Girls’ Life – July 2019

BEAUTY

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SPEEDY

STYLING SECRETS:

STEAL MORE

MINUTES FOR

YOUR MORNING!

Boost your beauty sleep + rev

your wake-up routine—so you

actually can get to homeroom

with seconds to spare.

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BLACK OUT YOUR BEAUTY SLEEP

Did you know that even the slightest sliver

of light can interrupt your bod’s melatonin

production? Snooze in complete darkness (we

love a mask that blocks all ambient rays) to fight

fatigue, increase mood, ax anxiety and get *all*

the beauty bennies—which is equivalent to an

extra hour (or more) of shut-eye.

Mark & Graham Palm Leaf Eye Mask, $29 with

monogram, markandgraham.com

ENERGIZE YOUR EYES

Skip the 16 steps it normally requires to

perk up your peepers—and simply swipe

on a bit of caffeine-infused balm that

will depuff and illuminate even the most

exhausted of eyes.

Kopari Starry Eye Balm, $28, kopari.com

REDUCE YOUR DRY TIME

Fact: Washing *and* drying hair can eat up

minutes—but you can make your mane more

manageable by soaking up extra H 2 O with a

techy wicking towel before you blow dry. (We’re

talking up to 50 percent faster. That’s major.)

Aquis Rapid Dry Hair Turban, $30, sephora.com

UPGRADE YOUR BASICS

Maximize minutes by multi-tasking with a

dual tool that combines basic brushing with

shine-boosting, hair-helping heat.

TO GET STRAIGHT STRANDS: Drybar The Brush

Crush Heated Straightening Brush, $145, thedry-

bar.com. TO GET BOUNCY WAVES: CHI Tourmaline

Ceramic Heated Round Brush, $90, chi.com

GET INSTANT WAVES

Craving a curled, wavy look?

For low-key crimps: Twist hair

into a few braids, run a flat iron

over them a few times to set,

release and spritz with textur-

izing spray. For quickie curls:

Pull hair into a ponytail, twist

small sections around a curling

wand, then release and spritz.

(So much faster than working

layer-by-layer!)

Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray,

$22, oribe.com

HACK YOUR DRY

SHAMPOO

If you’re waiting ‘til the a.m.

to apply dry shampoo, sry but

you’re doing it wrong. Before

bed, brush out your mane and

spritz roots (plus any grimy

areas) with an oil-absorbing

formula. Twist your tresses into

a high bun, then secure with a

scrunchie. Wake up and release

for perfectly styled strands.

Eva NYC Freshen Up Dry

Shampoo, $9, target.com

KEEP IT CREAMY

Ditch the powders, nix the

brushes: Instead, opt for an

arsenal of exclusively liquid-

and cream-based basics

(foundation, concealer, blush)

that you can apply with your

fingers and blend in a flash.

Nudestix Nudies Bloom in

Cherry Blossom Babe, $32,

nudestix.com

SNEAK THE SPF

On days you won’t be spending

extended time in the sun, reach for

a tinted moisturizer or foundation

that packs SPF power—squishing

two steps into one.

Covergirl Outlast Active Foundation

in Toasted Almond, $9, drugstores

SET UP A

SPEED STATION

You know it’s best to plan

your outfit the night before

an early morning—and the

same applies to your beauty

game. Find *everything* you’ll

need and make sure it’s ready

and waiting on your vanity...

including that ever-elusive lip

and cheek oil that always falls

to the bottom of your bag.

Milk Makeup Glow Oil in Astro,

$14, milkmakeup.com

Prep in the p.m. Amp up your a.m.

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