Oily Girl Things | The Secret to Flawless Long Lasting Makeup ??

Recently, I’ve seen more and more makeup gurus doing this 1 little trick to help with their makeup, so I decided to try it out.

The trick: Spray your beauty blender with setting spray and then use it to blend in your foundation.

Here is the video that inspired me to try it out: Carli Bybel’s Full Coverage Foundation Routine

I get oily in the cheek area around my nose and it makes my makeup look really weird and not smooth. I didn’t follow everything step by step – I kind of did my own thing but essentially it’s the same trick.

What I did

1. Applied my foundation to my skin with a brush and blended it out
2. Wet my beauty blender and then sprayed it with Urban Decay All Nighter Spray
3. Pat the foundation into my skin using my now damp beauty blender
4. Applied my concealers and other liquids
5. Set my face with powder
6. Sprayed the All Nighter Spray all over to lock my makeup in place
7. THEN sprayed it onto my blender and pat in the areas around my nose where I tend to get oily

Results

Here’s what my skin looked like

Sorry about the bushy brows

My makeup looked really nice. It stayed in place and did not get oily. However I will say that it made my skin feel slightly heavy and made the makeup feel a bit sticky on my skin. It smoothed out the area around my nose. It made my makeup look flawless and last for a long time but I feel that it’s better for full glam days instead of a normal day.

Concerns:

Would spraying the beauty blender invite more germs? I’m not sure about the All Nighter Spray but I do know that some sprays contain glycerin which may promote more microbial growth. That would mean you’d have to replace the blender more often.

Also, is this method too harsh on the skin for every day… will it clog the pores?

Do you guys use this method? What are your thoughts?

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