StyleNest team up with Clinique’s Global Colour Artist, Jenna Menard to help you with your Last Minute Makeup Routine.
From on-the-go applicators to long lasting liners, Clinique’s Top Tips for Last Minute Makeup will help you with your “late for work makeup face”, “alarm didn’t go off school run” or “pre date night drinks touch ups in the car”. Be prepared for bumps in the journey! A pocket pack of tissues and travel pack of cotton buds are always a lifesaver in rushed situations when applying makeup and help for touch ups.
According to Jenna Menard, “Makeup on the go is all about the right combination of products and application techniques to ensure a mess free, sanitary , quick makeup routine.”
Step 1. The Base
Applying foundation properly requires the right light. Trains, buses and cars don’t always allow for the most beautiful lighting situations, plus pot holes are a big hazard for makeup application. Take 5 minutes before leaving the house to apply your foundation. Have concealer in your handbag for any spots that need a quick fix or a little extra coverage. If you don’t have any time to do the foundation at home, then grab the concealer and apply where needed and blend blend blend into the skin before topping with powder.
Step 2. The Eyes
The trick is creating a look that is bus, train, car-friendly. Stay away from precise lines and multi step looks. A product with a built in applicator makes it that much easier. For Eyeshadow, try Lid Smoothie Antioxidant 8hr Eye Colour which is a cream shadow with an innovative applicator. This allows you to apply the product in one motion, with one hand. Use a soft pencil that can be worn smudged and with ease. Quickliner for Eyes Intense all have a smudge tip on the end, which can help with blending liner on the move. Don’t overthink the line, just apply it close to your lash line and smudge with the tool on the other end.
Step 3. The Brows
Instant Lift for Brows houses a miracle product that is a must for on-the-go makeup application. The highlighter end of this pencil can be used for many different areas of the face. Of course under the brow as a highlight, but also blended on the high cheek bones, over the whole lid, bow of the lip etc. The fact that it is in a pencil form and a soft blendable formula makes it easy for many different purposes.
Step 4. The Cheeks
Quick Blush is the ideal on-the-go product that includes a brush within the packaging to make it easy. How many times have your reached in your bag and realised you have your blush but forgot your brush, and then spent a good 5 minutes trying to figure out how you are supposed to apply blush without a brush? With Quick Blush, the colour is located inside the cap and you simply twist to apply the product on the brush.
Step 5. The Lips
Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm is for women on-the-go, looking for an easy to apply lip balm with gorgeous sheer colour payoff. Chubby Stick is available in 16 mouthwatering shades, is highly moisturising and provides buildable coverage. And it’s playful packaging makes it easy to apply for women on the move, no mirror required. Just twist the base to expose more balm and twist back down when you’re done applying.
For more information visit www.clinique.co.uk