Feeling -- and looking -- less than rested? Follow the lead of pro makeup artist and beauty educator Jo Levy. "When applying concealer, I always blend and buff any remaining product just past the edge of my eyes in an upward motion. This instantly mimics an uplifted, brightened effect around the eyes, making it look like I got eight hours of sleep."
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Maximize Mascara
Celebrity makeup artist Jillian Dempsey uses her tube to do more than just lengthen lashes: "When I'm in a hurry, I'll use my mascara wand to tightline my upper lids by pressing it down at the base of the lashes. It eliminates the liner step."
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Pass on Powder
Contrary to popular belief, it's not a staple for all makeup artists. "I'm not a big fan of powder, particularly on my middle-aged skin, so I tend not to use it if I don't have to," says beauty expert and makeup artist Jenny Patinkin, author of Lazy Perfection: The Art of Looking Good Without Really Trying. "Instead, I use a light sweep of bronzer in all the same places powder would go. I figure they're made from basically the same ingredients -- so they'll both set and hold product in place -- it's just that bronzer has pigment and a smaller amount of dusty particles."
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Think Beyond Lipstick
No lipstick? No problem. Laura Geller's Global Artistic Director Ashlee Glazer uses some unexpected products to create a simple nude lip. "Sometimes I use a taupe eyebrow pencil as lip liner, since the color is that perfect contour tone to define lips," she tells us. She pairs that with a rose-gold cream highlighter all over her lips. (Just remember to wipe down the pencil and highlighter with a little hand sanitizer in between using them on your face and lips to avoid contamination, Glazer advises.)
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Simplify the Smoky Eye
Patinkin has developed the easiest technique, ever. "I totally take a shortcut when I want a smoky eye look. I use one shadow and three different brushes to get a different amount of product on different areas of the lid." Use a flat brush on the lid, a domed brush in the crease and outer corner, and a smudge brush along the upper and lower lash lines. The end result looks much more detailed and complicated than it actually is, she points out.
