Advice needed for looking great all day in parks

[SBETigg]

I have extremely dry skin, and my hair goes totally limp in humidity. I've just learned to deal with not being able to do much to look better in the parks. More natural is best. A tinted moisturizer with sun block and a hat work best for me. There's nothing worse than looking like I tried too hard only to end up looking the way I look after a day at the park.

[jonahbear2006]

I went down w a friend a few years ago and she told me to wear my hair down bc i wasnt going to look good in my photos with my hair in a pony all the time. I thought about that for about 20 seconds and was like, thats just crazy. im not going to wear my hair down in that heat. I have naturally curly hair that is comparable to Julia roberts's hair. I am on vacation and I want to be as comfortable as possible. My hair is back, I dont wear makeup bc I get in the fountains w the kids and I wet my face down in the bathrooms.. I have a blast and when I see my photos and I see that I dont look perfect, I see my smile and know that I was super happy at that moment, that is what really matters.

[lizzi6692]

I think people that worry about their appearance at Disney need to chill out. It's a vacation, no one expects you to look perfect. In fact, I think if you still look perfect at the end of the day, you did something wrong.

[TheVBs]

Another tip I recently read... if you want to wear eyeliner but are worried about looking overdone, use a darker lip liner color instead of black or dark brown.

Seriously, no one here is talking about looking runway perfect in WDW. Yes these pictures are family memories and they will be no matter what everyone looks like. But they're also the memories of the people asking for the tips too. There's absolutely nothing wrong with someone wanting to try a little something so they feel they look a little better in the picture. No one here is suggesting they aren't going to enjoy themselves, not get on rides or not get wet for the sake of looking better in a picture.

[EeyoresBestFriend]

I think people that worry about their appearance at Disney need to chill out. It's a vacation, no one expects you to look perfect. In fact, I think if you still look perfect at the end of the day, you did something wrong.

I agree 100%!!

My friends & family have looked at photos over the years & have never said "ohmigawd, you were in public like that?!?" They always say " it looks like you guys had a lot of fun!!"

It IS about the moments that take your breath away!!

[Gregandmel]

We always get a picture first thing in the morning by the castle....while the hair & makeup are in tip top shape. Usually after riding Splash Mountain, my hair goes up either into a ponytail, or my ever trusty stand-by ballcap which I love! Most of my pictures my hair is in a cap, but I DO have the magical few early in the morning when still lookin' good! LOL

[Tink#64]

I have always wondered about this product. How do you get the right color for your skin? Off topic a little...Sorry!

NJGIRL, I'd read a little about them on the web, I was looking for a lighter alternative for summer & made a couple of notes what to look for. I really never made time to look, but found the CG brand in Walmart just before our trip this year & I remembered reading that you should go a little darker as they typically go on lighter than they appear. I have fair to med skin tone & so I chose the med to dark. It actually feels pretty good, duh - moisturizer & has SPF 15. It's not GREAT, takes a little practice to get a nice smooth application - not too heavy or thick, but it'll do for summer & I'm not a BIG makeup person anyway, mostly Bare Minerals foundation & some mascara!

As a side note, if your planning to wear Bare Minerals (or any of these mineral types of make up and tinted moisturizer) - I wouldn't advise wearing it on a day when you'll be taking lots of photos. Mineral make ups are the absolute worst for photos! The minerals in the products cause the flash to wash you out.

iceicebritney, I only wear Bare Minerals and I've never noticed this at all. ? But we all know that all make up types/brands aren't for everyone. This foundation seems to look the same at the end of the day as it did when I put it on, vs. liquid/cream/regular powder foundations, which seem to crease or streak or wear unevenly throughout the day on me. I follow the foundation & with a swipe of the mineral veil and the coverage lasts all day.

I want to look decent on vacation - but also be comfortable & not worry about if my "look" will hold up all day, I'm not a high maintenance girl at all!

[steamboat willy]

Ride "SPLASH MOUNTAIN", front log... repeat as needed!
29 days....!

[diz_girl]

I have curly hair and combination skin and the summers are challenging for me. I once received a comment from a friend during a hot Ohio summer's day (on a trip) on how good I looked. I told her my secret - I was wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and glasses - basically camouflage.

My suggestions for looking fresh are:

1 - HAT!!! Just give up and wear a hat. I like LLBean's straw hats (I favor the beige ones, not the pastels, as the beige ones go with everything). It hides your hair and shades your eyes so you don't look squinty in pictures. You also don't get the raccoon look from getting your face sunburned while wearing sunglasses. I also wear baseball caps too (normally when I run), but it doesn't cover your face as well or look as nice as a wide-brimmed hat. I usually don't look good in hats, except baseball caps (with or w/o an ponytail, depending on hair length) and wide-brimmed straw hats. The straw hats aren't as casual as baseball caps.

2 - Well-groomed, well-defined eyebrows. I have dark hair and eyebrows and I still put on eyebrow powder every day to define them better.

3 - Mascara - One that doesn't run. I use Trish McEvoy's Lash Curling Mascara. It realy doesn't run or flake. It comes off with warm water either in the shower or when washing your face. I've never had it run or flake.

4 -Blot & powder whenever you visit the ladies' room.

5 - If you don't want to deal with eye makeup, then wear glasses. Sunglasses are OK, but you normally don't wear them inside. If you don't have a prescription, you don't necessarily need one as TV telecasters frequently wear them to look more intelligent. So just buy flattering (inexpensive) frames. It can hide dark circles or under-eye bags from lack of sleep.

6 - Coordinate your outfits. Do it while packing before you even leave for your trip, so you don't have to think about it once you ate there. A lightweight cardigan that goes with everything looks good when you put it on your shoulders when in the A/C.

Hope this helps.


BTW - Thanks to the guys out there who said we look fine. Women generally think that they look worse than they actually do and men think that they look better.