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In the first of the series, we get expert advice from renowned makeup artist and M•A•C's Director of Makeup Artistry, Dominic Skinner. Today's top tips: how to achieve fresh and flawless summer makeup.

One of the biggest challenges in summer is keeping your makeup looking fresh and flawless throughout the day – luckily M•A•C beauty guru Dominic Skinner, has shared his expert tips for long-lasting makeup that withstands the heat.

For a flawlessly balanced base, Dom suggests starting off with a lighter moisturiser, such as the M•A•C Hyper Real Serumizer. This miracle moisturiser retexturises and strengthens skin to give you a full facial treatment in just a single product. It’s the perfect choice to give your skin the nourishment it needs without feeling heavy or cakey in the heat.

Your next skin-prep step is to apply a primer such as the M•A•C Studio Radiance Moisturising & Illuminating Silky Primer. This is essential to provide a good base for applying makeup and has the added bonus of giving your skin a glazed, dewy look.

After applying your chosen foundation, Dom recommends reaching for the M•A•C Prep+ Prime Fix+ Stay Over setting spray to lock in your flawless look. This alcohol-free spritz is a gamechanger for summer, providing a cool and refreshing mist which lays perfectly over foundation, blusher, eyeshadow – everything!

With Dom’s expert advice, you’re primed, prepped and ready to beat the summer heat with flawless makeup that lasts from day to night.