I recently took part in a super fun and relevant beauty influencer campaign sponsored by Clarins Cosmetics. This iconic French makeup and skincare brand invited me to use an assortment of their top selling makeup products to create easy-to-do make-up looks in under 15 minutes and this beauty junkie was totally up for the challenge!
Specifically, Clarins asked me to create a 5 Minute Natural Make-up Look using four of their make-up products, then a 10 Minute Polished Make-up Look using eight of their make-up products and lastly (my personal fav!) a 15 Minute Fabulous Make-up Look using nine of their gorgeous make-up products.
Here’s what I learned by taking part in this fun, educational and enlightening Clarins Natural to Fab Make-up project:
- Clarins makes beautiful, high quality and super easy to use make-up products that really are perfect for every occasion
- It is really easy to create a beautiful make-up look if you have the right mix of products!
- I was able to create all the beautiful make-up looks in the pictures featured below by only using my fingers! No brushes needed, AMAZING!
- I realized that I can’t live without concealer (and Clarins Instant Concealer is pretty fab!)
- I am all about the Glam/Fabulous Look, and honestly believe that I can pretty much conquer anything when I am rocking a vibrant red lippie!
Following is a breakdown of each make-up look that I created, the products that I used to achieve that look and a picture of each finished look, hope you like it:
5 Minutes to Natural: This is a quick and simple look that you can easily create in only 5 minutes! This look is for the woman who likes wearing little to no make-up and wants her natural beauty to shine thru
I used the following Clarins make-up products to create this natural, minimal everyday make-up look:
- Skin Illusion Foundation SPF 10 – I really liked the lightweight texture and the radiant glow that this foundation gave my skin
- Multi-Blush Cream Blush in Candy – Loved this peachy pink hue and creamy texture that gave my skin a beautiful natural looking flush. I especially liked how easy it was to apply and blend with my fingers!
- Be Long Mascara This is not your ordinary mascara! Be Long contains Clarins’ new growth-activating formula which helps your lashes grow longer in just one month
- Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in Rose Shimmer – It’s a goof proof lip gloss that gives your lips a pretty hint of natural pink shimmer
- Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch – This was my favorite product out of all the Clarins products that I tried during this campaign. It immediately smooths your skin by filling in fine lines, wrinkles and pores and it gives your face a gorgeous, flawless finish = My New Must Have!
- Extra-Firming Foundation SPF 15 – This was my fav of the three Clarins foundations that I tried because it firms the skin, hides flaws and gives your skin a luminous radiance
- Instant Concealer in Shade 02 – I’m picky about my concealer cause it’s one of my make-up essentials, and Clarins Instant Concealer has the perfect texture that covers flaws without being noticeable on your skin
- Multi-Blush Cream Blush in Candy
- Ombre Matte Cream-to-Powder Eye Shadow in Nude Beige – Love this creamy smoothing eyeshadow with a long lasting matte finish
- Crayon Khol Eye Pencil in Intense Black – This rich black hue applies seamlessly and love the brush on the end to help you easily create a smokey eye
- Be Long Mascara
- Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector in Rose Shimmer
15 Minutes to Fabulous: My final look is perfect for when you want to take the extra time to create a more glamorous look that pops. If you like defined brows, eyes that standout and a lip that pops, this Fab look is for you (and ME!)
- Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch
- Everlasting Foundation+ SPF 15 – This foundation blends flawlessly, gives you beautiful coverage and has many fab skin enhancing ingredients which make it long lasting and anti-aging
- Instant Concealer in Shade 02
- Multi-Blush Cream Blush in Candy
- Ombre Matte Cream-to-Powder Eye Shadow in Nude Beige
- Kit Sourcils Pro Perfect Eyes & Brows Palette – This fab little kit has everything you need to create a gorgeous finished brow plus a few finishing shadows and brow grooming products to sweeten the deal
- 3-Dot Liner in Intense Black This revolutionary three-prong tip eyeliner fills in the spaces between each lash, dot-by-dot, to accentuate and add volume to lashes = OBSESSED!
- Be Long Mascara
- Rouge Eclat Age-Defying Lipstick in Red Fuschia – I LOVE this emollient lippie because it has a wonderfully hydrating Youth Complex that gives you fuller, younger-looking lips and the Red Fuschia shade is to-die-for!
If I’ve peaked your interest with my easy-to-do make-up looks and you want to try out some of these gorgeous Natural to Fabulous looks for yourself and get a fab bonus too, just spend $50 on any item from the 5,10 or 15 Minute Clarins Make-Up routines and you will receive a full-size Clarins Eye Quartet Mineral Palette for FREE (while supplies last)! Take advantage of this special free gift with purchase before it ends on 5/4/15
- Prize: One Lucky Reader will Win a Clarins Instant Light Lip Perfector in Rose Shimmer – it’s a fab & perfect for summer lipgloss with a hint of pink shimmer that is featured in a couple of my looks above
- How to Enter: Please use the Rafflecopter Widget below for your entries. You can enter daily through tweeting & posting a comment on this blog post
- Restrictions: Must be 18+, US resident
- Contest Dates: 4/27/15 to 5/6/15 at 12 am EST
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15 minutes to fabulous, amazing! Great colors, nice tones.
