Hair and makeup for the busy student!!

A friend of mine asked me to do this write up for her blog, but since I am wanting to write it and have it accessible for her, I will write it here too! Here's the deal, I am a mom with two children, two cats, a dog, a husband and my own schedule on top of all this to deal with! Hair and makeup need to be FAST and CUTE!

Here's the tools for the makeup!

Step 1: Foundation

Using a foundation brush you can get a more "air brushed" look with out looking "cakey"

Step 2: Creme eye shadow base

Light cream first all over eye

Darker cream on lid up to crease

Here is what it looks like

Using a cream base will allow for a brighter looking eye shadow that sticks on longer. I use ONLY E.L.F. make up for the most part (eyes) so if you like the look you can find it at http://www.elf.com

Step 3: Powder shadow

Using a wider brush, pat the lighter shadow all over eye lid, from brow to lash line. Go ahead and go over the darker cream with the light...the darker cream will still show up.

Darker shadow gets a light spread from inner corner of eye to outer corner on the eye lid below the crease. Once the lighter layer is spread, concentrate on building a darker shade on the outer corner....mini-smokey eye with out the blending hassel.

Here's the powder

Step 4: Cream eyeliner

Cream eyeliner allows you to have a thicker line, thinner line or to even blend easily if you want to. I didn't blend it this time because I just didn't feel like it! LOL!

Using a flat stiff brush smooth on liner starting out outer corner going about three quarters of the way into the upper lid, and about 1/4 on the bottom lashes. Using your finger, "pull" the bottom liner "into" your eye going toward the inner corner, it will smudge nicely and look more natural and less harsh.

Step 5: Mascara

Step 6: Power and translucent setting powder

I use the setting powder after the colored powder because it gives a more "air brushed" look hiding imperfections. ELF has a great powder for $6- totally amazing and blows my MAC powder out of the water!

Step 7: admire the finished product!

Now, i'm always lazy when it comes to hair- the quicker the better! I usually go for the messy bun look. Brush out the tangles. Hold onto the sing. Flip your hair up and down like a heavy metal head banger and pull the pony tail up high. After a few wraps of the band, stop when the hair is half way through the pony tail holder and ta da! Messy bun!