Insta-Fast Beauty and Style Secrets - Style & Fashion Beauty & Style
Insta-Fast Beauty and Style Secrets
3 ways to be selfie ready 24 7
Getty Images Wake up to beautiful skin and hair by applying intensive care botanicals, oils and ointments overnight. Thanks to smartphones, e-commerce and social media, we think faster, do more and get instant gratification. It's great, when you're ordering new shoes online at 2 a.m. while checking your Facebook feed and watching Netflix, but not-so great when you hit the snooze button and need to get out of the house ASAP, looking as fabulous as possible. To paraphrase Cindy Crawford: "I don't wake up looking like this." (.) It seems we all have to be selfie and FaceTime ready 24/7 — even non-supermodels. Here are three to-dos to accomplish just that. — Receive access to exclusive information, benefits and discounts Go minimalist and multitask
BB (beauty balm) cream for a complexion-boosting tint, broad-spectrum sun protection factor (SPF), nourishing humectants and protective antioxidants in one. Or simply blend a dab of any foundation with moisturizer or sunscreen in the palm of your hand to make your own BB in seconds. A 2-in-1 cream "blush" for lips and cheeks swipes on warm, healthy color with no precision or tools needed, except your fingers. In a pinch, any tinted lip balm or lipstick in a rosy, red, plum shade will work, too. One chubby eye crayon in taupe, brown or gray (depending on hair color) fills brows and defines eye shape at the crease and lashline. FYI: Any brow makeup works on lids, too, and vice versa. Dry shampoo misted on your roots freshens hair, absorbs excess scalp oil and odors, and restores (or creates) fullness. Baby powder subs in fine in no-time-to-wash emergencies; just brush out the excess. Your flat iron is a speedball clothes presser — use it to smooth creases, restore a just-back-from-the-dry-cleaner crispness. A makeup tray will so that there's no more digging through drawers or kits. Carry a small see-through plastic baggie with 911 stuff in your everyday bag: cotton swabs for cleaning up smears, mini sample perfume sprays, magazine trial packets of serums and moisturizers, and a bold-red or berry lipstick for instant pulled-together polish. Get a beauty boost while you sleep
Give dry, tired and lined skin and dehydrated, damage-prone hair the boot with intensive care botanicals, oils and occlusive ointments. Apply a mask or rich cream to your face and another to your hair, and use a DIY plastic wrap turban and an old clean pillowcase to provide stain control. Look for argan, marula, olive and coconut oils, and shea butter in a slew of affordable new products such as Yes to Coconut Ultra Hydrating Facial Soufflé Moisturizer, Body Shop Ethiopian Honey Deep Nourishing Mask, SheaMoisture Smooth & Tame Treatment Masque with Argan Oil & Almond Milk, and OGX Shea Soft & Smooth Hair Butter. Coat feet and hands in petroleum jelly, then slip clean socks over your mitts and tootsies, and . Create a fashion emergency kit
Stock up on fine mesh fishnet panty hose in skin tone and black, and spray-on leg makeup to hide discolorations and veins. Use double-stick tape to seal shirt gaps between buttons and keep deep V-necks in place. Keep sore feet at bay with heel and sole cushion inserts. Don chic rain flats or booties and pretty wedges for , outdoor parties and barbecues. For more beauty and style tips for women age 50+, check out The Woman's Wakeup: How to Shake Up Your Looks, Life and Love After 50 and AARP's new for tablets. Also of Interest
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