Cheap & Easy Beauty Hacks For A Busy Momma

One of the struggles all Mom's have is finding time to keep up with any kind of beauty routine. 

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When you have a newborn being able to squeeze in a quick shower is considered a luxury - forget about makeup or styling your hair!

As our family grew and my kids got older our schedule just seemed to get busier making it much harder for me to find time to pamper myself or even establish a simple & quick beauty routine! 

Those days of long, relaxing salon visits for a cut, color and style or even a mani/pedi are now memories of a distant past replaced with a quick trip to the salon for a trim, leaving with still wet, un-styled hair - which, if I'm honest, will probably get pulled back into a pony tail before I even make it home! 

If you are a busy Mom like me you know exactly what I'm saying! Time is precious and as our kids get busier our life gets busier too. Something has to give and it most likely is your beauty routine. 

But guess what? It doesn't have to! Today I'm going to share with you a round up of some simple and inexpensive beauty hacks for a busy Mom that will certainly help you reclaim some of your long lost beauty routine. 

I know we all feel better when we look our best but it doesn't need to take hours or cost and arm and a leg but rather a few minutes each day with some simple, over the counter products!

Inexpensive & Easy Beauty Hacks For A Busy Mom

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• Having pasta for dinner tonight? Don't let all that steamy pasta water go to waste! While the pasta is simmering away throw your hair up in a pony tail, drape a towel over your head and put your head over the boiling water in your pasta pot for 5 minutes. For a last blast of steam make sure you repeat this step when you drain the pasta! Even if you aren't having pasta for dinner you can still take advantage of a steaming pot of water to provide an inexpensive and easy facial. 

•  Capture that youthful glowing skin with an at home, easy to make liquid highlighter. According to That Look You Love (Youtube), combine shimmer, baby oil and Nivea Post Shave Balm and apply it to your face and lips. (see the infographic from Couponchief.com below for more details)

• Prevent hangnails and jagged cuticles with a mixture of vitamin E oil, coconut oil an a few drops of your favorite essential oil. Not only will your nails and cuticles look and feel better but the essential oil will provide a soothing scent to last for quite awhile. Your hands will feel salon pampered as a fraction of the cost too!

• Get rid of those dark circles caused by those sleepless nights spent nursing or soothing a little one with this simple and effective trick. Grab two tea bags of strong black high caffeine tea and a mug of boiling hot water. Steep the tea bags in the water for 3-4 minutes. Remove the tea bags from the water and place them just under your eyes for 3 minutes. (Caution - Before placing them under your eye make sure the temperature of the tea bags is not too hot!)

• Body butter is a great skin care product that makes your skin soft and smooth. I found this amazing recipe from Lemon Peony that only takes 4 ingredients, is natural, organic and super easy to make. All you need is beeswax, coconut oil, shea butter and vitamin E oil. Add your favorite essential oil scent if you desire too! Find the complete instructions and video here. 

• DIY Bath bombs are the perfect at home, inexpensive and easy to make beauty tool. You can customize the scent too! If you don't have time for a long hot bath you could toss one in the shower while you are showering to capture the relaxing aroma and feel the fizzy fun on your feet. Check out this post: "Easy DIY Bath Bombs With Custom Flavor Recipes" with a whole bunch of bath bomb flavor recipes for you to try. They also make great gifts for your mom friends.  

• Boost new life into your hair with a homemade hair mask. Prior to shampooing mix up these simple ingredients, massage into your hair with a wide tooth comb and let the ingredients work their magic. Wash with a mild shampoo after using the hair mask. Follow these 6 great hair mask recipes at Your Beauty Blog. 

A few more hacks...

Check out this great infographic that is full of DIY beauty hacks that you an try at home (especially in the event of a pandemic where all the salons and spas are closed!!). From homemade highlighters to at-home facial treatments, these selft-care tricks will help you maintain a normal beauty routine and keep your stress levels down! Thanks to Couponchief.com for the great infographic!

Organize Your Beauty Supplies & Tools

I've found that having the right tools on hand encourages me to keep up my beauty routine. For me it begins with organization. If my products like makeup, hair products, brushes and combs are shoved into the bathroom drawer haphazardly then I'm more likely to skip some steps or just give up all together. 

I recently found this great organizational beauty caddy to help me keep my beauty tools in order and it has helped a ton! I've also been using a makeup drawer organizer to keep things in their place and I love it too. 

For a mom with little to no time for regular hair cuts you can extend the time between hair cuts by using a good quality hair brush. I LOVE the Wet Brush! It doesn't pull when I brush through my hair and easily gets tangles out without breaking the ends - and it is a time saver. No longer am I standing for an eternity in front of the mirror trying to brush through my tangled hair. All it takes is a few minutes to comb out my whole head of hair so I can get on with styling (or throwing it up in a pony tail)!

Do you have any beauty tips, tools or tricks that help you keep up your beauty routine even when your life is super busy? Please - share them in the comments!