5 MINUTE MAKEUP
Running late for... work, dinner party, night out with the girls? your lastmin.com days when it comes to makeup are finally over! now, with the following tips, you can create a stunning look in less time than you need to drink your morning coffee.
1. Easy Foundation and Concealer
use a a safe formula, like a stick or a compact with full coverage, and focus on oily areas around the nose and chin. Buff out any uneven spots with a sponge. For stubborn undereye circles or breakouts, warm up creamy concealer between your fingers and tap it where needed. Tapping increases circulation around the eye area and helps wakeup your skin.
2. Natural Blush
For a realistic-looking, goofproof flush, reach for a creamy blush stick or compact like mud blush. It’ll create a more youthful, seamless finish. use your fingers to dot a tiny amount onto the apples of your cheeks, and blend away any excess until it’s sheer. Pro Tip: do not apply the stick directly to your face. It’s easy to overapply. Less is more, hands down.
3. Full Brows
Gel brow-products add density and hold with just a few quick swipes. Choose a shade that matches your current brow colour. Even if you have sparse eyebrows, a small amount of tinted gel brushed upwards creates fullness and will keep them in place. It also gives your complexion a lift.
4. Bright eyes
Shimmery champagne, peach, or taupe cream shadow-shades that are a bit brighter than your skintone makes your eyes look alert. dip your finger in the shadow, then sweep it over your lids, just up to the crease. (don’t go higher, glitter will settle there.) It’s a simple way to enliven your whole face. Next, nuzzle a mascara wand at the base of your lashes, then jiggle and twirl it up toward your eyebrow for a long, thick fringe.
5. Perfect lips
A lip-colour pencil is ideal when time is tight because it gives you control, which allows you to skip lip liner. Outline and fill in lips, then pat and blend with your finger for a soft yet skillful result. (Always keep your pencils sharpened and this step goes much quicker.) If you’re doing a bold colour, you want it to be clean, but sometimes when it’s too sharp it looks pasted on. When you pat it on, it’s more like a stain, but it still has definition.