If you wear glasses, you’re probably all too familiar with getting foundation on the frames and mascara on the lenses. In addition to getting your glasses dirty, this makeup transfer means that your products aren’t lasting on your face and are smudging everywhere instead. So, how can you solve this incredibly annoying problem? Here are five tips to make your makeup last longer if you wear glasses.

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Primer 

Before you put any makeup on your face, you need to make sure your skin is primed. A primer can have many benefits depending on the product – it can add extra hydration, reduce oiliness, blur pores, or grip onto your makeup to make it last longer. If you want to make your makeup last longer and wipe off on your glasses less, you’ll probably need a good gripping primer. If your makeup is coming off because your skin is too oily, you should try an oil control or mattifying primer.

Setting powder 

Once you’ve applied your base makeup, you should set it with powder to lock everything into place. This will help prevent your foundation from wiping off onto your glasses and leaving a blank patch on your nose. However, before you go in with setting powder, you should blot the bridge of your nose with a makeup sponge or blotting paper to remove excess product from this area. Having a thinner layer of makeup here will stop your glasses from sliding around and picking up too much foundation.

Eyeshadow primer

If you’re still having issues with getting makeup to stay put, a quick trick is to put a bit of eyeshadow primer (not face primer) on the bridge of your nose. The eyeshadow primer will reduce oiliness in this area and prevent your glasses from sliding down your nose and picking up foundation.

Eyelash curler

In addition to smudged foundation, glasses-wearers also have to deal with smudged mascara and black flecks on their lenses. If this sounds familiar to you, then you should consider using an eyelash curler before applying mascara. The eyelash curler will make your eyelashes curve upwards rather than stick straight out, which will prevent them from rubbing against your lenses and getting mascara everywhere.

Waterproof mascara

After you’ve curled your eyelashes, you can apply your mascara. However, make sure you aren’t using an old mascara that’s gone dry and crumbly because it will flake off throughout the day and get all over your glasses. Additionally, you should consider using waterproof mascara instead, as this type of mascara is longer-lasting. Waterproof mascara will smudge less throughout the day and won’t get on your lenses as much.

It can be extremely annoying when your glasses ruin your makeup. To fix this issue and make your makeup last so much longer, remember to use primer, set your makeup with powder, and use an eyelash curler and waterproof mascara.