Time-Saving Beauty Hacks: 21 Ways To Speed Up Your Morning Routine

The days might be getting longer but the mornings definitely aren’t.

Anyone else find that no matter what time they go to bed, they’re always in a rush in the mornings?

We’ve rounded up 21 time-saving beauty hacks to speed up your morning routine…

1 No time to wait for moisturiser to properly sink in? Use a setting spray, such as Urban Decay B6 Vitamin-Infused Complexion Prep Spray, £22, to get skin ready for make-up application in an instant.

2 Invest in multi-purpose beauty products to save you rummaging around in your make-up bag. Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Fresh Melon, £19, is perfect for adding a flush of coral to both lips and cheeks.

3 If you haven’t got time to properly scrub your lips before applying lipstick, grab your toothbrush and use that instead – just make sure it’s clean first!

4 Ditch the separate brow products and make use of your trusty eyeshadow palette. We like MAC Eyeshadow in Omega, £13, to fill in brows in super-speedy time.

5 Braid towel-dried locks into two French plaits before you go to bed and you’ll wake up with naturally wavy tresses. Simply comb through and you’ll be good to go!

6 No time for mascara? Simply curl your lashes to look wide-awake for work.

7 Too late for a shower and totally out of dry shampoo? Quickly reach for the talcum powder instead. Yes, really. Just massage into roots and make sure none of it’s visible.

8 Fake being wide awake with a white kohl eyeliner on your lower waterline. If it’s creamy/blendable, you can also use it on your brow bone as a highlighter.

9 Speed up your morning smokey eye by sticking scotch tape to the sides and using it as a stencil.

10 Double up your under-eye concealer as an eyeshadow primer.

11 ALWAYS apply your mascara last. Otherwise, you’ll waste time trying to get rid of the powder/eyeshadow that has fallen onto your eyelashes.

12 To make a matte lipstick glossy, simply add clear gloss to the centre of the top and bottom lip – you don’t need to wear it all over.

13 Invest in the Bourjois Magic Nail Polish Remover, £4.99, as it saves time faffing about with nail polish remover and cotton pads. It’s a lifesaver.

14 Fed up of waiting for nails to dry? Dunk them in a sink of ice-cold water for a couple of minutes to speed up the process.

15 If you don’t have time to tong your entire head of hair (who does?), tie your hair up into a ponytail, separate into sections and tong those instead. Remove the hairtie and brush fingers through for boho tresses.

16 Struggling to master the perfect winged eyeliner? Cut your perfect template out of a post-it note and then stick to eyelids. Simply fill in the template and you’re ready!

17 Make use of shut-eye and indulge in overnight skincare. Clinique’s Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, £30, is ideal for giving skin a hydration boost while you’re asleep. Your skin will be ready for make-up when you wake up.

18 Who has time to moisturise head-to-toe these days? We say, invest in a shower product that has moisturizing qualities, such as Soap and Glory Whipped Clean Shower Butter, £7. It contains sweet almond oil, grapeseed oil, macadamia nut oil and cocoa & shea butters to hydrate all-over the body – winner.

19 Mix highlighter with concealer and apply in a triangle formulation beneath the eye to look wide-awake with minimal effort.

20 Draw eyeliner on the rubberized rim of your eyelash curlers so that it places liner on your lids at the same time as curling them.

21 Above anything else, get a good night’s sleep! It’s the cheat’s way to supermodel skin in the morning.

What are your time-saving beauty hacks? Let us know in the comments below or on Twitter, @YLifestyleUK now.

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