Budge Proof Makeup No Matter How Sloppy the Scene

Quite often when I throw my face on for the day my overall goal is for that look to last for quite a few hours, and sometimes quite a few shoots. I have learned a few tips and tricks and products that have worked well for me. I post my makeup looks often over on r/makeupaddiction (like the one below) and very often get asked for tutorials or tips. I generally decline to share my budge proof makeup techniques.

After a long stretch of very boring makeup I decided on some color today
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Welp, over in the verified creators server Creators Resource Chats, someone asked the other day for a tutorial as well which has finally helped me decide to dig into throwing together what I know and can share.

This is going to be a three part resource! This first post is going to be dedicated to creating budge proof looks that will last through even the most ridiculous blowjob scene. The second is completely flipping that around and is dedicated to a look that is meant to run and get messed up. The third resource will be exclusively coming out on the Patreon and will be a video walk through of my daily no-budge routine.

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Tips & Tricks For a Look That Won’t Run

Eyes

Lashes

• My method of applying lashes is, for me at least, foolproof. I shared this tip over a year ago here. Once my lashes are on, it’s a good 12 hours until they even think of lifting… if I do it right. I have literally slept in my lashes one night and they were still perfectly fine the next day.
  • To start I use DUO Brush-On Clear Lash Glue –Waterproof Strip Lash Adhesive
  • First, before mascara, I line my actual lash line where I will be applying the lashes with the glue.
  • While that is getting tacky, line the strip with the glue as well.
  • Wait until the glue either fully tacky or just getting there. This is often once the glue is completely clear, rather than white or blue.
  • Then carefully then apply. And do nothing. For about 5 to 10 minutes consider yourself frozen. try not to touch your lashes, kind not to squint your face tightly, try very hard to maintain a neutral expression for as long as you can to allow that glue to fully solidified into each other.
  • Also, trim those lash strips. If they are too long for your eyes, they are not going to stick for as long as they should. Always try and trim from the inner corner first. And flex and bend the band of the lash quite a bit to loosen it up before applying (so it isn’t stiff against your eye).

💡Tip: If you tend to have to lift and readjust your lashes much or at all, you’re going to want to let the glue be slightly less tacky as you start applying the strips. This will just make it easier and less damaging to your overall look to remove and reposition. Try as hard as you can to not reposition once it has touched your skin, as this will weaken the bond between the two strips of glue.

Priming

• Everyone is going to tell you that You need to prime your eyes. Not to prime is a crime after all. Well lock me away I’m a criminal. I never use a primer on my eyes and I never have a problem with them either just disappearing or creasing. What I do instead is:
  • Remove as many oils as I can before beginning. I always allow my skin care plenty, plenty of time to soak in prior to beginning as well. To the point that my skin is dry to the touch and there is no more residue of product still sitting on my skin.
  • Then I put down my bone or nude shade. I try and match this color exactly as close to my eye lid color as I can. This is literally just taking a heavily pigmented powder eyeshadow, and putting a layer across your entire eyelid.
    • I have zero evidence or even much of an argument that applying a full layer of powder prior to applying the rest of your pigment is going to make your look last longer. I can imagine maybe it helps prevent some oil from getting through, but I can’t imagine it’s all that and a bag of potato chips. I will say for myself I have a more normal to dry skin type. I do get an oily T-Zone here and there, but I usually don’t see much of that on my eyelids.
  • If you do have more oily lids, you can absolutely try a mattifying or similar primer. I would just suggest that you set that primer at least lightly with a skin tone pigment. That’s just going to help you be able to blend. If you don’t have a very smooth surface to begin with, you won’t get a smooth blend.
  • That is the only step I take to prepare my lids for my eye makeup. I never see issues it never creases it never smears. But if y’all have some tried or true tricks, leave them in the comments for us! Help me out with this one y’all!

Eyeshadow

• When applying shadows with a strong pigment payoff in mind, your fingers are your best tools. Getting shadow built in a even layer on your ring finger and then pressing it onto the lids is the best way I have found to get a crazy amount of color immediately.
  • Trying to build up some shades can lead to poor coverage, or a muddy final look. It is easier to build the color in a even, thin, layer

💡Tip: If you over blend a color too far into the other one, wipe your brush or get a clean one, then start blending the color you over blended into from outside and into where you overspread your color. This will deposit the most color into the correct space while helping to tone down the over application.

