How Real Women Wear Makeup: Beauty Tips from Busy Ladies
Busy ladies: if we're lucky, we have about 10 minutes to get ready in the morning, am I right? But just those who can primp and pamper themselves all day, we get tired of our look and want to change things up every now and then. Babble asked their team of busy - and fashionable! - bloggers for their beauty tips and tricks, and boy did they dish out the product recommendations, hair styling ideas, and more! Read on for a few favorites...
Heat-free Curls
"I did a post on Baby's First Year that provides a how-to for my favorite new mama hair trick for easy, soft waves. I use a process called 'no heat curls,' which requires a special headband and about 5 minutes. Better yet, it requires 0 hair spray. Once I take the headband off, I use Biosilk Hair Serum to smooth out the curls. - Melissa Jordan of Baby's First Year and Dear Baby
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Bacon Fat
"I'm a grown-up who still uses Lipsmackers - I hate the taste of heavy lip gloss! When I was taping my TV show, It's Just Food, the makeup artist would run on set and reapply gloss every few minutes, and it tasted awful. One day, I stopped her and grabbed the small ramekin of bacon fat I had stuck in the fridge the previous day. I applied some to my lips with my fingertip, and voila! Everyone was happy. It looked and tasted great!" - Julie Van Rosendaal of Family Kitchen and Dinner with Julie
Pomade
"Short and choppy or razored haircuts crave texture. Without texture, short layered cuts tend to look Bieberesque. Try Enjoy's Creamy Pomade and all your texturey dreams will come true. And one more thing, pomade is entirely different than gel. Gel is not your friend; in fact, it's your mortal enemy." - Lori Garcia of Babble Kids, MomCrunch and Mommyfriend
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Color
"A little color on the lips and cheeks go a long way. I'm a mother to 4 little ones, all under 7 years old. I rarely have much time to get ready in the morning. My go-to in a minute routine includes a bit of NARS "Orgasm" blush on the cheeks, and some COVERGIRL LipPerfection Lipcolor and Fresh Sugar gloss over my lips." - Emily Elling of Being Pregnant and DesignHER Momma
Make Up Forever HD Powder
"I discovered HD powder when a saleswoman accosted me at Sephora. She put a drop on the back of my hand and I was hooked. It totally changes the texture of your skin and makes it super smooth and silky. Plus it's translucent so there is no weight to it at all. I now use it to polish off my look but more importantly, the powder makes my makeup stay in place all day including my eyeliner and mascara, which always used to spread. I also use it in my hair as a dry shampoo on days when I don't have time to wash it. - Ilana Wiles of Toddler Times and Mommyshorts
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