quick update

we have all been there.... u have a evening-thing and no time to re-do your whole make-up. a quick update will have to do.  these are my four simple steps, using easy-little tools (because …even though you wouldn't think so... i am not one of those girls, who always has an entire make-up kit (with brushes and all that stuff) in her purse.... i like traveling light.) so when i know that i'll need a update this is what i throw put in my purse.

shimmer...
i love using mac, mineralize skin finish. it gives the skin that sexy glow, without being sparkly.
i applied it to my cheek and brow bones ...with my fingers (because, like i promised, there is no big-ol'-brush-schlepping involved, in this make-up update)

black eyeliner...
because, i am already wearing mascara, i will only darken the waterlines

mascara...
applying mascara to already mascara-coated lashes can be tricky. it caaan result in "fliegenbeine" (which essentially means "fly legs", in german. in my opinion, the perfect description for no-more-than six-thick-black lashes.) so, i recommend only reapplying mascara, if the first layer wasn't too thick and the mascara wand is one of the more full and fluffy ones, not the rubbery spiky ones (...that i am generally not a fan of, anyway....)

last but not least...

red lipstick...
granted... it is not the most creative evening-look, but(!) it undeniably instantly adds glamour/sex/drama/cool to the look. the most-impact-low-maintenance lipstick is stila, stay all day, liquid lipstick. i have already raved about it, many times.... how it glides on easy as a gloss... while still giving the lips an intense coat of saturated color… it does not need other products like lipliners/primers/long-lasting-top-coats... and(!) will stay on through dinner and drinks.