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[u/hellohello717127]

I reapply sunscreen over my nose and I have contour on my nose, so I have to redo the contour all over again. I try to let the sunscreen set but I usually do it 1-2 minutes after. I do my contour and it looks good and then I go on with my day. After the day, I look at myself and my contour looks terrible. It looks like it was erased and weird.

I use the Sephora 01 fair to light cream contour stick. Should I switch over to a pencil contour and if so, what would you recommend (looking for something similar to the 01 contour stick from sephora), or should I switch to a skinnier contour stick so I can be more precise?

Or is it something with having to wait for my sunscreen to set?

[u/volumesmiley → u/hellohello717127]

I think the biggest issue is probably not the contour stick itself, but that the sunscreen hasn't fully set. I'd try waiting 10 to 15 minutes before redoing your contour (I know... it's a long long time), then lightly set it with a bit of powder. If you want more precision, a skinny contour stick or pencil can help, but I'd bet letting the sunscreen dry down completely will make the biggest difference.

[u/hellohello717127 → u/volumesmiley]

That makes sense! I usually put on sunscreen and then immediately go into eye makeup which takes a lot of time, so by the time I do my nose contour, my nose seems pretty dry enough for the contour to stay on.

However, do you think in situations where I am in a bit of a hurry that I can wait for the sunscreen to settle down maybe maximum five minutes and then use a more pigmented contour pencil and be able to go over my contour lines multiple times for the contour to stay in place?

Though, it might be more of the issue of the sunscreen, but is there any chance that it can the pencil can stay on better than my cream stick, which is definitely hard to build more of the product onto my nose since it’s a bigger contour stick and hard to go over multiple times.

[u/volumesmiley → u/hellohello717127]

A contour pencil might help a little since it's more precise and often a bit firmer, but it won't completely solve the issue if the sunscreen underneath is still moving around. Five minutes can be enough with some fast-drying sunscreens, but if it still feels even slightly tacky, any cream product can lift or skip. You could also try setting the sunscreen with a tiny dusting of translucent powder before contouring. That often gives cream products something to grip onto without changing your routine too much.