Makeup for Calgary light.

The sky flips in an afternoon. A face set at 9 has to survive noon glare and air that dried out.

1. Cream or skin tint, a thin layer. Set only where the light blows out: the centre of the forehead, the nose.
2. Colour that still shows against snow glare. A cream blush holds. A pale powder flashes white.
3. Balm under any lip colour. Chinook air cracks a bare mouth.
4. Brows and a little mascara. Stop there. The window is the light.

July on the grounds, then a night photo. Sweat, dust, and flash are the brief.

1. A base you can press back on between the grounds and the night photo.
2. Cream colour on the lid, kept off the crease so it stays put when you sweat.
3. A lip you can eat and put back on. The day includes food.
4. Set what touches a hat or a collar. Leave the rest of the face able to move. The sequins are the sparkle.

Wind, a toque, a scarf line, and a purse that freezes if it stays in the car.

1. Balm, then lip colour if you want it. Both stay inside the coat.
2. Cream colour on the cheeks. Powder sits in the dry patches, so it stays home.
3. Brows. They are the face under a toque.
4. Mascara only if the tube stays warm. A tube left in a parked car is out of the kit.