6 Simple Steps to a Flawless Face

This is my real everyday morning makeup routine using Aveeno® Active Naturals and this post is a part of a sponsored post from SocialStars. All opinions & makeup looks are my own!

As much as I love to play around with beauty, makeup, and hair, I am always looking for ways to look good faster. Most of my morning is spent getting two little boys ready that can’t seem to focus on anything but teasing each other. So between breaking up fights and making sure everyone is wearing underwear, I have developed a 5-minute makeup routine. Basically a 6-step makeup routine for a flawless face.

I try to do this most mornings so I don’t show up to school drop-off looking like I slept 2 hours the night before. It’s not a ton of makeup – just the right amount for everyday wear. It’s easy and fast and I’m guessing if you’ve visited my blog before then you know that easy and fast beauty is what I’m all about. I want busy moms and wives to feel beautiful with the measly 5 minutes (if that!) allotted to them each day. Some days we even have to fight for those 5 minutes! Master a makeup routine like this and you’ll look great even on the crummy days.

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I also wanted to say that even these 6 steps can be shaved down to 3 if you’re really pressed on time. If you have literally 3 minutes to run out the door – throw on the Aveeno® Positively Radiant® CC Cream (it goes on like lotion), mascara and blush. BAM looking fly in no time!

First I wanted to show you a before and after. I don’t think we really realize what taking an extra 5 minutes on our makeup can do! It really is only 5 minutes too. The picture on the left is the ‘before’ (as labeled – duh) and the right is ‘after.’ Don’t I look a little more tired in the left picture? These were taken moments apart so I’m the same amount of tired in each of them. Even as I look at them now, I’m amazed what a big difference such a simple routine can make! I don’t look absolutely horrible in the first one, but I definitely look a lot more pulled together in the second one. Ready to conquer my day!

Can you tell how my skin looks so nice and smoothed out in the right picture? Less age spots and more uniform color! And this is all with Aveeno® Positively Radiant® CC Cream – not even a heavy foundation. I love my foundation but I don’t like to wear it every day. Having a CC cream for every day use is perfect. It definitely makes it look like I spent a lot more than 5 minutes on my makeup.

Let’s get to it! What you’ll need:

• Aveeno® Positively Radiant® CC Cream
• Neutral eye shadow a shade darker than your skin tone
• Brown eye liner
• Favorite mascara
• Favorite blush
• Tinted lip balm

You most likely have everything on this list which makes it that much more simple, right? The reason I prefer Aveeno® Positively Radiant® CC Cream is because it gives great coverage but feels light on your skin. It smooths everything out without looking heavy. In fact, I was probably most impressed by how natural it looked and yet it still had good coverage. It also has SPF 30 and I am all about protecting my skin from the sun – even in the winter! Being married to a guy that never ages, I gotta work hard to keep up! Overall, this cream is perfect for my everyday use. You can also see the coverage in the photos below.

CC Cream & Eye Shadow

No need to have a makeup brush or blending tool to apply the CC Cream. Just use your hands and apply it like you would a face lotion all over your face and neck. Please forgive the nail polish. I was in between colors… Once you’ve applied the CC Cream all over your face & neck, go ahead and grab a basic neutral eye shadow. Not exactly the same color as your skin, just a shade darker. Apply that all over your lid.

Eye Liner & Mascara

Eyeliner and mascara are two ‘never leave home with out it’ products for me. They add so much in so little time. They will always be a part of my 5-minute makeup routine! I chose (and am suggesting) a brown eye liner because it’s more natural than black and it’s easier to just slap on there. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just smudge it along your lash line for a little definition. Then apply a coat or two of your favorite mascara.

Blush and Tinted Lip Balm

Blush is something where a little adds a lot. The Aveeno® Positively Radiant® CC Cream does a good job of evening out your skin tone and blush just adds a little bit of color to your cheeks. Then to finish off the look, add your favorite tinted lip balm. It’s amazing how much this can make a difference. Adding just a little bit of color here and there brightens up the whole face!

Here’s the finished 5 minute makeup look:

Voila! I really love this because I can feel put together in very little time. Like I said, most of my morning is spent wrangling my little guys, I don’t have time to do a full face of makeup! I think all women need a makeup regime like this to look and feel great in little to no time at all!

What do you think? Do you have a go-to 5 minute makeup routine like this one? Any other tips you would add? Let me know in the comments!

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Natalia is a mom to two crazy boys and wife to one handsome dude. She lives in France part of the year where her husband plays professional basketball, but she hails from Southern California. The hubs was born & raised in Nassau, Bahamas, which makes them an intercultural, interracial family traveling the globe together since 2007. She loves to cook (but mostly eat), hang with her fam, be adventurous, & find ways to stay girlie in a house full of men. On her site you can find loads of hair tutorials, makeup ideas, & fashion tips for the everyday woman. She believes that beauty and fashion don't have to be intimidating and that every woman should learn to embrace her own beauty. TwitterFacebookGoogle LinkedIn

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