3 Easy Makeup Moves

Some people go camping with a tricked out RV. I go camping with a tricked out makeup bag. One of my big problems with camping is that so many campers look like Grizzly Adams. Why must one sport flannel and b.o. to become one with nature?

If this is a requirement, it rules out camping for a whole category of folks in this world. You know who I’m talking about: girly girls. We like showers, beds, coordinating outfits and lip gloss.

The good news is that looking earthy is not a requirement for camping. You just can’t look like the lead in “Legally Blonde”. The better news is there are some tricky makeup products that you can apply on the sly. They’ll give you that just-dunked-my-head-in-a- mountain-stream look so that you appear glowing and rosy. And, if you’re camping with a group of friends, you won’t frighten anyone with your au naturel face.

Here are 3 makeup moves that will put a pep in your step, which will be helpful on that hike when your fella thinks he hears the shadow, up ahead, growling. In this case, remember: you don’t need to be the fastest runner of all time, just faster than your fella.

1.     Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder -- Banish campfire hair by giving your locks a quick spritz with Bumble and Bumble’s dry shampoo. It quickly cleanses, as well as gives hair unbelievable body. Walk away from the bandanas, girls. This isn’t the ‘60s, and walk towards the Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder.

2.    Benetint Cheek Color – Dab on this cheek stain for a rosy flush that says “My, how this mountain air agrees with me.” Dab it on your lips too for a subtle, and becoming, hit of color. This stuff is a stain so it lasts… through your first terror-stricken dash from a bear on the trail to your last.

3.    McEvoy Mascara – I finally got some of this stuff, and it is good. It defines and volumizes lashes for a full 24 hours. It doesn’t come off unless it encounters lots of water. And then, the mascara pills up into mini-tubes that rest gently on your cheek until you brush them away. The only raccoon eyes you’re gonna be seeing will belong to actual raccoons, spied on the trail and hopefully not at your camp sight, going through your garbage.

Guru Girl has only once encountered a bear on the trail, but she has looked a fright while camping several times. Both experiences are scary but preventable. Avoidance of the first problem is simple: don’t go hiking in Montana just over the ridge from bear country. Editor’s note: Hear that, TN1970? To avoid the second issue, visit Sephora and load up your makeup bag like you would a llama for a trek. This stuff is way better than beef jerky.  

Happy camping, guru girls & guys!

Benefit Cosmetics Benetint is available for around $29.

Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder is available for around $14.50 for a 1 oz. bottle.

Trish McEvoy High Volume Mascara is available for around $30.