Anyone who actually knows me, knows how much I love wearing foundation and curling my naturally straight hair! Using makeup has been like a hobby of mine - it's the only form of art I can say I feel confident using (sadly, I never inherited my mom's drawing skills). Since a very young age, I remember watching my own mother apply her makeup as she got ready to head out to work, with true awe. Using makeup can just be fun and feel like a confidence booster, but when you're a mom of 3, there's not much time in the day for anything you-related. Things like hair and makeup can easily take the back burner on my to-do list. I spend most of my days at home with my boys, but I still choose to put on some makeup and and do my hair most days because that's just what I enjoy and makes me feel ready to go out and start my own day. In the past year and a half, that's gotten harder to accomplish as my sons grow and demand so much of my attention - but I have a few beauty hacks to share with my fellow mamas to save some time while focusing on yourself:
1. Use
Eyelash Extensions
Eyelash extensions are not for every day, I
know – but they are SO much fun and can really enhance and change your whole
look when it comes to makeup. Wearing
lash extensions can save you SO much time when using makeup because the
dramatic look makes it seem like you have eyeliner and mascara on already! With the extra lashes, you spend no time, or less time, on using mascara, curling your lashes, and perfecting your eyeliner. It took me much trial and error, but I
eventually mastered applying eyelashes on my own. With more practice, you become a lot quicker
at it, too! Here’s the link to my most frequently used, favorite lashes by Ardell.
2. Overnight
Hair Braids
This beauty hack is one of my favs that
I’ve been doing since my high school days in order to save some time to get
ready in the mornings. Also, I am slightly lazier on spending time on my hair. Now as a mom, I
appreciate this idea of braiding my hair for beautiful waves all the more!
Shower in the evening and braid your hair (preferably more than 1 braid)
while it’s still a bit wet – by the morning, you’ll have the most beautiful
wavy hair. Simply unravel the braids and
add some hair spray – the kids will never notice you walked away!
3. Makeup
Isn’t Just for Mornings
There’s a lot to do in the morning –
between making breakfasts, tidying up rooms, changing out of everyone’s
pajamas, getting ready for school and taking a few sips of your own
coffee. Putting some makeup on does not
necessarily have to be done in the morning time though – take it easy and try
putting on your fav products mid-day instead when there’s a little less to do
or the kids are napping, or in school, etc.
4. Forget
the Sponges & Brushes
Makeup takes time to do – something like
contouring and highlighting your face is an art. There are some occasions where I certainly
make time to take my time to put on some makeup, however, when you need to save
some time, consider ditching all the sponges and brushes to apply your makeup
and just apply with your own hands!
Using your own fingers to apply foundation can give you such a natural
look since you have to massage the product on.
And I can’t even tell you how many times I actually prefer the look of
my eye shadow when I’ve used my fingers versus brushes to apply it!
5. Remove
your Makeup at Night
It’s taken me years and many lectures from
the beauty gurus in my life to understand just how important it is for my skin
to be clean and remove the makeup from my face every evening before going to
sleep. But as a mother of 3 kids,
removing my makeup daily is essential to saving some time for a mom who loves
to use it. Having a clean face to start
applying cosmetics on is the first step to saving some time – it can take a
long time and serious effort to clean your face after sleeping with your makeup
on, totally not worth it!
6. Organize
your Makeup in Trays
I used to let my makeup sit in bags/cases and
just pull them out whenever I decided to put some makeup on. However, as I started to build up my
collection, and get less and less time to actually spend on myself for makeup,
I realized I was wasting a lot of my time and becoming very stressed looking
for my cosmetics through the bags they were in.
That’s when I decided to organize and store my makeup products in trays,
so I could easily see and grab exactly what I needed! However you choose to organize your makeup, just consider making it all more easily accessibly for you when you need it.
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