Top 20 beauty tips for busy mums

Pressed For Time: 20 Beauty tips for busy mums

MF editorial team

11 Sep 2016

updated the 12 September 2016 à 07:25

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20 Beauty tips for busy mums
Flick through the gallery to discover our top 20 beauty tips every busy mum needs to know.
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Shaving in the shower
This is the quickest and most effective way to not turn into gorilla without realising it!
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Apply your nail polish, but…
... only once you've put your coat on and your bag on your shoulder. Also, some air-conditioning can help make your nails dry faster! ;)

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Deceive the enemy
Don't have time to perfect your manicure? Divert attention to your jewellery and other more eye-catching accessories.
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Target an area by day
Care for a different zone every day of the week - Monday buttocks, chest Tuesday, Wednesday belly. It's better than zero hydration every day!
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Use your breakfast time to multi-task
Leave your face mask on during the time you take to preapre breakfast. You might even be able to get a few laughs out of your kids.
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Use ice
Here's a soothing treat for your skin. In fact, the cold from ice cubes can strengthen tissues. They can also help to get rid of swelling, redness and puffiness in areas such as under your eyes.
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Detoxify the body every day
Lemon juice in hot water every morning instead of your usual coffee can freshen your complexion! Shhh, it is the secret of all the beautiful people!
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Bronze up the skin for a healthy glow
By adding a drop of self-tanning moisturiser in your daily skin care, you'll be setting yourself up for a healthier glow.
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Schedule your showers for the evening
Yes, because in the morning, you hardly have enough time in the bathroom, are we right? And a good shampooing can take quite awhile if you want to get the job done right. So why not wait until the end of the day?
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The one minute plank
Just before the kids wake up, just one minute in this position (start with 15 seconds and increase every morning) will get your body toned in no time.
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Outwit the dry shampoo
No time to go through the usual shampoo route? No problem! Purify your hair with some dry shampoo if you're pressed for time.
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Find a BB cream that works in emergencies
This is the BFF of all women who have less than 5 minutes for makeup every morning. The all-in-one care product is truly a useful way to hide imperfections as well as give your skin the hydration it needs.

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Head bands for messy hair days
No time to style your hair every morning? Donning a simple head band will definitely cut back on a few precious minutes.

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Massage your face
Once you apply your day cream, take 3 seconds to massage your face. The relaxation is guaranteed, even after you've had a long night.
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Adopt bold reds
Especially if you are tired! This is the best way to attract the gaze elsewhere and away from signs of fatigue (dark circles, puffiness, drawn features).
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Quick smoky look
Not looking too nice this morning? Blend finger mascara marks on your eyelid... and here you have it: a nice smoky effect!
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A clean, manicured look
A shot of clear polish on your nails before you go can give you that "simple and clean" look.
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Wear a bun
What, you don't have time? This is the fastest bun to the world! Don't believe us? Look at the next slide...
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20 Wear a bun (here’s how)
There you go! Thank us later!
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Smile all the time
Adopt the Julia Roberts smile and you will see how even the most depressing mornings will change around!

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Facial exercises
Relax the nerves in your face and rejuvenate your expression! Quick facial exercises are said to work even better than some anti-aging creams.
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It’s time to fully optimise the (very little) time spent in the bathroom with the help of our top tips for the super mum!

Well, let’s face it, every morning can feel like a race if you’re a busy mum who has to juggle making breakfast, looking after the kids, and getting ready for work. Under such pressure, we spend much less time on ourselves, even though we’d like nothing better than to spend as much time in the bathroom working on our appearance as possible. We’re here to help repair the injustice with our top 20 beauty tips the average mum who’s always pressed for time. The idea? Doing better without wasting precious time!

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