Eyeliner

• You need to set your eyeliner for longevity just like your creams and liquids on your base.
  • Take a eyeshadow the same color as your liner and pack a even and thin layer over an angled brush.
  • Pat, never drag, this onto any area where the eyeliner is.
    • If you are going for a shiny liner, this will take that away. But, just the same as for the face, mattes will last longer on the oily eyelid.
    • Dragging the powder will absolutely pick up many eyeliners leaving patchy results.
    • This should be a very thin even layer. More of a sheer veil of powder rather than another full layer of pigment.
  • For creams: Pat very very gently. Gel or cream based liner will absolutely lift if you drag a brush or a powder over it. Use a motion similar to gently pushing the pigment into your skin.
    • If you are doing this on your waterline, wipe off the side of the brush that will be closer to your eye when applying.
      • Be very careful not to get eyeshadow in your eye. It probably isn’t the best thing to enter your eyeball, and it could lead to watery eyes and ruined work.
        • Lets be honest though, it will get in your eyes. Always does for me.
  • For liquids: Wait until the liner is bone dry. Sahara desert in mid summer dry. Any wet spots will mix with the powder in a way that can leave texture behind.
    • Be sure when getting close to the edges of the line to stop just a fraction of a hair before the edge of the line. This is just a way I have found to help prevent black smudges on a white eye that cant be fixed 45 minutes in.

💡Tip: I have a benign essential tremor. All that means is I shake like a sinner being called to confess in their Sunday best. I cannot do winged eyeliner on my own (yes, I tried all the gimmicky tools). I also love my look with my liner go-to. So, I found a way to get a easy, crisp, even, perfect line every time. By using these Eyeshadow Shields.

Lips

• Stick with stains or a flexible matte or satin formula as they tend to be drier formulas which will last longer.
• It’s always a good idea to have moisturized your lips for at least a good 10 minutes before starting your lip routine to help reduce dry skin and cracking.
• Blot your lips before applying any color, to remove any oils or moisturizers or product build up.
• Apply it in even and thin layers, and blot between each layer.
  • This will require more product usage, but it applies more evenly, and more sparingly. That reduces uneven and unnecessary over or under application and product buildup which can help with full lip longevity.
• Consider a lip scrub prior to moisturizing to slough off any dead skin.

Base

• Powder is your friend. But just like any friend, if you abuse her, she will fight back, and she does it by by eating through your makeup and making it patchy.
  • Use fixing, setting or sheer oil control powders sparingly throughout the day. You don’t have to pile it on the second you see any shine. You can spot treat with powder just like you spot treat with concealer.
  • I personally use a powder foundation everyday rather than liquid, and then do that method above of a very very light amount or a spot treatment style application of setting powder for touch-ups.
  • If you find your powder application is lifting your layers below, try pressing in powder with a powder puff.
• Setting spray is not hairspray for your face. It does not work the same. More often than not (but not always!), setting sprays are meant to meld all of your powders and creams together to give more cohesion.
  • Use setting spray in conjunction with powders. You wont get the same staying power without it.
  • Spray in a light mist rather than fire hosing your face in product. Large drops can lift product, and heavy liquids of any purpose will break down most makeups.

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Long Wear Products I Love

Eyes

Eyeliner

• Stila Stay All Day: The best way I can always think to describe how solid this liner is for me is to tell the story of the time I got rear-ended. I was at a standstill, and they were going 40 mph. I was in an emergency room, with a neck brace on, a concussion and whiplash, all while having grand mal seizures. Through all of that, 90% of the eyeliner I had on did not move a single centimeter. Seriously y’all, this is my go-to for days that I know I need my makeup to get put on, and then stay on through hell and high water.
• Essence Stay and Play Gel Liner: Very budget friendly and most of the colors go on practically fully opaque the first swipe, which goes on so smoothly, and when locked in, as demonstrated above and describe in the section below, these liners can last through quite a bit. In my experience so far the plum and grey shades are lackluster, but the blues, green, black (I buy these 4 at a time), nude, white are all amazing!

