Want to look beautiful in five minutes or less ? If your hectic schedule won't slow down , then speed up your beauty regiment. It only takes five minutes to accent your best features with these products. Simple and natural looking is the way to go.You will be surprised at the difference just five minutes a day can make.

1. Foundation: The trick? Mix a little bit of loose powder into your foundation on the back of your hand. What it does is 'soak up' any oil and turns any foundation into a matte....apply only where needed, but most likely down the t-zone.

2. color: Cream blush, dotted on the apples of the cheeks. Don't forget to "smile" and blended back towards the ear so it looks real. Then dot a little on the lips, color permitting of course. And even on the eyelids, blended of course.

3 Final-eyes: Using mascara , you can both groom your brows quickly and dress your lashes. It is usually better to use a clear gel mascara on your brows as mistakes are easily made with a coloured one. So when grooming brows , clear any excess gel from your wand and brush your brows in the direction of hair growth.

Defining your eyebrows immediately gives your face more impact. Use powder applied with a brush or a sharp brow pencil.

4. Shadow: Choose natural-based shadows for daytime to keep professional and elegant. Using just two tones is a safe rule for daytime makeup. Remember that you don’t want your eyes to be too jarring. Use eyeliner in a discreet tone if necessary.

Just a touch of powder blush is all you need for a 5-minute make-up. The secret is to sweep it on using a big blusher brush.

The key is to choose simple looks, applied with a minimun of fuss when you are racing the clock ... in other words, simple steps to a sexy look! Try the following tips and get your makeup done in just no time.

Cheeks

• You should dust shimmer across the tops of your cheekbones.

• It will not only shape but also illuminate them.

The primary thing you have to do is to buy all the needy and keep ready for use at any point of time. The things that you have to keep ready with you are scrunchy, facial toner or cleaner, hair brush, cotton balls, powder, foundation, lip color, concealer, mascara and eye shadow or sponge tip app. If you keep all these things ready with you, then you can manage in no time.

The process of putting on makeup must always start with clean skin. There is no point in putting makeup on skin that already has yesterday's makeup on it-first because you will only clog up your pores and hurt your skin.

Tips:

1. Before you begin your makeup application, set out everything you need.

2. For individual How To's on any of the above, see the How To index.

3. Your five-minute makeup is perfect to take along on holidays. It's fast and easy and won't take up a lot of room.