The Eight Minute Look+Products
I always have to preface my posts with some form of disclaimer- it’s just the “me” thing to do at this point. But seriously, I do have to preface this post with the fact that I am not a beauty guru, a makeup artist, or anything of the likes of a professional when it comes to makeup. What I am, though, is into looking presentable each day, and keeping my skin okay underneath whatever I put on it. (I will get into my skin routines, what I love for my skin, and more a little later in my posting schedule, I promise! I get so many messages about what I use to keep on my skin, and I am really excited and super intimidated about doing a post on it-so give me just a little bit of time before that).
Although I am not a legitimate makeup/beauty guru, I could spend hours doing my makeup and playing with things on my skin. I just love the idea of makeup and wearing it! I could seriously just do my makeup to sit around the house all day and do nothing. It’s just such a fun, relaxing, girly thing for me to do, and it makes me happy. It really calms me because it gives me something to focus on for a good bit of time and just put everything else out of my mind for a moment. Alright, Tay, reel it back in.
Even though I love doing my makeup and seeing it all on my face, I do still live a really busy life with flying, and sometimes that means I have to be realistic and spend less than fifteen minutes to get my face together (especially if my trip starts before 7:00am). So having a really quick and “minimalistic” (lol) makeup routine that still lets me look presentable is a win for me.
So, what do I do?
I keep this look quick and simple by avoiding the foundation and concealer. It is absolutely okay if you want to hold on to one of the two, or both. I've just never leaned heavily on concealer unless I'm doing a more in depth makeup look. I do believe that concealer is wildly beneficial, but I improvise and lighten other areas of my face instead. Good enough, right? :)
I tackle my (usually crazy) eyebrows with my old faithful "Spiked" by MAC Cosmetics eyebrow pencil. I use this pencil to fill in my brows and define the shape. Most days I use the pencil, pomade, and a brow defining gel; For this look I'm just using the one pencil and omitting my other brow products. Sometimes I stop my makeup all together when I finish my brows and this is great for a day that I'm working a quick trip, just running an errand, or simply going to the gym. But, if you're wanting a more put together look, definitely keep reading!
To give myself a natural look I take the angled brush by Real Techniques and the matte contour and bronzer in Tarteist Contour Palette Volume III and lightly dust my jaw bones, hair line, and nose (just for quick definition). Remember: this is extremely light sweeping, not a full on contour look, so keep it really light! Keeping it simple: I also use the bronzer in the crease of my eyes.
I then go in with the highlighter in the palette and lightly dust it onto the bridge of my nose, the arch of my brows (if I don't use the "high brow" by Benefit pictured above), my inner eyes, the bridge of my nose, and my cupid's bow. I also add a very little of this same highlight to my eyelids and blend it so that it looks fine with the crease.
Lastly, sweep on your favorite mascara or eyeliner (I use Marc Jacob's Highliner in the color "Blaquer" as well as the same color in the Marc Jacob's mascara).
I know I said lastly, BUT I quickly swipe on a lip color, gloss, or some simple chapstick, and I'm done!
