What NOT To Wear

One of my favorite shows is TLC's What Not To Wear.  Tracy London and Clinton (can't remember his last name) find an unsuspecting woman who dresses terribly, give her $5000 and a trip to New York where they toss out all of her clothes, teach her how to dress and then at the end, she goes to Nick for a hair cut and to Carmindy for make-up advise.  The end result is usually a sophisticated, much better looking version of the woman at the beginning of the show.  Don't ask me why I like the show because I do not know.  Their humor isn't funny and sometimes they are down right mean to those poor women when they are talking to them about how they dress.  I like the last 1/2 of the show when everything starts coming together and she turns from frump to princess.  I am very impressed with the make-up artist, Carmindy.  She can teach these ladies how to do a 5-minute make up job that makes them look like a million bucks. 

Well, today, I ran into an item by item list of the products she recommends and a simple to do list of how to apply each one.  I'm not endorsing any of the products because I haven't tried any of them myself YET.  I'm just passing on her advise and the names of the things she recommends.  So if you try these things and you don't like the results, send her an email, not me.  LOL

Carmindy's Beauty list:

Start with a tinted moisturizer or foundation, spot conceal any redness and apply under eye concealer. Classified Cosmetics Era Spray Foundation ($55) is a good one.  (She sprays this on a wedge sponge and dabs it on the skin to even out the skin tone.)

 

2. Next, dust on a light translucent powder. Cover Girl Clean Fragrance-Free Pressed Powder ($5) works great on all complexions.

3. Highlight is key to this look so apply a shimmering light shadow under the brows, on the inside corner of the eyes and on top of the cheekbones will showcase your face. Try Benefit Cosmetics Eye Bright ($18).

4. Next swirl on blush for a fresh lively look. Paula Dorf Cheek Color Cream in "Candy Apple" ($19) is a good choice for Asian skin while Revlon Cream Blush in "Lilicent" ($9) looks great on fair skin. MAC's Pigment Color Powder wows on dark skin.

5. Line the upper lash line with an eyeliner pencil and smudge with a Q-tip. This will give you the subtle definition you need. Almay Intense I-Color in "Brown Topaz" ($7) is a great option for fair beauties.

6. Sweep on mascara to the top lashes only. Skipping the lower lashes will save time and potential clean up.

7. Now slick on lip color and you're ready to go. I like Milani Glitzy Glamour Gloss in "Glitz & Glam" ($5.49) on olive skin.

She recommends lip gloss with a hint of color rather than lipstick.  I also saw her talking with a woman about lip liner.  She said never use a lipliner unless you have fine lines around your mouth and want to prevent your lip color from running or if your lips are uneven and you want to use the lip pencil to even things out.

Fast, easy and effective!

This said, you can't be quick with your makeup regimen if you're not sure which colors and product choices are right for your skin tone or age-appropriate. In 'The 5 Minute Face' I list no-fail hues and products so you can skip the guessing game for a fabulous look every time.

So presto-blinko, there is What Not To Wear's 5 minute Face.  Good luck.