Seven InStyle editors explain the products and tips they use for long-lasting makeup. Shop their sweat- and budge-proof faves from brands like E.L.F. and Nars starting at just $6.

Primers, setting powders, and sprays abound.

It does not matter if it’s hotter than Hades, I will not stop wearing makeup! The ritual and endless aesthetic possibilities are simply too important. I’m clearly not alone in this desire and sentiment. There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of products and hacks to make extreme heat makeup wear possible. 

I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve, but can always use more. And what better place to crowdsource tips than from my similarly beauty-obsessed and knowledgeable colleagues? Below, check out eight primers, setting powders, and more that InStyle editors swear by for heat-proof, all-day wear makeup. 

8 Editor-Approved Products for Heat-Proof Makeup 

Kate Somerville UncompliKated SPF Makeup Setting Spray, $44; amazon.com E.L.F. Power Grip Primer, $10; amazon.com  Saie Airset Loose Setting Powder, $30; saiehello.com Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily Tint SPF 50, $44; nordstrom.com Nars Light Reflecting Hydrating Primer, $42; nordstrom.com Milani Make It Last Original Natural Finish Setting Spray, $10; amazon.com Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer Hydrating Primer, $42; nordstrom.com E.L.F. High Definition Setting Powder, $6; amazon.com

Kate Somerville UncompliKated SPF 50 Makeup Setting Spray

$44 at Amazon

My skin care routine includes retinols and vitamin C, which means I can’t mess around about sun protection. Kate Somerville’s 2-in-1 setting spray is the perfect product. Its SPF 50 not only offers broad spectrum sun protection, but it’s formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid, and comes out in a very fine mist that looks invisible on top of makeup. After applying makeup, I spray this in a continuous motion all over my face, neck, and chest. My makeup lasts through 90-degree, 75 percent humidity days and I’m never the slightest bit sunburnt. My only issue is that I wish there was a travel-size option I could keep in my purse since the bottle is large and clunky. — Tamim Alnuweiri, Senior Beauty Commerce Writer 

E.L.F. Power Grip Primer

$10 at Amazon

This is the primer that made me get back into primers. For years, I've relied on nothing more than skin care as my prep, but now, this stuff is a must in my routine. It lives up to its name and really grips your makeup in place and keeps me looking as put together as possible when I'm sweating my way around the city. — Kara Jillian Brown, Beauty Editor

Saie Airset Loose Setting Powder

Buy Now for $30

Even on my worst skin days, this pore-blurring, blemish-diffusing setting powder makes my complexion look flawless. Its mattifying formula nixes unwanted oil and shine, but still imparts a subtle radiance that leaves skin luminous. Its lasting power is unmatched; after a long day in the sun, my hours-old makeup looks freshly applied. — Zarah Kavarana, Associate Editorial Director

Supergoop! Protec(tint) Daily Tint SPF 50

$44 at Nordstrom

I don’t wear foundation anymore—especially during the summer. I can’t be bothered with the total greaseball my skin becomes at the end of the day, which is why I’m a skin tint loyalist now. Supergoop’s SPF skin tint has been my go-to this summer; not only does it look like I’m wearing foundation but it also stays completely matte even on 90-degree days. It’s budge-proof and helps my under-eye corrector last through the day, too. If you chose to wear it under foundation as a primer, I’d imagine it’d hold up well. — Christina Butan, Senior Commerce Editor

Nars Light Reflecting Hydrating Primer

$42 at Nordstrom

I’d assumed instant glass skin was a myth until I tried this illuminating, plumping primer. In addition to prolonging makeup wear time (even in the face of sweaty commutes), it gives my dry skin a dewy radiance that it typically lacks. And, unlike many heavier primers, Nars’s silicone-free formula is non-comedogenic and wears weightlessly, making it ideal for balmy weather. — Sophie Wirt, Commerce Writer

Milani Make It Last Original Natural Finish Setting Spray

$10 at Amazon

I spritz this on multiple times throughout my routine—after foundation and before concealer, after concealer before powder. And once I'm all done, this trois-étages approach holds my look in place all day long. — Kara Jillian Brown

Smashbox Photo Finish Primerizer Hydrating Primer

$42 at Nordstrom

A hydrating primer might sound counterintuitive to use during hot summer months, but I find that it keeps my combination skin balanced throughout the day. This Smashbox Primer gives my skin the right amount of hydration throughout the day so that my makeup doesn’t separate, crack, or become cakey—it just stays put. I don’t need to touch up or blot my skin throughout the day when I use this. — Alyssa Morin, Senior Commerce Editor

E.L.F. High Definition Setting Powder

$6 at Amazon

As someone who likes a dewy finish, I haven’t had a face powder in my regular rotation in a minute. But after one too many sweaty commutes, in which the hot subway air seemed to melt my makeup off my face, I knew it was time for a setting powder. This option from E.L.F. helps keep me glowy, not sweaty or greasy. I love that it blurs out my pores and other imperfections without any added pigment. — Emily Kelleher, Evergreen and Special Projects Editor