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Not that I don’t trust Beyonce and her makeup artistRokael Lizama.

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However, I have a sneaking suspicion that Beyonce doesn’t actually sweat, at least notlike I do.
Here’s how my makeup held up after 14 hours of sweat, sans a single touch-up.
8:30 a.m.: The beginning.

8:30 a.m.: The beginning. My freshly applied makeup topped with One/Size setting spray.
My freshly applied makeup topped with One/Size setting spray.
My hair, however?
Well, we don’t have to talk about that.

Three hours of wear
Like, at all.
By this point in the afternoon, I usually would have touched it up sincemy skin is so oily.
But my makeup was not moving.

This is the kind of heat thatmakes you sweatthesecondyou step outside.
This was fine, until I requested jalapenos as one of my toppings.
The Chop’t employee tried to warm me, insisting that “the dressing was already spicy.

Eight hours of wear
Internally, I laughed: I’m Mexican!
I can handle Southwestern-inspired flavors.
So I told him it was no big deal.

11 hours of wear
The sweat persisted for several minutes, even after I moved indoors to finish eating.
It was a humbling experience, to say the least.
As for my makeup?

End of day: 14 hours of wear
She was having the time of her life, sitting on my face like nothing even happened.
Eight hours of wear
The rest of the day was uneventful but did not bode well for my glam.
Still, my makeup persisted.
11 hours of wear
By the end of the night, I was in rough shape.
End of day: 14 hours of wear
My final verdict?
I am total a convert and will never use another setting spray again.
It is, as the youths say, worth the hype.
I also advise stocking up now since it’s consistently, and understandably, selling out at Sephora.
Patrick Starrr, my sweaty face thanks you.