It's Wednesday y'all! So close to the weekend, I can taste it. Short weeks are tough, aren't they? I always enjoy the day off, but I pay for it later.
Today I'm going to talk about how I go from this:
to this:
In 30 minutes or less. It can be done people, including make-up and breakfast! So what's my secret? I only do what's necessary. Here's my breakdown:
4:40am - Alarm goes off and I grab my gear and get dressed. I've already set it aside the night before. Teeth brushed, hair off my face. I feed the cats, refill my tumbler with fresh water and I am out the door at 5am.
6:30am - I walk in the door after barre class. I've been drinking water throughout class and on the car ride home. I'm pretty well cooled down by the time I get back to the house. I already have an idea in my head of what I'm going to wear, so I hop right in the shower.
6:38am - I am out of the shower and getting ready - lotion, perfume, etc. Hair is pretty low maintenance. I either pull it back while it's wet and that's it or I put some curl creme in it and let it air dry. Moisturizer and eye cream and it's on to the next thing.
6:43am - I get dressed including shoes and jewelry
6:45am - Makeup. This routine takes me less than ten minutes, I look put together and professional and I vary the products now and again, but the routine is always the same.
This is my makeup drawer. Have I mentioned before that I love makeup? A brief tour of all the goodies - bottom right is eyeliners, mascaras, and concealers/primers; middle right is lipstick; upper right is more lipstick; middle section is bronzers, blushes, eyeshadow, face powder, and foundation; left section is RCMA no color setting powder, liquid foundations, blush palette, eye shadow palettes; very back has travel hand creams and hand sanitizers.
I start with concealer and eye shadow primer. If I have a little more time I'll use a separate eye shadow primer and my Urban Decay concealers. When I'm trying to get out the door, I reach for the Dream Lumi concealer. I think it's Maybelline. It goes under my eyes, a little dab on my lids, on my chin, a little in the middle of my forehead, and a little down the front of my nose. Then I take the concealer brush and blend it all in.
Next it's on to eyeshadow. I love a pre-built palette. I don't have to guess at which colors go together. I love the Urban Decay palettes as well as this Too Faced one. I start with the upper left shadow and use that all over my eye from upper lash line to my brows. Then I take the upper middle brown color and use that on my lid. Finally, I take the upper deep brown color and blend that into my crease.
After I put on the eyeshadow, I use this Lancome Dual Finish powder all over my face. I have worn this powder for years. It gives enough coverage that I can go without foundation, which I love, and I always find the quality of Lancome products to be excellent.
After the face powder I finish my eyes. I love love love liquid eyeliner, especially the ones that come in felt tip format. So easy to control and it looks great. I am currently using the Kat Von D ink liner. It stays all day but comes off easily with makeup remover. This particular day, I went with the Lancome Definicils mascara. I have a bunch of different ones. Everyone has their favorites, you have to go with what works best for you. I have very thin, short, lashes so I go for something that will lengthen them and provide a little more volume. Then I finish my eyes by doing my eyebrows. I have thin eyebrows, so I try to fill them out a little. My current favorite is benefit's Goof Proof Brow Pencil.
Almost done, this is the point where I start wrapping up the makeup routine. I love this benefit Cheekathon blush palette. It gives me everything I need in one place. This particular day, I opted for Rockateur as a blush, it's the upper right color. It's a beautiful rose/bronze color. Then I took Hoola and used it as a bronzer, blending it into my hairline/forehead, temples, cheek hollows, and jaw line. I find it gives me a healthy glow.
I finish the whole look with some kind of lipstick, lipgloss, lipstain. Today I opted for Lancome's Gloss in Love in the color Gem n Glam.
6:55am - I make a smoothie for breakfast: chocolate protein powder (I use Quest Chocolate Milkshake flavor), 1 cup of unsweetened cashew milk, 1 frozen banana, and 2 tbsp of PB2. It goes in a to-go cup with a sealable top (I learned my lesson the hard way there). I grab my bag, keys, and phone, and I am out the door at 7am.
7:00am - I am in the car heading out to work, usually listening to Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio or a podcast.
That's my morning routine! In the door and out the door in 30 minutes. If you have any questions about any of the makeup products, please let me know, I love to talk makeup and makeup tips.
Friday Favorites this week is all about tv...hope to see you then!
xoxoxoxo,

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