makeup that works

I adore makeup, in theory. I buy a reasonable amount of it, but I hardly ever wear it. And when I say hardly ever, I mean about once a week, on Saturday night, when I attack my eyes with a trusty MAC black kohl pencil which does make me look instantly rockin', but 6 of the other 7 days, I am a makeup free zone. Now that I'm 25, I'm not sure that this is ok. I don't think I can carry off the "fresh-faced" looks of my youth. It's time to get grown up. However, since I also love my sleep, I need something that is no effort - welcome to Jane mag's Five Minute Face video which talks you through a gorgeous pretty look in 5 mins. I'm off to Harvey Nicks to top up my look...

making up is so very hard to do

I do like Mischa Barton. And I like her makeup even more, probably because usually I can copy it. I was reading somewhere recently (one of the far too many magazines I have!) that liquid black eyeliner with no shadow is very now, and here's Mischa doing it. Top it off with some lovely pink blush (I'm using Stila's little blush pot in something very pink), and some lip balm, and what a look. Fresh, healthy, and cool. Even I can carry it off.