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"More than 650 readers shared their hot-weather beauty woes with us. Here, our expert makeup artist, Emily Kate Warren, of Los Angeles, shares her smartest solutions. 1. How do I subtly cover my age spots? \u2014Nancy E., Barney, GA Age spots can show through flesh-toned concealer and foundation. Brush on a corrective concealer\u2014pink, peach, or orange in tone\u2014to cancel the dark color. If you only have one spot to cover, then stipple skin-toned concealer or a hefty foundation over the corrective color with a sponge and set with powder. Try Dermablend Cover Creme Foundation ($36, Macy&amp;#039;s; 21 shades). If you&amp;#039;re trying to conceal multiple spots, apply foundation to your whole face\u2014a spot-by-spot approach won&amp;#039;t look natural. 2. Help! My pores seem to be accentuated by makeup. \u2014ZonaDale T., Collierville, TN The culprit could be your application technique. Large pores can give skin an orange- peel\u2013like texture, so any makeup brushed over the surface will magnify the bumps (the shadows they cast will be even more obvious). Instead, fill in pores and smooth out any unevenness with a silicone-based colorless primer, like Mary Kay Foundation Primer Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15 ($16, Mary Kay). Then load up a makeup sponge with foundation and press (don&amp;#039;t brush or sweep) it into skin. 3. My cream blush disappears after a couple of hours, and powder blush is too drying and cakey. What can I use instead? \u2014Beverly G., Seminole, FL Swap your cream blush for a tinted gel or liquid\u2014because they are stains, they won&amp;#039;t budge. But they dry rather quickly, so work fast: Use one or two fingers to rub the color into your cheeks. Be careful not to touch your face during the day; the oils on your fingers can lift off or break down color, no matter the formula. Try Benefit Benetint ($30, Sephora). 4. How do I keep my mascara from smudging? \u2014Cathleen B., Snellville, GA Eliminate grease and emollients from above and below your eyes. When you look up or down during the day, your lashes are likely to hit skin, and if that skin is greasy, it&amp;#039;s liable to attract mascara. Minimize the transfer by dusting your eyelids with powder to absorb oils, then limit concealer to the darkest undereye area (near your tear ducts) and feather out with a small brush. Try Est\u00E9e Lauder Double Wear Concealer ($22, department stores), a nongreasy pick that&amp;#039;s one of my go-tos. Instead of hard-to-remove waterproof mascaras, use a tube-technology one (it&amp;#039;ll coat each lash with a tube of color until you rinse with water). One option: L&amp;#039;Or\u00E9al Paris Double Extend Beauty Tubes Mascara ($11, drugstores). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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