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The
quickie BEAUTY
code

save GET INSTANT WAVES Prep in the p.m. Amp up your a.m.
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Craving a curled, wavy look?
For low-key crimps: Twist hair
101 Minutes into a few braids, run a flat iron HACK YOUR DRY
over them a few times to set,
SHAMPOO
release and spritz with textur-
If you’re waiting ‘til the a.m.
izing spray. For quickie curls:
to apply dry shampoo, sry but
Pull hair into a ponytail, twist
small sections around a curling
bed, brush out your mane and
wand, then release and spritz. you’re doing it wrong. Before
(So much faster than working spritz roots (plus any grimy
layer-by-layer!) areas) with an oil-absorbing
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, formula. Twist your tresses into
$22, oribe.com 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
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
save monogram, markandgraham.com save
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SPEEDY
STYLING SECRETS:
Minutes Minutes
STEAL MORE
MINUTES FOR KEEP IT CREAMY

YOUR MORNING! Ditch the powders, nix the
brushes: Instead, opt for an
arsenal of exclusively liquid-
Boost your beauty sleep + rev and cream-based basics
your wake-up routine—so you (foundation, concealer, blush)
that you can apply with your
ENERGIZE YOUR EYES actually can get to homeroom fingers and blend in a flash.
Skip the 16 steps it normally requires to with seconds to spare. Nudestix Nudies Bloom in
perk up your peepers—and simply swipe Cherry Blossom Babe, $32,
on a bit of caffeine-infused balm that nudestix.com
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 SET UP A
manageable by soaking up extra H O with a SPEED STATION
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techy wicking towel before you blow dry. (We’re You know it’s best to plan
talking up to 50 percent faster. That’s major.) your outfit the night before
Aquis Rapid Dry Hair Turban, $30, sephora.com an early morning—and the
same applies to your beauty
game. Find *everything* you’ll
SNEAK THE SPF need and make sure it’s ready
UPGRADE YOUR BASICS On days you won’t be spending and waiting on your vanity…
including that ever-elusive lip
Maximize minutes by multi-tasking with a extended time in the sun, reach for and cheek oil that always falls
a tinted moisturizer or foundation
dual tool that combines basic brushing with that packs SPF power—squishing to the bottom of your bag.
shine-boosting, hair-helping heat. two steps into one. Milk Makeup Glow Oil in Astro,
TO GET STRAIGHT STRANDS: Drybar The Brush Covergirl Outlast Active Foundation $14, milkmakeup.com
Crush Heated Straightening Brush, $145, thedry- in Toasted Almond, $9, drugstores
bar.com. TO GET BOUNCY WAVES: CHI Tourmaline
Ceramic Heated Round Brush, $90, chi.com
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