Not everyone has time for a seven-step beauty regimen. Here are some beauty shortcuts you can take to shorten the time you need to get ready.
Text: Women’s Day, Bauer Syndication / Additional reporting: Arissa Ha
Haven’t found the time to get your roots done? Try teasing your hair with a comb and creating a messy side-part to help camouflage regrowth – a part straight down the middle only highlights greys.
Don’t have those spare minutes to sit around with a treatment in your hair? Pop it into strands, tie your hair back and wash it out after. The extra time and heat from your gym session will make the product work better too.
TRY: Percy & Reed Perfectly Perfecting Wonder Overnight Recovery, $42, from Sephora.
Liquid eyeliner is the makeup step that always takes ages. Line the top rim of an eyelash curler before pressing it against your lid to get the perfect line and curl lashes all at once.
TRY: Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner Black, $24, from Sephora
Faskin a salon-fresh ‘do is quick and easy. Create four plaits and run a straightener over them. Once cool, untie them, mist with sea salt spray and scrunch for beachy waves.
TRY: OUAI Wave Spray, $39. from Sephora.
Store a bottle of face mist in the fridge and spritz on in the morning to moisturise, tone and wake up tired, dull skin in seconds.
TRY: Skin Inc Pure Serum Mist, $98.
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Skipping moisturiser or fake tan because you don’t have time for lotions to soak in? Instead of missing out on supple, bronzed skin, blast your body with the cool setting of your hairdryer!
TRY: Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer, $599.
Turning up to the office with wet hair is a tell-tale sign that someone slept through their alarm. Use paper towel to soak up the water (it’s more absorbent than bath towel) before spritzing with a blow-dry spray designed to speed up drying time.
TRY: Phytokeratine Repairing Thermal Protectant Spray, $74.90.
Painting your digits before showering means you can spend less time worrying about precision. The hot water and steam will allow you to easily rub away polish on your skin.
TRY: Sally Hansen Complete Care 7-in-1 Nail Treatment, at $19.50.
Everyone should treat themselves ti a weekly at-home facial mask, but who has the time? The solution? Leave it on while you sleep. Pop on an overnight mask before bed and rinse off when you wake up.
TRY:Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Overnight Hydrating Masque, $55.
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The strong brow trend shows no signs of slowing down, and most of us spend too much time drawing them in. Wake up to perfect brows with brow embroidery – a semi-permanent makeup which has pigments micro-bladed into your skin to mimic hair of your brows. When done right, the effects are natural-looking and there’s no worry of losing your brows when you emerge from a pool or after a hot yoga sesh. The Brow Resurrection treatment at Browhaus lets you choose between a variety of brow looks, from natural to defined to suit your style. They’ve also included two new styles – ombre which has softer-looking strokes at the centre of the face, and full which gives you strong, feathery brows.
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