The Secret Of Tired Moms: Applying Makeup In Minutes – Being Parents

One of the things women constantly complain about is a lack of time, something that gets worse when they are mothers.

However, looking radiant and feeling great shouldn’t be too much of a hassle or take hours of work. You can do your makeup perfectly in a few minutes, would you like to find out how?

What do you need to put on makeup in a few minutes?

The first thing you need to do in order to be able to do your makeup in a matter of minutes is to have all your tools ready.

In one place you should have the ones that you use frequently and in another those that are especially useful for parties and holidays. It will save you a lot of time. Depending on your needs and tastes, you should have the following items available for frequent use:

• A foundation or tinted cream
• Concealer for dark circles and expression lines
• An illuminator or highlight
• Blush
• Mascara and eyeliner for the eyes: it will be chosen rather black or brown depending on the desired intensity
• A gloss or lipstick

The purpose of these basic products is to highlight your strengths and hide imperfections and signs of fatigue. Make sure that they match your skin tone, that they are of quality and that they offer a natural finish.

Steps to apply makeup in minutes

A well-established routine can help you apply makeup perfectly and virtually mechanically. To do this, keep in mind the following steps:

Skin cleansing and hydration

The first step in a beauty routine is to cleanse and moisturize the face with specific products depending on the type of skin. To do this, clean your face with a foam or gel and moisturize with lotions depending on the type of skin (dry, normal, combination or oily).

Apply light touches and work them in with circular motions. In addition to regenerating tired skin, it naturally brightens your skin and prepares it for the next steps. Before finishing with this preparation, as a final touch, you can use a tonic lotion.

Camouflage imperfections

When the skin is well prepared, you can proceed to makeup. It starts with applying the primer and concealer to hide imperfections. Remember to apply the corrector first and then the foundation or tinted cream. The corrector has different tones depending on what you want to correct:

• Purple / pink: corrects greenish tones (for example, bruises)
• Green: corrects redness
• Yellow: neutralizes purple tones
• Blue: corrects yellow spots

Highlight your strengths

The elements of your face to emphasize will depend on the activities of the day. For this, you can apply a light blush on your cheeks with quick and precise touches, without overloading.

Choose the formula you prefer, powder, gel or cream. Ideally, it should be of good quality so that it will last all day. Apply it on the upper part of the cheekbone. Then make sure to blur properly with your fingertips or a brush provided for this purpose.

If you wish, you can also apply an illuminator (or highlight) on the top of the cheekbone, the tip of the nose, at the corner of the eye and Cupid’s bow. Finally, polish the contour of the face with a very natural bronzer to make your contouring.

A look adapted to your activities

Depending on the day’s activities, you can apply eye shadows and eyeliner in a very subtle way or go for something more flashy. A black or brown line can transform a tired look into a more bewitching one.

Finally, don’t forget a well-applied coat of mascara – avoid clumping – which manages to enlarge the eyes and make you sultry.

Don’t forget the lips

To finish your makeup in a few minutes, apply a little color or gloss to your lips. You can choose a nude tone, that is, very similar to your skin tone, a little darker. On the contrary, you can play the sensuality card and bet on the pink ranges.

If you just want to add volume to your lips, apply a little shine, which will help the lips look fuller. This is an effect that the lip liner will also give if you use one of the same shade as your lipstick.

In conclusion, applying makeup in a matter of minutes is possible if you have the right products and you let yourself be lazy. Establish a routine that includes cleansing and moisturizing.

Remember to remove your makeup every night before going to bed and perform this little ritual that will allow you to find yourself and take care of yourself.