runs on coffee and sarcasm: fabulous five minute face

Disclosure: This post was written by a Mary Kay beauty consultant. I was not compensated for this post and I have purchased the giveaway item.

Hi all! I am so excited to be the guest blogger for Holly for teach me tuesday!

I have been a beauty consultant with Mary Kay for over 10 years and the number one thing I hear from the ladies I meet, as to why they don’t do makeup in the morning, is because “it takes too long”. Well I am here to tell you that is a falsehood!!! It’s not that it takes that long; it’s that you have never been taught my Fabulous 5! It’s whole face of makeup you can do in under 5 minutes with only 5 products! Can it be any easier?! Get ready to be amazed ladies!!

Ok so the 5 amazing products we will use are:

So let me give you some quick info on these products:

The CC Cream is an all in one miracle product. CC stands for Color Correcting so this product is a foundation, concealer, redness reducer, color corrector, brightener, moisturizer, and has an SPF 20 ALL IN ONE. Seriously these babies are FLYING off my shelves!! It is one of the best things we have in our line. Can I make it easier for you?! One pump of the product, use your fingers and rub it on your face and all that stuff is DONE. We have 4 perfect match colors. I am using the Light-Med.

Second product is the Cream Eye Shadow. This product is also a winner in my book (Holly can attest- she has some!) This shadow looks just as great at 8pm as it did at 8 am when you put it on. It won’t crease, crack, dry up, get clumpy or any of that other icky stuff some cream shadows do. We have 9 gorgeous colors to choose from so there is definitely one (or more!) that can easily be worn everyday. Today we are using Violet Storm.

Next the mascara- for this I like to use the Ultimate Mascara- mostly because it’s my favorite. I like the lash love too but I can’t break my loyalty to the Ultimate. This is a powerhouse mascara that won’t flake or dry out and will last all day. I like the black (my blonde lashes are virtually nonexistent) but we do have black-brown too.

Our mineral power blush is next. We have 10 awesome shades to pick from- today I am using the universally flattering shade: Shy Blush. Soft, even wear and a soft velvet finish; you will never wear another blush again.

And finally, we finish up with a bit of our NouriShine lipgloss. Fortified with vitamins A, C and E to keep your lips healthy, it’s an awesome product. Again we have 15 shades so you are sure to find a favorite or two! Today I am using one I can never live without: Fancy Nancy.

So now we apply!

Step one: Take 1 -1.5 pumps of the CC cream into your fingers and apply it to your face.

Start with your nose, forehead and cheeks and blend outwards. You want the majority of the product to be in the center of the face and it to blend out towards your hair. Ever see those ladies with the crazy foundation line on their chin? None of that. The color should always be concentrated on your face.

Step 2: Take some of the cream shadow on your pointer finger and smooth it on the lid about three quarters of the way up to your brows.

Step 3: Apply the mascara. (I do two coats, do one if you have darker lashes.)

Step 4: Take a big fluffy brush and apply the blush. Now, yes, you should be smiling. This helps define your cheeks, and (insider trick!) apply the blush DOWN towards your nose from your hairline not upwards. This helps you have a soft pop of color not an 80’s face color streak.

Step 5: Dab on some lipgloss and you are DONE!!

YOU DID IT!!! See it wasn’t that bad!!

Now how much does this cost? I know you are wondering. All 5 products together cost $75.

1. I don’t know about you but I can spend that in Target in about 5 minutes on junk I don’t need that has never made me feel better or look better.

2. These products, when used everyday will last you at least 3-4 months, probably longer for the shadow and blush.

3. I’m here for a deal: you order on my website or look me up on Facebook and tell me you want the Sarcastic Package and it’s all yours for $60!

We deserve this ladies. Like I said, I have wasted money at Target on nonsense crap that has never helped me feel better. We deserve to feel awesome!! Women are the backbone of the home and we need a little love!!!

HOPE YOU LOVED IT!!

Robyn Zerebniak, future leader of the “Glam it Forward!” unit.

Giveaway time! Comment which color cream eye shadow you like best to be entered in the contest to win your choice of cream eye shadow. Contest closes at 9:00 am CST on Friday (11/28/2014). Winner will be announced on Friday (11/28/2014) at 10:00 am CST. Only comments directly on the blog will count towards the contest. Contest limited to those residing in the contiguous United States.

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