Paring down your beauty routine in a time crunch can be painful for even the most Spartan of makeup wearers. But as our parents always told us, life is about choices— deciding if you really have that extra four minutes to meticulously create a cat eye among them.
Recently I was running late (okay, very late) for a party, and was more than a little flustered by the prospect of showing up at a respectable time looking less than respectable. So in my scant five minutes at the mirror, I prioritized based on what I wanted to play up and down. I stuck to my daily skin shtick, applying Neutrogena Age Shield + Repair Anti-Aging Sunblock, Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra, and Stila Illuminating Powder Foundation.
