The Primer Saga. Finale! Chafing Gel.

Any chafing gel will work.

Welcome to the last installment of the Primer Saga. Today, I will be talking about something that might seem a little strange at first - chafing gel. Now you might be sitting there wondering why anyone would rub chafing gel on their face but this is a very useful wee trick for those with a multitude of problems on the skin.

Chafing gel works so well as a primer because it essentially is a primer. Just an extremely silicone heavy one. So it works as a really heavy silicone primer. Now, this has its advantages and disadvantages. For those wanting to try it it will be the best silicone primer you will ever use. For
those of us who hate the feel of silicone primers will hate using all over the face and to those of us who can't use a silicone primer, I wouldn't recommend it.

But! and a big but is that it has so many uses besides being a primer. Being totally clear, a chafing gel can be used to mix into thicker concealers in order to make them glide under the eyes, or into bases to help them sit over fine lines better.

Sadly, I don't have any pictures to go along with this part but I will let you in on a wee secret that I use on clients and myself, if necessary!

This is the best way to cover a really bad scabbed spot that I have found so far:

1. Use whatever primer you want to use or the chafing gel all over the face.
2. On the problem area, take a small amount of chafing gel and gently dab it over the scab. It's important to dab it on rather than rubbing to avoid breaking the skin again or rubbing off the scab (ew).
3. Take a medium/heavy coverage foundation and again, gently dab it over the spot! You can use a lighter coverage foundation if you wish but bear in mind that probably wont cover the spot but it will make the foundation sit nicer over it.
4. Build a bit if need be. Because the chafing gel is so siliconey it has created a big barrier between the scab and your makeup so it can be build on top of. Just be careful of looking too cakey.

And viola! A covered scabby spot!

I've found that using a foundation rather than a thicker concealer works best to get an even texture. And I'd rather have the texture look right and have a small bit of redness than turning the spot into a colour matched scab.

And that's a wrap for the Primer Saga! I hope this has been helpful for even one person and thanks to everyone who has stuck with my very first series on my blog!

On Thursday, I will be uploading an interview I had with the lovely and talented Lynsey Macdonald from Allsorts and Anecdotes. Hope you tune in to read!

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