How to Streamline Your Morning Routine
How to Streamline Your Morning Routine
For most of us, morning is a time of chaos and confusion. The dog is barking, the kids are crying, and you haven't even had your first sip of coffee. To top it all off, you've got to get yourself prepped and pretty for your morning meeting and you're already 20 minutes late. Don't worry - we can help make your mornings more manageable. All you need is a little organization and reprioritization, and you're good to go.
You can't control the way your newborn slept last night, or your roommate's all-nighter with her study group, but you can control the way you look when you leave the house in the morning. The first step in streamlining your morning routine is to reorganize your beauty regime.
- Toss out all the used and abused makeup and skincare products in your bathroom drawers and cabinets. Old makeup is just collecting germs that can cause eye infections or skin breakouts.
- Organize all drawers using baskets or drawer organizers. Organize baskets by hair accessories, clean makeup sponges and brushes, skincare, fragrances, makeup and hair care products. This will shave a few minutes from your morning routine by allowing you to find individual items faster than before.
- Choose five to seven outfits and pair them with accessories. Then, hang those outfits and the accessories in your closet. If you're running late in the morning, you can always grab a pre-planned outfit from the closet to get out the door quicker.
Those first three steps will help you in a hurry, but you can't rush beauty. If one of your daily morning tasks is to spend hours blow drying and flat ironing your tresses, think of new ways to streamline this chore.
- Instead of blow drying every day, simply wash your hair every other day and save yourself some time and effort in the mornings. Try a hair powder like Cake Beauty Satin Sugar Refreshing Hair and Body Powder on odd days to soak up the excess hair products and oils on second day hair. This hair powder is a must have for every girl-on-the-go. It comes in a variety of shades to match any hair color and also makes your locks smell great.
- Let your natural texture come out on days you need some extra time. If you have curly hair, use a scrunching styling product like Stephen Knoll's Curling Lotion to bring out the best in your curls.
Using products that simplify your makeup will also simplify your mornings. Consider these great makeup tips and tools that will increase your beauty, not your time:
- Take advantage of two-in-one products. The Paula Dorf Face Tint is a tinted moisturizer with SPF 15, so your face gets a sheer natural coverage while moisturizing and protecting the skin from environmental damage.
- Grab color for your cheeks and lips in one handy compact with the 100% Pure Natural Lip and Cheek Tint. Use it as a cream blush that you can apply with your fingers or a makeup sponge. Then, dab some color on your lips and you're out the door in no time flat.
Need to take your makeup from day to night? No problem! If you're going from the boardroom to the bar, make sure your makeup looks the part. Pack a small makeup bag with refresher items that you can stow in your car or in a desk drawer. The Cake Beauty Satin Sugar Refreshing Hair & Body Powder is not only for mornings, but can also be used to refresh your strands before a night out. Simply sprinkle a bit of powder on your roots and massage in to bring a spring back into your strands. You can also use this product on your body to smell fresh, feel clean and look spectacular.
Grab your 100% Natural Lip and Cheek Tint to restore your daytime glow and you are on your way out for happy hour looking fresh and fabulous.
Reorganizing, reprioritizing and simplifying your morning routine will give you the extra time that you need to maintain a successful day. Use this new found time to catch up on your beauty sleep, and take advantage of the snooze button a few more times in the morning!