Very pretty bright colors and lovely tones. Nice thoughtful collection that any woman would be proud to own.
Pretyy colors and tones. Lovely choice of makeup. Great combination.
I love the 15 minutes to fabulous for an everyday look.
I love the 15 Minutes to Fabulous look – perfect for my wedding in October!
I would want my wife to wear the 5 minutes to natural look. I would say she could wear that at any time.
I like the 5 Minutes to Natural. It would be perfect for wearing everyday to work.
I would use the 15 minutes to Fabulous and would where it out on the town!
I like the 10 minutes to polish and I would wear that look for a night out with my husband.
I like 10 minutes to polished for a girls day.
My favorite look is 15 Minutes to Fabulous. I don’t wear makeup as much as I used to but I still love it and when I do wear it, I want it to pop! Perfect for a night out with my husband.
10 minutes to Polished-I’d do this every morning for work.
i love the Multi-Blush Cream Blush in Candy,would use when going out.
I love 10 minutes to Polished!
15 Minutes to Fabulous! Perfect for a date!
i love the Natural look and i would wear that every day to work
I like the be long mascara. this be good for my better half when we go out to dinner
I like the Natural look, I think I would try to wear that look every day!
The fabulous 15 minute look is so glam and fast!
I like the 5 minutes to natural. I wear that for everyday.
10 minute polished and i would wear it to work!
I like 10 minutes to polished
I like natural for work.
For date night I love the 15 min to fabulous and you made it super pretty!!
I like the 15 minute look and I would wear it on a daily basis. I like to wear a bit more makeup every day, it makes me feel like I look put together
I have a need for all three looks but the one I would use the most is the 5 minute look. I like just a little bit on most days if I am at home or running errands.
I like the fabulous look and would use this when I go out at night.
My favorite would be the 10 minutes to Polished look. I feel this would make me feel confident going anywhere.
5 minutes to natural is my favorite 🙂 I’d wear it everywhere to feel a little more put together.
My favorite is the 10 minute look and I would wear it out on a date with my husband.
I like 10 to Polished! I would wear that for work.
10 minutes to polished! my every day face
I like the 5 minutes to Natural look the best. I think it’s great for an everyday look.
5 minutes to hatural is definitely my favorite and it would look great when I go to work.
5 minutes to Natural. I would wear it daily.
i like the 10 minute look and i would wear it to work. I like looking polished for work
I like the lip perfecter lip glosses. I’d wear them everyday. They look great.
Beauttful colors and tones. Would definitely make a great Mother’s Day gift.
I love the polished look. That would work for a great night on the town.
I would like to try the Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch I would use it everyday.
I like the natural look, I just need a little pick me up.
I like 5 minutes to natural and want to look more natural wherever I go out
I like the 10 minutes to polished look. I would wear out to dinner.
My favorite is Skin Illusion Natural Radiance Light Reflecting Foundation SPF 10 in 110 honey, I would wear this on date night.
The natural look is the best and my favorite for myself.
I like the 10 minute look and I would wear it to dinner or out for a coffee with friends.
All your looks are great! My favorite is 10 Minutes to Polished for a simple nice everyday look.
I would use the 5 min. look most often but you made all 3 look easy and with great products, comes great results. Thanks for a great review on products people can actually afford and use.
Fab looks like something I’d love to try. It’s a little less dramatic than I normally do. 🙂
my favorite look is the 5 minutes to natural look-I am light skinned and just a little makeup does alot for me. I would wear this to work and out and about since I usually just wear moisturizer, some gloss or lipstick and mascara now and eyeliner for nighttime or going out with friends or hubby.
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I like the 5 Minutes to Natural look.
Minutes look is great
I love the 15 minutes to fabulous look! Can’t wait to try it!
I love the 5 minutes to natural look – I love the soft blush & lips
My favorite is 10 Minutes to Polished. I have this much time to spend getting ready for work.
I really like the 10 minute look. I think it would be great for a casual lunch with friends or a day at work.
10 min makeup for a night out
I like the 5 minutes to natural.
5 Minutes to Natural, I’m a stay at home mom so the basics is all I need, when I take off for errands or bike rides, walking the dog I’ll get a little lip and mascara going – this is an awesome contest thanks for the chance!
Love the five minutes to natural look! I definitely rock the natural look most of the time. I would wear this when I’m shopping or running errands.
For everyday I like the 5 minutes to natural. For goin out I like the 15 minutes to fabulous. Thanks for this opportunity.
I love the 5 minutes to natural look – I love the soft blush & lips. I’d wear this as an everyday look.
I like the fabulous look for work.
My favorite is 10 Minutes to Polished. I would use it for every day.
You are pretty in every picture! Clarins cosmetics are really incredible and look so natural on you!