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Beauty tips: The 5-minute face
Get gorgeous in no time flat with these beauty tips!
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Find the perfect foundation for your skin!
You're only five minutes away from your most beautiful face -- and celebrity makeup guru Carmindy from TLC's What Not to Wear is here to show you how to make those minutes fly!
Step 1: Foundation
Application smarts: Tinted moisturizer and foundation go on the same way: I prefer using a makeup sponge for blending -- it makes the job go faster. Dip the sponge into a bit of foundation and blend over the face including eyelids and under the eyes. Lightly buff down the neck for a seamless finish. If some areas need more coverage, stipple on a second layer by using a light patting motion to push the foundation into the skin. This is a great technique to hide redness form rosacea without resorting to thick cover-up. Expect to use about a nickel-size amount for the entire face.
Step 2: Under eye concealer
Application smarts: Since you've already applied your tinted moisturizer or foundation under your eyes, you'll need less concealer and will have a more natural finish. The most important thing to remember about concealer is less is more. If you load concealer on to obliterate a problem area, it takes on a dry, cakey look as the day goes on, and it will actually draw attention to what you're trying to hide. For under eyes, sweep concealer next to your eyes' inner corners (where dark color is most concentrated) and blend downward with a ring finger. Make sure to target only the dark areas of your skin' if you start spreading it up and down and all around you end up with that "I never took my sunglasses off on vacation" look.
Step 3: Spot concealing
Application smarts: For redness and blemishes, spot-apply concealer with a thin concealer brush. The bristles will be compact and tapered, and the thin tip allows you to "paint" concealer precisely where you need it. Afterward, use a finger to gently pat any edges, blending them seamlessly into the skin.
Step 4: Powder
Application smarts: Apply face powder with a clean blush brush. Yes, a blush brush: the smaller size makes it easier for you to target the few places where you need powder. In contrast, a classic puffy powder brush dusts powder all over, leaving skin looking overly matted. Less powder is modern and leaves skin dewier; dust it down your nose, across your chin, and over your cheeks and eyelids. That's all you need. A little can be applied under the eyes, but use only enough to set the makeup without causing it to cake together. I like to leave the tops of the cheekbones powder-free. Even if you have oily skin, having a bit of shine in this area gives you a youthful dewy look. If your skin is too matted down, you'll look dry and tired.
Highlight, blush, eyes and lips on the next page
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Get gorgeous skin now!
Excerpted from The 5-Minute Face by Carmindy. Copyright(c) 2007by Carmindy. Published by arrangement with HarperCollins Publishers.
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