Whenever you’re ready, come and get these beauty secrets from Selena Gomez‘s go-to makeup artist Melissa Murdick.
The glam expert is detailing the budge-proof routine she’s created to make sure the star’s makeup stays flawless during red carpet events.
“I actually like to layer setting spray in-between different steps,” Melissa told E! News in an exclusive interview. “I’ll do skin first, a layer of setting spray, then I’ll do the eyes. Once I do the cheeks, I’ll do one other layer [of setting spray]. And after I put powder down, and setting spray on top of that, that locks it in.”
One other trick to maintain makeup intact? “I’m at all times going to make use of a primer for the red carpet,” she said, “and a long-wear foundation.”
The makeup artist—who often creates dramatic eye looks for the Rare Beauty founder—also revealed how she keeps shadows from fading.
“You mostly need a base in your eye makeup,” Melissa noted. “Whether that is a concealer and powder or a watch primer, the important thing to all makeup and longevity is layering.”