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Get Organized
Try some sort of drawer or open case or shelf where you can see everything you might need all in one glance.
Multi-Purpose Products
Some perfect examples are BB cream, which combines many products into one awesome cream, usually moisurizer, sunscreen, foundation and concealer. Other products can be used on lips, cheeks and eyes such as The Multiple by NARS or many other cheaper but possibly inferior brands.
Prep The Night Before
If you are constantly short for time in the morning, do as much prep the night before as possible. At least choose the next day's outfit, including shoes. Consider changing to nighttime showering instead of morning showering to save loads of time. You can even use this to your advantage hair wise by creating a perfect wavy look overnight by putting your hair in two low buns sprayed with texturizing spray. Simply shake out in the morning and go!
Dry Shampoo
If you often wake up with barely enough time to get ready, much less shower, yet your hair is an oily mess, reach for a can of dry shampoo. It will be your saviour! A few sprays on the roots, shake it out and your hair looks almost like you actually took the time to shower.
Go Red
If you literally only have about a minute to choose one piece of makeup to put on, pick some red lipstick. It has been proven to make you look more awake and younger, which is definitely what you need if you overslept and feel ragged.
Microfiber Towel
Try this trick. Get a microfiber towel and wrap your wet hair in it while you do your makeup. By the time you are done, your hair should be much dryer than it would have been with a regular towel, saving you a bunch of time!
Choose Long Lasting
Whenever you can, always choose long lasting makeup. It won't necessarily save you time in the morning, but it will save you time throughout the day because you won't have to constantly reapply your makeup as it wears off. Some makeup even lasts all day so you won't even have to redo it if you go out that night!
Quick Hairstyles
You should have a few quick and easy yet classy hairstyles practiced and ready to do in an instant for those mornings that you just don't have the time for anything more extravagant. Some good choices are a braid, a ponytail or a top knot.
Do you love the smokey eye look but don't have the time to do it every morning? Good news! You can approximate the look in a fraction of the time. Simply line the rims of both your upper and lower lids with a black eyeliner pencil and then smudge with a Q-tip all around.
