Beauty Article

Quick beauty fixers…a few minutes are all it will take

Between work, gym, finishing the household chores, catching up with friends or running after the children how many of us actually have the time to devote to a stretched out beauty routine? In fact whether it’s a party, an important meeting at the office or a night out in town, we usually do not have more than fifteen minutes to spare to get dressed. Well, there is no need to worry because fifteen minutes will sound like a lot of time once you incorporate in your routine, the beauty shortcuts that we have got for you.

Make your skin glow with health…who says you need to hit the spa all the time

A radiant face that emanates a rosy glow does not mean that you have to spend hours going through a facial therapy. However, you can trick others into believing that you are a high maintenance spa diva because of the gleam on your face. All you have to do is exfoliate your face with a face scrub that is ultra soft and contains beads (these act as buffers). This will help in removing the dead skin cells from your face. After this, slather on some hydrating mask on your face in a thick layer. After five minutes rinse off the mask with water and follow it up by applying your moisturizer, “hi, beautiful!”

While in the shower, rub on body oil or some heavy body lotion just before you apply the bath gel. Not only will your skin feel smoother in minutes but you won’t have to apply body lotion post shower. Also, the cream will be absorbed better in your skin due to the warm atmosphere of the bath.

Glamorous hair does not mean that you have to spend hours in the salon

Your friends call you up to tell that they are hitting the club in twenty minutes and here you are with limp hair falling flat on your head, and there’s no time for a quick shampoo, don’t hit the panic button. All you have to do is take a tiny amount of any sculpting wax that is light and rub it between your palms. When it is reduced to just a sheen, apply it on the hair roots in scrunching motions. This will add oomph to your hair in minutes, and you will still have a lot of time to apply your make up and choose your clothes.

You can also jazz up hair, by slipping on a headband that is shiny, metallic or flashy. Not only are these the in thing right now, but they also give you a dressy look without any hassles whatsoever.

Always remember that creams and pomades take a longer time to dry than mousses, gels and hair sprays. So if you are in hurry and relying solely on air drying, you know now what to slather on your hair.

If you are a late riser, you can always go in for the bed head hair. However, ensure it does not look outright crazy by applying light serum on problem areas such as flyaways or creases. Complete the look with a fast blow dry to get the tousled effect. No one at work is going to know that you slept late.

We usually correlate a blow dry with eternity in terms of time, but if you use a brush that is extra wide and round then it will take less time to cover more hair. Also, the barrel like brush will give a smoother finish. So next times don’t cringe when you want diva hair in five minutes because you know the secret.

Apply and dry your nail polish in a few minutes

All ready for your important meeting, when you notice chipped nails…no you do not have to shriek, we have a fixer for that too. Most often, we tend to put a thick coat of nail polish to get it done with quickly. But this is where we go wrong because all we get is lumpy bubble formations on the paint that takes forever to dry. Instead, apply two thin coats of polish because this dries up very quickly.

Banish the awful zit at the very speed that it took to pop up!

A last minute zit is never good news. However, instead of calling your friends and raving and ranting, what you can do is dab some toner on the zit. This will help in drying up excess oil. Follow this up by rubbing tissue wrapped ice cube on the zit, this will flatten and cool the bump. However, you should take care not to rub on the ice cube for too long because this will make the area redder. Once you are through with the ice cube application, put some concealer on the zit, and let’s see who can guess that you have a zit!

Quick make up tricks that will give competition to your stylist at the beauty salon

If you have, but a few minutes to rush through makeup, go for a red lipstick. The colour itself will open up your face and you won’t have to apply anything else to give it a spark. Pick up a warm brownish red for a more glamorous appeal. Add just a dash of lip gloss on top to complete the glam doll effect.

For a nice pout mix some salt and olive oil in your lip balm. Sodium has the ability to bloat up the skin and the oil gives it a super moisturizing effect. Who needs botox to get pouty lips!

Add a deep pink or peachy cream blush on your cheeks and eyelids and two coats of mascara on your eyelashes to instantly perk up a sleepy face. So there is no need to wait for an hour or two to get rid of the tell tale face that says “I was sleeping”.

To have outrageously gorgeous eyes in a minute, just rim your upper and lower lash lines with kohl. Use a cotton swab to blend it to give the word seductive a new meaning.

So next time someone notifies you of an event at the last minute, put on some good music while you sail through your “quick” beauty regime.