F is for Five-, 10-, 15-Minute Makeup: Weekend, Work and Play Summer Faces

Need a new look for that wedding you have to attend this summer? Want to look polished for work in no time? Joe Fresh Beauty consulting makeup artist Simone Otis shows us three breezy 5, 10 and 15-minute summer faces, and shares tips for each via video.

Author:: Janine
Updated:: Dec 9, 2014
Original:: Jun 22, 2012

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Although perhaps a 60-minute makeup application would be an excuse to stay comfortably A/C-ensconced in this weather, when summer days are a perfect blend of sunshine, shade and breeze, the less time indoors the better.

So for the current issue of The Kit, I turned to Simone Otis, consulting makeup artist for Joe Fresh Beauty, to do a story on quick, fresh looks to get us through every summer occasion. Video commentary includes key tips that deliver big impact in a snap, and the text offers a range of get-the-look product suggestions.

For our five-minute brunch-with-the-girls look, 10-minute professional polish, and 15-minute fancy for all the weddings, parties and sunset soirÃ©es you'll attend, pop over to No Fuss Summer Makeup.

I'm particularly taken by Simone's 15-minute application, a beyond-easy one-shade smoky eye, which makes dolling up for special summer occasions a total breeze.

How long does it take you to fancy up for a summer shindig? Do you have five-, 10-, and 15-minute routines?