Fun fact: I have a family connection to Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day. She’s from my home state of West Virginia, and it’s definitely worth checking out the day’s history (as well as her thoughts on what the holiday has become!).
I am not a mom by choice (at least for now) and have never been pregnant, so I have no authority to write this post from that angle. However, many of my friends are moms, and the one thing I hear often is there’s very little time to get ready.
So, let’s go from flat to foxy in less than 10 minutes, shall we?
The Seven Ps
My husband’s in the Navy and he’s taught me the “seven Ps” - Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. So, if I need to get ready quickly, I like to not only have my go-to look practiced and ready to execute, but also like to have a little area or pouch with all necessary products.
You’re basically creating a “go bag” so you’re not wasting time on decisions. Or, a tip when I’m in a hurry for any makeup look, I like to dump all of my products out in front of me then put them back in my makeup bag as I finish with them…it also helps me remember what makeup I still need to do when it’s chaotic (because I’ll walk out of the house without mascara or something equally important).
Go-To Sexy Makeup
I wish I could grant you three, quiet hours to get ready for an event, but since I can’t, I’m giving you ten products that will create the most glamorous makeup in ten minutes (or less - I did this in 8:27, even with getting mascara on my nose and needing a clean-up!). The key is using the products in the order I’m suggesting. This isn’t long-wearing or photo-ready makeup, but it will definitely do the job for a few hours.
Less than eight-and-a-half minutes even with a mascara mishap!
Here’s what you need:
Full-coverage foundation
Powder
Powder bronzer
Powder highlighter
Powder blush
Dark eyeshadow
Waterproof mascara
Brow products (whatever you usually use)
Brightening concealer
Lipstick and lip liner
And here’s how you do it:
Apply foundation all over face, under eyes, on eye lids, on lips, and down neck
Buff powder all over face, eyes and down neck - this will “melt” in with the still-wet foundation, give you a beautiful coverage and will set everything without looking flat or matte
Apply bronzer in normal areas, as well as on your eyelids from your lash line up to brow bone, and along bottom lash line
Apply highlighter along cheek bone. on eyelid, inner corner of eyes (if you have hooded lids, just apply to inner corner), and lightly on browbone
Apply blush on cheekbones - we’re doing this over the highlight to look more natural and blend everything together to save time
With a pencil brush, line your upper lash line with the dark eyeshadow, wing out slightly if you like, then line outer third of bottom lash line
Curl lashes and apply mascara to top and bottom lashes (waterproof mascara isn’t necessary, but it does dry much more quickly and stays put)
Do your brows; add a second coat of mascara afterwards if you want
Add brightening concealer under eyes, blend around nose and up onto cheekbones
Line lips and apply lipstick
That’s it!
My only other suggestion is to practice this look BEFORE you need it. Everything takes practice, and especially if this is new for you, you’ll want to identify any sticky areas.
Of course, feel free to contact me if you have questions! If you wand to shop key items I used, just go to my SHOP tab and tap “Like to Know It.”
Cheers to the moms this weekend!!