I think it can be agreed that the last thing you want to worry about when you’re “getting jiggy” is your makeup. But you do worry about it! Sex can get messy. But that doesn’t mean your makeup has to be caught in the crossfire.
Keeping your makeup on your face during sex is important for many. New relationships and first-time encounters can make you nervous. You feel exposed (because you are). So, makeup acts as a kind of armor, defending you against the little insecurities that can put a damper on your fun and frolic.
In this post, you’ll learn some tips and tricks to sexproof your makeup so you can enter the erotic arena confidently.
It’s About Confidence
As I’ve already said, makeup is about confidence. It’s about being your best physical self. And when you’re having sex – especially at the earliest level of a relationship – you’re already feeling vulnerable. You and your partner may have nothing but love for each other but the world is always telling you, in one way or another, that you’re somehow “not good enough”.
The world conspires to mess with your head, with unattainable, airbrushed images of physical perfection. And then, there’s pornography. Actors in pornography are presented as examples of human physical beauty that many of us feel compelled to emulate. Your partner may not align with those values but sex can become problematic in the whirlwind of imagery you’re subjected to, whether from pornography, advertising, or social media. You don’t look like that influencer with the fillers and Instagram filters, so are you really prepared to be seen in the raw, primal form that sex demands?
Of course, you are. But on your terms and that’s why you’re reading this. It’s your business how you approach sex. Insisting on keeping your makeup in place is a private matter and if that’s how you feel you’re at your most alluring, so what? Go on with your bad, sexy self and do whatever makes you feel ready for love!
Why Does My Makeup “Disappear”?
While it can create a certain amount of magic, makeup isn’t really sorcery all on its own. We all know that makeup can only do so much to change or improve our appearance, despite any breathless claims – including detailed contouring tutorials on social – to the contrary.
But there are some good reasons for makeup not staying on as long as you’d like it to. One is easily corrected – adequate cleansing and preparation of the skin prior to application. If you have oily skin, this step is even more important, as the excess oil can cause your makeup to slide right off after only a few hours. So, one of the most important things you can do before applying makeup (even the sexproof makeup we’re about to discuss) is to thoroughly but gently cleanse, then moisturize your skin. There are even detailed beauty regimens you can engage in before applying makeup to help keep your face in place if you’re so inclined. What’s important is that your skin has been primed to hold your makeup in place by removing excess oil, dead skin cells, and other impurities.
Think of your face as a blank canvas. It needs to be properly prepared for your makeup to remain in place through the limitless joys of sex! But for total confidence, you’ll need a secret weapon and that weapon is makeup specifically formulated to stay the course, during and after sex.
Unapologetically Sex-Friendly Makeup
Makeup brands are always coming at us with foolproof ways to sex proof makeup, like 24-hour lip stain and smudge-proof mascara – they can say that marketing these products is about not needing to worry about your face in your fast-paced work life or during an evening out. But darlings, we all know it’s about sex, don’t we?
Today, not every company out there is coy about its beauty marketing. Sex-positive beauty brands are coming out of the closet with lines expressly designed and marketed as sex proof. Unapologetically sex-friendly, you’ll see products like lip gloss and liner which are completely sex proof being marketed as precisely what they are – makeup for people who don’t want their carefully curated look melting away after a round of bedroom escapades. And sex proof makeup is only part of the appeal.
Let the Games Begin!
While the rise of makeup expressly created for sweaty, tumultuous sex is refreshing in its forthrightness, what’s even better is the advent of makeup adjacent products like sexproofing spray. Because as hardy as your makeup is, that extra layer of insurance can’t be anything but reassuring, right?
Your arsenal of pleasure aids may be sanitized to perfection and ready for their closeups, but if you haven’t taken this final step in your sexproof makeup routine, you’re not getting the full effect. A sexproofing spray is your best friend. More steadfastly effective than any gauzy negligee and more potent than a pair of crotchless panties, sexproofing spray is like adding flight insurance before you complete your booking – it’s a smart thing to do!
So, before you tuck that satin blindfold under your pillow, spraying your completed makeup look with a sexproofing spray is the extra hit of confidence you need to be the legendary vixen you are, without missing a beat and certainly, without a second thought to the state of your lipstick, eyeliner, mascara, or anything else on your face.
With an enviable staying power of 24 hours, you’ll rise and shine well after the party’s over, delighting the lucky recipient of your affections with the same face you had on before the festivities began. And there’s nothing more powerful than that!
So let’s review how to sex proof your makeup for the confidence that says you’re ready to rumble:
- Prepare your skin for makeup by thoroughly cleansing and moisturizing.
- Apply sex proof makeup
- Apply sexproofing spray
- Let the games begin!
With this new sex-positive impulse in makeup products that doesn’t coyly pull its punches, you’ll be ready for sex that’s something to write home about, coming out the other side looking polished, sexy, and ready for whatever round you and your partner are on.
