If you wear any makeup to work out, the eye area is where it all goes wrong — smudged brows, raccoon eyes, mascara down your cheeks. A few sweatproof tricks keep your brows and eyes intact through the sweatiest session. The guide: why the eye area melts, the sweatproof method and the remove-and-skin-care notes.

The Eye-Area-Melts Case

Why the eye area is the problem: the the-eye-area-goes-wrong (the eye-makeup being where-it-melts from the sweatproof-makeup chapter — the the-eye-area; the the-melts; the the-the-problem-zone), the the-smudged-brows-and-raccoon-eyes (the smudged-brows-and-raccoon-eyes — the the-smudged; the the-raccoon-eyes; the the-mascara-melt), the the-sweat-and-oil (the sweat-and-oil in-the-eye-area — the the-sweat; the the-oil; the the-the-cause), the the-few-tricks-keep-it-intact (the sweatproof-tricks keeping-it-intact — the the-tricks; the the-intact; the the-fixable), the the-if-you-wear-makeup-to-workout (the for-those-who-wear-makeup-to-workout (bare-is-best-but) from the makeup-and-working-out logic — the the-if-you-wear-it; the the-bare-is-best-but), and the reframe (the eye-area as sweatproof-able with the-right-products-and-technique — the sweatproof-it; the the-no-melting).

The Sweatproof-Brows-and-Eyes Method

The sweatproof method: the the-waterproof-and-long-wear (the use waterproof/sweatproof, long-wear products from the waterproof-vs-sweatproof-makeup chapter — the the-waterproof; the the-sweatproof; the the-long-wear; the the-the-key), the the-brow-gel-or-tint (the a-waterproof brow-gel/tinted-gel (stays-put) — the the-brow-gel; the the-tinted; the the-stays), the the-brow-lamination-or-tint-longer-term (the brow-lamination/tint as a-longer-term sweatproof-option — the the-lamination; the the-tint; the the-longer-term-solution), the the-waterproof-mascara (the waterproof-mascara — the the-waterproof-mascara; the the-no-run), the the-tightline-not-heavy-liner (the tightline/waterproof-liner, keep-it-minimal — the the-tightline; the the-minimal; the the-less-to-melt), the the-set-it (the set eye-area with-powder (less-oil) — the the-set; the the-powder; the the-mattify), the the-less-is-more (the minimal-eye-makeup (less-to-smudge) — the the-less-is-more; the the-minimal), and the the-prime-the-area (the prime the-eye-area (grip) — the the-prime; the the-grip).

The Remove-and-Skin-Care Notes

Removing it and caring for skin: the the-remove-properly-after (the remove waterproof-eye-makeup properly-after (gentle) — the the-remove; the the-gentle; the the-proper-removal), the the-dont-rub (the dont-rub-the-eye-area (gentle) — the the-dont-rub; the the-gentle; the the-eye-area-delicate), the the-cleanse-after-workout (the cleanse-after-workout from the makeup-and-working-out logic — the the-cleanse; the the-after-workout), the the-eye-makeup-remover (the a-gentle eye-makeup-remover — the the-remover; the the-gentle), the the-lash-and-brow-care (the care-for lashes-and-brows (waterproof-can-dry) from the browlash logic — the the-lash-and-brow-care; the the-condition), the the-skin-care (the skin-care after (the-eye-area) from the makeup-and-working-out chapter — the the-skin-care; the the-eye-area), the the-consider-going-lighter (the consider bare-or-minimal (skin-health) from the makeup-and-working-out chapter — the the-consider-bare; the the-minimal), and the frame (sweatproof brows-and-eyes through the eye-area-melts-case, the sweatproof-brows-and-eyes-method and remove-and-skin-care — the waterproof, minimal eye-products that dont-melt, removed-gently-after; the eye-area, sweatproofed). If you wear any makeup to work out, the eye area is where it all goes wrong — smudged brows, raccoon eyes, mascara down your cheeks. Sweatproof it: use waterproof/long-wear products, a waterproof brow gel (or consider longer-term brow lamination/tint), waterproof mascara, a tightlined minimal liner, and set the area with powder. Keep it minimal — less to smudge. Then remove it gently after (don’t rub the delicate eye area), cleanse, condition your lashes-and-brows, and consider going bare or minimal for skin health. No melting.

If you wear any makeup to work out, the eye area is where it all goes wrong — smudged brows, raccoon eyes, mascara down your cheeks. Sweatproof it: use waterproof/long-wear products, a waterproof brow gel or tinted gel (or consider longer-term brow lamination/tint), waterproof mascara, a tightlined minimal liner, and set the area with powder to cut oil. Keep it minimal — less to smudge. Then remove it gently after (don’t rub the delicate eye area), cleanse your skin, condition your lashes-and-brows (waterproof formulas can dry them), and consider going bare or minimal for skin health. Don’t melt your face at the gym.