If you’re like us, your mornings are often rushed, and saving even a few minutes on your makeup routine can make a world of a difference. We’ve rounded up the best time saving makeup artist tricks so you can get out the door quicker and still look your best. From using multi-use products, to creating the right foundation, where to focus your time, and more, these are the makeup hacks every girl should know!
12 Time Saving Makeup Artist Tricks Every Girl Should Know
1. Prioritize Moisturized Skin
It’s super important to have a smooth, well-hydrated base before you apply makeup. Without it, you’ll be placing makeup on dry skin that can end up flaky and creased. Make sure your skin is properly prepped each day before applying your makeup. Exfoliating two to three times a week, doing regular face masks, and using a quality moisturizer will help keep your canvas hydrated so you don’t have to worry about fixing flaky makeup.
2. Start with Your Eyes
Eyeshadow fallout is a real thing and has the potential to mess up the rest of your makeup. Starting with your eyeshadow will ensure you don’t have to waste any time cleaning up eye makeup that falls onto your foundation. If you do have fallout, you can quickly wipe it off your skin without having to worry about ruining your makeup.
3. Get Acquainted with Cream Products
If you don’t have cream products in your makeup bag yet, it’s time to go shopping. Nothing blends quicker and easier than cream products- they’re an absolute must for your beauty routine. From blush to eyeshadow to bronzer, cream products are super seamless to apply and help you achieve that dewy, glowy look.
4. Exfoliate Your Lips Weekly
Exfoliating your lips before you apply lipstick can be a total game changer. Prep your lips with a gentle product like the Poppy & Pout Lip Scrub to help buff away any dry skin sitting on your lips. This will give you a smooth canvas for your products so you don’t have to worry about dry, flaking lips that need to be touched up. Use a lip scrub once a week and keep your lips moisturized when you’re not wearing lipstick to keep them soft and smooth.
5. Use Multi-Use Products
Makeup brands know that we want to be as quick as possible with our makeup routine in the morning, and that’s why we’ve seen the rise of multi-use products. These products, such as the Nudestix Nudies Blush are 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 products you can use all over your face. The Nudies blush can be used on your cheeks, eyes, and lips, cutting down both your products and the time spent doing your makeup. Not only that, but using thee same shade harmonizes the tone of your face.
6. Heat Your Eyelash Curler with a Hair Dryer
Heating your lash curler with a hair dryer will help your lashes curl faster and hold their shape for longer. Hold your lash curler under the hot air of a blow dryer until it heats up, wait until it cools slightly but is still warm, then curl your lashes. Test out the temp on the inside of your arm so you don’t burn your eyelid.
7. Use Your Fingers
The ultimate time saving hack is ditching your brushes and tools and using your fingers to apply your makeup. Always make sure your hands are clean before doing so, but cream and liquid products are easy to apply and blend out with your fingers. The warmth of your hands actually helps the products blend out quicker and more easily.
8. Choose a Colour Scheme
Sticking to one colour scheme or even one colour for your makeup is a great way to save time in the morning. Think: the strawberry makeup trend. Whether it’s a neutral look or one with shades of pink, this will help you streamline your makeup routine to make it as quick and seamless as possible. Of course, multi-use products can help you with this!
9. Blush From Within
If you’re not big on blush, but still want a warmer finish to your cheeks, apply a liquid blush under your light coverage foundation (rather than on top). This allows the blush colour to shine through and gives your complexion that “lit from within”, no makeup makeup look.
10. Focus on Your Brows
Your brows have the power to elevate your whole look, so if there’s one thing you should focus on, it’s them. Gel your brow hairs into place with a product like the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Freeze, let it dry, and follow up with filling in any sparse areas with a brow pencil. You want your brow gel to be at least 80% dry before going in with a pencil, so we suggest applying your brow gel after your foundation and letting it dry while you do your concealer, bronzer, and blush.
11. Set Your Lipstick
If you want to make your lipstick last, swipe on your favourite shade, then place a tissue over your mouth and dust translucent powder over top. This will set the colour and keep it from budging or bleeding, which means you won’t have to reapply. It’s a bit more work upfront, but it’s a time saver later on!
12. Melt Down Your Pencil Eyeliner
If your pencil liner tends to tug on your eye or takes multiple layers to show any colour, melt it down before you start your eye makeup. Take your hair dryer or a lighter and hold the tip of your liner under the flame for a second, until it gets tacky. Let it cool slightly and hold it against your arm before applying it to your eye to ensure it doesn’t burn. It will make a world of a difference!
These makeup artist tricks will help you save time while still looking your best every day!
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