Make-up that’s going nowhere

All skin, especially oily, will benefit from starting with a primer which fills in pores and keeps the slick at bay, plus it makes your make-up last all day long.

To avoid too extreme a foundation melt-down, use as little as possible. It’s preferable to apply a thin layer of lighter coverage foundation, and then use a concealer only where it’s needed to avoid that mask-like look.

CID’s new i-prime is a light-weight serum to apply after moisturising. It features pigments which help to disguise imperfections on the skin, leaving it looking radiant all day. Foundation glides onto the skin and will stay there as well. It costs £27 from QVCUK.com and and online at www.newcidcosmcs.com.

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GUARANTEED to stay put all day, Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow has a smudge-proof and transfer-resistant cream based formula that can be layered on sheerly over the lid for a subtle sheen or built up for a more dramatic look. Versatile enough to be used as a base, this will lock all your other colours into place, too. The colour Farenheit, seen here, is ideal for that.

Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Eyeshadow costs £14 at Debenhams, Boots and House of Fraser.

USING temperature control technology, this little marvel known as Urban Decay’s All Night Spray will help prevent a make-up meltdown calamity. Not just for hot, sticky nights, this will also stop your skin from getting too dehydrated for when it’s bitterly cold.

Before setting your make-up, split a tissue in two and gently blot your face, absorbing any excess product or oils. Then spray.

All Nighter Spray, £19, by Urban Decay at Debenhams.

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CONCEALER is the one product that really needs to stay in place – easier said than done on, especially on an oily skin. New Double Wear Stay-in-Place Flawless Wear Concealer SPF10 is the latest addition to Estée Lauder’s high performance Double Wear Make-up franchise, delivering stay-put qualities of up to 15 hours, with a natural satin finish. It’s infused with mineral-derived ingredients suitable for all skin types, and is a lightweight cream that reduces the appearance of lines and imperfections, creating a flawless look that lasts all day. It costs £19 for 7ml on the Estee Lauder counters, coming in September.

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L’OCCITANE, the Provençal beauty company, is opening a new boutique in Harrogate, at 12pm on Tuesday, August 30, at Prospect Place, where there will be special introductory offers and giveaways. The first 100 shoppers to visit the store will receive a free L’Occitane Discovery Set worth £35, stuffed to the brim with lots of best-sellers.

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