it Last, $9.99, Target
“I could walk into work, rain, snow, blazing sun, and my makeup would be fine.”
She added that her winter walks to work were cold enough to “freeze off” her makeup but her favorite products survived the harsh conditions.
The food service worker even received compliments for her makeup look.
“I constantly had customers asking what I was wearing or how I managed my face because it always looked good,” she said.