For women on the go, including myself, Total Beauty gives us a quick 5 minute makeup routine.

Your Go-To Five-Minute Makeup Routine

How to look fabulous even when you’re pressed for time

Just because you only have five minutes to get ready in the morning doesn’t mean you should run out the door looking like it. (Unless you’re going for the bedhead, just-woke-up look. In that case, heave ho!) This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to get a gorgeous makeup look in under five minutes. See tutorial

My five minute makeup routine consists of three things - foundation, blush, and eyeliner.  It’s that simple.

What’s your 5 minute makeup routine?

0For a night out, a smoky eye is the perfect accessory. With products from Rimmel London, it is easy to achieve and affordable (they’re all priced under $10)!

Rimmel London Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Jet Black
Delivers a soft, smudgeable line and fade-resistant color that’s easy to apply and great for creating smoky eye looks. This pencil gives dense color application, which can be blended into the lid for a softly smudged look.

Approx. Price: $3

Rimmel London Colour Rush Quad Eyeshadow in Smokey Noir
Easy to apply, Colour Rush Eye Shadow’s fine powder formulation glides on to lids, allowing effortless blending. The super soft, silky and lightweight formula contains jojoba oil, Vitamin E and lanolin to moisturize and nourish the delicate skin around the eye. A special combination of silicone oils provides a smooth, crease-free finish that lasts for up to eight hours on the town.

Approx. Price: $6

Rimmel London Glam’Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara
Glamorize your eyes with the fluttery lashes and flirty seduction with Glam’Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara. Soft as a feather and intensely black, the lightweight mousse formula voluminously wraps lashes with kohl-black pigments for major impact. Glam’Eyes Lash Flirt Mascara delivers 2X blacker pigments and 80% longer lashes for a flirty, seductive look. I love the packaging!

Approx. Price: $7

Also, don’t forget your faux lashes!

Asian Celebrities Show Off Gorgeous Makeup Looks (Learn How to Get ‘Em)

From Sandra Oh to Lucy Liu, these celebrities know how to play up their Asian beauty

One thing all Asian women do have in common? The ability to look absolutely stunning. These stars show off their radiant skin, pouty lips, flirty lashes and smoldering eyes, and here we’ll give you the scoop on the makeup techniques they use. See looks

FYI, a couple months ago I met Taylor Chang-Babaian for a Total Beauty Makeover sequence and she definitely knows what she’s talking about.  See for yourself here.

All I can say is that faux lashes and black eyeliner are my best friends.  Do you have tips to add to the list?

While attending the Makeup Show LA the other day, I managed to pick up a couple of goodies.  The main draw were discounts and products that are hard to get a hold of.  Come on now, how can one go to a makeup show and come out empty handed?  Going in, I set myself a strict budget $50.  Yes, I know that’s a bit low, but I’m trying to cut down on my expenses.  Trust me, it was hard!

What I managed to snag:

Auraline Beauty Foundation Brush: $5

FACE atelier Ultra Foundation in #6 Honey: $27 (Makeup Show Price) - Jill recommended that I try out their foundations.  The makeup artist applied this foundation on me and oh my goodness, my skin looked flawless!  However, it does contain silicone.  Let’s see how my skin reacts after a couple of weeks.

Miss Adoro Faux Lashes: $1 each! - I couldn’t believe the price either!  These lashes remind me of Red Cherry lashes.

At the end of the day, I spent $33 (under $50). Yaay!

For those that attended Makeup Show LA, what’d you pick up?