Make-up on the clock

On days like Monday’s when you don’t have too much time in the mornings, this super quick routine will make you look fresh and gorgeous.

• Start with a moisturiser and sunscreen. 
• Use a  concealer in one shade lighter than your skin tone around the eyes and anywhere else that you may need. This will help brighten your face. 
• Using a translucent powder set the concealer in place.
• Two to three coats of mascara on your lashes will open up your eyes.
• A slight hint of blush on the apple of the cheeks will add some colour to your face to look healthy and fresh.
• Just these products can make your face look clean. If you’re one of those who can’t go without kajal, add that to your routine.

(Stick to basic products when in a rush)
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You can quickly transform yourself even if you just have 15 minutes to spare.

• Start with combing and filling in your brows with a brown/grey powder eyeshadow (starting with the eyes is always better to avoid fallouts at a later stage).
• Use a creme eyeshadow to add a hint of colour to the eyelids (you could completely skip this step)
• Follow it up with a good creme/gel liner and a smudge-proof kajal. Pat powder shadow on top for a matte liner look or you could do away with the liner and apply loads to mascara to add volume and length to the lashes for a clean eye look.
• Clean the face and any product fallout with a cleanser and then moisturise.
• Apply a pore minimising primer and then use your liquid foundation.
• Correct and conceal eyes depending on the intensity of dark circles.
• Use a brown lipstick to contour the cheek and jawline and blend it in. You could also avoid this step and just go in for powder contour post the next step.
• Pat some setting powder on. 
• In case you’ve skipped the creme contour step, just use your brown eyeshadow or a bronzer to contour your jawline/cheek, nose if needed. To be done after you’ve used a setting powder (shade of brown depends on your skin tone — it should be two to three shades darker than your actual skin tone)
• Swipe a cheek tint/ lip stain on your cheek and lips to add a natural colour flush.
• Lastly, set it using a good matte/dewy finish make-up setting spray.

(Use a brown lipstick for quick contouring)
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When you have half an hour, you can easily play up your favourite features and work on a variety of looks.  

• Moisturise your face well and apply a primer.
• Follow it up with a BB cream or foundation and blend with a kabuki brush all over your face and neck.
• Apply a concealer if needed and dab it well with your fingertips.
• Dab loose powder all over your face with a puff or with a powder brush.
• Define your brows well using a natural brown eyebrow gel. Brush off the excess with an eyebrow brush.
• Apply a peach nude eyeshadow over your eyelids and contour the corner sockets with a nude brown tone. Apply a wine coloured thin eyeliner and smudge it with a smokey brush.
• Use a volumising mascara to open the eyes and for the cheeks opt for a rose cheek tint.
• Contour your nose, jawline and cheekbones with a natural brown contouring compact.
• Finally, define your lips with a nude lip pencil and apply a rouge lip tint on the lips.

(Opt for a rose coloured blush)
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