Do you wear makeup when you ski?

[SkiBam]

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[CMCM]

Wasn't there another, similar thread???


Also SPF 50+ UVA/UVB blocking sunscreen. At present I wear La Roche Posay Dermo-Pediatrics, but I'm looking for something richer to prevent wind burn as well as sun burn. (:D).

WIND BURN...me too, I'm also wondering if ANYTHING will help that. I can avoid the sunburn, the wind is something else. I'm often very red-faced from wind!:(

 

[altagirl]

WIND BURN...me too, I'm also wondering if ANYTHING will help that. I can avoid the sunburn, the wind is something else. I'm often very red-faced from wind!:(

The thick/stick type sunscreens seem to help. Neutrogena makes one, I have another one from Kiss My Face, and a few others... It's like a layer of vaseline on your face and that's the only thing I've found that prevents wind burn.

 

[CMCM]

Thanks! I'll give that a try.

 

[Bumblebee]

I wish I had the dedication to paint my face every day but i) I am far too lazy, ii) I'm a horror for rubbing my eyes and iii) every time I slap it on I question exactly "why" I'm doing it and come over all Naomi Wolf... :p On the slopes just a bit of moisturiser and lip balm - maybe some vaseline on my eye-lashes to define.

Dutch women like make-up, a lot of make-up. I spent a weekend in France with a my ex-sil whose make-up bag was bigger than my weekend bag! I used to joke that she looked like a 'christmas tree'. Oh my petty envy!

On the rare ocassions I get to go out in the evening wearing an actual glamorous dress [tm] I feel so out of place that I absolutely trowel the make-up on so as it feels like a mask. Feminists amongst you can work that one out!

 

[ski now work later]

I use Skinceuticals sun screen after my moisturizer to prevent wind and sun burn, works well. I was using the 30 SPF last season and this summer they came out with a 20 SPF that doubles as a foundation primer and it's amazing. Wouldn't be enough protection for Spring skiing in the West, but for the Northeast it should be enough for most of the season. I also have a Sport 45 SPF for super sunny days.

 

[SnowHot]

hmmm, I don't wear makeup off the slope, so I'm certainly not wearing any on them!

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I have extremely oily skin so I use an oil free moisturizer that has an spf30 when I ski.
If its an extremely sun burn risk day I'll use the oil free Aveno spf 70.

I find that I really don't like stuff on my face.

 

[Gloria]

I should. He he

 

[altagirl]

My skin is just weird maybe. When I was younger, I thought I had really oily skin. Then I realized that if I get out of the shower and put moisturizer on immediately, it doesn't get oily. I guess what I really have is skin that overreacts to being washed. If I wash off the natural oils in a hot shower (even just hot water and no soap at all) and don't replace it right away, my skin creates WAY too much of it's own. But if I put something oil based on, it soaks in and stays just perfect. Go figure.

For the past few years, I've actually been using a homemade salt scrub (grapeseed oil and sea salt), and then I don't have to moisturize separately afterwards. (Unless I need to add sunscreen... but I tend to do that in the car when I get to where I'm going.)

 

[marge]

Nope. None off the slopes, none on the slopes. :giggle I would have LOVED to see that woman with the makeup troweled on. LMBO

 

[pinto]

My skin is just weird maybe. When I was younger, I thought I had really oily skin. Then I realized that if I get out of the shower and put moisturizer on immediately, it doesn't get oily. I guess what I really have is skin that overreacts to being washed. If I wash off the natural oils in a hot shower (even just hot water and no soap at all) and don't replace it right away, my skin creates WAY too much of it's own. But if I put something oil based on, it soaks in and stays just perfect. Go figure.

I've also heard that this is a problem in dry climates (like here in CO) -- skin overreacts to being so dry.

 

[SnowHot]

My skin feels great at high altitude/dry climates.

My dermatologist said he'd make millions if he could tap the well of my oily skin for those who suffer from dry skin.

 

[sibhusky]

No, it'd wear off anyway just from dragging goggles on and off. Besides I've got my face mask over the lower half of my face and the goggles over the upper half of my face. Most of the people I ski with only know me by my outfit. The days I suddenly wear a new jacket I have to yell "Hey!" at people.

