Some people call it lazy, but we call it practical. Who’s got the time for all those complex makeup looks and ten-step skincare routines that take more than half an hour every night? You love beauty, but damn, you love sleeping more, and there’s no way you’re getting up early in the morning just to do your hair. And let’s face it, low-maintenance girls are totally fun and laid-back. So, ladies, let us give you a few cool beauty tips that will save you time, and yet make you look totally breath-taking every day.
Rock and Roll with These Cool Beauty Tips
Cleanse Thoroughly Only in the Evening
Nope, you can’t get out of taking off your makeup before bed. To keep it quick, use makeup wipes to remove your war paint, then simply wash your face with a cleanser and finish everything with a facial toner. It’s important to remove the sweat, grime, and makeup that builds up during the day to prevent it all from clogging your pores. However, in the morning you can totally skip the whole cleansing process and simply splash your face with cool water.
Use Multitasking Products
To avoid making everything a complicated, multi-step routine, pick 2-in-1 and 3-in-1 products that can save you a lot of time. Grab a moisturizer that also has a high SPF in it, and a cleanser that can also act as a scrub and face mask. Simply find quality skin care products that are gentle on your skin, that nourish it, and stick to them as you plan on following these cool beauty tips.
Tinted Moisturizers and Pressed Powder Foundations
If you are trying to hide a few hyperpigmentation spots and simply even out your skin tone a bit, tinted moisturizers are perfect for you. They’re lightweight, they give you a very natural look, and you can easily apply them with just your fingers instead of having to use a beauty blender or a makeup brush. If you’ve got a little more to cover than that, then powder foundations can be a pretty great option. Using a little makeup sponge to press them onto your skin is really quick, and you can easily build up the coverage where you need it, and keep the little compact in your purse for a little touch up during the day.
Easy Eye Makeup
All you need is a crease brush or a blending brush. Take a warm-toned, light brown eyeshadow, and dip your brush in it lightly. Tap off the excess powder, and then gently swish the color in the crease of your eyelid with a windscreen wiper motion. And there! This will deepen up your eyes and make them look more dramatic and you can totally just put on mascara and be done with the look. If you want a little more pop, dab a shimmery champagne or gold color on the center of your lid with your fingers.
Choosing the Right Lip Product
What would cool beauty tips be if we did not touch on some lips? Liquid lipsticks require minimal touch-ups during the day, and lip gloss is really easy to use, but other products that you might want to consider are lip stains and blotted lipsticks. If you find the one with a good formula it will last a good amount of time, but it will also look really great even when it starts fading, and it will give your lips a natural, just-bitten kind of look.
Quick Hair Hacks
Washing your hair in the morning is a hassle, so most of us lazy gals do it in the evening. But how do you make sure it looks good when we wake up, after a night of being sprawled all over the pillow? Easy, just plait it, or twist it up into a slightly tight bun. You can make a dozen little braids, you can make just two, and when you loosen your hair in the morning, you’ll have effortless waves and look like you just came straight from the beach. Spritz with some hairspray and you’re ready to go!
Consider Microblading
Sometimes your brows have really good days and you fill them in with no effort, and sometimes they decide to misbehave and you can’t get them to look even. The whole thing is annoying, especially given the fact that thick brows seem to be a trend that isn’t going away anytime soon. To avoid all this fuss, you might want to consider microblading and have a professional gently fill them in and give them a perfect shape that will last for months. No more brow products, no more wasted time, just perfect brows every day.
Just because you’re a low-maintenance kind of girl doesn’t mean you’re not fabulous! Beauty doesn’t need to be a time-consuming, and boring process, and you’re definitely not supposed to detest it. Use these little cool beauty tips and continue slaying every day, ladies.
Guest Writer: Amy Mia Goldsmith – Lifestyle Blogger at highstylife.com
