Tips For Five Minute Make-up

Don't leave home sans makeup, read this first! You may be in a hurry, but taking these tips will teach you to do a great face in five minutes flat!

1. Moisturize. It is imperative for good skin care. Don't cheat on this step! Gently apply all over the face. For best results, you would allow the moisturizer set in for a couple of minutes but if you're in a hurry, don't worry. Moving on...

2. Put on your base or foundation. To achieve an even skin tone it is best to blend the foundation into your skin. Have a sponge or brush, and put foundation all over the face - brow, cheeks, chin and nose. Ensure that there are no streaks or areas that don't look natural. You need to get an even tone. (Be careful around the jaw - it is easy to stop applying foundation directly on the edge of the chin, which looks really obvious.
Make sure you blend it in.)

3. Apply blusher. Now your skin tone is an even color, put some color back in your cheeks. A powder blusher is good - apply it in a line under your cheek bones. You don't need much, just a light amount to color to your cheeks - don't overdo the blusher!

4. Put your eyeshadow on. You don't have time to be fussy with mixing colors, so just work out what color will do by itself for today. With a brush, put eyeshadow on your eyelids and just below your eyebrow. The tip of your finger works well to blend the eyeshadow line into your skin.

5. Eyeliner can be added. Seeing how time is limited, you will want to only focus on one part today, let's look at the edge of your eyes. With a pencil or liquid liner, apply to the corners of your eyes. Try not to move about too much now, or you'll have to clean up and begin again. You'll need a steady hand here.

6. Now mascara. When you're ok with the eyeshadow and liner, apply mascara. Begin on upper lashes and quickly draw the brush from the base of your lashes and upward. Be sure to get the corners of your lashes too. Do again on the bottom lashes. Get rid of clumps using a cotton swab and avoid blinking much as the mascara dries.

7. Add a finishing touch with a subtle lip color. The lips still need some color even if you choose not to use a lip liner. After you apply the lipstick, and before you blot with a tissue, press your lips together to make sure that it is spread well.

In a matter of five minutes, you're face is complete. If you've have time leftover, you can quickly dab your nose with powder, check your blusher color and see if your eyebrows have good color. No one will know that you only had five minutes to do your face when you head out!