Glam Up Your Look Every Day

You don't need forty-five minutes and twelve products to look polished. Here's the five-minute routine our editors actually rely on during busy mornings.

The four-product method

• Use a tinted SPF instead of separate moisturizer and foundation.
• Apply cream blush with your fingertips for a natural flush.
• Add one coat of mascara after curling your lashes—no false lashes required.
• Finish with a tinted lip balm that can also double as a cream blush when needed.

The secret is choosing multitasking products so each one serves more than one purpose. Cream formulas also blend much faster with your fingers than powder products do with brushes, saving valuable time every morning.

The best five-minute face isn't a shortcut—it's simply focusing on the products that make the biggest difference.

Ines Duval, Makeup Artist