I am seriously in love with Stila’s Clear Color lipstick. I only wish we had a Stila counter in Anchorage so I could try on the various shades, I might just buy them all.
It’s in between a lipstick (too high maintenance for me anymore) and a lip balm (which often supplies the correct amount of sheer color, but doesn’t last very long, I’m not a great toucher-upper). There’s a nice amount of pigment; it’s lighter and creamier in texture than lipstick, yet still provides quite a bit of color.
As my skin ages, I find that I look much better with less makeup. So that means I rarely wear powder and I try to avoid lip liner, it only accentuates the wrr ... wrrrr .... wrrrrinkles. And given that I work from home, it’s all too easy for me to just skip makeup all together. And that’s really not a good look for me.
So I look for products that will allow me to look better in minimal time, I’m shooting for the 60 second makeup routine. The Stila clear color combined with the matching Color Push Up (which is an all-over color) takes about 15 seconds tops. I love, LOVE LOVE, this product (I have berry flash, but again I’d love to try out some different combinations of these two products). Powder blush is an essential element in any girl’s makeup bag, but this is more natural looking and easy to apply for an every-day minimalist routine. I splashed a dab on my eyelids as well just for a wee tint of color. Blend it all with fingers and voila.
So one option for a 60 second routine (there are more) is as follows:
1) apply moisturizer and under eye cream (bobbi brown eye cream rules!)
2) apply under eye corrector, concealer and powder (bobbi brown is magic here, each individual product is in the $40 range, but I have a trio that has all three that I purchased for $20 and it’ll last me forever—might need to ask at the counter if they have it hidden under there somewhere. Addressing the under eye area and other problem spots to blend out skin tone is the key to a great natural look, must splurge here.)
3) even out skin tone with a bit of foundation (I use Mac, their lighter formula foundation, but I’m still on the hunt for better)
3) stila clear color for lips
4) stila color push for cheeks and all over color
5) mascara (optional, usually when I’m not going out of the house I skip this) - curl lashes, apply one or two coats ala bobbi brown method (holding the wand vertically rather than horizontally, separating lashes as you go). I am still on the hunt for the perfect mascara too, I have no brand loyalty here.
Anybody else care to share their top tips for easy schmeezy makeup routines?
