Do you despise Kim Kardashian -- but secretly find yourself coveting her eyelashes? (And hating yourself for it?) Join the club. There's something undeniably alluring about long, lush, come hither eyelashes that leaves those of us who have short, stubby ones feeling a whole lot less than.

Who has 15 or even 10 minutes in the morning to spend on their makeup? We sure don't. But that doesn't mean we want to walk out the door looking less than pulled-together and pretty either. That's why it's key to have an easy, standby makeup look and a few essential products on hand. If you don't, you're in luck. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to get a gorgeous makeup look in five minutes using minimal but high-impact makeup items.

The hairstylists and makeup artists working in the trenches backstage at Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week know a thing or two about how to camouflage dark circles, eliminate frizz and even add a youthful glow to not-so-youthful skin. Here, the top tricks real chicks like us (who don't have a hairstylist or makeup artist on speed dial) can use to look our best.