Some days you have 20 minutes to put on your makeup…and some days you only have three.
Yesterday was a “three” day for me. I had to drop off Connor at preschool in the morning before heading to the bakery, as usual, but because I was running late (I’d just finished making her lunch, and then I accidentally dropped EVERYTHING on the floor, ARRGHHH! It happened in slow motion, too! I’ve re-lived those sliced bananas falling to the ground about 20 times already.), I only had a sliver of time to transform myself from full-on two-month-turned zombie to quasi, two-days-dead semi-zombie. Three minutes, to be precise, and yes, I timed it, because without a timer, I’d never make it out the door on time.
I’ll be the first to admit that there isn’t anything glamorous or dramatic or life-changing about this makeup, but you know what? Sometimes I crave looks like this, like on the days when lunch falls on the ground (THOSE BANANAS ARE STILL HAUNTING ME), and the last thing I need is to be deeply challenged by my concealer or crease color.
If I were to compare this type of makeup to a hair style, it would be like running a brush through your hair, and putting it in a neat, low ponytail before donning a cute baseball cap. 🙂
The real MVP in this look: Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter
I love and wear it ALL THE FREAKIN’ TIME (my shade is 5 Tan). This tinted moisturizer has very fine pearlescent particles that make your skin look dewy (but not oily), and it gives enough coverage to hide redness and ever-so-slightly diffuse pigmentation and freckles. It’s also still somewhat sheer and doesn’t look thick.
(You will not look like you’re wearing a mask.)
From a few feet away, most folks won’t even be able to tell you’re wearing makeup. They’ll just assume you have naturally flawless skin. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOOOOOOVE IT.
Other key players
What else is doing the heavy lifting here?
I’m also wearing two gel cheek products by Chantecaille — their Radiance Gel Bronzer and Hydrating Gel-Cream Blush in Happy. I mixed a few dots of both on the back of my hand and patted/blended the combo directly on my cheeks with fingers. Just like Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter, these two moderately pigmented products deposit natural-looking color and don’t look obvious or heavy, so they’re ideal for fresh-faced cheek color that lasts all day long.
I wear them all the time and love them to bits.
Eyes and lips
I did the bare minimum on my eyes and lips.
A quick lash curl and a couple layers of mascara (IT Cosmetics Superhero, a superstar for thickness and curl) and a dash of dark brown eyeliner on the upper waterline (just at the roots of the lashes) immediately opens up my eyes.
Next, I quickly filled in my brows with MAC Brun eyeshadow using an angled brush, then ran a clear brow gel through them. I like to do the clear brow gel last because it mellows any overly dark spots.
Last, but not least, I lined and filled in my lips with a nude liner, then topped them off with a glossy lip tint.
Done and DONE, in less than three minutes! 🙂
Isn’t it nice sometimes to just get your face on quickly so you can jump directly into your day?!
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
You’re a pro! Fresh-faced and you knew where all your products were AND put them on in 3 minutes!
Your banana nemeses reminds me of when I drop something while eating at work, it always rolls SO FAR UNDER the desk, it’s nasty to try and retrieve. Macadamia nuts are particularly devious foodjitives, like those banana slices….
LOL FaeFrau! I know that feeling all too well!
You’re skin is glowing! Most days I do a “5 minute face” which includes evening out my skin tone, warming up my cheeks, filling in my brows, and mascara. I put on lipstick in the car. I’m intrigued by that cover girl lip oil!
Hi Rachel,
I love, love, LOVE 5- and 10-minute makeup. That’s enough time get the basics in and add a little something-something (yay for bright lips in the car, something which I do a lot, too).
In three minutes you managed to look poised, confident, and ready for life. And, your warm smile makes you approachable in a way that all the heavy-handed, time-consuming, face-painting we see online can never achieve. Busy women need workable options that create an attractive and fashionable look that doesn’t take an hour and a gazillion products to achieve. Don’t get me wrong. I adore makeup and wear it daily, but there is a time and place for glamour or special effects and a busy day when time is at premium—and banana slices are raining down on the floor—isn’t going to be one of those occasions. You nailed it, Karen!
Amen sister!
Thank you, Lauren and Eileen!
Subculture looks like a pretty liner color. I don’t think I own it. Been wanting to try the Hollywood filter stuff, but the gal at Nordstrom wouldn’t even try to make me a sample. Sigh. I’m afraid I’ll end up too glowy and slick with it.
You look fantastic in three minutes! It takes me three minutes just to get my mascara on without getting it all over my lids or poking myself in the eye.
Hi Tatiana,
Subculture has been a staple of mine for over a decade. I love it and wear it with almost everything. Hope you give it a try soon…
The Chantecaille gel blush is my favorite, I have it in Lively. I want to pick up the berry shade.
I’ve been super curious about the Covergirl lip oil – I love Lili Reinhart who’s the face of that line and I love lip oils in general. I’m also really tempted by the Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter.
Gorgeous look!
Hi Chelsea,
Thank you. And oh, the Lip Oil is lovely! I’ll have a review up soon.
The star is YOU. I use half the amount of product and it takes me 3 times as long. HAHA! Seriously, when I saw the pic of what you used, I thought I must have mis-read 3 minutes. That’s amazing! I am sorry to hear about the bananas, though. I’m sure you were able to shake that off. 🙂
I’m still thinking about those dang bananas. LOL!
Girl, that smile is the real star here ♥️ but I’m gonna check out that lip oil too! ☺️