Mascara

• Essence Lash Princess (Waterproof): This mascara can and will last through hell and back. But, don’t sleep with it on. Trust me. It seems to be very similar to a tubing mascara and the ‘false lash’ effect (Aka small build ups of the formula lengthening the lash appearance) will fall into your eye and you will wake up with blood red eyes.
• CLIO Kill Lash Superproof Mascara: This mascara gives so much length! And she doesn’t come off too easily. Only downside, no thickening.

💡 Tip: Apply a thickening mascara to lashes first, then top it with Clio Kill Lash for best of both worlds.

Eye Shadow, etc

• UCANBE Pretty All Set Eyeshadow Palette (Palette A) & Palette B: Do you want instant payoff with full coverage pigment that is easy to blend and layer? That is foolproof enough for even brand new beginners but offers the quality and performance that those with makeup experience demand? This palette is your girly! As a matter of fact, Palette B was the very first palette I ever bought when I decided I wanted to learn how to do makeup about 5 years ago. My second ever palette was Palette A. I have hit pan on almost all of the shades by now and I am repurchasing this as soon as my move is over. I will repurchase this for as long as it is created. I cannot swear by these shadows more. I am in no way paid to say this or affiliated. But y’all, they barely crease, they are incredibly long-lasting, and they do not smudge unless you really get in there. But oh my God they blend like a dream. In just about every one of the looks below I believe at least one shade from one of those palettes was used.

• Wingme Cosmetics Well Put Eye Primer: This primer is so beautiful. She doesn’t crease, has good grip, and once you get that layer of setting powder down it doesn’t lead to patchiness. I never saw the wildest difference for myself, as I don’t have oily lids or makeup breakdowns on my lids as a makeup application concern, other than maybe a bit longer wear.

💡Tip: You do NOT need expensive brushes to create beautiful looks. Mine, Jessup Eye Brushes Set, are under $20 for 16 brushes. Do they last forever? No, not when you’re as rough on them as I am. but if you actually treat your brushes well, these can absolutely last. They are soft, dense, and well packed.

Lips

• Essence What a Tint: This dupe for Benefit’s Benetint kinda kicks a whole lot of ass for very little trade. It is a fully liquid stain with a doe foot applicator. It can be a bit messy to apply, so wipe off the applicator well into the tube before trying to apply. The dry time is less than fun for how impatient I am, but it lasts long enough to make up for it. This builds well to a darker and more present color. Be sure to fully let dry before applying layers.
  • Try and apply as evenly as possible to get an even color payoff.
  • Dont close your mouth while its drying. Its a nightmare filled with your lips half dry sticking to each other. Which is a awful feeling alone (can you see the neurospicy coming to play here lol). But, if the sides were tacky enough, I have had it lift color leaving patches.
  • Fans and thin layers are your best option to speed the process.
• Seraphine Botanicals Cherimoya + Fig – Long Lasting Vegan Lip Stain in Latte: This feels… Present. It is not a weightless formula. But somehow it is such a soft texture that doesn’t even leave you dried up after removal. It has fairly good lasting power, but you can expect it wont stand up to the most intense blow job custom video.
• Eleman Beauty Lip Scrub: A lip scrub will take off any dead skin that will result in an uneven application and premature flaking. This scrub leaves your lips feeling moisturized and is delicious with a rich vanilla scent/flavor.
• Nars Powermatte Lipstick: This is a very dry dry dry formula. However this lipstick is willing to fight demons to not budge from where its put.

Base

• Loyalty Skin Makeup Fixing Mist by LYS Beauty: this setting spray is amazing for mattifying, leaving a satin powder finish, and melds everything perfectly. There is the very slightest of a tightening sensation so I do think it is helping to hold everything in place to a point as well. I primarily use this to get my preferred matte look without needing to apply powder and still maintain some life to my skin.
• Danessa Myricks Beauty Evolution Powder: This setting powder is lighter than air, leaves a satin finish, and with all my hours under lights, I never noticed any flashback. This powder is my one true love.
• Beautaniq Beauty Blush Serum Cheek & Lip Color: This serum is more of a creamy formula that dries into a stain anywhere applied. And once this is applied and allowed to fully sink into the skin, it is not moving anywhere.