I’ve been wearing this look with gleaming rose gold wings and glossy cheeks and lips lately, most recently to brunch with my friend Cindy, and on the day I did this side-roll ponytail tutorial.
It’s borderline glam, which I like, but it’s still quick and easy. From start to finish, you can do this in 10 minutes.
There are three things about this look that help keep the time from spiraling out of control.
1. The concealer is doing the heavy lifting.
I’m not wearing any foundation at all. There’s just a medium-coverage liquid concealer with a natural satin finish, which I’m using for spot treatments to even out specific places, and I’ve chosen a liquid concealer that can be built up in layers wherever I need the extra coverage (it’s nice to have that option).
2. Pressed powder gives you more control.
The concealer is set with a medium-coverage pressed powder, which is handy for 10-minute looks, whereas loose powder is usually messier… Pressed is just easier for me to grab and go.
Also, pressed powder tends to look sheerer than loose powder does for me, which provides a lot more control over how much powder actually ends up my skin.
Basically, I’d rather apply less product and have to build it up to the coverage I want than accidentally apply too much powder and have to remove the excess… It’s always easier to add makeup than take it away, IMO.
3. A creamy eyeshadow pencil corrects any mistakes with the liquid liner.
Running the cream shadow along the edge of the liquid liner helps to hide any dips and imperfections. There’s also a subtle transition of shine from the high beam gleam of the liquid liner to the softer shimmer of the pencil, which gives some subtle complexity to the liner.
Alright… Are you ready for the breakdown? I hope so, because here we go! 🙂
TOOLS (products I used are in italic):
- A tool to blend your concealer and gel blush — a synthetic blending brush, beautyblender or your fingers (I used the MAC 187s)
- A brow gel (I used Hourglass Arch Brow Gel in Warm Brunette)
- A black mascara (Tarte Lights Camera Lashes)
- A brown pencil liner (MAC Teddy)
- A metallic rose gold liquid liner (NUDESTIX Rock ‘N’ Roller Easy Eyeliner Ink in Golden Rosé)
- A shimmery cream eyeshadow pencil (NUDESTIX Magnetic Luminous Eye Color in Nudity)
- A medium-coverage concealer with a satin or matte finish(I used MAC Studio Waterweight Concealer in NW30 for the under-eye area and NC42 for the rest of my face)
- A medium-coverage pressed powder with a tint (MAC Studio Waterweight Powder in Medium Golden)
- A cream or gel crayon that you can wear on both your lips and cheeks (NUDESTIX Ally from the Nude(art)ist: Love Me Nudes Natural Edition kit)
STEPS:
- Begin by applying and blending concealer wherever you want/need coverage.
- Conceal your dark circles, if you have them.
- Set concealer with powder (but skip the apples of your cheeks).
- Fill in your brows with the brow gel.
- Tightline your upper lash line, and then line your lower water line with the brown pencil.
- Draw a flick at the outer corner of your eye with the gold, or rose gold, liquid liner.
- Line your upper lash line with the same liquid liner, and connect it to the flick.
- Run the golden shimmery cream eyeshadow pencil along the edge of the liquid liner on your lids, but leave the flick bare, so it stays crisp.
- Line your lower lash line with the cream eyeshadow pencil.
- Coat your upper and lower lashes with mascara.
- Line and fill in your lips with the cream or gel crayon.
- Finish by blending the gel crayon atop the apples ? of your cheeks.
All done. ?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Love this look! I do concealer without foundation most days since I’ve gotten my skin under control lately. How’s the liquid eyeliner?
Hi Chelsea,
I’ll have a few review of it soon, but in short, it’s REALLY fabulous! Very easy to use and long wearing, too. You could totally perform in it.
You look so pretty in these simple looks. I just look like I’m dead. lol
I know you can do minimal! Your version would be like, forest green lips and purpley glitter lids, and it would be BEYOND fabulous. 🙂
I’ve started setting an alarm in the morning to limit the time I spend on my makeup. I’ve not been able to get down to 10 minutes, mostly because of the time it takes to fill in my sparse brows. I love just wearing concealer and setting! I almost always end up wit more natural makeup and feeling more pleased with the end result.
Hi Indya,
Seriously the alarm is KEY! I am useless without seeing that clock ticking down. The funny thing is I’ve learned that I can do so much when I am forced to move fast. Have you noticed that too?
This looks lovely!
Thanks, Lesley! Please let me know if you try it. Send me a pic or tag me!
I love wearing winged looks, and that is the perfect suggestion for a day when I want something softer. And done in ten minutes? I am in!
If you give it a try please tag me! Would love to see you in it.
I’m loving these natural makeup tutorials you’re doing! I love watching beauty vloggers on YouTube, but most of their looks are SO heavy and just not practical for everyday wear.
Hi Kristen,
I love watching them too, but I just don’t have the time to blend shadows for 30 minutes, OMG! I thought about doing versions of these tutorials on video but I’m worried people might find them boring because they’re so simple. I dunno, what do you think?
I think that’s a great idea! I’m a visual learner so I always enjoy watching makeup videos, especially if people are testing out new makeup or using different techniques than what I’m used to.
Such a pretty look! Your skin looks great. I like the idea of keeping things simple by just using some concealer.
Hi Ruchita,
It saves SO much time! Another trick: mix it into your face cream for a quick tinted moisturizer!
Are you wearing your Revlon cream shadow today, btw?
Great tip about the tinted moisturizer too! Thanks! Yep, wearing the Revlon cream shadow today. 🙂 I overslept and had to get ready in a hurry.
This is a great look! Your skin looks terrific and I love the lip color. I didn’t even see the awesome wing until the close up pic. So cool! 🙂 Oh, and Happy Friday!!
Happy Friday, Kim!
This is a look that I’d love to see you in. Rose gold wings? Next hockey game?!
HAHA! You’d be so ashamed of me. We were away over the weekend and I forgot to pack my shadow/liner. I mean, I wear 6 makeup items daily and I actually forgot to pack one. I tried to use my eyebrow pencil but it was an epic fail.
GIRL. What?! Did you have mascara? You could’ve applied a little along the lash line with an angled brush. BTW, yeah, it’s hard to line eyes with a brow pencil, since they’re purposefully sheer most of the time.
You are gorgeous! Your 10-minute looks hit the spot for me, I love minimal makeup looks. I’m a tinted moisturizer-mascara-lip balm girl myself 🙂 I’d love to learn how to do winged liner though, I’ve tried a couple times and it has never ended well for me LOL. You been enjoying the weather? Looks like winter’s over!!