So, I just got back from Italy, which, naturally, means that I’m more annoying now. Because, after all, there is so much that you can only learn from going abroad. Anyhow, the quick pace of my trip made my mornings a bit hectic, so my morning routine simply needed to speed along right quick. And so, I present: Hacking Your Morning Makeup Routine.

My first bit of advice is probably something that your mom told you to do when you were a kid: lay out your outfit for tomorrow, tonight! I’m going to be honest with you–I never lay out my outfit the night before. Any time that I do, I end up having a different feeling the next day and picking a new outfit. That being said, I DO lay out everything else that I use on a regular basis. I set my desk up for my quiet time, I pull my shower stuff so that it’s easy to grab, and I set out all of my makeup brushes and powders and creams so that, in the morning, I just have to use it all.

So, that’s just my general get-and-keep-yourself-organized rant. Now, we delve into the quick makeup hacks…

Buy yourself some magnetic false eyelashes. Right now. Go get them. Immediately. These have made my morning routine SO much faster and easier. Instead of taking ten minutes to perfect each stupid lash with mascara that never seems to work right, I just snap on my magnetic falsies in under a minute and I’m out the door.

Next on the list, get yourself a wand curling iron. I used to curl my hair every day, and I wish that I still did because I love the way that my hair looks curled. Now, I only do it a few times a week because I really don’t want to damage my hair. I don’t get my hair professionally cut, so its susceptibility to severe damage is high. All that being said, a wand hair curler will get your hair all done up much, much faster than its traditional counterpart. I used to be a firm advocate for the clip curler–when the wand came out, I thought it was dumb–but alas, I have seen the error of my ways and have corrected. And now, I can honestly tell you that the wand is the way to go. The clip curler takes me about forty-five minutes to curl all of my hair. The wand takes me ten, maybe fifteen minutes to get my curls. Definitely, the way to go.

Comment your makeup hacks below!

Over and out.

-Courtney