Here's How You Can Pull Off The No Makeup Look In Less Than 10 Minutes

Many don't realise but the key to a good no makeup look, or any makeup look for that matter is proper skincare. You must follow three important steps, which are to cleanse your face, apply moisturiser and use SPF. If you ask us, the Sebamed Cleansing Foam is one of our top pick for a cleanser; it maintains the pH level of your skin and fights bacteria to prevent acne. The Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel is an excellent moisturiser that gets absorbed quickly and doesn't make your skin feel oily. And then, for sunscreen, we recommend the Minimalist's SPF 50 sunscreen with PA ++++, but if you need more options, check it out here.

In a no makeup look, there's no need for a heavy foundation; just concealer over the pigmented areas of your face can do the trick. You can blend this with a brush, beauty blender or your fingers. Beginner or expert, the Maybelline New York Fit Me Concealer range is a superb buy for the price. The coverage is decent, and the concealer blends pretty easily. The Huda Beauty Overachiever concealer range will be a no-brainer if we look at a high-end brand. It has a metal tip that works to depuff eyes, gives full coverage, and we love the fact that a little product goes a long way.

This step probably takes two to three minutes.

Pro-Tip: Need more concealer recommendations? We've got you.

The job of a powder is to set the concealer in place. You can either buy loose powders or go with the more traditional route with compacts, both get the job done alike. We like the Maybelline New York Fit Me Loose Finishing Powder. This one works well and doesn't become cakey or too drying on the skin, but it's only available in 4 shades. We also love Innisfree's No Sebum Powder, which is a translucent powder that works for most skin tones. Another compact powder that is loved by people worldwide is the M.A.C. Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation, available in 38 different shades and gives flawless coverage.

This step takes about one minute.

Easily our favourite step of this routine! Blush just brings a nice flush of colour and warmth to your face. Apply it on the apples of your cheeks and a little bit around your nose to give that sunkissed effect. Compact blushes are great, but we love our cream bushes for a no-makeup look routine as they're super easy and quick to blend. Blending it properly is very important. Moreover, cream-based products ensure a glowy finish, which we're all about!

Top picks include Benefit Cosmetics Benetint and Just Herbs Enriched Lip and Cheek Tint. Not only do they work as great blushes but you can also use them as a lip tint, and if you're feeling a little extra you might as well add a little colour to your eyelids.

This step would take about two minutes.

We prefer wearing mascara over eyeliner for a no makeup makeup look. It'll instantly wake up your eyes and make a massive difference. Multiple LBB Crew members use Brash by FAE Beauty. It works great as a mascara and doesn't clump your eyelashes, but that's not even the best part, because you can use this as a brow gel too. I was pretty skeptical for a person who has never done brow makeup, but it hardly takes a few strokes to get your brows on fleek, it's unbelievably easy. 

Consider taking two to three minutes here if you're doing brows and applying mascara.

Pro-Tip: We've got some lovely mascara recommendations for you here.

For this look, we recommend something that enhances the natural colour of your lips, nothing too striking. The Benefit Benetint and Just Herbs Tint (recommended above for cheek tints) work perfectly, so you don't need to get something extra. But if we were to recommend one more, then Forest Essentials Tinted Lip Serum Madhu Rasa Jamun is worth every penny. It gives a great flush of colour and stays surprisingly longer than we thought. RAS Luxury Oh-So-Luxe Tinted Liquid Lip Balm is also a superb pick, more so because you can use it as a blush as well. Another standout in the realm of subtle makeup is the lip tint or lip stain—a product that offers a lasting touch of colour to your lips. We've heard some rave reviews about the e.l.f Lip Stain, making it an ideal choice for achieving that effortless no makeup makeup look.

This step hardly takes a minute.