How to do drag makeup

Mixing and matching different colors can help you contour everything from the cheekbones to your eyes and chins. Cover your entire face (minus eyebrows) with a shade that matches your natural skin tone, then use lighter and darker shades of foundation, highlighter, concealer, and bronzer to play with your face shape.

Set that face.

Use a setting powder such as Mally Beauty’s Face Defender, which provides a finishing touch for makeup while reducing the appearance of fine lines, pores, and shine. You can also use it around the lip line to stop lipstick from smearing. You can also use a glue stick to set your eyebrows—really!

The first person known to describe himself as “the queen of drag” was William Dorsey Swann, born enslaved in Hancock, Maryland, who in the 1880s started hosting drag balls in Washington, DC attended by other men who were formerly enslaved, and often raided by the police, as documented in the newspapers.

Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray

After that powder, Toto dusts off any extra residue before using a bronzer from Sephora and then Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray.

I used rose water spray. It worked. Or any rose water spray really. Better even if it has a bit of witch hazel in the ingredient list.

Spray and Go

“If you‘ve over-powdered your face and it’s lot its luster, just spritz on a bit of water. You can fill your own spray bottle or use one like the Evian Mist. It immediately returns the makeup to a healthy glow! You can also use a hydrating setting product like the one by ColoreSciences.

You can use a setting spray or powder to help keep your makeup intact without creases. You can also apply loose powder to the concealer or foundation and let it “bake” on your face for a few minutes to help set your makeup.

You don’t prep your skin properly before applying foundation. Ensuring your skin is prepped properly will make it easier to achieve a flawless finish. If your skin is dry, foundation can cling to the skin and settle into patches. You need to let your skincare product rest and sink into the skin first.

The truth is, you should always apply moisturizer before reaching for primer (seriously, always)! Moisturizer (or sunscreen) should always be the last step in your skin care routine. Primer should always be the first step in your makeup routine.

Primers are a necessarily evil in the standard beauty routine. They’re necessary because they lock in your base, help with oil control, and provide a smooth, crease-free finish. But sometimes, they can clog your pores — which leads to breakouts, especially when you have sensitive skin.

Unlike products that lock your makeup in, like setting powder or setting sprays, primers are almost always applied after your last skin-care step and before your makeup. A little goes a long way with primer, and too much can sabotage your makeup look before you ever get to create it.

If you have no problem with your foundation staying on all day, then a primer isn’t totally necessary. But if you feel like you want a more air brushed look to your skin and your foundation formula isn’t bringing it, Debris suggests enlisting the help of a primer to do just that.