Post-Workout Tricks: Your Makeup in 5 Minutes!

By , SparkPeople Blogger
By Ayren Jackson-Cannady for Fitness Magazine

Get your makeup done in just five minutes with these in-a-flash tricks.

Step 1: Foundation
Mix dime-size amounts of sunscreen and liquid foundation -- we like Maybelline New York SuperStay 24HR Makeup ($10.99, drugstores) -- in the palm of your hand and apply it like lotion. For foolproof blending, "make sure they're the same type of formula -- both oil-free, for example," says Petra Strand, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist.

Step 2: Concealer
Using a concealer stick, such as Neutrogena Healthy Skin Smoothing Stick ($6.49, drugstores), swipe a line of color along the orbital bone of each eye. (Think football-player stripes.) To nix dark shadows, work the color into your skin with fingertips; the warm touch will help the makeup go on smoothly, preventing a cakey effect.

Step 3: Blush
Dot cream blush, like Sonia Kashuk Creme Blush in Petal ($9.99, target.com), onto the apples of your cheeks; blend in a circular motion. Then tap the shade onto your lips. "Applying the same color to your skin and mouth instantly awakens your face," Strand explains.

The last two steps, at Fitness Magazine!

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