If your purse looks anything like ours, there’s not a whole lot of room for a massive makeup bag filled with everything from eyeliner to multiple makeup brushes to help with reapplication throughout the day. And yet, there’s nothing worse than realizing you’ve smudged your makeup and are in need of an emergency midday makeup re-do! We’re telling you now to leave your products at home, collegiettes—these setters and primers guarantee long-lasting, always-fresh makeup looks.
1. Urban Decay De-Slick Oil-Control Makeup Setting Spray ($30)
As collegiettes we always want to shine, but maybe not on our foreheads. This mist goes on after makeup application to control oil and keep your face from shining in the least desirable sense of the word.
2. Clinique Lash Building Primer ($15)
This moisturizing primer is triple threat: it extends the wear of your favorite mascara while conditioning and mending dry lashes.
3. e.l.f. Studio Eye Primer & Liner Sealer ($3)
Sometimes being two-faced is a good thing! Okay… maybe only in the case of this double-duty primer and sealer. One side primes your liner and shadow while the other turns any eye shadow into liquid liner.
4. Make Up Forever HD Microfinish Powder ($34)
Brush this baby on over your makeup to set your foundation and mattify the surface of your skin.
5. NYX Lip Primer ($7)
Choose from two sheer shades to enhance the texture and color of your lipstick, stain, or gloss.
6. Benefit the POREfessional ($31)
Apply this anywhere you see pores or lines to smooth the surface of your skin under or over your makeup. With Vitamin E in the formula, the POREfessional helps protect your skin from free radicals.
7. NARS Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base ($25)
To avoid having to reapply your eyeshadow, use this deep-sea extract and mineral-infused base; it keep the color vibrant and in place all day.
With these smart tools at your disposal, you’ll never have to worry about your makeup wearing down or smudging again!