My 5 Minute Work Face

Woohoo my first post of the New Year!!

I hope year has got off to a good start for everyone and here's to a great 2015 :)

So when I'm working I'm not one of these people who gets up super early and has loads of time to have breakfast and get ready and watch a bit of morning TV. I love my bed and the longer I can stay in it the better so I literally get up and dressed and ready for work all in about 20 minutes. My make-up look has to be quick and easy so I've got my 5 minute face pretty fine tuned now.

I don't wear much make-up to work.I'm a nurse and my day is 13 hours long so really I try to just have some kind of coverage that will last for a good chunk of the day. As you can see from the picture,nothing caked on, all very minimal just something so that I'm not completely bare faced. So here are my go to products for my super fast and easy work face.

First of all I pop on a bit of concealer. I always, always use the Maybelline Instant Anti-Age Rewind Concealer. This is much needed after rolling out of bed. I use it under my eyes and around my nose, it's so quick to blend in with your fingers and gives great coverage of those pesky dark circles.

For my base I have a couple of different foundations that I go between, just depending how my skin is at the time. First my L'Oreal True Match foundation. This is an old reliable and is perfect for the long days in work. It blends in so easily, gives a medium coverage and does not feel heavy on the skin. It looks natural and really just have good staying power. The next one I use is the Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum. I've mentioned this before in my foundation favourites and I still love it. It's a lighter coverage than the true match so I usually use this on particularly good skin days.It has a lovely light texture that blends very easily and leaves a nice fresh finish. Once set with some powder it lasts pretty well and is perfect for the fresh natural look I like for work. 

To set my base in place I use my MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Powder. It sets foundation perfectly without making you look cakey or dry. It smoothes over imperfections, gives the perfect natural look and lasts really well.

Next up is the brows. For this important step I reply on the Soap and Glory Archery Brow Tint and Precision Pencil. I have tried so many different eyebrow products and this is always the one I come back to, in fact I only recently repurchased after completely using up my last one. The pencil end is more crayon than pencil really which is why I like it, it's perfect for filling in gaps without looking like you've drawn anything on. I have the colour Love is blonde and it's the perfect shade,so natural looking which is very rare for brow products I think as so often the shades offered are too dark. I use the crayon end for this daytime work look as it gives the most natural effect, I tend to use the tint end when I'm doing a more full on make-up look.

I add a little bit of bronzer just to warm up the look and make me look more alive. My go to bronzer is the L'Oreal Glam Bronze Bronzer and Highlighter Compact. I swirl the two colours together and sweep it across my face and it completes the look by just brightening up my face without looking in any way orange.

All that's left now is the eyes and lips. So the mascara I usually use for work is the L'Oreal Miss Manga Mascara. I like this for the minimal look as it separates the lashes nicely, opening up the eyes and gives just the right amount of volume. It lasts perfectly, doesn't flake off throughout the day and doesn't clump together either. Last but not least is my lips. Lipstick is a no go for work really, a gloss or balm is the best option. My lips can get very dry and as I said the day is very long so you don't want something wearing off terribly half way through the day. The No7 BB Lips Beauty Balm is just what I need. The shade I have is blush coral. It nourishes the lips, giving just a nice hint of sheer colour. It lasts pretty well and even when it does start to wear off, because it's more of a balm it's not dry or flaky and is so easy to reapply on the go with no need for a mirror.  

So that's it my 5 minute work face. Super quick and easy and gives the perfect natural look to last a long busy day in work.

Let me know what you reach for in the morning as your quick fix for the day :)