 

[Jerez]

No. Hell no.

 

[Ski-dreamer_Diva]

NO make up for me. Special occasions only such as weddings (bit sad isn't it?)
Just moisturiser and sunscreen. I still look pretty shocking after a day sking as I have to wear contacts that my eyes aren't really happy about and combined with goggles seem to cause huge dark bags under my eyes at the end of day and nice bloodshot eyes. I invested in 'women's goggles' which seem to fit my face more comfortably and has reduced the after ski 'puffiness'

Helmet hair is enough for me to manage. I have long fine hair and no matter how well I secure it back in a pony tail or braid I still end up with stray hairs in my mouth by early afternoon - or 'frosticle' strays out my helmet - that's in my profile photo - here's a detail https://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=118992&op=1&o=global&view=global&subj=1317664326&id=1317664326

 

[skibum4ever]

No makeup. Sunblock and lip balm. Everyone is beautiful when they ski, no face paint needed.

I'm encouraged by how many of you don't wear makeup even when not skiing. I don't either, unless I have something (like a black eye from falling on my face!) or a major blemish that seriously needs to be hidden.

I won't even discuss helmet hair. . . What's a Diva to do??

 

[MaineSkiLady]

No makeup. Sunblock and lip balm. Everyone is beautiful when they ski, no face paint needed.

+1 (great sentiment!)
Heads up: get lip balm with sunscreen! (X-Balm is a good one) I developed a lesion on my lip that had to be removed last year, definitely sun overexposure-related. :( Gone, but there is a scar and redness.

 

[SuZieCoyote]

Yes

Makeup, for me, is part of my skin protection regimen on the slopes. I have known women who are lifetime skiers, but never used cosmetics. Their faces age prematurely. Sometmes, when we are young, we don't think about this, but look around the lodges during breaks and you will see faces that are much more lined than they need to be. Now, you may not mind the lines. Some women don't. I'm a bit more vain.

I start with a protective serum, then apply a winter moisturizer that has sun protection. I use a much thicker and creamier moisturizer on a ski day than general wear. After the moisturizer soaks in, I use Shiseido sun protection makeup foundation (SPF42) and a little cream-based blush. On top of that, I apply Shiseido 55 SPF sunscreen. This all sounds like a lot, but once it soaks in, it protects my skin all day and doesn't look at all caked on. Also, Shiseido is very light and pure; I don't get breakouts or feel greasy. I never have a sun or windburned face, regardless of the weather. I am 56 and, despite 25+ years of skiing, I still have good skin.

I do apply eye makeup as well, though I don't use eyeliners because of the potential for raccoon eyes, as mentioned earlier. Again, using cream eye makeup tends to have more of a protective advantage.

I have my routine down to less than 15 minutes.

 

[Gloria]

Makeup, for me, is part of my skin protection regimen on the slopes. I have known women who are lifetime skiers, but never used cosmetics. Their faces age prematurely. Sometmes, when we are young, we don't think about this, but look around the lodges during breaks and you will see faces that are much more lined than they need to be. Now, you may not mind the lines. Some women don't. I'm a bit more vain.
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I am one of those women. I got carded til I was 26 and then all of a sudden looked 40 before I even hit 30. :Cry: It stinks, I am very self conscious about it now too. It's not like extra weight that you can just go lose, it's for keeps.

 

[badger]

make-up

I will usually mix a little foundation with Neutrogena spf 70 Ultra Sheer sunblock onto the palm of my hand and apply with a make-up sponge. I do this for every day wear. This particular sunblock product makes a great moisturizer as it has none of that oily residue of most sunscreens. I also wear some natural tones of lipstick with a touch of protective gloss. Chapstick and other balms just don't cut it for me, my lips become MORE chapped with them. No mascara for skiing. (but I might give that Kiss My Face line a try!) But really, once I take the goggles off, whatever attempts to "beautify" I may have made earlier in the day just can't compete with that sexy goggle-frame indentation upon my face that can be seen from fifty yards...