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Hair and makeup tips: Deal with the rain

Trying to look glam for the last week of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics – or any other rain-filled event? Avoid the drowned-rat look

Updated:
2010-02-23 10:49
Published:
2010-01-22 15:16
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Hair and makeup tips: Deal with the rain

Don't let the rain dampen your look

How can you make it through a storm and still come out looking your best? We share some quick tips from makeup artist Christopher Drummond and hairstylist Philip Pelusi:

Makeup tips from Christopher Drummond:

  • If it is raining the day of a special event, stay away from liquid foundation, which has a tendency to "melt" and not last as long.
  • Add a little more makeup than you normally would for all products to prepare for the fact that some makeup will come off due to bad weather.
  • Be sure to add layers to your foundation. Use water resistant products.

Hair Tips from Philip Pelusi:

  • Check the weather report a few days in advance so you can plan to wear your hair up or down. If rain is in the forecast, plan ahead to wear your hair either all up or half up and half down.
  • Pulling hair into an updo or half upsweep is the best strategy to stay looking good in rainy conditions because hair is already curled, pinned and sprayed in place. If it gets rained on a bit, hair can simply air dry in place, and it is also easier to keep an updo dry under an umbrella.
  • If you wear your hair down and are caught by surprise, make sure to bring a small emergency kit in your purse to a special event with a few hair pins, a ponytail holder and a small purse size hair spray. If hair gets wet, go for a quick style change. Pull hair back into the ponytail and wrap hair around the ponytail holder and secure into place with the hair pins. Mist with spray.
For a closer look at midlife beauty, read Makeup tips for midlife; for great hair check out Pump up the volume. And if beauty ads intrigue you, check out L'Oréal: 100 years of beauty.

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