The following is a guest post by Angelita Williams. Although the title includes the word college, the tips will appeal to all the fun-loving women out there who like to get more beautiful really fast.
6 Fast Morning Beauty Ideas for the Busy (College) Girl
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Every college girl knows that mornings
are not the easiest. With all-night study sessions, parties at all hours, and
loud dorm halls, getting up in the morning and putting yourself together is
something than many college girls just don't have time to do. But, instead of
just throwing on a hoodie and some slippers to slink away to your morning
classes, try some of these quick and easy tips to looking your best, even with
no time:
1.
Shower the night before.
Instead of waking up early, showering,
blow-drying and then actually getting to your morning routine, try showering at
night instead. It's great for your hair because it has the time to dry
naturally, and it's great for your body because you can wake up much later.
Simply shower late at night and put your hair up into a high pony tail or top
knot. Then, take it down in the morning for relaxed waves, or run a
straightener through quickly for a cool, boho messy look.
2.
Splash cold water on your face pre-makeup.
When you're out of time in the morning
and suffering from a long night (or too many cocktails) the night before, it's
almost inevitable that you will wake up with puffy eyes and an inflamed
complexion. Instead of wasting time applying creams or oils, just splash your
face with ice-cold water and gently towel dry. This will instantly wake you up
and reduce puffiness so your makeup looks better.
3.
Use a tinted SPF moisturizer, not foundation.
Don't waste time in the morning
struggling with messy foundation that needs to be applied perfectly. It's much
better for your skin to apply a light SPF moisturizer that has a bit of tint.
This will add some glow to your complexion and cover ruddiness and
discoloration. It will also protect your skin from morning rays as you hustle
to class.
4.
Focus on brows and lashes first.
Forget eyeliner, eye shadow and the like
when you're in a morning rush. The best way to define your eyes quickly is to
focus on your brows and lashes. It's also the easiest way to look great fast.
Simply define your eye brows with an angled brush, some brow powder, and brow
gel. Then put on a couple coats of mascara to make your lashes extra-long. Your
eyes will pop without any time-consuming liner.
5.
Use an SPF bronzer to sculpt and protect.
Another way to look good on the go is to
focus on sculpting your face, rather than spending time on blush and
highlighters. Grab a good bronzer, especially one with a mineral SPF, and use
it to outline your face, under your cheek bones and down the sides of your
nose.
6.
Grab a lip gloss and go.
To finish off your look, you can simply
do the final step as you walk out the door. Grab a sheer nude lip gloss and
apply it as you walk to class or wait at a stop light. This will add that extra
touch and give you a nice morning glow, without the mess of liner or lipstick.
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Angelita Williams works as a
freelance blogger covering hot topics in www.onlinecollegecourses.com and college lifestyle. Feel free to contact her at angelita.williams7@gmail.com.
