Quick Makeup Addiction

For all you girls....or guys (i'm not judging) that are slow pokes like me and sleep in till the very last second and are left with what seems to be 4 minutes to do your whole morning routine I have created a list of tried and true products that will help you rush out the door! I believe that spending more time on your face makeup then eye makeup in this case will actually give you a better result than whipping on some eyeliner and mascara over a bare face.

So lets start with the face:

Sadly, I am prone to an oily face about 2 hours into my day. It's terrible! After reading plenty of reviews on Urban Decay's De Slick I decided to give it try. It works wonders!! De Slick is an oil-control makeup setting spray that you spritz before and after makeup to keep your makeup from slipping off your face. How gross does that sound? If you have normal or dry skin, Urban Decay also makes a setting spray for all you lucky non-oily girls out there with called All-Nighter.

Tinted moisturizer is my favorite for those scrambling out the door days. Don't worry about sponges, brushes and excessive blending with this one. Just squirt out on your (clean!!) fingertips rub all over your face and viola! While picking a tinted moisturizer I recommend finding one with spf protection so that you can check off sunscreen, coverage, and moisturizer all in one step! Oh wait did you all know I'm a mark represenative? ;) Well... my favorite tinted moisturizer is Mark's get a tint tinted moisturizer with spf 15. I use the shade buff/natural and it evens out my skin tone while keeping makeup looking light and dewy. Click on the side button that says mark representative and it will take you to my e-boutique where you can purchase your own get a tint.

To add to the wonderfulness of an oily-face, I also am blessed with these hideous dark circles under my eyes 24/7. On a recent trip to Wal-Mart I stumbled across a new product I have been dying to try: Maybelline's DreamLumi Touch Highlighting Concealer (Where on earth do they come up with these silly names?) The concealer comes in a twist pen with a brush applicator. This means no fussing with extra concealer brushes! YAY! The product doubles as a concealer and a highlighter so as your fixing your dark circles feel free to swipe that baby down your nose and above your cheekbones. Blend with your fingertips under your eyes by gently patting down. If your on a serious budget, Covergirl's Smoothers Concealer works great too! Don't be afraid to mix both for maximum coverage as well.

I usually set my face with a powder then move onto blush. For quick days I always rely on my Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush. I prefer to use a blush brush instead of my fingers because it's quicker and looks more natural when your blending.

Now on to the Eyes:

For my everyday look it's usually just liquid eyeliner and mascara. I do like to use a bit of Covergirl's Smoother Concealer on my eyelids to cover up any red or blueish areas from lack of sleep or allergies. For those of you that have not mastered the liquid liner yet: keep practicing and apply your favorite kohl pencil liner. My favorite liquid liner is Rimmel Glam Eyes Professional Liquid Liner. The brush makes it easy to flick out the corners into a subtle cat eye. If your just starting out with liquid liner I recommend a felt tip brush because application with be a lot easier.

Quickly curl your lashes and apply a few coats of mascara. I have been using Rimmel Volume Flash Scandaleyes Mascara. I am in a love/hate relationship with this mascara due to the fact I love how you can easily build layers without compromising clumping but when you pull out the wand from the tube you get tons of excess mascara clumping to sides of the bristles. This mascara is easily comparable to everyone's favorite Covergirl's Lash Blast (including the fact they both sport the orange tube!) The difference is the brush bristles as you can see.

Lastly Lips:

If you haven't run out of time yet go for some lip color! I know I am far behind on jumping on the lip stain train but nevertheless I love my recently bought Revlon Just Bitten Lip Stain. I picked up the color Frenzy which is one of those "your lip color but better" shades. The product comes with a lip balm on one side and the stain on the other. Apply the balm first then apply the stain. Sometimes I go back and blend any spotty coloring with the balm again. You can build up this color very easily which makes it a great day to night lip color! It doesn't dry out like a regular lipstick and doesn't transfer on cups, food, straws or anything you've got your mouth on! Since it's a stain the color lasts way longer than lipgloss and most lipsticks. Definitely worth a try in my book.