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With life getting more hectic with every passing day, I'm
always trying to find ways to make makeup time in the
morning go quick and easy. Hmmm, quick and easy can be
crazy sometimes, especially when trying to wade through
that mini mall I call my makeup drawer sometimes.
So what I've done is create 'QUICK TRICKS' within my
makeup madness.
And I've found it does wonders in getting me out the door
fast!
What kills 'time' in putting on makeup, is usually the 10
minutes or so spent sitting there trying to figure what
the heck I'm going to do today. What's my look for today?
I don't know.
Well, that took 7 minutes.
I get bored with my look just as much as everyone else,
and yet I tend to fall backwards into the same trap, ah, I
mean look, over and over.
Here's how I get out of my beauty rut:
I've created an inspiration board to boost me out of my
beauty boredom. Next to my makeup mirror, I've leaned a
mini corkboard against the wall, tacked full of incredible
tear sheets from Vogue, Allure, just about any magazine
that inspires me. A look, an eye, a makeup color, anything
that makes my heart skip and go, "gee, I wish I looked
like that." Well, there it is. In front of my face every
morning. Don't know what to do? Look at the board and
bingo - I get inspired and I create a little mini make
over every morning. Off course I change the board every
few weeks, but believe me, the inspiration never stops.
A , is to put a small little basket, or box
next to my makeup mirror, filled with the makeup products
that I KNOW WORK on me.
The killer lipstick color that makes my skin look amazing
every time I wear it. The blush that makes me look like
I've just been running, the light brown eye pencil that
works everywhere.............and so forth. Those "I look
great in these" colors. In a rush? No time to play? Open
your box and there they are. Having to HUNT for colors is
what takes all day. Having them in a central location
every morning makes those "I wish I had time for another
cup of coffee" time crunches seem a little easier.
Another I use is my 'mixing' box. Another,
although smaller pretty box. Full of those eye shadow
colors I just can't bring myself to wear, the old tired
lipsticks I stopped wearing years ago. The colors that I
just don't use, no matter what. But I don't want to throw
them away. In this box of fading blush, eye shadow and
all, I've also thrown in
a pure oil like Vitamin E Oil or
Camomile Pure Essential Oil
clear lip gloss,
Crystal Clear Lip Gloss
a small bottle of moisturizer.
Daily Moisture Lotion
My "mixer" tools I call them.
With that moisturizer, I can
* create a cream blush with that weird plumy red eye
shadow that I won't use anymore
* create a killer highlighter cream with that cool
iridescent cream eye shadow that went out 5 years ago.
* create a cream blush by applying your moisturizer first
on your cheeks, and then your 'eye shadow' or lipstick
color on top for a better blend.
* Create 'lipsticks' out of eye shadows and blush
* use on top of cheeks, eyelids
* on top of lips for a going out look, that's shiny and
better for your skin than Vaseline. And stays on all
night.
So there you have it. Simple quick tricks that can turn
your makeup boredom, into a morning of creativity.
CREDIT BYLINE: Article written by E. Von Freudenberg,
Editor of The Beauty Newsletter:
http://www.beautynewsletter.gq.nu. For a free
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mailto:BeautyNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Ms.
Von Freudenberg is also a top celebrity makeup artist
whose work has been seen in Allure, W, Rolling Stone,
Paper, Detour and many more. Von Freudenberg Ent. © All
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