As busy women, we're always on the go. While running from home to work to dinner and the gym, we find little time to redo our makeup for every occasion. These simple hacks will help you keep your busy lifestyle while looking your best. You'll be able to freshen up and move to the next stop in no time!
Preserve your hair at the gym
To keep that cute hairdo you worked all morning even after the gym, opt for a bun instead of a ponytail. If you can, use bobby pins to secure the bun instead of an elastic to prevent a crease from forming.
Add a bit of glow on a date
Don’t make your date think you’re going to escape when you say you’re going to freshen up in the bathroom. This simple trick will take seconds and won’t have your date thinking you’ve run off. Use a highlighter on the high planes of your face such as your cheek bones, nose and brow bones.
Learn the power of dry shampoo
If you spend as much time in the office as we do, your hair gets put on the back burner a few too many times. By keeping a can of dry shampoo in your desk or purse, you always have a way to boost your sad locks in no time. Just spray it in and comb through to get your gorgeous hair back!
Fake a good night’s sleep
Get rid of those tired eyes by simply adding illuminator to the inner corners of your eyes.
Freshen Up Your Lashes
No, no, we don’t mean applying more mascara to your already thick lashes. Too much mascara can make them clump and that’s just a disaster waiting to happen. To touch up your lashes, use Vaseline instead. Smooth it onto your lashes for instant shine.
Get rid of those pesky fly aways
If fly aways tend to pop up once you start to sweat, this hack is for you! Run a dryer sheet across your hair to eliminate frizz!
Multitask your blush
As a broke college student, spending a lot of money on makeup is the last thing you want to do. This trick can help you use lipstick in more than one way. Apply a small amount of lipstick to your cheeks and blend in with your finger for easy blush.
When you have no time to spare at the office
You’re getting ready to make a big presentation and you don’t have time to run to the bathroom to put on some lipstick. Instead, apply a tinted balm for low maintenance color without spending time in front of the mirror. Rock your lips and rock your presentation!
Fake fuller lashes
Getting a set of full lashes doesn’t need to require fake lashes and sticky glue. You can get fuller lashes with eyeliner. Simply line the waterline beneath your lashes (instead of above) for thicker and fuller eyelashes!
Freshen up with translucent powder not foundation
Adding more foundation every time you want to freshen up and get rid of shine can just create an unwanted cakey look. Instead, add translucent powder to your face to get rid of the shine and freshen your face.
Switching from day to night
There’s no need to change your makeup completely when transitioning from a day at the office to a night out on the town. Simply add a bold shade of lipstick and you’ve got a whole new look!
Let your concealer save the day
Concealer can do wonders! If you constantly find yourself spending the night studying or partying instead of sleeping, just dab some concealer onto those nasty bags and you’re as good as new!
Avoid a break out
Get rid of the sweat and shine you get from a workout with facial-cleansing wipes. The wipes will leave your face feeling fresh and ready to take on the rest of the day.
Freshen up your locks
Creating a new, fresh ‘do doesn’t have to mean spending half an hour in front of the mirror curling or straightening your hair. Instead, just add a few twists to one side of your hair and spritz with hairspray to make it stay.
Get a clean look without the effort
An easy top knot will help you roll out of bed and get to class in 10 minutes without looking like you just got up. Your mornings just got a whole lot easier.
Add a little depth to your eyeliner
Going out for happy hour after work? Instead of reappling your eyeliner to freshen up, just take the eyeliner line out a little further to create a subtle cat eye. Or, you can add eyeliner to the inner rim to give you added darkness near your lashes.
Spruce up your eye makeup
Without going full smokey eye, add a little darkness to the creases of your lid. Adding this little pop of color will add depth to your eye makeup.