I just dab a little setting spray on a sponge and press it back down before it dries out completely. That trick saved me more times than I can count working events where people are sweating under hot lights. Honestly half the problem is people layering the airbrush too thick in the first place, thin coats and let it dry between passes.

Exactly, that guy's coffee shop advice completely flipped my approach too.

Wow, April 1st of all days? That's almost too on the nose for a bad omen.

Gotta respectfully disagree here. I actually think pulling toward yourself gives you way more control than pushing away, especially if you hold the blade steady and keep your wrist tight. The real mistake is pulling fast or using a dull blade that makes you force it. If you're careful and keep your free hand clear, cutting toward your body is fine. I've done it for fifteen years and still have all ten fingers. Changing the angle helps, sure, but it's not the whole fix.

@jamesm38 you hit the nail on the head about that warmth spreading through the suit. Once you feel it, going back to shivering through the last half of a dive just feels wrong. I've been using a heated vest on my cold water dives up here in the Pacific Northwest and it's made a world of difference for those longer bottom times. The trick is finding a heater that doesn't make you feel like you're tangled up in hoses, but once you get that sorted it's hard to go back.