Low Maint Luciousness

For me, there is work cute...and there is weekend cute. Two tooooootally different things.


I am soooo NOTTTTT a morning person. I really think I could be one...IF I didn't have what's known to most people as a JOB. Therefore, my "morning" would start around 7 and I'd have nowhere to be until the mall opened at 10:00 or yoga started at 4:30. HOWEVER, my life revolves around hitting snooze a bunch of times, showering, sugar scrubbing, shaving, drying, off, lotioning, MINIMAL makeup application, throwing on some random outfit and leaving...all within about 30 minutes. I am an accountant and sorry, my laptop screen is not worthy of a one-hour makeup application. I've gotten my workday regime down to 5 minutes. Not saying I look near as cute as I could if I spent the hour, but I feel pretty good considering it only took me five mins! IF you are looking for a 5 minute work makeup regime, meet my army:

#1) Foundation or Pressed Powder. Fine one that works for you and rock it. Buy whatever tool it takes to make it look awesome. It will save you time and you'll be getting full use out of the product.

#2) SPARKLY EYE SHADOW PRIMER. If you are going all out and wearing eyeshadow to work (go girl!), pick a primer that is matte (e.g. Too Faced). If you're rollin' all casual/workish, wear an awesome sparklyish primer as your eyeshadow. This is what I do every day. It brightens your eyes and makes you look more alive! :) All good things! Plus it only takes like 15 seconds. Yay! I had two favorites until today when they became KICKED TO THE CURB: remember I told you about the Sephora samples??? My deluxe sample this time was Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Sin ($17). = TRUE LOVE!



It's like a really thin champagne color with a little bit of sparkle. I love the wand; it's almost like a lip gloss wand! I use the wand to put it all over the lid, then blend it (delicately) with my ring finger. Taaaa-daaa! I also do a thin line under my lower lashes and blend out a little bit with my ring finger (barely touching it). This second step is optional :) Another sparkly primer I dig is Chanel Ombre D'Eau Fluid Iridescent Eyeshadow in Delta ($32). Pretty much the same thing but not as quite easy to use as the Urban Decay and I like the Urban Decay formula mucho better. This is a PERFECT summer look when you don't feel like dragging out the shadows. During Iowa summers, we need to waste NOT our precious outside time primpin' in the bathroom. Before we know it, we'll be scrapin' ice off our windshields again. Ugh!

#3) Mascara!!!!!!!! Get comfy with thick mascara and use LOTS OF IT. :) Big mascara = big eyes. I've discussed on the blog before but my current faves are MAC Plush Lash and Lancome Hypnose. :) I counted today and I do at least 30 strokes on each eye's top lashes and at least 15 on the bottom. My mascara takes me way longer than everything else combined.

#4) Blush! Find an awesome blush you can't live without and an awesome blush brush to be your new blush's BFF. See Thursday's blog for an orgasmic blush recommendation :) :) My fave blush brush is still Chanel's #7.

#5) Some type of fabulous lipstick or gloss (I do this in the car)! I had a "must-have" neutral recommendation in Thursdays's blog. BUT if you are wearing more of a pink blush, like my other favorite blush, NARS Mata Hari ($25), by all means please wear this awesomely awesome Lancome's Color Fever Gloss in Volcanic Pink ($25).

Agreed. It does look semi-hideous. But you will LOVE IT!!!! Let it be known this is the VERY FIRST makeup item my husband has every complimented me on. He's a typical guy so he just doesn't care/notice makeup (unless it involves disorganization in my makeup cabinet - then his OCD kicks in). He goes, "I really like that lipstick on you." Ha! I about DIED. So now I try to wear it as often as possible when we go out to see if he'll say it again. :) He never does :( Oh well! ha.

So, that's it! :) It took me much longer to write this blog post than to use my regime.

Is this helpful whatsoever? Ridiculously boring? Mega-lame? I hope not!

Until next time, "Just Hold On Loosely, but don't let go... If you cling too tight babe, you're gonna loose control. Your baby needs someone to believe in...And a whole lot of SPACE to breathe in..." (As performed by 38 Special)

MUCHO AMOUNTS OF LOVE! :)

xoxo,

~ann~